By Ejim Dike and Azadeh Shahshahani This election year, a number of our presidential hopefuls seem to acknowledge that the criminal legal system is broken. What is not discussed is that current civil rights laws are simply insufficient for addressing the systemic racism ingrained in our legal system. As we join the world in commemorating the 50th […]
FGM Mini-Conference
Justice Initiative
JUSTICE INITIATIVE Note: This article is revised from one I wrote in 2011 in the midst of the on-going Black farmer lawsuit against the USDA. It provides an overview of the history of the struggles Black farmers and, importantly, their resistance. Heather Gray A Short History of Black-Owned Land in AmericaMichelle Bachmann’s Crazy Ideas About Black […]
The Next 50 Years
The Surgeon General has released “The Next 50 Years,” an inspirational new video on ending the tobacco epidemic For more than fifty years, the Surgeon General has been reporting about the dangers of smoking and tobacco use. The findings have spurred many of us to help smokers quit, clear the air of secondhand smoke, and […]
SMA 5
Southern Movement Assembly Special Update: Live from Uniontown, Alabama Greetings Southern Movement Assembly family, For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must […]
World Refugee Day Georgia 2015
June 20, 2015 Georgia World Refugee Day was held in Clarkston, GA. It is an internationally observed day dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. This day focuses on celebrating the resilience of those displaced through food, entertainment, gifts, and awards. There were over 300 people in attendance. For more pictures visit the WWA […]
WWA Preventive Health and Civic Engagment: Spring 2015 Highlights
APRIL 2015 JOINT EVALUATION: A major component of this program is evaluation. Evaluation measures performance, demonstrates program benefits, and can help improve a program’s overall effectiveness. For our advocates, a joint evaluation session was conducted. Those evaluated were comprised of the 2014 graduates Preventive Health and Civic Engagement Class and the current 2015 class. […]
Reproductive Justice Report
Reproductive Justice Activists Oppose Latest Anti-Abortion Billboard Campaign Targeting Black Women in Georgia A coalition of Atlanta-based reproductive justice and reproductive health organizations – organized by SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective & Trust Black Women have joined forces to defeat Pro-Life Across America ‘s anti-choice billboard campaign targeting Black women and Black […]
SELMA 50
On this day in 1965, the nation watched as peaceful civil rights demonstrators were savagely beaten by police as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., a bloody sacrifice that historians credit with helping to usher in the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act days later. Fifty years later, with the nation […]
Health Fair
Women Watch Afrika, Inc. co-sponsored a Health Fair along with Clarkston Baptist Church which was held on their premises. The women from the class attended. Booths provided information on various health issues, e.g. diabetes, HIV aids, healthy eating, benefits of exercising. Blood pressures were monitored. Workshops on finance, heart disease and safety were held. WWA […]