By Kelly Hayes Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. While the world watched the Olympics, and reporters echoed Donald Trump’s latest absurdities, Black and Indigenous freedom fighters were holding space in revolutionary ways,…
By Jorge Rivas An Indigenous street artist brought a 12-foot-tall inflatable elephant to the GOP debate last night. The artist, who goes by Remy, said he wanted to spark conversations about the big elephant in the room. Addressing the #elephantintheroom @cuboulder #gopdebate #cugop #republicandebate A photo posted by Giorgio Ausenda (@giorgioausenda) on Oct 28, 2015…
Young Black organizer and performing artist Ethan Viets-VanLear and Remy, a Diné, Navajo direct action trainer, worked in creative collaboration to combat police violence in Chicago in May 2015. (Photo: Kelly Hayes) By Kelly Hayes As the movement for Black Lives enters its second year, some non-Black activists, like myself, have been moved to think…
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