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For the Culture: “One Ummah, One Barrio” Explores the Radical History of New York’s Latine Muslims
The exhibit at El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 tells the story of Alianza Islámica and its revolutionary contributions to Latine Muslim culture and community development.
Key Witness Recants Testimony 21 Years Later in John Giuca Murder Case
Meanwhile, the judge in the long-running case has recused himself due to past ties to disgraced attorney who encouraged perjury against the defendant.
Dancers for Palestine Call Attention to Israeli “Artwashing”
In cultural boycott effort, Palestine activists protest dance intensive affiliated with Israeli propaganda group at Brooklyn dance center
Longtime attorney Flint Taylor’s new book tells the story of the People’s Law Collective which grew out of the radical movements of the late 1960s.
I Learned to See the City in a New Light During My Indy Summer Internship
The Indypendent helped understand that what I take a photo of and what I write has a chance to inspire something great.
Op-Ed: Woke 1 Wasn’t Crazy — It Was Necessary, and the Work Is Far from Over
Dismissing the peak of abolitionist organizing in the United States is only good for appeasing establishment democrats.
As Shoppers Avoid Supermarket Lettuce, NYC Greenmarkets Thrive
As Cyclosporiasis made shoppers think twice about picking up fruits and veggies in supermarkets, farmers markets in NYC remained bustling.
How to Normalize a Genocide: Off-Broadway “Birthright” Play Sparks Boycott Campaign
Organizers with TW4C (a coalition of theater workers in solidarity with Palestine) and the BDS campaign determined that the play violated BDS’ anti-normalization guidelines.
Protesters Honor Martyred Palestinian Journalists Outside New York Times Headquarters
The demonstration also marked the first anniversary of Israel’s assassinaiton of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif.