According to Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon, leaders in Nashville threatened to withhold millions of dollars in state funding for projects in the Memphis area if commissioners were to reappoint Pearson. — Read on http://www.fox13memphis.com/content/tncms/live/
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Moon Fevers: poems by Nhã Thuyên (Translating Feminisms) — Tilted Axis Press
Moon Fevers is a collection of poems by Nhã Thuyên, translated from the Vietnamese by Kaitlin Rees. — Read on http://www.tiltedaxispress.com/store/from-vietnam-translating-feminisms
Encuentran sin vida a Eustacio Alcalá, defensor del territorio en la sierra costa michoacana – Pie de Página
Encuentran sin vida a Eustacio Alcalá, defensor del territorio en la sierra costa michoacana – Pie de Página — Read on piedepagina.mx/encuentran-sin-vida-a-eustacio-alcala-defensor-del-territorio-en-la-sierra-costa-michoacana/
Trash – Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny, (translated by J.D. Plueker) | Underrated Reads
Trash – Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny, (translated by J.D. Plueker) | Underrated Reads — Read on underratedreads.com/trash-sylvia-aguilar-zeleny-translated-by-j-d-plueker/
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Community Justice Exchange — Donate via AB Charities
In an unprecedented use of the FACE Act (a law intended to protect abortion access and abortion clinics), pro-choice community members in Florida are being targeted and charged by the Department of Justice. Read more about how pro-choice organizers have been targeted in attempts to chill protest and dissent since the Dobbs decision and now face federal charges. —Continue reading “Community Justice Exchange — Donate via AB Charities”
[Cabrera] bids for Guatemala presidency | AP News
“The political system has been corrupted,” said Cabrera. “The system itself has been designed by the corrupt to kept them free, but to tie the hands of those who are honest. We cannot stand this slavery we are living in anymore.” — Read on apnews.com/article/guatemala-elections-thelma-cabrera-indigenous-candidate-cfa5ae69b72fd1b36431e8be371f4071
Guatemala seeks to remove opposition candidate’s immunity – ABC News
A government prosecutor in Guatemala has asked a court to lift the immunity of one of the candidates in the country’s June presidential elections, because the candidate asked about a judge’s motive in prosecuting journalists — Read on abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/guatemala-seeks-remove-opposition-candidates-immunity-97997237
April 4, 1967: Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers “Beyond Vietnam” Speech – Zinn Education Project
April 4, 1967: Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers “Beyond Vietnam” Speech – Zinn Education Project — Read on http://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/martin-luther-king-jr-delivers-revolution-of-values-speech-1967/
[RIP TO THE LEGEND] Ryuichi Sakamoto Dies at 71 | Pitchfork
The pioneering musician and composer revealed a colon cancer diagnosis in January 2021 — Read on pitchfork.com/news/ryuichi-sakamoto-dies-at-71/