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1. www.boggscenter.org › thinking-for-ourselves › dk7Stonewall lessons — The James and Grace Lee Boggs Center

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   Jul 7, 2024 · Accept. On June 28, 1969, people in a small, working-class gay bar in New York City rose up against police harassment. The Stonewall Rebellion marks the beginning of the modern queer movement and holds important lessons for us today. In 1969 to be gay, lesbian, or trans was illegal everywhere but in the state of Illinois.

2. www.boggscenter.org › thinking-for-ourselvesSetting boundaries — The James and Grace Lee Boggs Center

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   Jun 25, 2024 · The recent tasing by a Detroit police officer of a 10 year old boy has sparked justifiable outrage. The incident at a birthday party was captured by a relative on video, widely circulated on social media, and reported in the mainstream press.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Jennings credits Dr. Grace Lee Boggs and Donele Wilkins with bringing her to the environmental justice movement. “One of the first people to bring Detroit women of color together in environmental justice was Donele Wilkins,” says Jennings.

4. lacitycollege.libguides.com › cBlack Lives Matter and Anti-Racism Resources: Books to Read

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   Jul 3, 2024 · The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century, by Grace Lee Boggs; Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century, by Dorothy Roberts; The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison; The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm x and Alex Haley

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5. www.boggscenter.org › thinking-for-ourselvesIllusion of control — The James and Grace Lee Boggs Center

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   Jun 30, 2024 · The decision by the Mayor and the Detroit Police Department to close down 11 public parks during the annual fireworks display has sparked renewed outrage. Once again, we are told “public safety” is the most important thing.

6. www.villagebooks.com › book › 9780807530122Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope (Hardcover) | Village Books ...

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   Jun 23, 2024 · Product Details ISBN: 9780807530122 ISBN-10: 0807530123 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Publication Date: March 6th, 2025 Pages: 32 Language: English Recommended Reading Level ...

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   How did Grace Lee Boggs and donele Wilkins contribute to environmental justice?

   • Jennings credits Dr. Grace Lee Boggs and Donele Wilkins with bringing her to the environmental justice movement. “One of the first people to bring Detroit women of color together in environmental justice was Donele Wilkins,” says Jennings. “I met her when my mentor, Dr. Grace Lee Boggs, started taking me to meetings that were led by Donele.”

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8. www.threads.net › @splcenter › postGrace Lee Boggs, born OTD, championed Black power, civil ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · June 27, 2024 at 7:00 AM. Grace Lee Boggs, born OTD, championed Black power, civil rights, children's rights, women's rights and workers' rights. While on a walk in her Chicago neighborhood, she saw some people protesting poor living conditions, including rat-infested housing. For her, it was the start of decades of activism.