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Stories and strategies of people organizing at the local level to fight injustice, revitalize neighborhoods, and prove that collective action begins with showing up for your own community.

The Stonewall Riots

by Gayle E. Pitman • 2019

A 1969 police raid ignited a rebellion that launched the modern fight for LGBT equality.

4.04

1k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq History ✊ Civil Rights History 🌃 Underground Subcultures 👮 Police Brutality 🕊️ Gay Liberation

The Stonewall Riots

A 1969 police raid ignited a rebellion that launched the modern fight for LGBT equality.

by Gayle E. Pitman 2019

4.04

1k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq History ✊ Civil Rights History 🌃 Underground Subcultures 👮 Police Brutality 🕊️ Gay Liberation

Bouncing Back

by Scott Ostler • 2019

Newly paralyzed, a teen basketball star joins a wheelchair team to find his place.

4.05

220

🏀 Youth Basketball 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 😒 Reluctant Athlete 🤝 Bully Redemption 💔 Grief And Healing

Bouncing Back

Newly paralyzed, a teen basketball star joins a wheelchair team to find his place.

by Scott Ostler 2019

4.05

220 ratings

🏀 Youth Basketball 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 😒 Reluctant Athlete 🤝 Bully Redemption 💔 Grief And Healing

Franchise

by Marcia Chatelain • 2020

McDonald's promised Black America economic power. The Golden Arches delivered a far messier bargain.

3.82

2k+

🍔 Fast Food Industry 💼 Black Capitalism ⚖️ Racial Justice 🎯 Targeted Advertising 🏙️ Urban Policy

Franchise

McDonald's promised Black America economic power. The Golden Arches delivered a far messier bargain.

by Marcia Chatelain 2020

3.82

2k+ ratings

🍔 Fast Food Industry 💼 Black Capitalism ⚖️ Racial Justice 🎯 Targeted Advertising 🏙️ Urban Policy

Where They Last Saw Her

by Marcie R. Rendon • 2024

After a scream in the woods, an Ojibwe runner finds a beaded earring and a woman gone.

3.87

9k+

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 🔍 Missing Women 🪶 Reservation Setting ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏡 Small-Town Mystery

Where They Last Saw Her

After a scream in the woods, an Ojibwe runner finds a beaded earring and a woman gone.

by Marcie R. Rendon 2024

3.87

9k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 🔍 Missing Women 🪶 Reservation Setting ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏡 Small-Town Mystery

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