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The new annual honor that will recognize a current NBA player for pursuing social justice efforts.
The Chicago Library’s Juneteenth Reading Circle will be an annual event. As it is virtual, anyone can join the reading through the Chicago Public Library’s Facebook page and YouTube live.
Attempts at reconciliation are important, but we need to be very cautious because the word “reconciliation” is not stringent enough. The notion of reconciliation can easily continue the kind of comatose, fake inclusiveness that makes us vulnerable to deceit.
Why is basketball different from all other sports leagues in embodying America’s social conscience? Perhaps because 83.1 percent of the players and 60 percent of the fans are non-white, making it the only major North American sport in which the majority of fans aren’t white.
There are better ways of doing social justice work.
Given the state of things, especially in recent weeks, it appears that WE must be the heroes, the spiritual warriors, and bodhisattvas that we seek and that the world needs.
To meet the challenges of our times, we must transcend our partisan differences long enough to recognize our common need for a system of civic conversation that serves us all.
It’s important to keep up with self-care for long-term, sustainable social activism.
It’s about much more than amassing money or people.
A Q&A with Author & Activist Shelly Tygielski
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