In this stirring tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Atlantic Fellow Rev. Kelvin Sauls’19 reflects on the life and influence of the former South African Anglican bishop, theologian and anti-apartheid activist.
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Against the odds of an unrelenting pandemic, and much grief and loss in 2020 and 2021, justice-minded people across sectors have rallied. In South Africa and the U.S., they are pushing against the forces that seek to limit the lives of people of colour.
At AFRE, we’re honoured to support a network of such leaders. And, starting today, we're accepting applications for a new cohort of Fellows to join our growing, powerful community.
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Our new magazine Moya is rooted in the belief that we cannot inhabit realties we have not first encountered in our minds. Expanding imaginations is therefore central to the work of liberation, writes editor-in-chief and AFRE Deputy Executive Director Sebabatso C. Manoeli.
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Today, many of us across South Africa will head to the polls to elect district, metropolitan and local municipality leaders. On the ballot are the candidates responsible for addressing the rising levels of hunger, youth unemployment, and broken infrastructure in communities, townships and cities across our country. And at stake are the social, political and economic issues that have plagued our country for generations and that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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In Season Two, Race Beyond Borders explores race outside South Africa and the United States, in search of underexplored experiences of Blackness across the globe. Released monthly, each episode spotlights a thinker-doer-creative who reflects on the political and the personal dimensions of Black life in their country. In charting the global African diaspora, from each continent – from Italy to Iran, Martinique to Colombia, we will raise new questions about what it means to be Black beyond conventional notions.
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During their fellowship year, Senior Fellows Sithandiwe "Stha" Yeni'18 and Asanda Benya'18 created Feminist Schools to support the work of some contemporary women activists in rural South Africa. In this Q and A, Stha walks us through the historical and present-day realities of women’s struggles in South Africa, and reflects on how the space she and Asanda created with these brave women allowed them to build solidarity and shared language about their struggles.
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In honour of South African National Women’s Day, we uplift the work and insights of AFRE’s South African women leaders.
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Meet the newest cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity—20 more outstanding change makers set to lead the work of tackling anti-Black racism and building expansive new futures in which Black people, and people of colour, are seen, valued and respected.
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Not since the fall of apartheid have we seen such dark days in South Africa. In this moment of social unrest, we’re holding space for the profound grief and loss so rife in this moment. We’re facilitating support to communities impacted by the duelling crises of COVID and social unrest. But most importantly, we are challenging ourselves to engage in radical and active hope.
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Long before the COVID-19 pandemic created serious financial strain for millions across the globe, housing advocates across the United States had been sounding the alarm about a looming eviction crisis. And while the pandemic has significantly exacerbated this emergency, the root causes are much older and deeper according to attorney, housing advocate and Senior Atlantic Fellow Rasheedah Phillips ’18. Through her work with the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and with support from AFRE, she is building power with tenant organizers to take on the effects of evictions.
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Youth Day and Juneteenth remind us that liberation is hard won, and the quest is marked by paradox.
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Today, May 25 2021, marks one year since George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin—an act that acutely reflects the callousness with which U.S. police regard Black lives. Despite the historic nature of the Chauvin verdict, systemic issues with policing remain unresolved.
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Created by Cedric Brown, a 2019 Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, THE SHAPE OF BLACKNESS (SHAPE) is one of the first-ever virtual exhibitions to engage Black artists from different continents in a transnational conversation on the Black experience—past, present, and future.
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A new report from Senior Fellow Rich Wallace examines the structural factors that impact the people who work in Chicago’s informal economy.
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As we move through this Black History Month, we urge you to join our Fellows, partners, and other advocates in advancing an eight-point policy agenda that addresses some of the structural inequalities that prevent Black people and people of colour more broadly from thriving.
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At a time when coalition building is more crucial than ever before, our Associate Director Patronella Nqaba sat down with 2019 Atlantic Fellow Wilneida Negron, Ph.D., to talk about how Black and Latinx communities can work together to build a more equitable future.
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Following the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., AFRE issued a powerful statement calling for a swift response to this unprecedented act of terror and for action to protect and strengthen the U.S.'s multi-racial democracy.
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