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This is our Selma moment: Racial justice activists hope Derek Chauvin verdict spurs larger systemic change

This is our Selma moment: Racial justice activists hope Derek Chauvin verdict spurs larger systemic change Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Around the country, as celebrations erupted Tuesday following Derek Chauvin s guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd, those on the front lines of fighting for racial justice said the verdict represents a likely boon for the movement going forward, an impetus for systemic change on par with major events of the 1960s. © Mike Thompson/USA TODAY Brianna Raine (left) and her mother Marvalyn Raine, both of Chicago, embrace outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis immediately after the verdict was announced.

Chauvin verdict fuels racial justice movement, BLM activism

Around the country, as celebrations erupted Tuesday following Derek Chauvin s guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd, those on the front lines of fighting for racial justice said the verdict represents a likely boon for the movement going forward, an impetus for systemic change on par with major events of the 1960s. “This is our Selma moment,” said NAACP president Derrick Johnson, citing the event in which Alabama marchers headed to the state capitol in Montgomery were attacked by state troopers with nightsticks and tear gas, an incident that ultimately sparked passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Floyd’s death last year, along with the killing of Breonna Taylor, sparked a national reckoning on race that with Tuesday’s verdicts marked a moment of catharsis for a country wracked by division. A jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of second-and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter,

Activists Say Derek Chauvin s Conviction Shows What Police Accountability Can Look Like, Call For Legislation To Enact Systemic Change

Activists Say Derek Chauvin s Conviction Shows What Police Accountability Can Look Like, Call For Legislation To Enact Systemic Change
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AOC-Velázquez Puerto Rico bill sets needed path to decolonization, progressives say

AOC-Velázquez Puerto Rico bill sets needed path to decolonization, progressives say Nicole Acevedo © Provided by NBC News A group of progressive organizations are pushing for passage of a bill they say gives Puerto Ricans a voice on the question of the island s future status and its relationship with the U.S. The push aims to present an alternative to pro-statehood legislation introduced Tuesday by two Puerto Rican members of Congress. In a letter sent Thursday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., advocates from more than 80 grassroots organizations across 16 states and Puerto Rico urged prioritizing the passage of the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020.

Ellevate Network to Kick-Off Year-Round Mobilize Women Program in February 2021

Ellevate Network to Kick-Off Year-Round Mobilize Women Program in February 2021 Share Article Ellevate Network to expand their annual Mobilize Women Summit to a year-round program with various events and opportunities for the community. Speakers at Ellevate event in 2019 Ellevate’s greatest strength lies in the power of our community to come together and Mobilize. NEW YORK (PRWEB) February 08, 2021 Ellevate Network, the leading community for women+ in the workplace, will be expanding their Mobilize Women Summit to be a year-round experience featuring events dedicated to openly discussing action-oriented solutions to some of today’s largest challenges in the workplace. Mobilize Women is a movement based on Ellevate Network’s purpose of achieving equality for all, by giving diverse voices, especially those of women, a seat at the table where decisions are made.

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