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Bryant was killed by police and
Daunte Wright died before her. It feels like a never-ending cycle that is both painful and numbing. Consistently being absorbed in the fight against state violence can often leave us not knowing what to do, what to feel or even what to say. Thankfully, there are leaders, activists, organizers, protests, musicians and artists that have incredible ways of encapsulating everything the world is feeling in their work. Celebrating the end of National Poetry Month, here are ten poems that capture different aspects of the collective fight against injustice.
Adrenaline Rush
Performance Venue: Camp Bar (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Bryant was killed by police and
Daunte Wright died before her. It feels like a never-ending cycle that is both painful and numbing. Consistently being absorbed in the fight against state violence can often leave us not knowing what to do, what to feel or even what to say. Thankfully, there are leaders, activists, organizers, protests, musicians and artists that have incredible ways of encapsulating everything the world is feeling in their work. Celebrating the end of National Poetry Month, here are ten poems that capture different aspects of the collective fight against injustice.
Adrenaline Rush
Performance Venue: Camp Bar (St. Paul, Minnesota)
another recession. and adds new urgency to the political debate here in washington over new jobs initiatives. the dow jones industrial average was down just short of 420 points or 3.7%. the nasdaq down 5.2%. the s & p 500 down 4.5%. it is what drove the markets down that is again stoking recession fears. overseas more jitters as europe struggles to contain its debt crisis. here at home, data some see as evidence of a new downturn. weekly unemployment claims rose much more than expected. sales of existing homes dropped by 3.5% in july. analysts had been expecting a modest increase. the key manufacturing index was way down. and inflation on consumer goods was up. add in collapsening consumer confident and you get sober advice like this. 2012 could be a very difficult year. i m on the camp that we have more chance of being in recession than avoiding it. so they should be conservative right now. their confidence should be down. because there s every reason out there that they s