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These Southerners risked everything to launch small businesses mid-pandemic
Not long after losing their jobs to the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jacksonville residents Carlos Gil and Reggie Williams found themselves drinking [...]
Black Joy weekly: Finding comedy in the church, bringing Black power to environmental justice
Laughter really is medicine we can pull from within. It sweetens bitter moments. Like when I read in the Commercial Appeal that a Tennessee election [...]
Lilly Ledbetter’s urgent warning about the Supreme Court
Lilly Ledbetter knows what it’s like to lose a Supreme Court case and to keep fighting. She shares her experience with Reckon and her concerns about the 2020 election and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.
Catherine Flowers, ‘genius grant’ winner, credits Black power activism for success
When the Earth is ill, so are its people. Catherine Flowers saw hints of that sickness growing up during the 1960s in Lowndes County, Ala., a predominantly Black rural area with fewer than [...]
Breast cancer taught me what it means to ‘woman up’
Each week the Reckon Women newsletter includes a column from a woman in the South, in collaboration with See Jane Write. Click here to [...]
What is wealth?
If you watched this week’s episode of Money Talks, you know we explored what wealth actually is. (Spoiler alert: wealth and money are not the [...]
Southerners from eight states demand Medicaid expansion
Activists from eight Southern states have formed a new coalition to urge Medicaid expansion. Of the 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid since the [...]
Absentee voting, the USPS, and COVID-19: How to ensure your vote counts
The USPS is warning states that the federal government's defunding of its services could affect the 2020 election by delaying mail-in ballots. Many had hoped [...]
Reckon Women reflects on first year while looking ahead
https://youtu.be/XPsW5MVJG00 Earlier this year, the first anniversary of Reckon Women quietly passed while we all navigated life during a pandemic and racial justice uprisings [...]
Haylie McCleney of THIS IS US SOFTBALL on The Reckon Interview Live
Morris, Ala. native and professional softball player Haylie McCleney talks softball, growing up in Alabama, and how she & her teammates turned a politically decisive tweet into a movement combining softball and racial inequality & social justice awareness with THIS IS US SOFTBALL.
A poll by @PRRIpoll shows that 8 in 10 Republicans believe the Democratic Party has been taken over by socialists, while 8 in 10 Democrats believe the Republican Party has been taken over by racists.
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Many of the trends and themes that dominated 2016 and 2020 have Southern origins. @AngieMaxwell1 explained the GOP's long Southern strategy. And @daveweigel discussed what's up for grabs this election. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-the-south-created-modern-politics-whats-in-play-in-2020/id1471345686?i=1000488353763
Women may swing several elections in the South and nation. On the anniversary of the 19th amendment, @SpruillMarjorie explained the role of Southern women in major feminist fights. And @emarvelous outlined @19thnews & the role of Black suffragists. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-south-nearly-blocked-womens-suffrage-women-who/id1471345686?i=1000488979091
Did the election of @DougJones change everything in the South? @TheChairmanMow and @RepEngland70 discuss the impact in the state and in the South of the surprising victory of a Democratic candidate in Alabama. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doug-jones-effect/id1471345686?i=1000494435400
On election night, "people should be aware; people should take note. If they see things that seem wrong, they should report them."
This week on the Reckon Interview: @aimeeorleans on The Frontline, a partnership between @workingfamilies + @mvmnt4BlkLives
Aimée Castenell: The campaigns after the campaign - Reckon South
When the current campaign is over, organizers will gear up for future rounds of local elections. Here's how Southerners can get ready.
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