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Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. ‘We’re Not Going Back’: New York celebrates Black History Month March 4, 2021 9:48 AM CDT By Jarvis Tyner Participants, panelists, and performers at the Feb. 28 'We're Not Going Back' event. Top row: Tamika Mallory, Until Freedom; Hon. Robert Jackson, N.Y. State Senate; pianist Emi Augustine; Rev. West McNeill, NYS Poor People's Campaign. Middle Row: Susan DiRaimo, PSC...

We have to support one another against all odds as we seek liberation and equity. Black History Month, for me, means embracing my Blackness, discovering what brings me Black Joy, whether it’s staying at home binge-watching a Netflix series or being physically in the streets making sure the message I’ve been trying to convey for the past few months is heard: Black Lives Matter. Black people don’t need direction on what brings us Black joy. Black people don’t need to be silenced in decision-making. Black people don’t need seats at any table because we’re constructing our own ineradi...

Tamika Mallory, rapper Megan Thee Stallion and Black Twitter. Whether individuals or entities, these nominees called out wrong and laid truth to the foreground. From Megan calling out out Tory Lanez to Black Twitter consistently “making accountability an art form” and a whole swathe of Black people “feel safe and sane” during difficult times, rhese nominees deserve their flowers. The winner, however, is Mallory for her impeccable ability to keep composure and making sure her words were powerfully felt during the Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name protests.  “Listen now, first o...

5 Activists on What Black History Month Means to Them This Year Cosmopolitan 2/24/2021 Kiara Williams © Hearst Owned Kiara Williams, Tamika Mallory, Gia Love, Nialah Edari, and Raquel Willis on navigating Black History Month amid the dual pandemics of systemic-racism and COVID-19. Sure, this Black History Month looked different than years past (hi, we’re still facing the brunt of a pandemic—heard about it?) But this month has felt different, too—in a good way. It’s my first as an activist and, for me, there’s a euphoric atmosphere in the Black community right n...

About the book, per Simon & Schuster: From Tamika D. Mallory, trailblazing social justice leader, movement strategist, globally recognized civil rights activist, and cofounder of the historic Women’s March on Washington and Until Freedom—an unflinching history of American systemic racism, a first-hand view of what makes for effective activism today, and a vision for lasting, positive change. “This country can’t undo the gross atrocities and inner and outer scars committed against the Black, brown, indigenous, and immigrant lives that were sacrificed for the benefit of its ...