Honor your ancestors as a way of healing
BY JESSIKA WARD, Dream Defenders Press Secretary Being a person of color is often a…
Dream Defenders: The Freedom Column
Read these “freedom books” in 2022
A strong interest in books on race and racism increased after the murder of George Floyd.…
Honoring the past and present work of HBCU students who are leading the fight to obtain civil rights
HBCUs opened in churches across the nation in the late 1800s to educate newly freed Black…
The Freedom Papers
The Freedom Papers illustrates the Dream Defenders’ vision for a world that serves…
Transformative justice as a way around police abuse
Transformative justice is a political framework and approach for responding to violence,…
Believe Black women the first time: Justice for Heaven and Ava
Alachua County cameras show a jailer escorting a pregnant Erica Thompson on Aug. 9. She…
Justice for Jeyasre
American and European fashion brands demand low prices and high production from their…
Universal childcare is a must!
Quality childcare can cost as much as the rent, making it inaccessible for many…
#Yeson2 may not have passed, but it wasn’t a loss
“After years of being told our ideas and values are unpopular and unrealistic, roughly…
Affordable housing is a necessity in St. Pete, let’s elect someone who can help
“To deal with the needs of St. Petersburg residents, our local elected officials need…
The prison experience: Pregnant, lactating, and the mother of a newborn
Shackling a woman by the ankles, wrists, and waist during pregnancy and delivery is…