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Barbara Ransby: Capitalism and racism intertwine and feed on each other

Hosted by

Steven Pitts

In this twelfth episode of Black Work Talk, host Steven Pitts welcomes Barbara Ransby, professor of history at the University of…

Pass the PRO Act to Restore Labor’s Power

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Frontline Dispatches

Passage of the PRO Act could fortify both workers’ rights and working-class power

Knot of people protesting in front of steps leading into a civic building. A slim woman in a bright blue T-shirt is holding a bullhorn close to her mouth with one hand, pointing straight up with the other. People are masked, various skin hues from deep black to olive.

Racial Capitalism – ‘Because I’m Black All the Time’

By

Steven Pitts

Understanding racial capitalism helps us go deeper than looking for “disparate impacts” on people of color, says Maurice BP-Weeks.