March 26, 2021 Little Rock The Associated Press it what it described as an “exclusive,” reported recently on information it had received from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the chief recipient of massive levels of donations, large and small, following the protests in 2020 over the George Floyd killing by police. In …
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Reaching the 30,000 Indians Still Owned Cobell Trust Land Royalties?
New Orleans This may seem quaint to some people. Why in the world would I be calling out to American Indians far and wide on the Chief Organizer Blog and over the radio and other channels? A lot of reasons, though all of them start with Elouise Cobell, a Native American banker and businesswoman …
Tides Recognizes BP Environmental Warriors on Long Gulf Coast Marathon Fight
New Orleans Twenty-two years ago the Tides Foundation began giving the Jane Bagley Lehman Public Advocacy Awards on an almost annual basis to largely unrecognized local grassroots organizers and activists making a huge difference on major issues in what I have always called “the vineyards.” During my more than 30 years on the board of …