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Social Justice articles

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Social justice means equal rights and equal opportunities for each member of society, and it especially pertains to those in greatest need. The concept serves as an equalizing lens through which we can evaluate, change, and reinvigorate all of our social systems and structures to serve everyone in a fair, balanced, and equitable way. Social justice applies to how land and water are distributed and used; to who has access to education, jobs, health care, political office, housing, and legal support; to how people are talked to and treated in social spaces; and much more.

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Why James Cone Was the Most Important Theologian of His Time

If racism was and is America’s original sin, and repentance is the only sufficient response to sin, James Cone was the most important theologian of his generation. To white Americans, he said, “Repentance means dying to whiteness.”

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The Past Is a Very Living Thing: Try Not to Forget It

The Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers petition to Pope Benedict XVI asking to revoke the three papal bulls authorizing the conversion and subjugation of the Indigenous Peoples of America.

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Serena Williams: How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap

Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.

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Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. Uses Theology as a Healing Force

When Reverend Doctor Jacqui Lewis was around 9 years old, she and her sister hid under their beds while guns were being shot off in their neighborhood following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Gloria Steinem Is Nowhere Near Done With Being an Activist

In just the past two years, Gloria Steinem has had her life dramatized three times. First onstage in New York in “Gloria: A Life”; then on television in FX’s much-discussed “Mrs.

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I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic.

There are better ways of doing social justice work.

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Why Billie Jean King Finally Took Control of Her Own Story

As she releases her memoir "All In," tennis icon Billie Jean King discusses her career, her causes and "living truthfully."

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AIDS in the ’80s: The Rise of a New Civil Rights Movement

The LGBT community often had to fill in gaps in care as so many gay men died and others were isolated

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For Protesters, Trauma Lingers Long After the Marching Ends

Instead of relying on systems that have consistently failed the most vulnerable in the protest community, Mullan encourages a shift toward community-based care.

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In the Fight Against Climate Change, Young Voices Speak Out

Five participants in a Generation Climate program convened by The New York Times gave us their thoughts on the issues, why they became involved and how climate change and activism affect them personally.

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