Opinion
Bucks County Needs to Resist the Current Conservative Backlash to Racial and Social Progress
It’s timely and fitting that this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Black Resistance.”
Kevin E. Leven
February 13, 2023
It’s timely and fitting that this year’s theme for Black History Month is “Black Resistance.”
The Bucks County Anti-Racism Coalition is hosting an online reading group for Layla F. Saad’s book “Me and White Supremacy.”
It should come as no surprise that a significant amount of money has been directed to propping up candidates and officials who stand opposed to any efforts at racial reconciliation, racial equity, or even bringing up race in the classroom.
The Mercer Museum has partnered with the PairUP Society, Bucks County Anti-Racism Coalition, NAACP Bucks, and the African American History Museum to bring the first annual Juneteenth celebration to Upper Bucks.
If voting didn’t matter, then there would not be so much time, effort, and money spent to make sure that Black and brown people don’t or can’t do it.
In a new Bucks County Beacon column, Race Matters, Kevin E. Leven examines the meaning of being racist.
Learning more about Black history in February (or any month) is equivalent to getting to know ourselves as a nation and as individuals. Black History is American History.
Christian nationalism is a threat to both democracy and Christianity. The gaslighting is just a strategy designed to advance that threat.
Karen talks about her work with the Bucks County NAACP to dismantle racism and disrupt inequality to create a society where all people can truly be free.
Democratic State Rep. Chris Rabb’s bill would allow courts across the commonwealth to sentence offenders for certain crimes to participate in restorative justice programs.
With more than 100 members, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has a track record of pushing the policy debate towards bold solutions.
The Women’s Law Project supports Campaign for Accountability’s request that PA Attorney General Michelle Henry investigate personal data collection practices by these anti-abortion centers.
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