The 2020 presidential election outcome in Georgia is an important moment. Building a movement for liberation, however, requires a longer-term vision and view.
Retaining Future Spending Power Is the Wrong Priority
By not spending more now, foundations are allowing social problems that have been exacerbated by COVID-19 to worsen in the future. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.
Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism
The country is on fire—right now—yet again. It is on fire with a righteous rage that has come from living under the constant threat of Black death, under the constant fear of state-sanctioned racial violence at the hands of law enforcement and vigilantes. But we as a country have been here before many times. About five years ago, social justice foundations and progressive donors proudly proclaimed that Black lives mattered and that they would put significant resources behind building the capacity of Black-led and Black-centered organizing happening in communities across the country.