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"Each generation, coming out of obscurity, must define its mission and fulfill or betray it."Frantz Fanon - The Wretched of the Earth
Recent Posts
Boggs Center – Detroit – Living For Change News – March 31st, 2021
March 31st, 2021 Thinking for Ourselves Revolution ReflectionShea Howell A coalition of activist organizations is calling upon us to join in a reflection on the direction of our country and what we can do collectively to advance justice and peace. They are inviting us to listen to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King’s…Read More »Boggs Center – Living For Change News – March 23rd, 2021
March 23rd, 2021 LISTEN: Mass Surveillance of Black Bodies & Anti-Racist Data-Sharing: An Interview with Data 4 Black Lives’ National Organizing Director Tawana Petty ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thinking for Ourselves Violent Hands Shea Howell As people in Minneapolis struggled with questions of jury selection, prejudiced judgments, and appropriate places for a trial for the killer of George Floyd, another…Read More »Boggs Center – Living For Change News – March 18th, 2021
March 18th, 2021 Thinking for Ourselves Hard Questions Shea Howell This week the people of Detroit achieved an important victory. U.S. District Judge Laurie Michelson threw out an outlandish, dangerous, and costly effort by the Chief of Police, Mayor Mike Duggan and the majority of the City Council to squash dissent. This lawsuit was an…Read More »Boggscenter – Living For Change News – March 2nd, 2021
March 2nd, 2021 Thinking for Ourselves Budget ChoicesShea HowellOn Saturday the Detroit Charter Commission voted to advance its newly crafted document to state officials for review. The Commission hopes that, after review, the Charter will be adopted by a vote of the people in August. The document reflects three years of work by…Read More »Boggs Center – Living For Change News Letter – February 23rd, 2021
February 23rd, 2021 FRIDAY 2/26 @ NOON EST What do the Texas blackouts mean for those of us watching up here in Michigan? Fossil fuel corporations will try to use crises like this one to extract more profit — what are the false solutions we need to push back on? What climate justice solutions will…Read More »
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Boggs Center Detroit Tours:
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Jimmy Boggs 100 year Celebration
(To see JB 100 Celebration Playlist of 14 Youtubes- click upper right)
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