For many, Mamdani and Wilson represent a new possibility for the Democratic Party. One that’s less entrenched in the ...

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This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The recent collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge is the latest in a ...

Interest in careers in community organizing is surging among college students and recent graduates, The New York Times reports. Educators and organizers say that while such jobs were once viewed as a ...

It is now a commonly held belief that funding organizing work is the most effective way to bring about real, effective social change. But what is the history behind that belief? How have full-time ...

This week, the JOURNAL profiled Massachusetts community organizer Steve Meacham, who recruits activists and works to stop evictions of people living in foreclosed homes. Meacham described the process ...

Theodore A. Moore is taking the reins at the Alliance for a Greater New York. Moore was tapped to lead the economic and environmental advocacy group, also known as ALIGN, starting in October. A ...

In an exclusive interview with the Daily News on Monday, Abdelhamid, the founder of a self-defense group who has ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The national discussion of community organizers over the past week has piqued my interest because ...

The community in Southeast Atlanta is rallying to support her, with plans for a fundraiser on December 2nd at East Atlanta ...

African-American communities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, face more than their fair share of political and socioeconomic challenges; at the same time, these communities will play an outsized role in ...

From a constant news cycle revealing more and more Black people killed by police officers, to the global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 and the first months of this year have been tough ...