The Strategic Resistance: Why Black America Is Playing the Long Game - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.

The Strategic Resistance: Why Black America Is Playing the Long Game - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.

Black America isn’t silent—it’s strategic. Like Ali’s rope-a-dope, today's resistance is patient, powerful, and purposeful. As democracy crumbles, Black communities organize, resist, and prepare for a decisive counters The post The Strategic Resistance: Why Black America Is Playing the Long Game appeared first on Nashville PRIDE, Inc..

Black Teachers: A Pedagogy of Organized Resistance

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about the 20th century history of social and political organizing by African American educators who were key figures in various educational struggles, including the push for the equalization of teacher salaries and school resources, desegregation, curriculum reform, and civil rights. On Monday, May 5, historians Jarvis Givens and Imani Perry will introduce the new Black Teacher Archive, a digital porta…

The Strategic Resistance: Why Black America Is Playing the Long Game - The Savannah Tribune

LaTosha Brown Muhammad Ali’s famous “rope-a-dope” strategy — allowing his opponent to exhaust themselves while conserving energy, then striking with precision when they were depleted — wasn’t surrender but calculated patience. Today, Black America is employing its version of a rope-a-dope in response to the current political climate. Black people are resolved in this moment. While many in America seem shocked by what this administration is doing…