Articles

An Altar, with a portrait of Betita Martinez at the center. surrounded by flowers and lights.

Racial Justice

#BetitaTaughtUs

By

Amy Sonnie and Cindy Wiesner

"Betita was a trailblazer and theoretician, she embodied inter-generational bridge-building,"

A Black woman speaks into a bullhorn. She has high cheekbones, long braids, and a serious expression. She’s wearing a black T-shirt with white letters that reads “Y’All gone stop killing us!”

Key to Strategy #2: Know Yourself

By

Max Elbaum

In the foreground, a white woman with short dark hair and a red-orange sleeveless shirt gestures to an easel with a large pad on it. She holds a microphone and two markers in her hands. People are clustered around her; those facing the camera are all women, two white and one Black. The woman at the easel is Katey Lauer. She’s facilitating a state meeting of West Virginia Can’t Wait.

Mapping the Moment: Katey Lauer says West Virginia Can’t Wait

By

Marcy Rein