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Black-led, Black-centered, independent media pursuing liberation in the South.
Jun 7, 2022 7 tweets 4 min read
From shootings to anti-trans youth laws to failed COVID-19 policies, young people in the South face violence every day—especially at school.

With @Rainesford, we asked Southern students what they need from adults.

🧵 A thread on what they told us:
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/06/studen… 2/ In Louisiana, 18-year old Katherine is done with “thoughts and prayers” and wants to see politicians take real action on gun violence in schools.

scalawagmagazine.org/2022/06/studen… quote card: "Politicians: Stop expecting K-12 students
May 18, 2022 10 tweets 8 min read
What will we do if Roe falls?

Southern abortion doulas say they'll keep doing what they've been doing: "Abortion bans don't scare us."

🧵 A thread on what abortion workers in the Deep South want you to know about a post-Roe future:
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti… 2/ @4thwallisreal has worked as an abortion doula in Georgia for 5 years.

She spends her days helping clients navigate their healthcare options and affirming their decisions.

Now, the job she loves and the bodily autonomy of millions are at stake.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/aborti… Comic strip title reads: &q...
May 2, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
Muslims make up ~9% of America's state prison population but only 1% of the U.S. overall.

In the South, a decade of increased Muslim incarceration also means more discrimination complaints—especially during Ramadan festivities like today's Eid al-Fitr.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/ramada… 2/ While Islam is the second-most practiced religion inside the U.S. prison system, incarcerated Muslims are often denied access to sacramental food like dates.

Meanwhile, accommodations are routinely made for Jewish, Christian, and Catholic observances.
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/05/ramada…
Oct 20, 2021 11 tweets 6 min read
This week, North Carolina prisons stopped allowing incarcerated people to receive physical mail.

Instead, they're moving to a digital process, claiming it will reduce the volume of drugs inside prisons.

🧵 A thread on why that's some bullshit 1/10: Let's talk logistics: @wncn reported that all mail going to men's prisons in North Carolina must now be sent to a Maryland address of the company @textbehind or digitally scanned in for review—for a cost. 2/11
cbs17.com/news/north-car…