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Fredrick Allen Hampton Sr. (August 30, 1948 - December 4, 1969). A prominent member of the national Black Panther Party, and chair of the Illinoiss chapter. He was assassinated at just 21 years old on December 4th 1969, and would have turned 74 years old today. Happy Heavenly Birthday 🙏🏾👑 #socialreform #progressivemovement https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch5RHbuPFLv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

‘ Penny Dreadful: City of Angels ‘ is a spin-off to the popular and critically-acclaimed horror television series, ‘ Penny Dreadful .’ The spin-off is set in Los Angeles in 1938 and depicts its setting comprehensively. The show revolves around a couple of detectives who become involved in a murder investigation that reflects the history of Los Angeles. Is Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Based on A True Story? Well, ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ is not based on a true story obviously. The supernatural elements in ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ may not be based on real events, but they certainly have been inspired by actual beliefs and Mexican folklore. Apart from that, the show is set in 1938 in Los Angeles. The time period is more integral to the story than you may think at first. The socio-historic setting of the television series is actually based on very real and important events. Surprisingly, this portrayal of period Los Angeles has nothing to do with Hollywood. Interestingly, ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ was conceived because of its creator, John Logan’s obsession with maps. Having spent a considerable amount of time looking at maps of L.A. from the past at the Los Angeles Public Library, Logan noticed how the city’s freeways led to the displacement of various marginalized communities. That is how Logan came up with the idea of the protagonist, Tiago’s elder brother, Raul. Read the full article

We're glad to see you've taken an interest in joining our progressive movement. We find it very common that members in our community are 'Progressives at heart, but not on paper.' If you want to learn more about the Progressive Party, read our Mission & Vision, What We Stand For, and Platform Listen to the Bernie Sanders interview, explaining why we need a Progressive Party (this video has been viewed by many of our progressive friends and you can easily share it with your friends). Progressives who try to work inside of, contribute to and support the Democratic Party have limited chances of moving its candidates or policies to become more 'progressive'. Bernie Sanders tried to initiate change by remaining inside the Democratic Party and achieved nothing; to the contrary, the Democrats stayed addicted to corporate donors, special interest groups and uber donors. Working for "change from the inside" strengthens centrist politicians who oppose progressivism with every fiber of their being. If we want to progress with electoral democracy and policy changes in the future, there is only one way forward: growing and expanding the revieved Progressive Party, with progressivism as its core mission. The reason is simple: Progressivism and corporate centrism are not parts of an ideological spectrum. Centrism isn’t watered-down progressivism; centrism directly opposes progressivism. Read the full article

A former surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns accused the Vermont Independent’s campaign manager Jeff Weaver of secretly running his unsuccessful bids “in to the ground.” “I was surrogate traveling with Bernie BOTH campaigns. Jeff Weaver was campaign manager last election against Hillary,” wrote Ja’Mal Green in a series of Twitter posts calling out both Weaver and Bernie’s 2020 campaign manager Faiz Shakir . “Campaign made a million mistakes. They didn’t learn from them because Weaver came back as SENIOR ADVISOR. Bernie didn’t trust Faiz like he does Weaver, SICKENING!” he wrote. “Faiz fell in line behind whatever Weaver said because he didn’t know how to run a major campaign. That’s why Weaver speaks everytime theres major news and Weaver writes up every press statement,” Green continued. “He’s Bernie’s mouthpiece and secretly ran him in to the ground (in my opinion).” Nick Brana , a former national political outreach coordinator with the senator’s 2016 campaign, also called out Weaver on Wednesday, tweeting, “Jeff Weaver is also the guy who convinced Bernie and Jane to start taking billionaire money at Our Revolution in August 2016. I was there. If I and the rest of the staff hadn’t walked out in protest they would have gone ahead with it. That’s why we resigned.” “The worst part is that Weaver wanted to use the organization’s 501(c)(4) status to take billionaire money without telling grassroots donors about it. All while continuing to sign every email and piece merchandise with: ‘Paid for by Our Revolution. Not the billionaires,'” Brana continued, adding, “I warned Bernie and the board that not only was this morally unconscionable, but it would destroy Bernie’s credibility and deal a crushing blow to the progressive movement when the story inevitably leaked to the press.” Eight out of the thirteen staffers at Sanders’ Our Revolution organization resigned in 2016 after the appointment of Weaver as head, while the “remaining staffers, some of whom stayed for personal reasons, all sent letters to Sanders expressing concerns with Weaver and solidarity with those who quit,” according to NBC News . “The staffers who quit had clashed with Weaver on the campaign, calling him domineering and questioning his judgement, and they joined Our Revolution only on condition he would not be involved,” NBC News explained at the time. On Tuesday, Weaver wrote an article for CNN titled, “Why Bernie supporters should back Biden,” in which he argued that supporters of the Democratic Socialist should back a center-left candidate like the former vice president. Have a tip we should know? [email protected] This Piece Originally Appeared in www.mediaite.com Read the full article

Feels good to be casting my vote for a true progressive. Bernie Sanders has been fighting for the people his entire career. I’m backing the revolution he has begun! A vote for anyone else is just another vote for mediocrity and big corporations. Real change is ahead! #berniesanders #realchange #progressivemovement #savetheplanet #feelthebern2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RwfJKH485/?igshid=18qom03v3w8pe

Instead of shoving it in peoples faces, I would like to say this was a great day for progress and I thank every Rep and Dem that voted. @evanrachelwood

Today we recognize #WorldAidsDay! Many of the groups we canvass on behalf of do amazing work to combat, treat, and prevent HIV/AIDS throughout the world! Doctors Without Borders(MSF) HIV/AIDS programs offer HIV testing with pre- and post-test counseling, treatment and prevention of infections, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida (PPSWCF) will be providing free Rapid HIV testing at their Naples Health Center in recognition of World AIDS Day! The ACLU fights frequently to ensure that people with HIV/AIDS are not denied the opportunity to participate fully in all aspects of society because of stereotypes, prejudice, or misinformation. We are proud to partner with groups fighting to end the suffering, stigma, and stress associated with HIV/AIDS! If this inspires you and you'd like to get involved in spreading the messages of some of the most well respected progressive groups in the country, follow the link below! http://grassrootscampaigns.com/gccareers-2/