Anthracite Heroes: “Big Mary”

April 3, 2017 · by · in history, interviews, labor / work · 1 Comment

Big Mary’s legacy reminds us of women’s heroic leadership in the mining era

Waking Up in Hazleton

March 27, 2017 · by · in Activism, anti-racism, Hazleton, personal reflections · 3 Comments

Washington D.C. woman with Coal Region roots reflects on her path toward racial justice activism

Coal Region Books

March 20, 2017 · by · in books, history, Lists · 3 Comments

A list of books about Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

Something to be Proud Of

March 13, 2017 · by · in anti-racism, books, divide & conquer politics, Immigration, personal reflections, poverty

If we want our poverty to end, we need to know who is actually responsible for it

Making our Democracy Democratic

March 6, 2017 · by · in Activism, opinion, politics · 1 Comment

PA has a serious gerrymandering problem, especially in the 11th Congressional District

A Culture of Corruption

February 27, 2017 · by · in corruption, history, politics

A short history of political corruption in Northeastern Pennsylvania

On Being an Intellectual Gadfly in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

February 20, 2017 · by · in corruption, Hazleton, Immigration, personal reflections · 1 Comment

Local professor aims to tell the truth, no matter the cost

Never Again

February 13, 2017 · by · in anti-racism, Immigration, personal reflections

Hazleton couple reflects on bold statement they made with a yard sign

Introducing Anthracite Unite

January 16, 2017 · by · in Activism, Announcements

Anthracite Unite aims to revive the legacy of working class resistance in the Coal Region

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