Visionaries of Justice: Black Women’s Activism at the Intersections of Welfare, Civil and Consumer Rights

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Tue, 24/09/2024 - 07:29
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Tue, 24/09/2024 - 07:29
by Nicole Brown* Dovie Coleman, considered one of the “founding mothers” of the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), was affectionately known as the “human tornado”. Her boldness and highly effective organizing strategies demonstrated her strategic acumen and leadership centered on the issues affecting those impacted by the system of poverty in Chicago neighborhoods. Coleman was […]