Community Organizers Archives

Activism

What Conventional Histories of New York’s Struggles in the 1970s Leave Out

Remembering the heroic activism of the Bronx’s Evelina López Antonetty

January 27, 2021 • by Linus Glenhaber

The destructive decisions New York made up to that point had caused the Bronx literally to burn. ...

For Safer Streets, Invest in Community Anti-Violence Groups

Community Based Organizations underappreciated role in urban policy

September 28, 2020 • by Talib Hudson

Recent months have seen unprecedentedly widespread protests of police violence against Black people. Unthinkable just a short time ago, calls to defund or even abolish police have become louder and are gaining traction in mainstream policy discussions. Unfortunately, a number of cities around the country are also experiencing spikes in ...

The People’s Organizer

Mindy Thompson Fullilove on a new edition of Homeboy Came to Orange

April 3, 2019 • by Mindy Fullilove and Evangeline Riddiford Graham

Homeboy Came to Orange: A Story of People’s Power is Ernest’s tale of his life in organizing, written with his daughter, New School professor Mindy Thompson Fullilove. First published in 1976, a new edition of the Homeboy Came to Orange was released by New Village Press last year, and features a new foreword ...