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This Is Freedom Graphic via Desirée Tapia for COURIER
This Is Freedom I’m a Black Prepper. This Is What Freedom Means to Me.

I don’t harbor fantasies of being free myself. A free world for Black people must be created from scratch and, even in a best-case scenario, there will be no place for me once that bitter and bloody work is done.

Luis Rodriguez Luis Rodriguez July 2, 2020 5:57 pm EDT
This Is Freedom Graphic via Desirée Tapia for COURIER
This Is Freedom I Left Mexico for the U.S. More Than 20 Years Ago. This Is What Freedom Means to Me.

My mother has experienced what I have only feared for the over 20 years we have been in the U.S. She lives being separated from her family—unable to see her parents.

Anahi Figueroa-Flores Anahi Figueroa-Flores July 2, 2020 5:55 pm EDT
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This Is Freedom I’m a Queer Black Woman. This Is What Freedom Means to Me.

Freedom is people saying my life matters and them actually meaning it. It’s not being a pawn to get more purchases or diversity hires.

Danielle Broadway Danielle Broadway July 2, 2020 5:53 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election