Conference strategizes tearing down statues, walls

Durham, N.C. — Energized by the fall of the Silent Sam statue in neighboring Chapel Hill, N.C., just days before, activists and community members representing a wide spectrum of progressive interests gathered on Aug. 25 at the historic Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, N.C., for “How to Topple a Statue, How to Tear Down a Wall,” a conference and celebration marking one year since one of Durham’s own Confederate monuments was brought to the ground.

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UEW Union Welcomes Takiyah Thompson for Community Panel on Fighting White Supremacy

Takiyah Thompson Climbing the now toppled confederate statue

Takiyah Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, spoke to over 70 people on Feb. 3, 2018 at the United Electrical Workers hall in Chicago about resistance to white supremacy and toppling its monuments. Thompson participated on a panel with Inez White from (second from right), Maria from BLM (far right) and Dani Boachie… Continue reading UEW Union Welcomes Takiyah Thompson for Community Panel on Fighting White Supremacy