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The Institute for Common Power

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The Institute for Common Power is a 501(c)3 educational arm of @ourcommonpower dedicated to illuminating undervalued, underappreciated, pivotal aspects of our collective history. We catalyze people to action through experiential learning opportunities.

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Common Power @ourcommonpower.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Join us & @theinstitutecp.bsky.social  for a learning journey on African American history across the city —from the Wall Street Slave Market Marker to the solemn grounds of the African Burial Ground National Monument. Sign-up before Nov. 2nd 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🚶‍➡️
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The Institute for Common Power @theinstitutecp.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The Institute for Common Power Resources on Indigenous History and Culture substack.com/@theinstitut...
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The Institute for Common Power Resources on Indigenous History and Culture
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
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Amy Sommers 李雅美 @amysommers.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
@theinstitutecp.bsky.social’s Dr Terry Anne Scott will be interviewing Dr Keisha Blain next week for an online book talk: www.eventbrite.com/e/without-fe... Both historians are dynamic presenters & deeply knowledgeable about American history. It should be a bracing, galvanizing discussion.
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 04/08/2025
On this day in 1964, the bodies of three missing civil rights workers—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner—were found in Longdale, Mississippi, shot and buried in a shallow grave.
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Aug. 4, 1964 | Missing Civil Rights Workers Found Dead in Mississippi
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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The Institute for Common Power @theinstitutecp.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“It's Time to Defend Education" by Ivory L. Kennedy Jr., M.Ed. open.substack.com/pub/theinsti... #truth #history #DEI #momsforliberty
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“It's Time to Defend Education" by Ivory L. Kennedy Jr., M.Ed.
“I believe in education.
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The Institute for Common Power @theinstitutecp.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Reconciliation and Reclamation: The Double-Consciousness of Black Filmmakers by Terry Anne Scott substack.com/@theinstitut...
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Reconciliation and Reclamation: The Double-Consciousness of Black Filmmakers by Terry Anne Scott
Reprinted from Firelight Media’s Beyond Resilience Masterclass series. https://www.firelightmedia.tv/articles/reconciliation-and-reclamation-the-double-consciousness-of-black-filmmakers
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The Institute for Common Power @theinstitutecp.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The Institute for Common Power on Substack theinstitutecp.substack.com?utm_campaign...
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The Institute for Common Power is dedicated to catalyzing people to action through education. History shows us the way. We lead experiential learning opportunities such as workshops, lectures, courses...
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cliffalbright.bsky.social @cliffalbright.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Shout out to our friends @theinstitutecp.bsky.social and JoAnne Bland/Foot Soldiers Park for hosting this important teach-in! #Selma #BridgeCrossingJubilee
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The Institute for Common Power @theinstitutecp.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Black Panther Party Platform, Number five: We Want Education for Our People That Exposes The True Nature of This Decadent American Society. We Want Education That Teaches Us Our True History And Our Role in the Present-Day Society. #education #truth
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 17/03/2025
On this day in 1886, a white mob killed 23 Black people in the audience of the trial of a white man accused of assaulting two brothers who were Black.
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Mar. 17, 1886 | White Mob Storms Mississippi Courthouse, Killing 23 Black People
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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The Institute for Common Power @theinstitutecp.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
FOLLOW US! The Institute for Common Power is a 501(c)3 educational branch of Common Power dedicated to illuminating undervalued, underappreciated, pivotal aspects of our collective history. EDUCATION TO ACTION! #history #Monday #truth #teach
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The Institute for Common Power @theinstitutecp.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
March 7, 1965. “Bloody Sunday” would help deliver the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It is currently under assault. We need the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. #history #truth #teach #BloodySunday #Selma
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