Rachel Ida Buff

Jan 13, 2025 | jacobin.com | Rachel Ida Buff

In 1954, Abner Green, executive secretary of the American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born (ACPFB), was sentenced by a New York State grand jury to serve six months in a federal prison. His crime?

Sep 26, 2024 | wisconsinexaminer.com | Alan Chavoya |Rachel Ida Buff

In 2023, grassroots activists led by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Police Repression (MAARPR) succeeded in their long campaign to win the public release of footage of critical incidents involving police officers. Almost immediately, Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) initiated a lawsuit against the policy, and a few months later, the Fire and Police Commission (FCP) suspended the policy for the duration of the Republican National Convention.

Apr 23, 2024 | jewschool.com | Rachel Ida Buff

On Sunday, April 7, the Marquette University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) planted 41,000 flags on campus in recognition of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. They acted with the full knowledge and permission of the university administration. It was a solemn and nonviolent display of solidarity and humanity. That same night, the flags were vandalized by three individuals with no association with the university.

Jan 23, 2024 | bostonreview.net | Rachel Ida Buff

This summer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin will host the Republican National Convention (RNC). Thousands of Republican acolytes will converge on the city, one of many urban centers that the GOP has consistently disparaged as liberal, Black, and dangerous. The selection of Milwaukee as the site of the convention portends conflict.