Sandy Ground Sandy Ground and the Continued Gentrification of Staten Island's Communities of Color On August 1, a relatively new Young Leaders of Staten Island (YLSI) led the first annual “Path of Liberation” [https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/news/staten-island-burgeoning-youth-led-movement-social-justice-afoot?__twitter_impression=true] march along Staten Island’s former Underground Railroad route, beginning at the often forgotten Sandy Ground Settlement [https://maap.columbia.
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“Where is the outcry?”: Staten Island’s Deafening Silence on Forced Sterilizations On September 14, 2020 whistleblower Dawn Wooten, a former nurse at Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC), a Georgia ICE facility, reported that a doctor at the facility has been performing forced sterilizations on detained migrants, specifically removing all or parts of people’s uteruses. The disturbing reports of non-consensual sterilizations
'Privilege' and Representation at Staten Island High Schools How an assistant principal’s dogwhistle post highlights systemic flaws in education
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