Honor #MLKDay2025 and Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with a deep dive into how his critique of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism can strengthen contemporary movements for freedom.

Join me, biographer Jonathan Eig, and Dr. @darrickhamilton.bsky.social next week at CaseyGrants.org/King.

Look for the Tenant Union Those caught in the crossfire of corporate landlords and financial engineering need a regulatory agenda to protect them.

The good news: a growing movement of tenant unions is organizing—and striking—to build a blueprint for national change, including a regulatory agenda to protect renters.

@taraghuveer.bsky.social and @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social share how in @theprospect.bsky.social. prospect.org/infrastructu...

AI costs American renters over $3.6 billion annually, according to new report The property management software used by many corporate landlords, RealPage, is deploying AI to artificially inflate rental prices in the United States by more than $3.6 billion annually, according to...

The US faces an unprecedented housing crisis.

There are 16M vacant homes in the US, but millions of people are homeless or housing insecure, while rents have increased >30% since '20.

Now, landlords are using AI to exacerbate the crisis to the tune of $3.6B+/year. 🧵
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Photo of Dr. Carmen Rojas, biographer Jonathan Eig, and Professor Darrick Hamilton.

Thanks, Jonathan Eig & Dr. Darrick Hamilton, for joining the #MCFBookClub to celebrate “King: A Life.”

The book is packed with insights on confronting the rising politics of repression.

@caseygrants.bsky.social will mail a FREE copy to the first 200 folks who sign up: www.caseygrants.org/book-club

“Democracy is a daily endeavor, and it starts with community organizing,” shares MCF president & CEO @crojasphd.bsky.social at the Latino Community Foundation webinar Driving Lasting Change.

Watch and share these 3️⃣ directives for funders heading into 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vs_...

Democrats should stop mocking Trump’s ground game and start learning from it Cable ads and bussed-in volunteers don’t cut it any more. If the party wants to win, it must engage voters in a collective push for change

So great to see Firelands Workers United—a @caseygrants.bsky.social grant recipient—featured in this article, highlighting potent organizing lessons for this moment.

Thank you, Firelands, for showing us what solidarity looks like in practice.
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