I wish I were writing to you in very different circumstances.
These are dark times. Violent, racist, misogynistic and xenophobic rhetoric has taken hold. We’re faced with the prospect of mass... Read More
The National Security Agency (NSA) released a formerly classified document confirming that the U.S. government knew that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy long before her trial and execution.
This spring, the RFC reached a new, incredible milestone: we have now awarded over $9 million in grant support since our first modest grants in the spring of 1991. As a small organization, we are... Read More
Happy birthday to James Baldwin, the extraordinary Black queer author, poet and civil rights activist, whose life and legacy we celebrate today.
In his honor, we share this intriguing article by The... Read More
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Today marks 65 years since the death of Billie Holiday, whose famous rendition of "Strange Fruit" was named Time Magazine's "song of the 20th century". Written by Abel Meeropol, father of RFC Founder... Read More
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Today's Rosenberg Mention of the Day comes from Verdict via a fascinating essay examining the parallels between Judge Irving Kaufman's handling of the 1951 Rosenberg trial and Judge Aileen Cannon's... Read More
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Today's Strange Fruit Mention of the Day via Harlem World Magazine tells the origin story of the protest song, "Strange Fruit." It begins with Abel Meeropol's penning of the original poem, "Bitter... Read More
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Today's Rosenberg Mention of the Day comes from TIME's review of "The Apprentice," a feature film which premiered at the Cannes film festival earlier this week. The film portrays a young Donald Trump... Read More