As the summer season winds down, NPQ staff are taking a much-needed break—and we are taking this time to share some we’ve published so far this year that have resonated with us.

I have been reflecting a lot on how people are working to organize and build power, despite everything that is happening across the country—and I wanted to showcase this in the stories I curated. It certainly has been a long year, and there is much work ahead—but the work is not impossible to accomplish. The stories I have selected include examples of the powerful organizing work that is being done in the South. They include stories about the importance of centering tenant unions and how groups are organizing against homelessness. And they include an interview that imagines how we create a better, more inclusive world.

1. Can a New Labor Institute Advance Black Workers’ Rights in the South?

Can a New Labor Institute Advance Black Workers’ Rights in the South?

2. For Black Maternal Health, We Need Justice and Health Equity: A Conversation with Angela Doyinsola Aina

For Black Maternal Health, We Need Justice and Equity: A Conversation with Angela Doyinsola Aina

3. How the Black South and Labor Can Unite to Create Pathways to Good Jos

How the Black South and Labor Can Unite to Create Pathways to Good Jobs

4. Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

5. Defying the Odds: The Case for Investing in Organizing Workers in the South

Defying the Odds: The Case for Investing in Organizing Workers in the South

6. We Can Create Something Better: A Conversation with Aida Mariam Davis

We Can Create Something Better: A Conversation with Aida Mariam Davis

7. From Policy to Power: Centering People by Supporting Tenant Unions

From Policy to Power: Centering People by Supporting Tenant Unions