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The Rainbow Coalition was a multicultural movement of cross-racial class solidarity, founded on the 4th of march in 1969, in Chicago, Illinois with the coming together of the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords, and the Young Patriots.

These organizations were under the leadership of Fred Hampton, Jose Cha Cha JimΓ©nez, and William "Preacherman" Fesperman, respectively. It was the first of several 20th century Black-led organizations to use the "rainbow coalition" concept.

The Rainbow Coalition's first alliance was between the Young Patriots and the Black Panthers by Bob Lee. Hampton then incorporated the Young Lords. The Rainbow Coalition soon included various radical socialist community groups like the Lincoln Park Poor People's Coalition, and Rising Up Angry. The coalition was later joined nationwide by the Students for a Democratic Society ("SDS"), the Brown Berets, the American Indian Movement, and the Red Guard Party.

In April 1969, Hampton called several press conferences to announce that this "Rainbow Coalition" had formed. The Rainbow Coalition engaged in joint action against poverty, corruption, racism, police brutality, and substandard housing. The participating groups supported each other at protests, strikes, and demonstrations where they had a common cause.

The coalition espoused an iteration of militancy that aimed to decrease urban unemployment, promote public education, and advance "class" solidarity. For instance, in a 1970 issue of The Patriot, the Young Patriots Organization called for nonviolent support of Bobby Seale (on trial), but also declared that "Guns in the Hands of the Police Represent Capitalism and Racism...Guns In the Hands of the People Represent Socialism and Solidarity." (the patriot 1)

The Coalition brokered treaties to end crime and gang violence and organized to establish class solidarity across racial lines. On December 3rd, Fred Hampton was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department and the FBI, and the Rainbow Coalition effectively dissolved.

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[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 1 points 17 minutes ago

My yard is full of wasps

I wanna sit out there and tan

How do i make the wasps leave me alone

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 2 points 20 minutes ago (1 children)

Nothing makes feel like a rugged individual like waking up to my pot of pinto beans, chopping an onion and jalapenos into them with some salt and eating them with some tortillas (no one ask me how all these came to me shhh ) while I don't approve of people larping as cowboys it does help give an idea where I'm at most days kitty-cri-texas

[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 2 points 16 minutes ago (1 children)

You should fry the onion first

Onion into beans = you have all that beanis juice in there limiting temps to boiling, so you're boiling that onion and pepper

Beans into onion = you've fried that onion, it's caramelizing, adding so much savory sweet flavor that you need in your mouth

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 1 points 6 minutes ago (2 children)

I like the strong taste tbh, kind of like pico de Gallo minus the tomatoes that is

[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 1 points 3 minutes ago

yeah but raw onion is just strong sulfurous sweaty taste, you cook it and it's still strong but it's damn so fucking savory taste

[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 1 points 3 minutes ago

pico de Gallo

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Why did the portugese set sail around Africa?

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The Downfall Of

The Rise and Fall Of

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Baby Jo in "Going Home"

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I could be absolutely wrong though.

[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 7 points 3 hours ago

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[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 11 points 5 hours ago

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[–] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 hours ago

She's a pretty powerful character in her own right and integral to the plot. There are also good reasons for the protector vibe of the protagonist (even if thats not initially clear). Also, you can play as her in the DLC which is basically a sequel.

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