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Faced with dwindling volunteer base, Racial Justice Rising ends
Greenfield Recorder ^

Posted on 07/18/2026 4:08:05 AM PDT by qwerty1234

After dedicating 15 years to shining a light on systemic racism and spreading the mission of racial justice in Franklin County, the grassroots organization Racial Justice Rising came to a close at the end of June.

“It was a very difficult decision,” said Teegrey Iannuzzi, a co-founder of the organization. “It feels like a natural ending.”

In the email announcing the closure, Iannuzzi wrote that the volunteer organization lacked the “people power” to continue. Over the phone, she explained that the group’s volunteer base started dwindling after the COVID-19 pandemic, when online opportunities for anti-racism work expanded. Although the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer sparked “some surge” of interest in the group, Iannuzzi said, the organization eventually shrunk to just its board members, Gloria Matlock and Kim Wolcott.

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1 posted on 07/18/2026 4:08:05 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: qwerty1234
Although the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer

They just can't help it.
2 posted on 07/18/2026 4:13:48 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: qwerty1234

More like donor fatigue.


3 posted on 07/18/2026 4:17:44 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: qwerty1234

No USAID money coming in?


4 posted on 07/18/2026 4:18:12 AM PDT by dynachrome (“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”)
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To: qwerty1234

Deep State has run out of other people’s money.


5 posted on 07/18/2026 4:18:34 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: qwerty1234

The fat lady in the red dress has sung.

The Southern Puberty Law Center has shown everyone that the supposed historical racism in America is a now modern fabrication in order to raise millions from black folk now proven to be “Suckers”.

Are there still racists in America? The answer is yes But they have grown exceedingly unpopular, and are no longer institutionalized.Generally the people of color in America and their so called white enemies get along just fine. They intermarry, have children, enjoy the subculture, and pursue happiness.This vexes the race mongers like Aloysius Sharpton to no end. It is to laugh.


6 posted on 07/18/2026 4:25:31 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: Candor7

SPLC is the black equivalent of the White Citizens Council. Both groups existed to spread “lies for cash and power’.


7 posted on 07/18/2026 4:39:08 AM PDT by GOPJ (Commies build walls to stop citizens from escaping. WE build walls to keep people from breaking in. )
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To: dynachrome
No USAID money coming in?

Bingo!

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8 posted on 07/18/2026 4:47:54 AM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: qwerty1234

They are not closing because of a dwindling volunteer base, they are closing because of a dwindling flow of taxpayer funds from USAID, and SPLC. You can’t expect the people in charge to actually volunteer can you.


9 posted on 07/18/2026 5:18:40 AM PDT by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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To: Candor7
Are there still racists in America? The answer is yes

I would aver that there are, indeed, still millions of racists in America - esp. among minority communities.

Regards,

10 posted on 07/18/2026 5:21:06 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: qwerty1234

Eventually NFP’S and NGO’S run out of other people’s money, leaving them unable to appear as a rent-a-mob for media validation.


11 posted on 07/18/2026 6:38:13 AM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: qwerty1234
opportunities for anti-racism work expanded.

In other words, opportunities to spread hate and lies.

Like this one: Although the murder of George Floyd ...

12 posted on 07/18/2026 6:53:20 AM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven)
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To: qwerty1234

Teegrey Iannuzzi ??


13 posted on 07/18/2026 7:05:18 AM PDT by hanamizu
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