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Lara is an award-winning writer and editor. Their journalism career started at the Philadelphia CityPaper and the Philadelphia Daily News. Lara also freelanced for national publications like Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and Teen Vogue before joining Wear Your Voice magazine as an editor and reshaping the publication to focus on pop culture and politics through a radical lens centering the voices of LGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). As the Editorial Director of Prism, their goal is to provide platforms for marginalized voices and to reshape the landscape of media altogether.

60 years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: To build a better future for workers, we must recognize the racist and blood-stained history of U.S. labor and the shortcomings of the labor movement’s past
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Workers continue the fight 60 years after the March on Washington

by Lara Witt August 24th, 2023August 28th, 2023

To build a better future for workers, we must recognize the racist and blood-stained history of U.S. labor and the shortcomings of the labor movement’s past

color photograph of a new york subway train passing an outdoor station and blocking out the daylight
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Jordan Neely was lynched

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In 2022, the workers’ rights movement continued to grow

by Lara Witt January 2nd, 2023December 15th, 2022
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Keeping LGBTQIA+ communities safe requires revolutionary strategy and solidarity in action

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Lessons learned, crucial context: a reproductive rights and justice reading list

by Lara Witt December 28th, 2022December 28th, 2022
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Climate justice, LANDBACK, and Just Transition—climate solutions are here

by Lara Witt December 22nd, 2022December 15th, 2022
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Looking to learn more about abolition? Start with this reading list

by Lara Witt December 20th, 2022December 15th, 2022
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The violence queer and trans people face is state-sanctioned

by Lara Witt November 21st, 2022November 21st, 2022
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