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“If you want your life to get better, you’ve got to fight for it!” -Ruby Duncan

March 1, 2023

After losing her job as a hotel worker in Las Vegas, Ruby Duncan joined a welfare rights group of mothers who defied notions of the “welfare queen.” In a fight for guaranteed income, Ruby and other equality activists took on the Nevada mob in organizing a massive protest that shut down Caesars Read More

“The Art of Faith Ringgold” Opening at Puffin Feb. 26th

February 8, 2023

On February 26th at 4:00pm the Puffin Cultural Forum will be presenting an exhibition of printed works and textiles by renowned Englewood-based artist Faith Ringgold. This show is in collaboration with Gallery Bergen’s upcoming show Faith Ringgold: Coming to Jones Road.  Opening will feature a musical performance from Nioka Workman of the Firey String Sistas and poetry Read More

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives & The Puffin Foundation announce the 2023 Alba/Puffin Award Winner

January 27, 2023

Fifty years after Roe v. Wade, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) announces that the 2023 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will go to Indigenous Women Rising (IWR). One of the largest monetary awards for human rights in the world, the ALBA/Puffin Award is a $100,000 cash prize granted Read More