As activists across the country fight back against restrictive laws targeting reproductive health care, accurate portrayals of history in schools and colleges, appropriate care for trans youth and… Read More
In 2017 the RFC embarked on what became a deeply engaging 18+ month strategic planning process. It began with a survey of current and former Board, staff and consultants and resulted in a plan that… Read More
Granting summaries from the RFC's fall 2023 awards. Recent grants supported young activists from the Stop Cop City movement, the children of racial justice and LGBTQIA+ inclusion advocates, the… Read More
RFC Executive Director Jennifer Meeropol spoke with Board members Michael Ford and Nilanjana "Buju" Dasgupta about their connections to the RFC and how our work engages them.
The RFC highlights two beneficiary families with positive updates, including long-awaited reunions with loved ones and a new project uplifting the voices of political prisoners.
Last weekend marked the 85th anniversary of Billie's Holiday's recording of "Strange Fruit," a protest song against the lynching of Black Americans, written by Abel Meeropol (father of RFC Founder,… Read More
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Today's Rosenberg Mention of the Day includes a short summary on Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, who issued a stay of execution in the Rosenberg Case. He was confirmed 85 years ago this… Read More
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Happy (almost) birthday to activist artist Billie Holiday, born on April 7, 1915. The talented, iconic blues singer performed and popularized Abel Meeropol's powerful and haunting anti-lynching… Read More
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Today's Strange Fruit Mention of the Day is uber local to the RFC office. It comes from Northampton, MA where a literary gathering, the WriteAngles Conference, organized by the Straw Dogs Writers… Read More
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Today's Strange Fruit Mention of the Day is an event on Thursday, February 8th that we've really looking forward to attending. There's still time to register for "The Billie Holiday Symposium," at… Read More