“Carusone and Media Matters’ rewriting of history — intentionally or not — plays into the racist myth...” https://medium.com/@jamesrucker/why-is-media-matters-stealing-credit-for-the-work-of-black-organizers-909443c6c7f5 …
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Replying to @aurabogado
As Rucker points out Media Matters' decision to take credit for Color of Change's work is made possible by press that preferences white men.
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It also has funding repercussions: Media Matters, a white organization, was able to bring in big money based on a black organization's work.
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Reporters and funders keep assuming that black people are best for taking to the streets, white people are the best for strategizing. Uff.
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But I'm really bothered that Media Matters, whose work centers on accountability, is the one taking credit for Color of Change's work.
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