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12th annual RiceFest.
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Coastal Georgia celebrates RiceFest amid racist voter suppression

November 29, 2018 fwstaff
By Johnnie Stevens Thousands gathered in Riceboro, Georgia, from November 3 to November 10 for the 12th annual RiceFest. The parade and festival celebrate the culture, heritage and resistance of the Gullah Geechee people, a […]
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Demanding pay justice for tomato workers

October 30, 2018 fwstaff
By Anne Pruden Two Wendy’s fast food restaurants in New York City’s West Village appeared to have more people picketing outside than they had customers inside on the rainy Saturday night of October 27. A […]