Via Medium. Letting Go: 8 Years After Losing My Life Partner to Police Violence By Brandon D. Anderson Well before I was born, my grandfather, Foster, organized a group of Black business owners against police harassment. Grandpa Foster owned a nightclub in Oklahoma City where police had harassed him and his customers, threatening their safety so … Read More
Via InterVarsity. The U.S. Racial Crisis and World Evangelism Audio Download Transcript Any understanding of world evangelism and racism in our country must begin with an understanding of the history of racism. To understand why we are in the middle of a revolution in our time, to come to grips with what the black revolution … Read More
Via TodayTix. WHY DID IT TAKE A PANDEMIC FOR BROADWAY TO PAY ATTENTION TO BLACK ARTISTS? June 18, 2020 by Zhailon Levingston It took a pandemic for Broadway to care about Black lives, and even so the jury is out on whether or not they truly care yet or if they have nothing better to do than … Read More
Via Carlisanicole. LinkTree via @carlisanicole The LinkTree Includes: The Weekly Rundown. This week’s news stories are plentiful. Catch up on the top stories with The Weekly Rundown with Cardine Johnson. New episodes available every Friday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Tune in and stay informed! Resources for Accountability and Actions for Black Lives. … Read More
Via The New York Times. Jazz Is Built for Protests. Jon Batiste Is Taking It to the Streets. The pianist and “Late Show” bandleader has been bringing musical wake-up calls to events across New York. By Alan Scherstuhl, June 24, 2020 Jon Batiste, the jazz pianist and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” bandleader, has spent … Read More
Via American Theatre and Rattlestick Theater. What It Means to Be a Playwright Right Now This disorienting global moment is not an intermission—it’s the main drama itself. BY IDRIS GOODWIN Lights up on a freshly opened laptop or heavily sanitized smartphone screen The scroll begins, and down the timeline we go In the quick-moving montage, we … Read More
