Via Fractured Atlas. Working Apart So We Can Work Together By Courtney Harge As part of our commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression, Fractured Atlas has been hosting race-based caucuses since late 2016. Each space serves a unique role in our work. We’re sharing our experiences in the hopes that more organizations will implement the practice. Photo Credit: Flickr user Dorret What … Read More
Via Harvard Public Health. AMERICA IS FAILING ITS BLACK MOTHERS For decades, Harvard Chan alumni have shed light on high maternal mortality rates in African American women. Finally, policymakers are beginning to pay attention. By Amy Roeder Serena Williams knew her body well enough to listen when it told her something was wrong. Winner of … Read More
Via Movement Generation. Transition Is Inevitable, Justice Is Not: A Critical Framework For Just Recovery “We are a people and a land adapted to surviving hurricanes, natural and social. We know that the broken makes way for the new, and at the eye of each storm there is a circle of calm, a place from … Read More
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 Simon and Schuster. Redefining Realness New York Times Bestseller • Winner of the 2015 WOMEN’S WAY Book Prize • Goodreads Best of 2014 Semi-Finalist • Books for a Better Life Award Finalist • Lambda Literary Award Finalist • Time Magazine “30 Most Influential People on the Internet” • American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book In her profound … Read More
Via Macmillian. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower ELOQUENT RAGE A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower BRITTNEY COOPER “Brittney Cooper is a national treasure. This book is just so good.” —Rebecca Traister “Rigorous, honest, heartfelt, compassionate, and challenging.” —Mychal Denzel Smith “I was waiting for an author who wouldn’t forget, ignore, or erase us black … Read More
