Via Indigenous Action. Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex This provocation is intended to intervene in some of the current tensions around solidarity/support work as the current trajectories are counter-liberatory from my perspective. Special thanks to DS in Phoenix for convos that lead to this ‘zine and all those who provided comments/questions/disagreements. Don’t … Read More
Via Medium. I’m White and I’m Outraged by Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder. Now What? By Taharee Jackson A Practical Guide for White Allies and Accomplices Dr. Taharee A. Jackson, Ph.D. May 8, 2020 I’m tired of wishing dead Black men a Happy Birthday. And I don’t mean federal holidays. Several years ago I penned a piece … Read More
Via Indy Week. Are You Afraid of Black Feminists? Or Just Your Own Freedom? BY ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS “If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free, since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression.” — Combahee River Collective Statement, 1977 This weekend at … Read More
Via Combahee River Collective. The Combahee River Collective Statement Combahee River Collective We are a collective of Black feminists who have been meeting together since 1974. [1] During that time we have been involved in the process of defining and clarifying our politics, while at the same time doing political work within our own group … Read More
Via The New York Times. Commentary on #blackoutttuesday Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang, two black women who work in music marketing, proposed that the music industry hold a day of reflection on Tuesday after the death of George Floyd. But what began as a targeted effort quickly morphed into the sea of black boxes you … Read More
Via Forge. Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead) Activism can’t begin and end with a hashtag By Holiday Phillips OnMay 25, George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes as Floyd gasped, “I can’t breathe.” On March 13, Breonna Taylor was … Read More
