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 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 Medium. Enough Already with the Statements of “Solidarity,” Arts World By Kaisha S. Johnson “I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.” — James Baldwin I’ve gone from awe to agony to anger in the course of three days. According to my spiritual goddess guide Audre Lorde, those uses of anger can … Read More
Via HuffPost. 11 Things To Do Besides Say ‘This Has To Stop’ In The Wake Of Police Brutality Want to end police brutality against Black people? To paraphrase Angela Davis, it’s not enough to *not* be racist — you need to be antiracist. By Brittany Wong Let’s face it: We’ve become depressingly rote in our … Read More
Via Rewire. Smashing the Status Quo of Classical Music A conversation with radio host and musician Garrett McQueen of the ‘Trilloquy’ podcast by James Napoli When Garrett McQueen, a 33-year-old native of Memphis, Tennessee, first moved to Minnesota for a job as a national host and producer at the country’s largest classical music service, he found himself spending long … Read More
Via Penguin Random House. The Fire Next Time Teacher’s Guide BY JAMES BALDWIN NOTE TO TEACHERS Nobody Knows My Name (1961-the year of the Freedom Riders) and The Fire Next Time (1963-the year of the March on Washington) were first published when the civil rights movement was in full sway across the United States. James Baldwin had already been … Read More
