Via AlterNet. 20 Ways Not to Be a Gentrifier Written by Dannette Lambert / AlterNet Gentrification is the word of the day. As the wealthiest in this country flock to major metropolitan centers like San Francisco and New York, and the rest get pushed out into the margins, many people are asking, “Am I a gentrifier? Is it … 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 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 Google Books. Police Brutality: An Anthology Edited by Jill Nelson Ignited by the infamous shooting of Amadou Diallo, unarmed and innocent, at the hands of New York City police officers, journalist Jill Nelson was moved to assemble this landmark anthology on the topic of police violence and brutality: an indispensable collection of twelve “groundbreaking” … Read More
Via Slave Play: RESOURCES A LIST OF ARTICLES, FILMS, AND BOOKS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND SLAVE PLAY FROM A HISTORICAL CONTEXT. ESSAYS “VENUS IN TWO ACTS.” SAIDIYA HARTMAN, SMALL AXE, 2008. Hartman maps out the systemic violence visited upon the bodies and memories of enslaved black women and girls. “WHITE FRAGILITY.” ROBIN DIANGELO, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, 2011. The author examines the … Read More
Via Make the Road NY: RESOURCES IN ENGLISH (Para español vea abajo) At Make the Road NY as we face this pandemic we are shifting our work to respond to this crisis and to protect our members, staff and community. Here’s how we have been taking action: Creating and disseminating accurate, bilingual and culturally competent … Read More
