Happy Friday, fam. We made it through another week, so let us celebrate with rest and revelry.
Here’s what we’ve been reading, watching, and getting into this past week.
Listen
Our own CF Robin’s latest episode at Alabama Public Radio is brilliant, vital, journalism. Check out the vital discussion about race, place, history, and reckonings at the Legacy Museum of Alabama.
Read
The future - and present- of hip-hop is feminist. A brilliant interview with our own Brittney about Feminist AF over at Salon.
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls. New findings from researchers at The Marshall Project.
A lovely conversation Sonia Sanchez at 87 - ”there’s more work to be done.”
Women and the Liberating Power of No. Wisdom (including from Brittney and Robin) on the power of reclaiming our time.
Watch
Brittney Cooper on the election and surviving white supremacy. This is not one to miss!
Thoughts of a Colored Man is a must see Broadway show with an all Black male cast. It’s a beautiful and vulnerable experience if you can get to NYC.
Look
Inheritance: Black Life and American History. A project about American history, Black life, and the resilience of memory.
For a visual moment to take you into the weekend with some wonder and awe, take a look at these images in which the photographer marries the worlds above and below the water in a single frame.