The Cypher
Here's what we're reading, watching, and listening to this week!
Happy Friday, fam! Check out what we’ve found most interesting this week.
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“My Brush With The Black Manosphere” takes you down the rabbit hole of a burgeoning and dangerous online community: Black male influencers whose bread and butter is misogynoir.
The Root has been a longtime space for excellent voices in Black culture and politics. So why have over a dozen of its writers left the outlet? This piece breaks down why and how the landscape has changed.
The authors of Abolition. Feminism. Now. discuss why racialized state violence and gender-based violence have to be fought together.
Lovers of Lorraine Hansberry unite! “The Many Visions of Lorraine Hansberry” does a deep dive into her life and works.
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The Vox podcast Conversations interviews organizer and abolitionist Derecka Purnell about her new book, Becoming Abolitionists.
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As we prepare for a Black woman on SCOTUS, this great panel on Pauli Murray talks about how Pauli once sent a letter to President Nixon floating the idea of Pauli being nominated.
Looking for a pick me up? Abbott Elementary is keeping us in stitches. Shout out to Quinta Brunson for creating and starring in this earnest and heartfelt comedy about teachers in a Philadelphia public school.
Stay warm and safe, folks!