Hey fam!
Here’s what we’re watching, listening to, reading, getting into and supporting this week.
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Check out this survey on Black Womxn’s experiences at work: https://everylevelleads.com/research
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has launched the Marshall Motley Scholarship Program, named for Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley, to support future civil rights lawyers who are committed to working toward racial justice in the South. The inaugural scholars were featured on an episode of GMA3 What You Need To Know this week.
In celebration of the recent reissue of Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians, this article in The Advocate, Queer Women Share Their Love of Lesbian Photographer JEB, celebrates the work of Joan E. Biren and features images and reflections from some of our faves, including Kaila Story and Alexis Pauline Gumbs.
Still hype from last week, check out these BTS clips from Tobe Nwigwe’s Fye Fye video: Part 1 and Part 2.
LISTEN
Candice Benbow’s Red Lip Theology podcast is back with COVID-19 conversations in partnership with the “It’s Up To You” Campaign. In the most recent episode she and guest Micky ScottBey Jones discuss the impact of the virus on Black families.
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CF Brittney contributed to this piece on The Cut offering some levity about how white people responded when they were suddenly forced to respond to race and racism.
This deep dive into A Different World had us all nostalgic and in our late 80s early 1990s feelings.
Here's a thoughtful piece about explaining microaggressions to kids.
Following up from last week, 1619 UNC alumni and students took out an ad in a local newspaper in support of Nikole Hannah Jones, and now Trustees are reconsidering her tenure bid—don’t ever let anybody tell you organizing doesn’t work!
White People’s Fear of Critical Race Theory is Based in Ignorance… (uhm hm)…
WATCH
Pride is a six-part docuseries on FX chronicling the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights in America from the 1950s through the 2000s.
Want a pensive, dreamy, melancholy queer love story? Check out season three of Master of None: Moments in Love starring Lena Waithe and Naomi Ackie on Netflix.
We also can’t wait to watch High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, also on Netflix.
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