Happy Friday, family! Here’s what we’re watching, listening to, reading, and supporting this week. Get into it!
Join
Are you a labor leader? Register for The Womxn’s Labor Leadership Symposium. The symposium is a space to amplify the groundbreaking work that womxn leaders in the WILL Empower network and across worker justice movements are engaged in. This is an extraordinary opportunity to connect with others around key questions that we are all grappling with at this moment.
Watch
Questlove’s directorial debut, Summer of Soul is lit! Watch this luminous film on HULU or if you are brave go see it at the theatre. And if you can’t get enough of classic soul music (who can?), take a look at Amazing Grace, the film recording of Aretha Franklin’s best selling gospel album. It’s also on HULU.
Listen
Jemele Hill Is Unbothered has started its 3rd season with queen shit. Check out her interview with Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott.
In the next three decades, there’ll be an estimated 143 million climate refugees fleeing rising sea levels, extreme heat, and other calamities. Vox’s daily podcast Today, Explained talks about “climate havens,” where folks could possibly relocate to.
Read
A fascinating genealogy of one of our favorite complicated online spaces, #BlackTwitter.
Child Tax Credit payments start this week. Share with the folks in your life who need this info.
Prayers up for our fam in South Africa. Keep abreast of the unrest and uprising.
More musings on critical race theory, including an interview with poet Eve Ewing on critical race theory, comic books, and the power of public schools.
Sending love to our non-binary fam! July 14 was International Non-Binary People's Day. This article has some great information about being a good ally.
Naomi Osaka is a self-advocate AND the Best Female Athlete in the country.
Hannah-Jones tenure case shows white people overvalued in academia
Look
Hello there. Our favorite vegan foodie, Tabitha Brown, has her own seasoning. Were you able to snag a bottle?