The Cypher

Hey folks! We have a couple of reminders and then our weekly round up of what we’re watching, listening to, reading, and supporting this week!

Remix Reminders

Brittney, Chanel, and Susana wrote a book!

Our new joint drops October 5th and breaks down feminism for all the young curious folks in your life.

Pre-order from your favorite bookseller here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324005056

Our #SummerPeachReads launches on June 30th with a virtual discussion of Stacey Abrams’ While Justice Sleeps for paid subscribers. In July we’ll be discussing Alyssa Cole’s How to Find a Princess and wrapping up with the street lit classic The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah. Purchase your copies from your local independent bookstore or from bookshop.org.

Our Crunk Feminist Mailbag is on and popping. If you have questions you’d like us to answer or things you’d like us to address, send your questions to cfctheremix@gmail.com

Read

Kimberle Crenshaw breaks down Critical Race Theory so it will forever and consistently be broke:. 

THE HAIR TALES, an intimate series about the connection between Black women, beauty and identity, through the lens of Black hair produced by Tracee Ellis Ross, Michaela Angela Davis, Tara Duncan and Oprah Winfrey is coming to small screens near you. Production will begin later this year and the series will air in 2022.

We are cheering for all the black women athletes heading to Tokyo this summer. Also check out this piece about cheering for Sha'Carri Richardson and all of the unapologetically badass black girls like her who are not famous.

COVID Goddamn: Reduced life expectancy was especially terrible for Black and Latinx folks because of COVID-19. 

Check out this gorgeous, heartbreaking read on grief and love.

Watch

Check out Chris Jones' phenomenal campaign video for governor of Arkansas, then read about why it's problematic that Black candidates have to be so damn phenomenal.

Can you believe it's been 25 years since MJB's iconic album My Life dropped? Check out the documentary, My Life, on Amazon Prime today! Here's the trailer. 

Lupin is a fun, cerebral mystery on Netflix, though we still haven’t figured why there are no Black women in the show’s fictional Paris...

Listen

Check out the launch of Dynamite Hill, a new blog and podcast with host Terrence Merkerson at https://www.dynamitehill.com/. The first podcast post, "Juneteenth: A 'Gaudy Illusion' of Liberation" is a taste and teaser of some good Black feminist analysis and commentary. Listen and subscribe.

Have a great weekend!