Hey fam! Here’s what we’ve been watching, listening to, reading, and getting into this week.
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“Fye Fye” by Tobe Nwigwe feat. Fat Nwigwe had us hype all week!
BEAM is hosting a day-long summit called Black Healing Remixed that will feature Black mental health leaders, BEAM team trainings, dialogue with celebrity guests, and giveaways. Register here.
We are really excited about haven, a newly formed space for Black, Indigenous and Womxn of color seeking community, encouragement, and strength. Join Sayu and Ruchira on @weare_haven IG Live on May 25th at 6 pm EST to talk about India's COVID crisis and what we can do to help.
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Sheri was a guest on the Black Work Talk podcast! Check her out dropping some knowledge about labor and organizing.
Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris over at Still Processing had a great episode about the recent Tina Turner documentary, Tina.
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UNC-Chapel Hill is on some straight up bull and we are pissed. They have denied tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and creator of the 1619 Project.
Check out this take on how unions take up the fight for racial justice.
Read this beautiful review of The Underground Railroad, Barry Jenkins' 10-part series on Amazon Prime based on Colson Whitehead's novel by the same name.
Watch
The Underground Railroad on Amazon Prime
The Upshaws on Netflix
Bless you ladies for this space. As a man I feel proud to be a part of amplifying what is important for men to understand. I also glean so much from listening to understand black women so that we can support, love and embrace you better than we have. Thank you!