The Cypher
Sunday Morning Coffee/Tea Reads + Feminist AF Book Tour!
Read:
Black women's stories are necessary and powerful. We are checking for two in particular this week: Tarana Burke's NYT Bestselling Book, Unbound. Here she chats with Brene Brown about the memoir and and Gabrielle Union's You Got Something Stronger, also a NYT Bestseller. Check out this write up in Essence.
This excellent piece by Hannah Giorgis on changing representations in Black television is great for both reading and teaching.
For all the writers in the room, this Lithub interview with Ruth Ozeki will remind you why you write the way you write and remind you to trust your process.
This piece on missing white woman syndrome and the muted response to Gabby Petito.
More Covid Treatments are on the way.
RIP to the Charles Mills, the renowned Black philosopher.
Listen:
Ari Lennox's new single Pressure is everything you need in your neosoul (and foreplay) life. Get into this nostalgic video, which pays homage to some iconic faves
The Fugees' second and seminal album, The Score, turns 25 this year! The infamous trio is going on tour in honor of the milestone, and while I don't know about all that (because COVID), I will definitely be listening to the album on Spotify this weekend getting my whole 90's nostalgic life. Join me:
Watch:
Check out Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga in the trailer for the upcoming Netflix film inspired by Nella Larsen's novella, Passing. Here's the trailer:
This first person testimony from Bishop Leah Daughtry about the Haitian Immigrant Crisis at the Border.
The clip was circulating some years ago of this excellent 1971 conversation between James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni. But the clip did not tell the half. Watch the whole 2 hour conversation here.
ANNOUNCING: we’re heading out on tour on 10/5 with our new book Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood. We hope to see you there. Pre-order at www.feministaf.co.
