Hey Family,
Hope you enjoyed the virtual discussion of Stacey Abrams’ While Justice Sleeps, part of the #SummerPeachReads series launched June 30th. If you missed this one be sure to subscribe today and join the July discussion on Alyssa Cole’s How to Find a Princess AND The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah. Purchase your copies from your local independent bookstore or from bookshop.org.
Don’t forget the Crunk Feminist Mailbag is open, drop an email with questions you’d like us to answer or things you’d like us to address, send your questions to cfctheremix@gmail.com
Read
CFC fave Janelle Monae is coming out with a collection of short fiction!
Donald Rumsfeld bought the house where Edward Covey tried to “slave break” Frederick Douglass as his weekend home.
More devastating news about Indian schools in Canada
Friend of the CFC Wade Davis talks sports, homophobia, masculinity and sexism in Rolling Stone Magazine
NCAA athletes now able to earn money on their NIL (name, image and likeness), and it’s about damn time!
Tayari Jones writes beautifully in tribute to Precious, the heroine of Sapphire's novel PUSH on the 25 year anniversary of the groundbreaking book.
A new piece in The Atlantic on the complications of family ties.
University of North Carolina finally does the right thing and grants Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure, but gets the supreme side-eye for needing national pressure to do it.
Watch
If you have not already, check out My Life, the documentary about Mary J. Blige’s life and experiences as chronicled in her classic sophomore album.
Listen
Check out the James Baldwin playlist on Spotify made up of his personal record collection.
Have a great weekend!