How do we take care of and build up support for one another during this time? If you're like me, you may be struggling to feel like you can engage in the conversation when social media is incredibly loud, active, and impermanent right now. If I can only access the world through my phone and my computer, the ways that I engage with that world become incredibly important. My work, social life, passions, and hobbies are all here, and all of them need to take a moment and redirect their attentions toward the issues of race in America.
I chose to make this playlist - a compilation of some of my favorite black artists and friends, and invite you to help me build it, share it, and grow it. Do you know any black artists who could use some love and support right now? Send them my way. -P
This is a video that has been circulating around the internet, and if you stream it in the background, it not only generates ad revenue to support Black Lives Matter, but also supports incredibly talented black artists and musicians. Give her a stream! See what you learn.
While I have you here, here are some links. Black poets/artists/creators how to financially help BLM with NO MONEY/leaving your house (Invest in the future for FREE) This video project was created to offer people a way to donate and financially contribute to #blacklivesmatter without having any actual money or going out to protest themselves. Investing in our future can be difficult for young people, so 100% of the advertisement revenue this video makes through AdSense will be donated to the associations that offer protester bail funds, help pay for family funerals, and advocacy listed in the beginning of the video. PLEASE share this video, make sure to leave the ads running, repeat the video, and let people know about this easy way to help. Jacqueline Woodson reads "You Lose Something Every Day" Tabia Yapp reads "Magical Negro #217: Diana Ross Finishing a Rib in Alabama, 1990s" unfortunately I have a body and I’m the only one in charge of it you know what I eat the bones too I’m in the world I’m in the world Nobody cares where I came from. Raych Jackson reads "Church Girl Learns to Pray Again" José Olivarez reads "I Loved the World So I Married It" https://twitter.com/_joseolivarez I found all of these words beautiful. I want to support these creators. If there's someone I should add, or some other way to help black artists and creators, let me know!
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