MOVING BEYOND THE BLACK BOX
Signs of solidarity on social media are encouraging and appreciated as a Black run organization but it begs the question of understanding behind these posts.
If you are participating or unsure how to gain exposure please take a further, more, meaningful step to learn about the history and reasons behind racialized injustices.
1. PODCAST
In episode 241 of Shaun King’s the break down, listeners are invited into shaun’s space as he shares “four of the most powerful clips of his [Malcom X's] speeches and interviews.” Stating, “they are also painful, because they shouldn’t even be relevant anymore, but he literally could’ve said these things yesterday. Listen and learn.”
2. VIDEO
Mellody Hobson’s Ted Talk is a thoughtful speech in which she shares her experiences facing prejudice and how to combat racial inequities and microaggressions through a call of action to be brave, show courage, and be bold - speak up.
3. BOOK
Learning in a Burning House: Educational Inequity, Ideology, and (Dis)Integration by Sonya Douglass Horsford offers a historical look at inequities present within educational structures. Readers join the author as she explores systemic oppressors tracing back to the Brown vs. Board of Education impact in 1954 (only 66 years ago).
