A CLEANER CLIMATE FIGHT
“I don’t want to be the only person alive on this planet, you feel me? I want my people to make it too.” Alexis cureton’s battle for climate justice.
The ABCs of Traveling While Black
Globetrotter Martinique Lewis wrote the modern greenbook for her fellow Black and brown travellers.
5 Things Friday: Shopping Edition
I know, it seems like kind of an abrupt left turn for your weekly antiracism email to suddenly be about SHOPPING, but hear us out.
5 Things Friday
Casey Goodson. Brandon Bernard. It's a lot. Which means there's a lot to do. Here are your 5 Things.
5 Black and indigenous Land-Back Orgs TO Support Right now and Always
Today is Giving Tuesday. But make donating to these organizations a part of your routine all year round.
The Sweetest Thing
Castro Valley pastry chef Elmeisha Fahrner shows her impressive range of skills—from conchas to cream puffs—in bespoke desserts almost too pretty to eat.
5 Things Friday
Get schooled on Reparations, advocate for Black Disabled Lives, treat yourself to some delectable desserts, and more.
5 Things Friday
A Black Friday shopping detox, Marin’s dirty secret, Quawan’s story, and more.
Podcast: Ida McCray
The founder of Families with a Future, an organization that supports children of incarcerated mothers, Ida McCray has a life story that will make your jaw drop. Spoiler: It includes hijacking a plane.
5 Things Friday
A recommitment ceremony (us + racial justice 4eva), and Georgia, Georgia, Georgia!
Show Me the Signs: A Benefit for African American Policy Forum
Artists from Cardi B to David Hockney show up in support of #SayHerName Mothers Network.
5 Things Friday
A confession, a coup handbook, a ray of sunshine, and more.
Kids to The Front
For the teens behind Youth Advocates 4 Change, the future is now, and they are here to shape it.
5 Things Friday
A petition for Walter Wallace Jr., a pre-election protest, a white folks phone bank and more.
The Evolution of an Activist: Part 2
These first-time voters have integrity, grit and hope. Smeeta Mahanti has been following them since 2016. Find out what they have to say as they prepare to cast their very first votes.
RIDE OUT TO VOTE
A powerful new film from Equestrians For Social Change is inspiring people to make a statement at the polls this year.
Covet Fashion’s Threading Change Grant is here
The popular fashion gaming app is giving $10,0000 to four BIPOC creatives working in the fashion industry. Get all the details here on how to apply.
PODCAST: Temi Adamolekun, Part 2
In the second installment of our conversation with the Pembroke PR founder, Temi Adamolekun talks transitioning her company during COVID, her own experiences with racism, and her awakening to the Black Lives Matter movement in America.
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Dream job openings for changemakers, free money for fashion pros, and a must-see museum exhibition.
The Evolution of An Activist: PArt 1
After the 2016 election, Smeeta Mahanti photographed over 300 kids and asked them to write a message to the world. She captured them again 4 years later as they prepare to vote in their first presidential election—and discovered that they have a lot more to say.
The art of Protest
At a new exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, local artists respond to a year like no other, tackling issues of police brutality, protest, pandemic, isolation, inequality and so much more.
EXPerience
THE BLACK TRUTH PROJECT.
From rich personal histories to pivotal experiences with racism to unbridled moments of joy, the Black Truth Project is a powerful call to continued allyship for non-Black people, and a way for Black people to see and celebrate themselves.
Patronage, Access, Race and ART
How one S.F. institution is trying to overcome ‘museums so white’ paralysis
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