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.
Podcast: Renel Books-Moon
The long-time announcer for the San Francisco Giants talks her Bay Area roots, her journey into broadcast, and what’s it’s like to be the voice of the hometown team for over 2 decades.
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White supremacy’s dirty little secret.
PODCAST: Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin
San Francisco’s newest poet laureate talks about his revolutionary upbringing and making a difference through poetry.
The LITTLE Black Book OF ALLYSHIP
Why Tovah Cook, author of Black Binder, believes that daily micro-actions are the best path to activism…and creativity
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All that Black History goodness.
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An emotional homecoming, a Black Panther Party primer and a fact check of all that good news from this week.
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This is the moment we’ve been waiting for.
They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds
Dr. Aisha Mays unveils Dream Youth Clinic’s new Community Garden—where opportunity grows for vulnerable Oakland teens.
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Impeachment x 2, policing the police, and the secret life of YouTube. Here are your antiracism action steps for January 15.
PODCAST: Dale Johnson
Dale Johnson Talks polo, protesting on horseback, and being the descendent of Black cowboys.
Meet Brandi and Lawrence: Gay Best Friends Who Had a Baby Together
Brandi J. Andrews, Lawrence Carroll and Blu Nyle want media to showcase a more inclusive range of family structures. As gay best friends who decided to have a baby together, their story proves there is no such thing as too much love when it comes to building a family.
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Get off the roller coaster and get to work.
Meet The Black Women Who turned Georgia Blue
Yep, it was Stacey. But don’t forget about Nsé, Helen, Tamieka, Melanie, LaTosha and Deborah.
A Handy Guide to resisting a coup
How and when will we know if America is really being hit with the c-word? And what do we do about it?
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.
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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.
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Get schooled on Reparations, advocate for Black Disabled Lives, treat yourself to some delectable desserts, and more.
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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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