What I’m Watching
What our cities are missing- Andrewism on Youtube
Gen Z Needs Public Libraries- Eliot Sang on Youtube
Are the Menzies okay??? Insecurity& Control masquerading as care- Khadija Mbowe on Youtube
The real reason our justice system is so broken…- F.D Signifier on Youtube and Nebula
astronomy has a colonial problem- Dr. Fatima on Youtube| link below
https://youtu.be/R7hK5_Rj--8?si=qt16vcLtKBl7SJMe
Poets that Inspire Me
Assata Shakuar
Maya Angelou
Sarah Kay
Langston Hughes
Ntozake Shange https://www.afropoets.net/ntozakeshange9.html
June Jordan
Sonia Sanchez
Lucille Clifton
Refaat Alareer
Frederick Joseph
Nimila
Artists that Inspire Me
Elizabeth Catlett https://www.moma.org/artists/1037-elizabeth-catlett
Micah BYCPARKER.COM
Thando Salman https://www.artsy.net/artist/thando-salman
Naudline Clove Pierre https://www.naudline.com
Gene Pearson https://www.lovettsgallery.com/gene-pearson
Brogan Bertie https://www.broganbertie.com
Thomas Blackshear https://www.thomasblackshearii.com
Connective Tissue
Poems: Affirmation: Assata Shakur, A Poem About My Rights: June Jordan, Connection is the key(by me lol) Shameless plug
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/zXqWrN8cr6Q?si=rOy1i01uaMqOYinK
Books:
What it takes to Heal- Prentis Hemphill
A Small Place- Jamaica Kincaid
Elite Capture( How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics and Everything Else)
Music:
Vision- Stevie Wonder
I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free - Nina Simone
Mon Rovia- Heavy Foot, crooked the road., City on a Hill
Samara Joy- Stardust, You Stepped Out of a Dream, Everything Happens to Me
Annahstasia- Be Kind, Sunday, Silk and Velvet
Online Art Tools I like:
What I’m Reading
all about love-bell hooks⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
all about love’ is a carefully considered dissection of love as an idea as a concept, and as an action. bell hooks takes us on a journey that encourages us to ask ourselves “What is love really?”. I think everyone should take the time to immerse themselves in such a truthful and dynamic read.
The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Freedom is a Constant Struggle Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Elite Capture How the Powerful Took over Identity Politics(And Everything else) - Olúfémi O. Táíwò
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Belly of the Beast- The Politics of Anti-Fatness As Anti- Blackness - Da’Shaun L. Harrison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sister Outsider- Audre Lorde
Women, Race, and Class - Angela Y. Davis
First & Fire poems that Inspire Action and Ignite Passion- Leslé Honoré
Assata- An autobiography- Assata Shakur
What It Takes to Heal( How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World) - Prentis Hemphill
We Alive, Beloved(Poems)- Frederick Joseph
Articles
from colonial to solarpunk education w/ andrewism- Human Restorationhttps://www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/on-solarpunk-education-w-andrewismDe-prioritizing caregiving, intimacy and relationships drives burnout & despair- Ayesha Khan, PH.D. https://wokescientist.substack.com/p/de-prioritizing-caregiving-intimacyhttps://www.whatsonemorepothos.com/post/a-reflection-on-palestine-grief-and-nina-simone-s-music
https://open.substack.com/pub/ismatu/p/the-case-for-a-global-strike?r=2kespz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
On Going
Beloved- Toni Morrison
The House on Mango Street- Sandra Cisneros
Meridian- Alice Walker
Yearning(race, gender, and cultural politics)- bell hooks
