Colors of Influence

Convos relevant to communities of color. Based in Colorado by way of ocean waves & fire mountains of the Pacific Northwest & the Philippines

[Adilly @AWilderDoctor]

Black women realizing that we have another election to carry on our backs

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

In #DecolonizingWellness, #wellnesscoach #DaliaKinsey discusses the damaging effects of Eurocentric cultural biases on beauty, thinness, and diet fads, offering an empowering perspective for people with marginalized identities #bookreview #QTBIPOC

https://t.co/LI36nfibcL

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

Ecological healing requires awareness of how #Indigenous ancestral knowledge can complement Western scientific approaches to environmental restoration practices. Book review of “Medicine Wheel for the Planet" by Dr. Jennifer Grenz @Jennifer_Grenz @UMinnPress

[Facing History @facinghistory]

Today is World Day of #SocialJustice, an opportunity for students to learn about making meaningful change. Explore this year’s theme “Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances” with your students using our set of resources and journal prompts.

https://t.co/16YbXYPBvZ

[Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy @RacePowerPolicy]

.@BlkEconAlliance has released a new policy roadmap to reduce disparities and advance Black economic success.

Read the full agenda: https://t.co/Gs7ENCkR9U

[Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II @RevDrBarber]

There are 85 million poor & low-income people who are eligible to vote in this country. It’s time to wake the sleeping giant & use our power.

On March 2, our #MoralMovement will be mobilizing in 31+ states & D.C. to build a Third Reconstruction. RSVP: https://t.co/l1haMrJBEa

[Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II @RevDrBarber]

For the past year, I’ve been working w/ @wilsonhartgrove to write a book that can cut thru the myths that divide us & bring Americans together to tackle the poverty that’s crippling our democracy. It’s truth-telling time.

[Cornel West @CornelWest]

I am blessed to be invited to #Houston by the PAB - Palestinian American Bridge, on March 3rd from 4-8PM CST to speak about Gaza on the Global Stage with a great panel of thinkers, leaders, and organizers. For tickets: https://t.co/Vl0vyk9WcY

#CornelWest2024 #TruthJusticeLove

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

“Florida legislators are actively working to erase the history of Black people through school curricula and have sanctioned lessons that diminish the evil of slavery and frame the inhumane institution as somehow beneficial to the enslaved.”

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

The state of Florida has been cultivating ignorance, anti-Blackness, and bigotry that, along with lax gun laws, has now culminated in Black people there being hunted and fatally harmed.

https://t.co/U9jmMxwTKS

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

Qiana Arnold, a full spectrum doula, discusses the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. The ruling seeks to restrict the use of mifepristone in abortions nationwide. It remains on hold while the case makes its way to SCOTUS.

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

Join me at Virtual Squad Community Gathering to support our #undocumented neighbors in Colorado #UnitedWeDream #ImmigrantRights #OrganizingForChange https://t.co/VqEtzzOf3l via @UWDAction

[AAPI Data @AAPIData]

📣 Are you a skilled artist or graphic designer in the U.S? 🎨 🖌️

AAPI Data is searching for YOU to create an art piece that captures the essence of our AANHPI communities and embodies the theme “Data is Empowering” 💪😁

Visit https://t.co/xpFJ7je5mm for more details.

[J.T. Roane @JTRoane]

We are excited to share with the world, our Black Ecologies Zine. 64 pages of brilliance--poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and original art by Alissa Diamond. This is a resource we hope you will consider using in classroom or community. @ISGRJRutgers https://t.co/aEVUEBKijd

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

“White supremacist and misogynistic, ageist, etc., views are overrepresented in the training data, not only exceeding their prevalence in the general population but also setting up models trained on these datasets to further amplify biases and harms.”

https://t.co/hCpbhB3e08

[Sikh Coalition @sikh_coalition]

The Sikh Coalition joins the LGBTQ+ community in grieving O'Shae Sibley, whose death is being investigated as a potentially bias-motivated crime. No community is deserving of or responsible for hate violence, and we must stand together in pursuit of both healing and justice.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"In most American states, you can be fined for leaving a dog outside without water or shade. But with the exception of CA, OR, WA & CO
America’s 2.5 million agricultural workers don’t have the same protections under high heat conditions...."
https://t.co/SXHBnRq7nM #CALOR

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

Deliberate misrepresentation of #CriticalRaceTheory is part of a broader movement to halt awareness & critique of interlocking systems of oppression: racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, etc.

[Danté Stewart (Stew) @stewartdantec]

Just so we’re clear: this isn’t just another “opinion” on DEI. This is apart of a long story of a radical conservatives who is clear about culture wars. https://t.co/nmVBwH9mQx

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

“The entire curriculum perpetuates the misbegotten, ahistorical narrative that most white people were interested in freedom, liberty and justice for Black people… (injustice) could not have continued if the vast majority of white people didn’t allow it.”

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

I actually read all 216 pages of Florida's new state social studies standards, and the enslaved-people-benefitting-from-slavery is not even the worst part. They basically created a K-12 course in Caucasian Race Theory

Here's the top 10 problems I found:

https://t.co/jFEPFCxYHo

[Colors of Influence @ColorsInfluence]

@CUDenverAlumni From our very first Zoom call to discuss research goals & objectives, I knew Scott was in my corner. He helped break down a complex, multi-layered dissertation research process in manageable steps. Grateful always for his patient guidance & investment of time & confidence.