“Being a slave is the antithesis to patriarchal kinship, bearing the reproduced into a structure that requires their maturation and severance from kin prior to the event of birth.” Patrice D. Douglass. Engendering Blackness, p. 32
Atlanta’s Sojourner Truth Press was a radical women's print shop, and a long standing
Little Five Points staple, that was steeped in the liberation movements of its time. https://t.co/CsDS5Qyexx
"they have sex with us every day since when we were abducted. They feed us but do all sorts of immoralities with us every day" - Survivor of Kidnapping narrating her story on the ordeal she & other women passed through in the bandits den. (translated from Hausa)
In "Captive Ecologies," Jennifer C. James makes a case for the ecological significance of slavery’s afterlife, examining Black literature and art to trace entanglements between racial capitalism and Black ecological freedom. Read the intro for free now: https://t.co/faJowuSl4u
The discography of Sonny Rollins is one of the great journeys in jazz.
Every era of his career pushed the music forward.
Rest in peace to one of the last true giants of bebop and beyond.
There was a time when I was clueless about Afropessimism, relying on comrades for clarity. I had to eventually make time and read the texts myself. This reading list for beginners traces my personal journey of growing from Biko to understanding Marriott. https://t.co/QbcxfQ412O
Renee Nicole Good is the second person who has been killed by ICE this week. In LA, ICE killed Keith Porter in his own home as he celebrated on New Year’s Eve.
As a nurse, this is disgusting, this is unacceptable, this is neglect, and this is evil. To have a patient screaming in agony and to be sitting there, ignoring it, to ask her questions and chart as she’s actively in labor and clearly in pain is horrifying.
As a black woman who is a nurse and has seen it with my own eyes, this is the EXACT reason I push for advocacy and speaking up. MEDICAL RACISM KILLS PEOPLE.
As you can tell, the marketing budget is smaller than the show budget, so please make sure to share amongst your friend group. The Vince Staples Show Season 2 is airing on Netflix in FOUR DAYS. November 6th. Find it in the clearance aisle.