Overground Collective

Centering #BIPOC voices and perspectives.

[Overground Collective @thisisOGC]

by looking at racism in the Antelope Valley, this piece by @whitneyinpublic reveals the importance of understanding the places that are often just unexamined backdrops to stories about racism and violence against Black people.
https://t.co/eU0iXdgYtk

[Lil Uzi Hurt 🥺 @lostblackboy]

My job just told us that the earliest we’ll be back in the office is July 2021, and I’m afraid that my code switching ability will have totally atrophied by then.

[Rebecca Eisenberg 🥯 @ryeisenberg]

@greatist @practicalkitch Are you an up and coming food writer? I’ve got some stories that need writers.

Feel free to drop a link to your portfolio in the replies or slide into my DMs with questions if you’re interested!

(I’m just getting warmed up, so bear with me while I navigate a new system, too.)

[Beth Rankin @byBethRankin]

Denver journos: Looking for an LGBTQIA+ freelance journalist (preferably in/near Denver) for some assignments for @thknwco/@denverpost. Would love to hear pitches, too. Reach out: [email protected]. CC @WritersofColor

[itsmelisabeth @itsmelisabeth]

@WritersofColor Hi there! I'm hiring for two new positions over at Kitchn: a Tools Editor and a Kitchen Editor. Trying to spread the word! Read more here: https://t.co/Z1Nv5gIYGp

[Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian]

Journalism friends, please share: Jobs/internships at @denverpost. Members of underrepresented communities encouraged to apply

1. Part-time news reporter https://t.co/Jszs2ZkPtM

2. Summer '21 internships https://t.co/rorHKCCk85

#journalismjobs @WritersofColor @aaja @NABJ @NAHJ

[Writers of Color @WritersofColor]

money won’t make you happy but it will help keep you alive

[Julie Sandorf @JulieSandorf]

A stunning act of local journalism

[Overground Collective @thisisOGC]

@HijaDe2Madre @Indigenia this is a great motto to https://t.co/CHgCVPPfaO by

[whitney. @whitneyinpublic]

yes - this about Kenosha! As an NYCer I’m interested to learn about and hear some of the history of the Midwest and racial injustice - cause let’s be real, the Midwest has been leading us in uprisings for Black life years now ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

[Overground Collective @thisisOGC]

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[Keiona Williamson @kei_williamson]

This week was... exhausting.

[Stacy Fernández (she/her) @StacyFernandezB]

Texas parents/guardians: If your child will get free or reduced-price school meals this school year or if your family qualified for the first time this year because of the pandemic I'd love to chat with you for a story

DM me or send me an email at [email protected] 😄

[Wendi C. Thomas @wendi_c_thomas]

When we don't ask the right questions, we celebrate the wrong things.

In today's episode of "Disaggregate the Data!" we look at the latest minority/women business spending data per @EcoGrowthEngine

Shelby County is majority black - but did black businesses benefit most?

[Overground Collective @thisisOGC]

@wendi_c_thomas @EcoGrowthEngine you stay educating the people and for that we thank you!

[Wendi C. Thomas @wendi_c_thomas]

A more personal story today: Police Have Been Spying on Black Reporters and Activists for Years. I Know Because I’m One of Them. https://t.co/Phyu7XNikK

[Melissa Sanchez @msanchezMIA]

“Workers feel powerless. They are easily intimidated and remain silent for fear of retaliation, fear of losing their jobs, fear that nobody will listen or believe them.”

What happens when Latina immigrant temp workers speak up against sexual harassment? https://t.co/SY2Fun6NXW

[Stacy Fernández (she/her) @StacyFernandezB]

Nora, 5, is losing social + communication skills she may not redevelop.

Katie, 14, tried to hurt herself, partially because of lost access to school therapy.

Special education access continues to falter for students with disabilities this fall. #txed
https://t.co/dwoSzyOkOV

[Alexa Ura @alexazura]

The fight over voting by mail in Texas during the pandemic has now progressed to a confrontation over who can even receive the form to apply.

Texas tells Harris County to halt plan to send all voters applications for mail-in ballots: https://t.co/wczUJeut0R #txlege

[Brian Kamanzi @BrianIKamanzi]

Words like “relocation,” “revitalization,” and “redevelopment” sit like a veneer over policies that shuffle Black people geographically in the name of property values, capital gain, and investment.

Great piece by @whitneyinpublic cc: @thisisOGC
https://t.co/qBwi2cGzmE

[whitney. @whitneyinpublic]

Been thinking about how behind each instance of Black death is a history of racial inequity. How each hashtag is a roadmap of historical violence. Wrote about this and the case of Antelope Valley in LA with @thisisOGC.

https://t.co/dNlUjnlL6z

[Overground Collective @thisisOGC]

this piece opened my eyes to the need to look deeper into places like Kenosha, Minneapolis, etc. what you find is that these places have deep histories of institutional violence against their Black residents. thank you, @whitneyinpublic for writing this! https://t.co/eU0iXdgYtk

[Overground Collective @thisisOGC]

you know, often when police kill a Black person, national media picks the story up and it comes across as a one-off. rarely is it mentioned that in these places where they kill our Black brothers and sisters, there is a long history of racism and anti-Blackness.

[Overground Collective @thisisOGC]

by looking at racism in the Antelope Valley, this piece by @whitneyinpublic reveals the importance of understanding the places that are often just unexamined backdrops to stories about racism and violence against Black people.
https://t.co/eU0iXdgYtk