So....you want to take a deep dive into “how we got to here.”
Start by following these news sites. It’s an easy way to immerse yourself in the world view of folx living the Black experience.
NEWS SOURCES
https://thegrio.com/
The Root | The Blacker the Content the Sweeter the Truth
https://blavity.com/
TAKE A FREE COURSE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM (then) YALE PROFESSOR JONATHAN HOLLOWAY
https://www.openculture.com/african-american-history-emancipation-to-the-present-a-free-course-from-yale-university
PODCASTS and BLOGS
All but the last are based in/focused on Richmond:
Race Capitol on Apple Podcasts
The Cheats Movement - #WESEEIT
field negro (field-negro.blogspot.com
MOVIES - I’ll be adding more soon – and feel free to recommend some in comments.
1. 13th
2. I Am Not Your Negro
BOOKS
Did You Know Reading Black Books Is Also a Form of Resistance? (theroot.com)
25 Books for People Who Want to Learn More About Race in America
1. Stamped from the Beginning, by Ibram X. Kendi
2. The End of Policing, by Alex S. Vitale
This book sparks meaningful and timely discussion around policing, by revealing its brutal origins as a system of societal control. Vitale combines academic research with thoughtful opinion to explain why our current attempts at police reform—like diversification and better training—are failing to reduce race-based violence. The book “shows us what real alternatives to overpolicing would look like and how reducing the overall size and power of the police force can actually lead to stronger and safer communities,” says Maisy Card, author and public librarian. “He lays out concrete initiatives that people who want to support systematic change can advocate for.” [self.com]
3. Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge
4. How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide, by Crystal Fleming
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