Day 11

bell hooks…enough said.

Day 10

Today, I am sharing a great little video about how to stand in solidarity with Black, Indigenous and other People of Color by Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a Black Muslim author and activist. In her TikTok, she answers basic and practical questions about how people can live more fully into being an active anti-racist.

Yasmin’s book, Talking About a Revolution, came out in May 2022. If you would like to order her book, you can find it here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/talking-about-a-revolution-9781761044595. She has also published many essays and two other books for middle school youth. I have ordered all of her books and look forward to her transformative writing.

Please continue to support Black women!

Blessings,
Deb

Today I am lifting up Shyla Tre @highlyvibey on TikTok. Her video below calls for the end of the trope “Black on Black” crime. Crime happens in local communities and in our society most neighborhoods remain segregated. Therefore, victims of crime (of all races!) are often victimized by people of their own race. White victims of crime are most often violated by white perpetrators. She also highlights that crime has its roots in historic economic disenfranchisement and that disenfranchisement is rooted in white supremacy. Again, history matters.

I have given a donation to Shyla at Venmo: @ShylaTre. If you can, thank her for her constant labor and education.

Blessings,
Deb