We’re feeling both excited and, as @carrie__lowry_schuettpelz puts it, cautiously optimistic about the Lumbee Tribe’s latest step toward federal recognition.
Carrie chronicles the nuances of federal recognition both historically and personally in her groundbreaking book THE INDIAN CARD, offering a powerful exploration of tribal enrollment and what it truly means to be Native American in the U.S. If this recent presidential memo has sparked your curiosity, we highly recommend diving into her research-driven, yet deeply personal, perspective on the topic.
Listen to the full interview on @npr’s All Things Considered
Introducing the fund my event roadmap—a tool to help you break down the costs of hosting an event and feel confident booking a speaker.
Included in the spreadsheet is also a grant resources page, premade sponsor letter template, and creative funding ideas. We also send out an email each month with a recap of current grant opportunities and funding ideas. If you love a good checklist, this one’s for you!
Comment ROADMAP to get the spreadsheet and sign up for the Funding Round Up Newsletter.
We can’t fragment history and expect it to make sense.
In his recent interview on the Innovations in Education podcast with David Adams, Lee Hawkins reminds us that confronting even the darkest parts of our country’s history is essential to fostering a deeper, more authentic love for it.
📚 I AM NOBODY’S SLAVE goes on sale January 14! Preorder now.
Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
“Who benefits from unchecked university power and who is made to carry the cost in the shadows of these ivory towers.” —@drdavarianlbaldwin
What a powerful conversation Davarian Baldwin brought to MIT as part of this year’s @MIT Reads selection!
You can find the full recording on YouTube by @mitlibraries.
Political scientist Nicholas Buccola discusses his book THE FIRE IS UPON US: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America. The book looks at how the clash between the civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism continues to illuminate America’s racial divide.
Watch the full video by @theopenmindtv on @cuny.tv’s YouTube channel.
What does it take to break the cycles of trauma for Black Americans? Journalist Lee Hawkins discusses his new podcast ‘What Happened in Alabama?’, which explores 400 years of his family’s lineage and reveals the intertwined lives of Black and White families, their resilience and sufferings, and the impact of historical trauma.
Watch the full video by @MPRNews on YouTube.
The full podcast series is now out on Apple and Spotify playlists.
The trailer for THE BLACK PERIOD by Hafizah Augustus Geter is here! Don't mind us, we'll just be watching this on repeat until September.
You can preorder your copy at the link in our bio!
I say, ‘the Black Period,’ and mean ‘home’ in all its shapeshifting ways.” In The Black Period, Hafizah creates a space for the beauty of Blackness, Islam, disability, and queerness to flourish, celebrating the many layers of her existence that America has time and again sought to erase.
At nineteen, she lost her mother to a sudden stroke. Weeks later, her father became so heartsick that he needed a triple bypass. By her thirties, she was constantly in pain, pinballing between physical therapy appointments, her grief, and the grind that is the American Dream. Hafizah realized she’d spent years internalizing the narratives that white supremacy had fed her about herself. Suddenly, she says, I was standing at the cliff of my own life, remembering.
Recalling her parents’ lessons on the art of Black revision, and mixing history, political analysis, and cultural criticism, alongside 70+ stunning original artworks created by her father, renowned artist Tyrone Geter, Hafizah maps out her own narrative, weaving between a childhood populated with Southern and Nigerian relatives; her days in a small Catholic school; a loving but tragically short relationship with her mother; and the feelings of joy and community that the Black Lives Matter protests engendered in her as an adult. All throughout, she forms a new personal and collective history, addressing the systems of inequity that make life difficult for non-able-bodied persons, queer people, and communities of color while capturing a world brimming with potential, art, music, hope, and love.
