Welcome back to a Quarantine Slice, where, this week, we discuss the BLM movement and shed some light on amazing black artists and their work.
Some Recommended Reading:
They Can’t Kill Us All: The Story of the Struggle for Black Lives by Wesley Lowery
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Jubilee by Margaret Walker
White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue...and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation Lauren Michael Jackson
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique Morris
White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Di Angelo
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jessmyn Ward
Passing by Nella Larsen
Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo by Zora Neale Hurston
Recommended Movies:
Queen & Slim (2019)
Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)
Fresh (1994)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Juice (1992)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Moonlight (2016)
Get Out (2017)
Black Panther (2018)
Malcolm X (1992)
The Wood (1999)
Bamboozled (2000)
Next Day Air (2009)
Pariah (2011)
Menace ll Society (1993)
Dead Presidents (1995)
House Party (1990)
Love Jones (1997)
New Jack City (1991)
Set It Off (1996)
Best Man Holiday (2013)
Crooklyn (1994)
CB4 (1993)
Girlhood (2014)
Dope (2015)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Girls Trip (2017)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Love and Basketball (2000)
Brown Sugar (2002)
Soul Food (1997)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
What's Love Got to Do with It? (1993)
Boomerang (1992)
Friday (1995)
Some Recommended Podcasts:
NPR’s Code Switch: explores how racism impacts every part of society--politics, pop culture, history, sports, etc.
In Black America: John Hanson; Focuses on stories of black people in America with lots of amazing guest stars from civil rights leaders, artists, writers, teachers
The Brown Girl's Guide to Politics: conversations with women politicians, candidates and influencers
What Matters: really informative for newcomers on the Black Lives Matter Movement, goes into how they organized, what changes they want on local, state, and federal levels, volunteer efforts, etc.
Intersectionality Matters!: hosted by Kimberle Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
Yo is This Racist?: Hosted by writer Andrew Ti and actress Tawny Newsome, the show centers around listener-submitted questions about whether or not their statements or actions constitute being racist.
Pod Save the People with DeRay: DeRay Mckesson, one of the leading civil rights activists of his generation, boldly explores cultural issues that impact people of color, but are rarely covered in mainstream media. He along with fellow activists Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Sam Sinyangwe discuss news, culture, social justice, and politics in fresh, engaging ways that keep listeners tuned in every Tuesday. The podcast also features weekly one-on-one interviews with special guests. Past guests have included Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Grammy-winning singer/songwriter John Legend.
