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Explore, Learn, Grow: Impactful Black History Resources Inside đź“–

Elevate your understanding of Black history with curated resources.

Our thoughts this week…

As you know, it’s the last day of Black History Month. As a Black Woman-owned cooperative, we’re celebrating this month by resting. We’re leaning into community and surrounding ourselves with the beauty of Blackness in all forms. 

We generally send out these newsletters with helpful information or thoughtful perspectives that are shaped by our lived experiences of being at the exact intersection of Blackness and Womanhood. 

This month we’re calling you to the forefront to be the amplifiers. Liking BHM-centered posts, adding a few banners to your website, or reposting content to your stories isn’t enough anymore. Instead, spend your dollars with Black-owned businesses, generously pour resources into our community, create safe spaces where Black people can freely focus on self-governance, protect us from physical dangers we’re always at risk of when we speak out about our oppression.  

Research what Black people have said the above should look like. 

Allow our rest to be more than the shortest month of the year. 

Things we’re talking about…

  • Designer Pyer Moss is hosting another round of “Loot-Outs.” The creativity is unmatched. Read more about what this means in fashion terms here.

  • Beyonce is just using her career to stunt on folks at this point, and we’re very much here for it. Find yourself some chaps IMMEDIATELY and read more about Act ii here.

  • Forbes will always receive side-eye from us after publicly calling Kylie Jenner a “self-made billionaire” but their article on ways to authentically celebrate Black History Month as a brand will always be a goodie. Consider this our one tip on where to start your research, read more here.

  • While we don’t need a research group to tell us there is cause for concern around continued prejudice in the US, it certainly helps to have it outlined and presented in such a thorough and clear way. Check out the report here. 

Resources…

The Creative Equity Toolkit has links to hundreds of practical resources, inspiring case studies, and important research on increasing diversity in the arts.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has laid out a free 5-week course highlighting the artists who used their crafts to uplift the race, speak truth to power, and inspire a nation.

Though published in 2020, “10 Ways Your Social Justice Work Might Be Inaccessible and Elitist — And Why That’s a Problem,” written by Hari Ziyad, still holds an incredible amount of relevance.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Want to start putting some of the things you learned into action? Feel free to send us donations to support our work, purchase our book “Working Differently as a Black Millennial Woman”, or make introductions for us to those that have the resources.