Do What The White House Would Highly Dislike - Learn About Black Experiences

It's #BlackHistoryMonth and while I can doomscroll and mindlessly watch hair bleaching tutorials via YouTube to tune out the ugliness taking place, I decided a better use of evenings - educating myself. 

By Vik_Y

And, what better time to educate oneself on the atrocities that helped to build the United States and capitalism, specifically slavery than right now? The Trump administration is doing all they can to dismantle DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) programs within the government and actively encouraging corporate companies to do the same, claiming that people "do not earn" their jobs, or scholarships, or (insert something else here). While companies are ridding themselves of DEI to be more...attractive(?) to the new administration (think Amazon and Meta and Target), there are others that are fervently fighting to keep their policies already in place (think Costco, Sally's Beauty [I love this page they have] and Apple [for now]. I'm hoping companies that are strong enough to put their foot down, hold to it. 

Things To Watch

- 12 Years A Slave (based on a true story; this movie broke me)

- Selma (I've seen this one before but decided to watch it again.)

- Harriet - (a straightforward biopic on the amazing work of Harriet Tubman)

- The 1619 Project (this is one reason Hulu is getting my money, still. Excellent series!)

Some Things To Read

Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehsi Coates (was banned in some schools. National Book Award, 2015. Highly recommend)

Hood Feminism - Notes From The Women That A Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall (challenged and banned in Florida and Texas. Great read!)

Am always willing to read and learn more if you have any recommendations. 

Celebrate and learn what they don't want you to know. 

It's worth it.