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Episode 08: Honoring Juneteenth, and a Conversation with Race Forward’s President, Glenn Harris Jun 23, 2020

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Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward and Publisher of Colorlines, joins Hiba and Chevon for a timely conversation on “the moment” our nation is facing, and the disproportionate impacts COVID-19 has had on communities of color. Race Forward responded swiftly to the crisis, and they discuss the work being undertaken within the racial justice movement to safeguard our democracy in another tumultuous election year.

We also include audio from last week’s Building a Movement: A Virtual Town Hall with Minneapolis Organizers, a powerful online event where we heard directly from long-time activists building a movement to end police violence and systemic racism in our communities.

In recognition of Juneteeth, Chevon and Hiba discuss their personal efforts to learn and engage with the spirit of the holiday, and talk about the recent landmark Supreme Court Title VII ruling, which prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ people.

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Resources (by order of mention)

The Time For Reparations Is Now [Op-Ed] by Yirssi Bergman, Shweta Moorthy, and Juell Stewart (via Colorlines)

SCOTUS Says: The 1964 Civil Rights Act Protects LGBTQ+ People, Too (via Colorlines)

www.colorlines.com/articles/scotus-says-1964-civil-rights-act-protects-lgbtq-people-too

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on Ending “Qualified Immunity”

www.twitter.com/RepPressley/status/1272575869400371200?s=20

Laverne Cox on the SCOTUS Title VII Ruling Prohibiting LGBTQ Employment Discrimination

www.twitter.com/AlexPattyy/status/1272567736707801091?s=20

Building a Movement: A Virtual Town Hall with Minneapolis Organizers (hosted by Race Forward)

www.facebook.com/RaceForward/videos/209147303485329

Angela Davis Talks 'Orange is the New Black,' Prison Abolition (via Colorlines)

www.colorlines.com/articles/angela-davis-talks-orange-new-black-prison-abolition

Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward and Publisher of Colorlines

www.raceforward.org/about/staff/glenn-harris

“What is systemic racism? Here's what it means and how you can help dismantle it” (via USA Today)

https://bit.ly/3eoxUcJ

Glenn Harris and James Haslam: A New Social Contract (via Partners For Dignity And Rights)

https://bit.ly/2Ymb0xd

Democracy May Not Exist, But We'll Miss It When It's Gone, Astra Taylor (via Goodreads)

https://bit.ly/2V0VXXy

Race Forward’s Statement On Disproportionate COVID-19 Cases And Deaths In Black and Latinx Communities: It’s Time To Lead With Racial Equity

https://bit.ly/2NfI6Z1

We Vote We Count Report
wevotewecount.org/report-we-vote-we-count

“Authoritarian State or Inclusive Democracy? 21 Things We Can Do Right Now” by Eric Ward (via Southern Poverty Law Center)

https://bit.ly/37Pq8q3

Movement For Black Lives: Policy Platforms

m4bl.org/policy-platforms

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Episode 07: BLACK LIVES MATTER Jun 09, 2020

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After a two month hiatus, Chevon and Hiba are back!

In this hour long conversation, our hosts address the events of the past few months, from the coronavirus pandemic to the recent Black lives lost to police violence that have sparked a movement— and the resulting rebellion happening across the nation.

In this truth-to-power episode, honest discussions are had on allyship, the insidious ways white supremacy shows up in our everyday lives, and ways to continue pushing back against systemic racism.

Below you’ll find links to everything covered in the episode, including articles, podcasts, mental health resources, and more.

In our next episode, Race Forward’s President Glenn Harris will be joining Hiba and Chevon for a discussion on the current moment and looking ahead to the future of racial justice work and building a just democracy — stay through to the end to hear a special message from Glenn.

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Resources (by order of mention)

“Momentum” in roundup lists

#BlackoutTuesday Resources

https://bit.ly/376o4JT

Educate Yourself: 13 Podcast Episodes About Black Life in America to Download Right Now

https://bit.ly/2Y759u9

Anti-Racism Resources for White People

Asian Boss Girl: Resources For Allyship

https://bit.ly/3eW5F4V

Episode Resources

“My Role in a Social Change Ecosystem” by Deepa Iyer

http://bit.ly/SocialChangeEcosystemIyer

Eater: Mutual Aid Groups Band Together to Feed Communities Through Crisis

https://bit.ly/2XEOSxv

Mapping Police Violence

www.mappingpoliceviolence.org

Colorlines Reporting

www.colorlines.com

“The Unmattering of Black Lives” by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

https://newrepublic.com/article/157769/unmattering-black-lives

Race Forward’s Race Reporting Guide

www.raceforward.org/reporting-guide

Drop the I-Word

www.raceforward.org/practice/tools/drop-i-word

Public Health Experts Weigh In on COVID-19 Risks at Protests

https://www.colorlines.com/articles/public-health-experts-weigh-covid-19-risks-protests

Unsung: The Series

https://bit.ly/2zaaetn

Mental Health Resources

Open Path Collective

www.openpathcollective.org

Therapy For Black Girls

www.therapyforblackgirls.com

The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema

https://apple.co/30hcD0q

Dive in Well

www.diveinwell.com

HealHaus

www.healhaus.com

Inclusive Therapists

www.inclusivetherapists.com

Ethel’s Club

www.ethelsclub.com

The Nap Ministry (resources)

https://linktr.ee/thenapministry

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RACE FORWARD STATEMENT ON THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY, OFFICIAL RESPONSE AND ITS IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

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Momentum Returns June 9th! Jun 04, 2020

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We'll be back next week! Thank you all for the love and support for our podcast, stay safe, and from all of us at Race Forward, sending light your way.

Episode 06: Hyping Census 2020 with Maria Dautruche: My Family Matters, My Family Counts! Mar 18, 2020

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We’re talking all about the upcoming Census 2020, and the “My Family Matters, My Family Counts" campaign!

In this episode, Maria Dautruche, Vice President for Foundation Partnerships at the National Urban League joins Hiba, Chevon, and Elana Needle, to talk about her work in fundraising, racial equity, civic engagement, and discusses her role in the reproductive justice field as co-founder of New Voices For Reproductive Justice.

Maria describes the framework of the “My Family Matters, My Family Counts” campaign, answers questions about families being accurately counted on Census Day, and talks about the impact of the census on communities of color in the next decade.

We preview “What is Energy Democracy?”, our new video available on YouTube, that uplifts the events of the 2019 Strategic Energy Democracy Convening. Thirty-six energy democracy leaders from across the nation convened to build collective power around the mission of advancing the movement to democratize energy, while placing an important emphasis on the centrality of race to energy issues.

*Producer’s note: In this episode there are references to in-person organizing for Census 2020. In the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency, we encourage all organizing to take place by phone or online. Please see our official statement below.

Resources (by order of mention)

My Family Votes, My Family Counts

https://makemyfamilycount.org

Census Website (take the census online)

https://my2020census.gov/

What Is Energy Democracy? (Video)

https://bit.ly/2IMsGt5

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

https://www.wkkf.org/who-we-are/overview

National Urban League

https://nul.org

New Voices For Reproductive Justice

http://www.newvoicespittsburgh.org

Racial Equity Anchor Twitter

https://twitter.com/REAnchors

Maria Dautruche Twitter

https://twitter.com/MariaDautruche

Maria Dautruce Instagram

https://twitter.com/MariaDautruche

My Black Counts Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/myblackcounts

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Episode 05: Kenrya Rankin, Fighting White Supremacy, and Black Romance Literature Feb 23, 2020

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Kenrya Rankin, author, activist, doula, and former senior editorial director of Colorlines, joins Chevon and Hiba to talk about everything from ‘freedom dreaming’ to Black love and sex in books and podcasts. Kenrya talks about her beginnings in Cleveland and her move to New York, what her book How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide To White Resistance means to her one year later, and her own journey as co-host of The Turn On, a podcast about sex and literary erotica.

We preview a new Mass Freedom FRED Talks conversation between Dawn Harrington, Executive Director at Free Hearts, and Jessica Rodriguez, an immigrant rights activist and Director of the Southside Workers Center. They explore why it’s important to build solidarity across movements to end mass incarceration and mass detention.

In celebration of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, Hiba and Chevon discuss the late Eva Rutland’s contributions to the romance novel genre, and talk about the importance of uplifting Black romance writing and representation.

Resources (by order of mention)

Eva Rutland, Browne Popular Culture Library (Thread)

https://bit.ly/39LlSY6

Entwined Destinies Digital Gallery: Elsie B. Washington, Vivian Stephens, and 40 Years of Black Voices in Romance

30 Romance Authors of Color You Should Be Reading, Twin Cities Geek

http://twincitiesgeek.com/2019/12/30-romance-authors-of-color-you-should-be-reading/

Mass Freedom FRED Talks with Dawn Harrington and Jessica Rodriguez

https://www.massfreedom.org/fred_talks/

Kenrya Rankin Website

http://www.kenrya.com/

The new and updated Colorlines website

https://www.colorlines.com/

How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide To Resistance

https://bit.ly/2P2THvU

The Turn On Podcast

https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/

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Episode 04: Angela Glover Blackwell, “Who Do We Think We Are” Colorlines Series, Discussing Lizzo and Body Positivity Feb 04, 2020

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Angela Glover Blackwell, founder in residence at Policylink, and host of the new Radical Imagination Podcast, joins Chevon and Hiba to talk about her longtime work as a leading voice in the movement for equity and racial justice. In this conversation, Angela talks about the “racial moment” we are currently living, and challenges us to think radically in creating narratives that will lead to concrete solutions. Drawing on a lifetime of experience as an activist, Angela provides a reframing of “hopelessness” in this moment in the U.S., and inspires us to use the moment as an opportunity for important social change.

We introduce our brand new Colorlines series “Who Do We Think We Are” by Race Forward’s Senior Fellow, Rosana Cruz that is timely in the wake of the recent “American Dirt” book controversy. Hiba sits with Rosana for a conversation about the creation of the series, and their experience interviewing Latinx-identified movement leaders, artists, and cultural innovators about how they define themselves racially.

Hiba and Chevon also discuss the former ‘Biggest Loser’ trainer Jillian Michaels and her recent comments on Lizzo’s body image, Lizzo’s response and self-affirmations, and place Michaels’ comments in the context of systemic racism, anti-blackness, and fatphobia.

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Resources (by order of mention)

“Who Do We Think We Are” Colorlines Series

PolicyLink

www.policylink.org

Radical Imagination Podcast

www.radicalimagination.us

“My Role in a Social Change Ecosystem” by Deepa Iyer

http://bit.ly/SocialChangeEcosystemIyer

Update on Moms For Housing Campaign

http://bit.ly/RFMomsForHousingUpdate

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www.twitter.com/agb4equity

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Episode 03: Kassandra Frederique Talking about Race and Marijuana, Police Abolition, and Stigma Nov 15, 2019

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Kassandra Frederique, managing director of policy, advocacy and campaigns at Drug Policy Alliance, joins Chevon and Hiba to talk about her work in advancing policy and community solutions to reduce the harms associated with drug use and the carceral system. They also touch on the importance of language as an organizing tool, and provide a framework that demonstrates racial justice work and marijuana policy reform are inextricably linked.

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Resources (by order of mention)

Drug Policy Alliance

www.drugpolicy.org

Facebook

Twitter

www.twitter.com/DrugPolicyOrg

Instagram

www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance

Vocal New York

www.vocal-ny.org

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www.twitter.com/Kassandra_Fred

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Episode 02: The “Joker” and Cancel Culture, and Immigration & an Expanded Lens on the Crisis at the Border with Tsion Gurmu Oct 17, 2019

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In this episode of Momentum, Hiba and Chevon take on ‘cancel culture’ in the comedy world, discussing “Joker” director Todd Phillips recent comments about not being able to make comedy films because of “woke culture”, and Saturday Night Live’s recent hiring and firing of Shane Gillis.

Race Forward’s Research Associate Yirssi, joins the conversation to talk about her work with “Shattered Families” around the intersection of immigration enforcement and the child welfare system, and gives us insight into the current state of the work and what she saw on her recent trip to Arizona and Mexico.

Our featured guest is Tsion Gurmu, Legal Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), who joins the podcast for a conversation on her background as an asylum seeker from Ethiopia, BAJI’s efforts in lifting up black immigrant experiences with narrative projects such as their recent Black Lives At The Border webinar and direct work in Tapachula, Mexico.

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Resources (by order of mention)

Shattered Families

www.raceforward.org/research/reports/shattered-families

Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project

www.firrp.org

RAICES

www.raicestexas.org

Al Otro Lado

www.alotrolado.org

Colorlines Reporting

www.colorlines.com/series/shattered-families

BAJI (Black Alliance for Just Immigration)

www.baji.org

Black Lives At The Border (report and webinar)

www.baji.org/resources-webinars-black-lives-at-the-border/

http://bit.ly/BAJI_Webinar

Demands from the Assembly of African Migrants in Tapachula

http://bit.ly/demands-assembly

National Immigrant Integration Conference

(October 20-22, 2019)

www.niicnewamericandreams.org/register-2019

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Episode 01: Introduction To Momentum With Chevon and Hiba Sep 29, 2019

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In this very first episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, get to know co-hosts Hiba and Chevon as they record from the new Race Forward offices in midtown Manhattan, sipping on Big Freedia wine!

Chevon and Hiba discuss how they came to understand and become committed to racial justice work. Chevon talks about learning about systemic racism from an early age, and how it showed up in different ways throughout her life. Hiba talks about her Sudanese Muslim background, her work with the National Urban League, and her work coordinating convenings at Race Forward.

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