A Different Way Forward
"Future historians will be asked which quarter of 2020 they specialize in" ~ Twitter
June 2020
Hello friends - who could have guessed what 2020 had in store for us? Covid-19, mass unemployment, more political & voting corruption, closed borders, murder hornets, earthquakes & dust bowls, and most importantly, a necessary reckoning with systemic racism in America. So here we are, and we either insanely repeat the broken past or make imperative changes for the future. It’s been incredible to see people in America, and around the world, stand together and do the work - may it enthusiastically and meaningfully continue.
I know so many of you are scrambling to survive through all of this, while consistently reading, learning, having the hard conversations and getting involved, so many of these shares here may not be new to you, but it is a general roundup including action steps, so perhaps there are some new things to explore or pass along to others. Let’s do this and support each other & our communities. We can all work towards change, big and small. Cx
Let’s Travel (news):
Today June 25th is #BourdainDay! His dear friends have started this movement celebrating his birthday to honor his memory. Revisit his quotes, his famous New Yorker article or his book “Kitchen Confidential” (great on audible w/ his voice!)
Padma Lakshmi has a new show “Taste The Nation” on Hulu, exploring the many foods found in America. Read her Eater interview about it
Travel + Leisure has launched a new podcast “Let’s Go Together” hosted by Kellee Edwards and celebrates diversity in travel around the world
Conde Nast Traveler’s ‘Women Who Travel” Podcast did an excellent episode on how the travel industry needs to do more for women of color
Samantha Brown called out the “void of diversity” in travel entertainment/media
EU may bar American Travelers as It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus
Avoid Arizona, Texas and Florida - current highest infection rates of covid in US (Wear a mask, wear a mask, wear a mask, wear a mask)
Culture Corner:
Per above, the HBO/UK “I May Destroy You” is a brilliant must see
The Bruce Lee ‘30 fo 30’ special was an excellent watch
While Twitter is finally labeling T’s troublesome tweets as unfacutal, Facebook is facing heat & losing ad dollars for doing nothing to stop spread of hate/false info
Juneteenth was on June 19th - which may finally be a national holiday soon - explore NMAAHC’s history, records, exhibitions & more online
NASA announced that it would name its Washington, D.C., headquarters after Mary Jackson, the organization’s first black female engineer
Priority #1: Fight The Good Fight. America we need real systemic change…
Big supreme court rulings for DACA and LGBTQ civil rights in the workplace!
The Conscious Kid: Resources for youth on equity & positive racial identity development
NYT OpEd by Michelle Alexander: America, this is your chance
Vox: Black trans lives must be part of the larger BLM movement
Justice for Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Elijah McClain, Rayshard Brooks, and too many more - sign the petitions at Change.org or NAACP
Watch an illustration of the Equal Justice Initiative new report on the history of US reconstruction and racial injustice
Watch the 60 Minutes episode on the Tulsa Massacre of 1921
Watch Jon Oliver on how the histories of policing and white supremacy are intertwined, the roadblocks to fixing things & some potential paths forward
Watch Ava DuVernay’s “13th” or “When they see us”
If you missed it the first time, revisit the pulitzer prize winning “1619 Project” from the NY Times
Revisit old clips by Angela Davis, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou…
Watch/listen to the recent #ShareTheMicNow initiative on Instagram
What defunding the police means, and why we need to rethink our system
Support Campaign Zero’s goal to end police violence in America
Stop Voter Suppression: Most recently seen this month in Kentucky and Georgia, support Fair Fight Action
Vote Save America: Adopt a state for Fall and make sure everyone is registered
Whew. Instead of your monthly cocktail, pour whatever you prefer and sit down to watch this brilliant speech from James Baldwin at a famous debate at Cambridge University in 1965. Thank you for reading, stay safe & healthy Carrieamitchell.com