i put together a list of readings on the history of agriculture, food & food justice in black communities in america that i’ve been working through, thought i’d share it here in case others are interested:

articles/lists

books (**full text available for free)

podcasts / television

further reading lists

Ducks swimming through a path in an icy river 

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perro de luna - rufino tamayo (mexican-zapotec b. 1899-1991) 

1973

Just in case you were feeling discouraged.

la chillóna /// a look inspired by @ezermeno’s story about a deity based on me ❤ an excerpt: “la chillóna is the patron goddess of poetry & the literary arts, she is said to have sprung the world into existence by the shedding of tears that became our rivers & mountains. they are often portrayed as a far brown femme clad in white lace & flowers with rosy red lips…”

my femme tho @cosmicsweat

i totally meant brown fat* femme

:3

Tee hee hee

Eartha Kitt (via quotemadness)

beat your depression

beat it with a fucking broom beat it into the fucking ground die die die

“In the past year, Philadelphia native Marley Dias has successfully written a proposal for (and received) a Disney Friends for Changegrant, served food to orphans in Ghana and recently launched a book club.

“I’m hoping to show that other girls can do this as well,” Dias told PhillyVoice. “I used the resources I was given, and I want people to pass that down and use the things they’re given to create more social action projects – and do it just for fun, and not make it feel like a chore.”

Dias’ latest social action project is the ”#1000BlackGirlBooks" book drive. Frustrated with many of the books she’s assigned in school, she confessed to her mother during dinner one night that she was unhappy with how monochromatic so many stories felt.

“I told her I was sick of reading about white boys and dogs,” Dias said, pointing specifically to “Where the Red Fern Grows” and the “Shiloh” series. “‘What are you going to do about it?’ [my mom] asked. And I told her I was going to start a book drive, and a specific book drive, where black girls are the main characters in the book and not background characters or minor characters.”

So far, she said, she’s collected about 400 books – nearly halfway to her goal of 1,000 by Feb. 1. The project is part of an annual social action effort she makes as part of the Philadelphia-founded GrassROOTS Community Foundation Super Camp for young girls, designed to empower and improve the health of ‘impoverished’ girls middle-school-aged and younger. Dias’ mother, Janice, cofounded the organization seven years ago with lead MC of The Roots, Tariq Trotter (aka, Black Thought).

Janice, who grew up in Jamaica, calls watching her daughter grow up with such an investment in giving back a surreal experience. She further explained that her daughter’s ”#1000BlackGirlBooks" project has been eye-opening even for her.

The two just wrapped up a book drive at Lingelbach Elementary School in Germantown but are still on their way to hitting the 1,000-book mark. By the end of the drive, they’ll put together a reference guide that compiles the book titles, authors and age groups. Books collected will be donated to a low-resources library in St. Mary, Jamaica, where Janice grew up – in the spirit of giving back to their roots.”

Read the full piece here

GO MARLEY!  FOLKS, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP HER OUT: Book donations can be sent to 59 Main St., West Orange, N.J., 07052, Office 322.

You may be thinking “it will take some effort and $ to wrap and send a book though.” IS IT WORTH IT AND SHOULD YOU DO IT? 

Am I going to send a few books myself? YES. If she gets more than 1,000 books that’s even better, no problem!

#1000BlackGirlBooks #BlackGirlsRock 

Boosting this excellent initiative! - jt

#Flint #WhiteSupremacy

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