No Justice No Pride

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No Justice No Pride

society + culture

Sunday Funday is Wishing Breonna Taylor a Happy Birthday!

Happy (belated) birthday Breonna Taylor, let’s celebrate you! Leave your birthday wishes in the comments, share your favorite videos of Black joy, drop a playlist, donate her family’s GoFundMe. Let’s…

Ari —

Jun 7, 2020

black lives matter

No Justice No Pride

first person

Black Rage as Catharsis

White supremacy thrives off of keeping us obsessed with respectability, when there is nothing respectable about kneeling on a man’s neck while he cries for his life. There is a…

danijanae —

Jun 5, 2020

criminal justice reform

No Justice No Pride

politics + activism

Principles of Pride: Police and Prisons Do Not Belong in Our Future

Legacies intersect in this Pride month to remind us that defunding the police system is both a historically Black and historically queer demand, and that disruption and direct action can…

Benji Hart —

Jun 5, 2020

No Justice No Pride

police violence

politics + activism

Copwatching 101: Keep Your Eyes Open, Keep Your Neighbors Safe

The state and police as agents of it often surveil communities of color and immigrant communities as a tactic of control, reminding people they’re being watched so they stay in…

Rachel —

Jun 5, 2020

alsoalsoalso

No Justice No Pride

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Citizen Telling LA Police Chief “Suck My Dick and Choke On It” On Zoom Call Truly Speaks For Us All

The thread of videos of police violence against peaceful protestors is miles long now, over 10k protesters have been arrested, Trump sheds more allies, Kristen Stewart marches with BLM, Public…

Riese —

Jun 4, 2020

mutual aid

No Justice No Pride

community

Support Black Community With Your Money: A Living Index of Local Mutual Aid Efforts

This post is a living document. If you are looking to donate to vetted groups or individuals currently providing community care, we encourage you to use this list as a…

Vanessa —

Jun 4, 2020

No Justice No Pride

the speakeasy

first person

Stop Asking Me If I’m Okay

In a time where Black people are experiencing new and old collective trauma whenever they scroll through Instagram, please stop asking us if we’re okay. We are not.

Brittany J. —

Jun 4, 2020

martin luther king day

No Justice No Pride

politics + activism

A Black, Queer Reflection on The Civil Rights Movement and the Unfinished Project of Freedom

The work of civil rights history is queer and feminist. It’s also a hard, rough, incomplete project.

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 4, 2020

black lives matter

LGBT history

lgbt history

Black August: A Feminist and Queer Syllabus for Black Liberation

There’s a long and proud Black radical history of fighting back against the prison industrial complex and criminal (in)justice systems. So why is it that most of the voices that…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 4, 2020

No Justice No Pride

police violence

politics + activism

How to Never Call the Cops Again: A Guide with a Few Alternatives to Calling Police

If we want to move towards a police-free, abolitionist future, we have to do everything we can create an abolitionist reality right now – which starts with not calling the…

Ro White —

Jun 3, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

#longreads

politics + activism

#BlackLivesMatter: A Longform Reading List

Fifty years of words I liked reading and you will too! Authors include James Baldwin, bell hooks, Kiese Laymon, Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, Bayard Rustin and Dr. Brittany…

Riese —

Jun 3, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

alsoalsoalso

politics + activism

Also.Also.Also: Police Brutality Rages at Protests Against Police Brutality — What’s Happening Now and How To Help

In today’s Also.Also.Also link roundup: many accounts of police violence against protesters, and resources for educating yourself, supporting black businesses, providing jail support, donating to mutual aid funds and more.

Riese —

Jun 2, 2020