antiracism

#art #History
to the writers & poets of england, scotland, ireland & wales, nancy cunard (born #otd in 1896) enquired about their attitudes to the Spanish Civil War: 'are you for, or against, the legal Government & the People of the Republican Spain? are you for, or against, franco and fascism?' what do you think she'd have thought about war on #gaza today? if you don't already know the answer, a short thread follows.
#nancyCunard #illustration #antifascism #antiracism #ceasefireNow #writer

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#art #history: in 1939, billie holiday - born eleanora fagan on this day in 1915 - threw a punch with the release of her recording of 'strange fruit' - &, if she'd not persisted, it may not have been released until much later. columbia refused, at first (‘they won’t buy it in the south’), to let billie include it even though it had been a central & permanent pillar of her repertoire during her tenure at cafe society.
#billieHoliday #music #illustration #philadelphia #antiRacism #strangeFruit

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Dear white people: when Black people share our experiences with racism, don't ask us

"What can be done about it?"

We didn't invent racism.

And on some level, many of you know what needs to be done. It just sits outside of your comfort level.

Well, you need to learn to sit with that discomfort, then pose your questions about what needs to be done to other white people. You need to challenge racism within:

* YOUR family members who
are racist (The major holidays
are coming. Time to prepare!)

* Your friends and social
groups

* Your co-workers and
colleagues

* YOURself

Asking Black people to explain the dynamics of racism and to offer solutions, unless they volunteer that information, is asking for them to "educate you" by doing FREE emotional and intellectual labor - and most of us have enough on our plate trying to survive and thrive.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

#racism #antiracism