Black Queer Family Joy

Despite continued attacks on Queer and Trans families, we are choosing to resist by focusing on the power of Queer family, Queer love, and Queer joy!  We invite you to counter hatred with celebration by lifting our voices to sing, moving our bodies to dance, and reminding ourselves that through the challenges we face every day we continue to live … Continue reading Black Queer Family Joy

Raising & Reading Black Futures

This Black History Month theme we've been reflecting on the many ways of "Raising Black Futures". In the latest podcast episode, Trina chats with Ashley Aaron, Director of Community Arts at Museum of Children's Art, about how we can empower our children to be their most liberated selves through art and creative-expression. Ashley curated a … Continue reading Raising & Reading Black Futures

Let Black Kids Just Be Kids

"That’s why we must create a future in which children of color are not disproportionately caught up in the criminal justice system, a world in which a black 17-year-old can wear a hoodie without being assumed to be a criminal. Creating that social change, however, has proved difficult. And that’s partly because the concept of … Continue reading Let Black Kids Just Be Kids

From Beautiful Black Child to Black Threat

When do beautiful adorable Black children become threatening Black thugs? "Today, my kids are deemed “golden” and “adorable” and “sweet” because they look the way society has decided children should look. In a few years, as they grow into black young adults and men, that same line of superficial reasoning will mark them as dangerous. … Continue reading From Beautiful Black Child to Black Threat