In this special episode, I address Black America, our grief, racial trauma and reclaiming our future.  Inspired by the recent incidents of police brutality,  Black America has been living in grief and sometimes fear while maintaining our normal lives.  Our endless experiences with discrimination, police brutality, prejudices, and microaggressions for centuries, has been something Black Americans experienced throughout generations.  Now, with protestors and destroyed property,  we are coming to an end of a toxic relationship. 

Reclaiming our future involves gaining economic power and exercising our votes on a local level.  These are just two of many gestures we can make to create self-sufficiency and move to a brighter future.  I also explain things we can do today to make that change:

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Shopping/Directory:  

webuyblack.com: a marketplace for black-owned businesses selling products from toiletries to professional services

Spendefy.com:  the digital “Green Book” of black-owned businesses in your city or city you’re traveling to. BOB can list their businesses as well

Officialblackwallstreet.com:  a directory for black-owned businesses around the country

 

Learning New Skills/Financial Growth:

Linkedin Learning

Freecodecamp

 

Black Media:

KweliTV: streaming platform of over 400+ undiscovered, award-winning indie films, documentaries, web series & kids shows celebrating global black culture from anywhere in the world

Locally Grown TV: Live shows with a TV guide of black films and TV programming including Random Acts of Flyness to Soul Train

Talk Black Media 

Luxe Radar Media: a global storytelling platform, media collection, and digital exhibition capturing the beauty and nuances of Black womanhood. 

 

Food, Gardening, Horticulture:

Ron Finlay:  The Gangsta Gardener

Soul Fire Farms 

Black Farmers Network 

 

PETITIONS:

1. Text “Floyd” to 55156 to sign a petition a demand justice for George Floyd
2. Sign-up at Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/ to be notified of more opportunities to take action

 

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