Racial Justice Whidbey

Racial Justice Whidbey RJW works for Black, indigenous, and people of color liberation for a more inclusive Whidbey Island

08/09/2020

In one week, One World, the WNBA and NBA will kickoff WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN! I’ll be dialoguing each night with one of America’s leading authors and special guests from the WNBA and NBA, hosted each night by a different Black-owned bookstore.

What a lineup of authors and bookstores!

Sunday, August 16 with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson, hosted by Semicolon Bookstore in Chicago.

Monday, August 17 with #1 New York Times Bestselling author Bryan Stevenson, hosted by Source Booksellers in Detroit.

Tuesday, August 18 with MSNBC contributor and New York Times bestselling author Eddie S. Glaude Jr., hosted by Eso Won Books in Los Angeles.

Wednesday, August 19 with #1 New York Times Bestselling author Robin DiAngelo hosted by Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia.

Thursday, August 20 with #1 New York Times bestselling author Brit Bennett, hosted by The Lit. Bar in The Bronx.

Friday, August 21 with the National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds, hosted by Solid State Books in Washington, DC.

Saturday, August 22 with the #1 New York Times bestselling author Angie Thomas, hosted by Mahogany Books in Washington, DC.

Grab your tickets here: http://www.randomhousebooks.com/campaign/antiracist-teach-event-series/

02/09/2019

It’s OK to be curious, but black women are not a curiosity.

02/09/2019

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for Georgia's 2018 gubernatorial race, is delivering this year’s response to the State of the Union.

02/09/2019

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02/09/2019

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! We would like to take this moment to salute all the powerful Black leaders in the United States working to tackle the issue of HIV and HIV stigma in the community.

Due in part to inequities in access to healthcare, HIV is growing within communities of color, including the Black community at a disproportionately higher rate.

We believe this is unacceptable and are taking steps in our daily work to provide high-quality affordable housing, with culturally competent supportive services. You can learn more about efforts here:

https://nationalblackaidsday.org/

01/18/2019

Illinois public elementary and high schools — as well as state and community colleges — must include a black history unit, according to a law that went into effect Jan. 1. The law mandates that the slave trade, African-American contributions to U.S. history and the socio-economic struggle experi...

01/05/2019

The fellowship begins with intensive training in public policy, qualitative interviewing, and ethnographic and survey methods. Fellows will then spend a year conducting in-person interviews with families across America to learn about their lives, relationships, jobs, health, and well-being. When the...

07/27/2018

“We are going to inspire voters who, for the first time, see their values in the candidate, and see the investment follow those values,” Abrams says.

06/12/2018

The decision upholds 19th century promises and should increase the number of fish for everyone.

03/12/2018

They need to see themselves reflected in stories that celebrate everyday beauty.

01/25/2018

A Chicago student’s journal entry has gone viral after he set his teacher straight in response to a whitewashed history lesson.

11/29/2017

Langley is officially an inclusive city by ordinance.

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