The ongoing protests in major cities are not accessible to all who share our outrage and desire for change. People with high risk COVID-19 factors, or those quarantining to protect loved ones, or those simply far away from major cities, to name just a few, have been unable to lend their voices.
We wanted to organize the #OnlineProtest to give everybody, everywhere a daily tangible way to contribute in the fight against systemic racism that plagues this nation.
Every day, #OnlineProtest will feature new speakers and announce a new specific initiative to rally behind, so that George Floyd’s life does not become just another statistic.
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We Are Tired
Survival Is Not Enough. We want to Live.
On June 6, 2020, we will rise together in Atlanta for the launch of a powerful movement that will not just bring awareness to these issues but with comprehensive legislation at the local level will finally enable America to deliver on its promise of liberty and justice for all – one city at a time.
We will organize with purpose towards the eradication of police brutality and white nationalism in this country.
Get involved. Volunteer. Donate. Learn More at iamtired.org
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Families Stand Up for Black Lives is a peaceful rally and protest for people who live along the North Highland Ave corridor.
We are asking participants to line up along North Highland, on either side of the road, anywhere between E. Rock Springs and Boulevard and voice their support for Black Lives with signs, chants and some noise!
This is an alternative to a march, which can be challenging for families with children and those who wish to remain socially-distant during the Covid19 pandemic.
Please:
– Stay on the sidewalks or the verge (the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road) so that you do not block either car traffic or pedestrian traffic.
– Wear a Mask
– Stand 6 feet apart
– Make and bring a sign to convey your message to passers-by
– Bring sidewalk chalk and write your messages on the sidewalk
– Clean up after yourselves
Other considerations:
– Wear sunscreen and a hat!
– Bring water
– Post pictures and video to social media
Actions after the “Stand In”
– Talk with your kids about the event
– Read books about systemic racism
– Make a donation to a justice organization
– Communicate your concerns with your elected representatives
– VOTE !!!
In the coming days we hope to provide more ideas and links for you to explore an embrace.
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Many of us are saddened and outraged by current events and want to do more to support the African-American community in our neighborhood and beyond. One opportunity is this upcoming peaceful rally organized by several parents from MES and SPARK. All families are welcome to join – as noted please make signs, wear a mask and use established social distancing practices.
https://www.facebook.com/events/583661338947219/
Until BLACK LIVES MATTER All Lives Can’t Matter | A Peaceful Demonstration
Date:
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Time:
12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Where:
Taylor Farm Park
1380 Pine Valley Road
Powder Springs, Georgia 30127
Participants will meet at Paulding County’s Taylor Farm Park in Powder Springs to hear from local leaders and activist during this troubling time across our nation. Following hearing from our local leaders, a caravan protest will occur and its route will be published once finalized and approved.
Local leaders and law enforcement are working jointly to take all necessary precautions to ensure a safe and peaceful demonstration.
For more information or questions, please call (678) 300-6694 or email terrencekwhite1@gmail.com.
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QuickTrip
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Organized by the Alliance for Black Lives
In solidarity with our black community members and in understanding of their struggles in black America today, the Georgia Advancing Progress PAC urges Asian Americans to join this protest to bring justice and equality to all our brothers and sisters! Racism against one of us is racism against ALL OF US as communities of color. Bring your signs, water, face mask. NO CHILDREN ALLOWED (bring at your own risk). THIS IS A PEACEFUL PROTEST.
– Asian Americans to meet at GOLDEN CORRAL next to Tandy Key Ln (3270 Satellite Blvd. Duluth, GA 30096).
– WEAR YELLOW or Black if you don’t have yellow.
– We will make signs before the protest from 11-12pm and have elected officials/candidates say a few words about this historic movement:
Rep. Sam Park
Senator Zarah Karinshak
Senator Sheikh Rahman
Candidate Marvin Lim
Candidate Dr. Michelle Au
Candidate and former Senator Curt Thompson
From the organizers: Protest March & Rally for Justice for Black Lives:
https://www.facebook.com/events/836685630156919/
This protest event requires everyone to wear PPE (face masks) and abide by the social distancing guidelines (6 ft apart). We are marching for justice for George, Ahmaud, Breonna, Sean, Shali, Jamarion, Oscar, Jimmy, Shukri Ali and so many others still waiting for justice.
Our demands are the following:
1) Pass the Hate Crimes Bill
2) Repeal the Citizen’s Arrest Law
3) Quick justice (convictions)
4) Remove Qualified Immunity
5) Criminal punishment reform
6) Stop Police brutality & militarized policing
https://www.facebook.com/events/244087520225776/
Protest March & Rally for Justice for Black Lives
This protest event requires everyone to wear PPE (face masks) and abide by the social distancing guidelines (6 ft apart). We are marching for justice for George, Ahmaud, Breonna, Sean, Shali, Jamarion, Oscar, Jimmy, and so many others still waiting for justice.
Our demands are the following:
1) Pass the Hate Crimes Bill
2) Repeal the Citizen’s Arrest Law
3) Quick justice (convictions)
4) Remove Qualified Immunity
5) Criminal punishment reform
6) Stop Police brutality & militarized policing
https://www.facebook.com/events/836685630156919/
#SAYHERNAME for decades black women have committed their lives to bring awareness to issues that plague our communities, whether it was women’s rights or civil rights. It is time that we start saying the names of ALL black women killed due to senseless violence. #allblackwomenmatter #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #atlrising
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Charis is honored to present a conversation celebrating the intersectional activism and advocacy of Julian Bond on the occasion of the publication of Race Man: Selected Works, 1960-2015. Editor, Michael Long, and Pam Horowitz, Bond’s widow and decades-long collaborator for justice, will discus aspects of Julian Bond’s writing and work with a special focus on his lesser known passion for building bridges between the Black freedom movement and the U.S. movements for LGBTQ and women’s rights.
Julian Bond was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor and writer. In 1960, while attending Morehouse College in Atlanta, Bond was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, leading student protests against segregation. A founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, he served as its president in the 1970s while sitting in the Georgia House of Representatives. In 1968, Bond led a challenge delegation from Georgia to the Democratic National Congress, where he became the first African American and the youngest person to ever be nominated for Vice President of the United States, though he was ineligible due to his young age. In 1975, after ten years in the Georgia House, he served six terms in the Georgia senate, after which he taught at numerous colleges including Drexel and Harvard. In 1998, Bond was elected Board Chairman of the NAACP and, after his term, remained active as Chairman Emeritus for eleven years. He is the author of A Time To Speak, A Time To Act, a collection of his essays, as well as Black Candidates: Southern Campaign Experiences. His writing has appeared in many magazines and newspapers. He remained President Emeritus of the Southern Poverty Law Center until his death in 2015.
This digital event will take place live on Zoom, but advance registration is required. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkd-GrqjsjHNcJzF7ED_joPFlMfb1CZ6O0 We will email you the password for the event, the day of the event at the email you provide upon registration. The event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income right now, but we encourage and appreciate a solidarity donation in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Donate via this link: www.chariscircle.org/donate Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. As always, if you enjoy the event we ask that you buy the book from Charis via the link below.
We will be archiving this event and adding closed captioning as soon as possible after airing so that it will be accessible to deaf and HOH people. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. We are actively learning the best practices for this technology and we welcome your feedback as we begin this new way of connecting across distances.
By attending our virtual event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
About the Editor, Michael G. Long: Michael G. Long is the editor of Race Man: Selected Works, 1960-2015 and an associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict studies at Elizabethtown College. He is the author or editor of numerous books on civil rights, religion, and politics, including We the Resistance: Documenting A History of Nonviolent Protest in the United States, Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography; Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers; and I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin’s Life in Letters.
About Pam Horowitz (Preface): A native of Minnesota, Pamela Horowitz graduated from Macalester College with a degree in Economics. She then earned a J.D. from Boston University. As a newly minted lawyer, she was one of the first staff lawyers hired by the Southern Poverty Law Center, joining the Montgomery, Alabama based organization in 1974. During her time at the Center, she successfully argued a landmark gender discrimination case before the United States Supreme Court and won many other cases in lower federal courts. She moved to Washington, DC, in 1977 to become a legislative counsel with the National ACLU and then entered private practice, where she remained for the next 25 years. She also worked in partnership with her late husband, Julian Bond, on multiple public, private, and academic projects, including an annual civil rights tour of the South and projects involving the NAACP and the SPLC. She currently serves on the boards of the NAACP Voter Fund and the SPLC.
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**RSVP for this free event here: bit.ly/GAPeoplesForum**
COVID-19 is affecting all Georgians, especially Black, Brown and Indigenous folks, who are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than their White neighbors. The President and other elected officials have falsely blamed this illness on people of Asian descent, fueling assaults against Asian Americans. At the same time Black folks are targets of ongoing violence by white supremacist police and vigilantes. Both are symptoms of America’s racism, and we can’t solve one crisis without addressing the other.
Racism is a health crisis. It kills mamas as they give birth, robs immigrants of health coverage, forces folks to work low wage jobs with no paid leave, and countless other acts of oppression. We need elected officials to step up and speak out for our communities.
At this event, community members will share their personal experience with important health issues and tell elected officials how they should meet community health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
With the state legislature planning to return to work on June 11th, we are making our demands NOW. We need our lawmakers to pass legislation that will directly impact the health of Georgians and strengthen our communities in the face of this pandemic.
We need:
1) Healthcare for new moms (House Bill 1114)
2) Hospital care for poor folks (Senate Bill 395)
3) Time to care for ailing loved ones (Senate Bill 408)
4) Our medicine when we need it (Senate Bill 391)
5) Action to stop police brutality*
*Although there currently is no live bill that addresses police brutality, we plan to voice this need to legislators and to ask how they plan to address this problem.
Please RSVP here: bit.ly/GAPeoplesForum
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Join Charis in welcoming author Dr. Rheeda Walker in conversation with Spelman professor Dr. M. Denise Lovett in celebration of The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve. The book is an unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis–and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system, which is even more important now during the COVID-19 crisis.
We can’t deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. This book is an exploration of Black mental health in today’s world, the forces that have undermined mental health progress for African Americans, and what needs to happen for African Americans to heal psychological distress, find community, and undo years of stigma and marginalization in order to access effective mental health care.
In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist and African American mental health expert Rheeda Walker offers important information on the mental health crisis in the Black community, how to combat stigma, spot potential mental illness, how to practice emotional wellness, and how to get the best care possible in system steeped in racial bias.
This event takes place on crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform. https://www.crowdcast.io/e/the-unapologetic-guide The event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income right now, but we encourage and appreciate a solidarity donation in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. As always, if you enjoy the event we ask that you buy the book from Charis.
We will be archiving this event and adding closed captioning as soon as possible after airing so that it will be accessible to deaf and HOH people. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. We are actively learning the best practices for this technology and we welcome your feedback as we begin this new way of connecting across distances.
By attending our virtual event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
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The power of hashtag activism became clear in 2011, when #IranElection served as an organizing tool for Iranians protesting a disputed election and offered a global audience a front-row seat to a nascent revolution. Since then, activists have used a variety of hashtags, including #JusticeForTrayvon, #BlackLivesMatter, #YesAllWomen, and #MeToo to advocate, mobilize, and communicate.
Join co-authors, Sarah Jackson and Moya Bailey for a virtual conversation exploring how and why Twitter has become an important platform for historically disenfranchised populations, including Black Americans, women, and transgender people, and how marginalized groups, long excluded from elite media spaces, have used Twitter hashtags to advance counternarratives, preempt political spin, and build diverse networks of dissent.
Sarah J. Jackson is a Presidential Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Anneburg School for Communication. A scholar of the public sphere, Dr. Jackson studies how media, journalism, and technology are used by and represent marginalized publics, with a focus on communication by and about Black and feminist activists. Her first book, Black Celebrity, Racial Politics, and the Press (Routledge 2014), examines the relationship between Black celebrity activism, journalism, and American politics. Her co-authored second book, #Hashtag Activism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice (MIT Press 2020), focuses on the use of Twitter in contemporary social movements.
Moya Bailey is an Assistant Professor of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Northeastern University. Dr. Bailey is a scholar of critical race, feminist, and disability studies. Her work focuses on marginalized groups’ use of digital media to promote social justice as acts of self-affirmation and health promotion. She is interested in how race, gender, and sexuality are represented in media and medicine. She currently curates the #transformDH Tumblr initiative in Digital Humanities. She is also the digital alchemist for the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network. She is responsible for bringing the concept of “Misogynoir” to mainstream discourse. #Hashtag Activism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice is her first book.
This event will take place live on crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform, you do not need an app or any special gear, just register for the event and watch. Register now: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/hashtagactivism
The event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income right now, but we encourage and appreciate a solidarity donation in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Donate: http://www.chariscircle.org/donate
Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices.
As always, if you enjoy the event we ask that you buy the book from Charis: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/book/9780262043373
We will be archiving this event and adding closed captioning as soon as possible after airing so that it will be accessible to deaf and HOH people. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. We are actively learning the best practices for this technology and we welcome your feedback as we begin this new way of connecting across distances.
By attending our virtual event you agree to our Code of Conduct:
Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
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This is it! — Get prepared to offer medic help in the streets! This one-day training will cover street safety, medic tactics and organizing, and how to treat the main injuries we’re seeing in the streets right now: chemical weapons, bleed control, impact injuries, and head injuries. Get connected with our collective, learn how to take care of yourself and your friends, and we’ll see you in the streets!
***Bring your own lunch and everything you need for the day! We will try to have snacks.***
***No registration needed!***
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Pastor Lee Jenkins of Eagles Nest Church and concerned citizens are inviting Roswellians and our neighboring communities to peacefully march in solidarity to end systemic racism and fight white supremacy. #BlackLivesMatter.
Details of the route and guest speakers will be provided soon, but the march will begin at the Town Square in Historic Roswell and end at Roswell City Hall.
Bring your signs and please plan on wearing a mask too! 😷
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Please join us June 14, as we look at Economics through a unique lens. Hear from Daniel Hatcher, author of The Poverty Industry, as we talk frankly about race equity and economics, especially during a pandemic crisis, with a short play written by Avery Sharpe, followed by intimate conversations in small groups.
https://www.facebook.com/events/600054470609064/
This event is FREE.
Join us for the release of our new report, How Far Yet to Go? The Status of Women in Georgia 1970 and Today. Hear from local advocates, researchers, and organizers on the opportunities women have in 2020 to advance a pro-woman agenda.
Women in Georgia have long been active in advocating for social and political change. Despite these efforts and important accomplishments, the economic and political status of women – especially for women of color and low-income women – rank significantly behind other states. In fact, the COVID crisis has further illuminated the structural barriers women face. And yet, we are also seeing powerful resiliency and commitment among women across the state to protect the health and safety of all of our communities.
In 2018, we saw a record number of women vote and be elected into office. Yet soon after, we witnessed the Georgia state legislature launch one of the most egregious attacks on women’s healthcare. Now, in 2020, we have an unprecedented opportunity to change the political landscape and exert the kind of leadership that is needed to ensure our rights are protected and expanded.
Join us for this free lunchtime virtual event. RSVP to reserve your spot.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Deirdre Oakley and Ifeanyi Ukpabi, Georgia State University and author of, How Far Yet to Go Now? The Status of Women in Georgia 1970 and Today.
Dr. Subasri Narasimhan and Dr. Dabney Evans, Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast
Amber Mack, Policy Director with Healthy Babies, Healthy Mothers
Randi Gregory, Georgia State Director, Care in Action
Jennifer Owens, Vice President, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.
Sponsoring organizations:
9to5; Amplify GA; ARC Southeast; Atlanta Alumnae Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers’s Association; Black Alliance for Just Immigration; Black Mamas Matter Alliance; Care in Action; Center for Reproductive Rights; CivicGeorgia; Emory Reproductive Health Association; Fair Districts Georgia; Feminist Women’s Health Center; Georgia Alliance for Social Justice; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA); Georgia Budget and Policy Institute; Georgia Community Coalition; Georgia Legislative Black Caucus; Georgia NAACP; Georgia NOW; Georgia NOW Northwest; Georgia WIN List; Her Term; Jack & Jill; JasTalksLaw; Jewish Democratic Women’s Salon of Atlanta; Junior Leagues of Georgia State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC); Justice for Girls; Links, Inc.; The Links, Incorporated-Camellia Rose Chapter; Marching Buddies of Atlanta – Indivisible; Morehouse School of Medicine; NARAL ProChoice Georgia; National Council of Jewish Women (Atlanta section); National Domestic Workers Alliance-Atlanta Chapter; Ohio River South; Paramount Consulting Group; Planned Parenthood Generation Action; Planned Parenthood Southeast; Planned Parenthood Southeast Young Leaders; RISE; Rivers of Hope; SCLC; Sigma Epsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc; SisterCare Alliance; Sister Love; Southern Poverty Law Center; Spelman College Women’s Research & Resource Center; The Randall Firm; The Temple; Urban League of Greater Atlanta; YWCA of Greater Atlanta; ZAMI NOBLA: National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging.
Join our list of sponsors! It is no cost to sponsor. Email ladler@acluga.org.
Note: This is rescheduled from the Women’s History Month event the ACLU of GA planned for March with dozens of organizations. Due to COVID, we had to postpone the event.
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Charis welcomes Trina Greene Brown, author of Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children and Denene Millner, author of My Brown Baby, for an essential conversation about how, in this time of perpetual state and interpersonal racial violence, Black families can imagine methods of parenting rooted in liberation rather than fear.
In 2016, activist and mother Trina Greene Brown created the virtual multimedia platform Parenting for Liberation to connect, inspire, and uplift Black parents. In her book, she pairs personal anecdotes with open-ended reflective prompts; together, they help readers dismantle harmful narratives about the Black family and imagine anti-oppressive parenting methods.
Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children is rooted in an Afrofuturistic vision of connectivity and inspiration; the community created within these pages works to image a world that amplifies Black girl magic and Black boy joy, and everything in between.
This free event takes place live on crowdcast, Charis’s virtual event platform. https://www.crowdcast.io/e/parenting-for-liberation
This event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income right now, but we encourage and appreciate a solidarity donation in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. If you enjoy the event, we encourage you to please purchase the books from Charis via these links:
Parenting for Liberation: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/book/9781936932849
My Brown Baby: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/book/9781534476486
We will be archiving this event and adding closed captioning as soon as possible after airing so that it will be accessible to deaf and HOH people. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. We are actively learning the best practices for this technology and we welcome your feedback as we begin this new way of connecting across distances.
By attending our virtual event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
Trina Greene Brown is the creator of Parenting for Liberation, a virtual platform launched in 2016 featuring blogs and podcasts that aim to connect, inspire, and uplift black parents. An activist and mother of two, she is also a member of the Resonance Network and the Move to End Violence. With an ethos rooted in community and collaboration, she cultivates cross-organizational partnerships aimed at building an inclusive gender and racial justice movement. She was recently named the 2017 Black Feminist Rising by Black Women’s Blueprint and an inspirational Parent in 2018 by CADRE. Brown has contributed to “On Parenting” for the Washington Post, as well as two anthologies on the intersection of motherhood and activism. Parenting for Liberation: A Guide for Raising Black Children is her first book.
Denene Millner is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist and the director of the Denene Millner Books imprint. She has written more than twenty-five books, including My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Parenting African-American Children, which was informed by her website, MyBrownBaby.com.
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