“i love love stories.”

This [link] has a really good collection of articles on alternatives to police and how to create a world without police.

Here are some more articles and books:

The police: the case against - Polite Ire

Rebellion against police violence - toward community defense, dual power and revolution - First of May Anarchist Alliance

Stop kidding yourself: the police were created to control working class and poor people - Sam Mitrani

Our Enemies in Blue - Kristian Williams

Kropotkin - Law & Authority

Angela Davis - Are Prisons Obsolete?

Who Needs Fascists When There Are Police? - Reflections on the Anti-Fascist Mobilization in Portland of August 4

Cameras Everywhere, Safety Nowhere: Why Police Body Cameras Won’t Make Us Safer

Seven Myths About the Police

The Two Faces of Fascism: How Police Are Complicit in the Rise of Fascism

When the Police Get Into Doxxing

Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind

A post that imagines a series of common public safety concerns and the ways they could be dealt with without police

More Trainings Are Not the Answer to Police Violence Against Disabled People

The Myth of State Neutrality

Against the Logic of the Guillotine - Why the Paris Commune Burned the Guillotine—and We Should Too

The Anarchy Police: Militant Anti-Fascism as Alternative Policing Practice

Another good post with links about police and prison abolitionism, and transformative justice

The #coronavirus and the police

The other death toll from the coronavirus pandemic - The police are harassing, beating and killing people while enforcing COVID-19 lockdowns across the world.

How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

No More Cop Unions

The answer to police violence is not ‘reform’. It’s defunding. Here’s why

How Much Do We Need The Police?

A Short History of U.S. Law Enforcement Infiltrating Protests 

@anonymousalchemist said it best when she said JKR truly embodies “let’s kill the author” so instead of reading harry potter why not read these YA novels about trans characters by trans authors:

felix ever after by kacen callender

cemetery boys by aiden thomas

pet by akwaeke emezi

maiden, mother, and crone: fantastical trans femmes edited by gwen benaway

dreadnought by april daniels

the black tides of heaven by j. y. yang

when the moon was ours by anne-marie mclemore

i wish you all the best by mason deaver

if i was your girl by meredith russo

the brilliant death by amy rose capetta

black lives matter means that black artists matter. we must hold our broadway community accountable. here’s a very minimal list of black-centered educational resources that theatre folks can utilize:

Things to read/watch/listen to

american son on netlfix- adapted from the broadway play, stars kerry washington and directed by kenny leon (a raisin in the sun, a soldier’s play). discusses anti-black police brutality, raising biracial children, black cops, & more. bring tissues and take notes. (tw: gunshot noises in second half). (1.5 hours)

“broadway is racist”- video made by actor and playwright griffin mathews (witness uganda/invisible thread) regarding his experiences as a black creator on broadway. includes issues with “diverse” shows, his play’s name change, and white creatives in power who do not speak up for black voices in the arts. (7 min)

“broadway’s jelani alladin explains why white silence is so painful”- I encourage you to not only watch this video, but also follow jelani (frozen, hercules) on his socials to further your education on anti-black issues that broadway regularly ignores. (3 min)

#starsinthehouse episode- seth & james shift their twice-daily show to raise money for the NAACP defense fund, talking about broadway silence and black equity issues with schele williams (original cast of aida and set to direct the revival) and afro-latinx actor robin de jesus (in the heights, the boys in the band). parts of this made me smile and laugh, and others made me stop and asses. a part of this is also recognizes appropriate etiquette regarding non-black LGBT folks and black allyship. (1 hour)

this list of black-created plays you can use as a resource to research or purchase to watch. some well-known names include: a raisin in the sun, schoolgirls: or, the african mean girls play, eclipsed, choir boy.

@blackonbroadway - a blog dedicated to spotlighting black artists and achievements in theatre.

“black lives matter: a virtual celebration of black theatre artists”- broadway sessions held a virtual fundraiser for BLM on june 4, but this video is still relevant in centering black artists and their thoughts on anti-racism and police brutality. features artists from: six, hamilton, tina, ragtime, and more. (3.5 hours)

HIGHER- a playlist amplifying black artists and stories in theatre, both on stage and behind the scenes. please read the caption before listening.

Organizations to support, donate, and sign 

NAACP legal defense fund

Broadway for Racial Justice / direct links to the Nederlander petition (who continuously donates to tr*mp) and BFRJ donations

Broadway Black / direct links to donate and sign

Broadway Diversity Project 

Black Lives Matter resource card

petition to make the apollo theater an official broadway house- there are currently zero black theatre owners. contribute by signing to make the change.

Broadway for Black Lives Matter- held by the broadway advocacy coalition from june 10th-12th. register now.

THE COCOAPUFF GIRLS

So about this project. For awhile now I’ve noticed almost every single time I see a darker skinned black woman “going viral”, she’s half naked, oiled up, and/or sexualized in some way shape or form. It’s very rarely ever “Look at this amazing dark skinned woman who accomplished this thing.” Or “Look at her smile, she’s gorgeous”.  Please don’t misinterpret what I’m saying. There is nothing wrong with darker women and black women in general being free and expressive about their sexuality and provocative features. BUT that is NOT ALL they are. They are so much more than sexual beings, but for some reason, that seems to be almost the only thing that grabs viral appreciation. So here’s my attempt to have darker skinned black women go viral for just being cute, creative, stylish, bubbly, beautiful, and black. Aside from the videographer EVERYONE involved in this project IS A BLACK WOMAN. I hope you guys like it. I ask that if you enjoyed this and agree with my objective, share it with a few people please.

A special thank you to @aggienes, I couldn’t have done this without her.

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