How land is ‘a fellow victim and hostage’ to racial capitalism “Rooted” author Brea Baker talks with @The_Emancipator about America’s legacy of land theft from Black and Indigenous people. theemancipator.org/2024/07/16/his…

•Rooted by Brea Baker •An Abolitionist's Handbook by Patrisse Cullors •Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis •In Search Of Our Mothers' Gardens by Alice Walker

Alfred A. Knopf Ayana Mathis Crystal M. Moten Didn't keep up with this list, but been reading for leisure, research AND writing this year. From Brea Baker (she/her) is ROOTED: The American Legacy of Land Theft & The Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership. Got to hear her speak at YMAN event years ago. READ THIS! #BerondaMReads2024

"If women can't care for themselves and receive the recovery time they need, it puts them in danger, and it puts their families in danger of losing them." Monifa Bandele underscores the need for the full spectrum of care policies. Brea Baker (she/her) Refinery29 refinery29.com/en-us/2024/08/…

Today's reading: Via YES! Magazine Brea Baker (she/her) "We crave a return to the land... but the land wants—needs—­us back too... History has shown... Indigenous and Black people lead the charge..." Reparation is economic justice and a climate necessity. yesmagazine.org/social-justice…

Harry Belafonte paid for 11 members of SNCC to go to Guinea in 1964. Fannie Lou Hamer called it “one of the proudest moments of her life” 🖤

Every product builder should be watching the paralympics low key. I have been amazed at the modifications made to events.

"Black faces in high places is not going to save us"

It’s been said before but the second Greta started making connections between climate change and capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism the media coverage came to a screeching halt.

This is why supporting free healthcare is suicide prevention. Supporting free housing is suicide prevention. Supporting universal basic income is suicide prevention. Supporting all forms of social safety nets is suicide prevention.

Western history is filled with Hitlers. Treating Hitler and the Nazis like a unique evil is part of the push to separate Nazism/fascism from the greater violence that established the west. He was part of the lineage of violence, genocide and slavery that founded the west.

that the people in charge of this country do not see it fit to ensure the safety its own children should be where/how we enter discussions concerning its cavalier slaughtering of children elsewhere

Being "able bodied" is temporary, you will age, you will get injured, you will get sick and you will wish you fought more for the system to protect the vulnerable.

Beyoncé received zero nominations at this year's Country Music Awards. 'COWBOY CARTER' is both the most acclaimed and best selling new country album of 2024.

yearly reminder that we are all not *equally* complicit under capitalism. there are people who cannot afford flights, some who buy southwest flights for $49, some who own private jets, some who lobby against high speed trains because it would hurt the airline industry

The columnist to read on the election this cycle is Brea Baker (she/her) in Refinery29. She hits every feeling I have during this political spectacle.

Your chances of being able bodied your entire life are slim to none. It’s always in your best interest to advocate for a more accessible world

Our Black feminist foremothers were imperfect, were humans. They made mistakes. Engaging them and their work from this place is helpful for carrying on a strong Black feminist tradition that makes new mistakes, and not old ones. They’ve given us so much to learn from. Grateful.

Anti-Haitian sentiment is popular in right wing politics because it's anti-Black. The more it spreads the worse it will become for ALL Black folks in this country.

I’m soooo excited to be giving my first TEDx talk today 🙏🏽🫶🏼