Reparations Daily (ish) Vol. 34
"Take care of yall bodies, yall chicken, and yall mentals"
Happy Friday!
As you’ve probably noticed, I missed the Monday and Wednesday edition of Reparations Daily (ish) this week. I had/have a lot on my plate as I transition out of my current role at Surdna and into a new one (announcement of where to come), recover from Covid, and juggle the numerous side projects I have going on, so apologies!
But, as the very wise Marshawn Lynch once said, it is so important to take care of our bodies, and that includes both our “chicken and our mentals,” so I am glad I took a little break. Watch the inspirational interview below.
Tomorrow morning, at 10:00 am ET, I’ll be joining my friends at the Racial Justice Collaborative for a conversation around how wealth from slavery built the modern U.S. economy and how reparations could and should be used as a solution to close the resulting racial wealth gap. Here is the link to the event. I hope you can join me for a critical conversation.
Some articles you may want to check out include:
One of my favorite reporters, Tracy Jan of the Washington Post, spent months writing this analysis of all the racial justice pledges made in the wake of the murder of George Floyd to see where and who they flowed to.
This Inside Philanthropy piece which ponders where progressive philanthropy is as conservatives stoke the critical race theory wars.
This ABC News piece which highlights how teachers are protesting the racist and anti-critical race theory legislation being proposed and passed in their states. For context, the last major teacher protest was in 2018 when thousands went on strike because of low pay.
No Hot Takes today, but I’ll be back next week!
Lastly, we reached 200+ subscribers this week. I appreciate all of you and hope you can continue to share this newsletter within your circles.
With radical love,
Trevor
National News
ABC News: Teachers protest bills targeting critical race theory, race education
Wall Street Journal: Teach Respect, Not Critical Race Theory
Inside Philanthropy: As Conservatives Stoke the Critical Race Theory Culture Wars, Where Is Philanthropy?
New York Times: Smithsonian Begins Two-Year Racial Justice Initiative
Washington Post: Corporate America’s $50 billion promise
Yahoo Finance: Corporate America Pledged $50B To Racial Equity After George Floyd’s Death, Now They’ll Profit From Their Promises
USA Today: It's not just Facebook and Twitter. TikTok is 'hatescape' for racism and white supremacy, study says
Regional News
Alexandria Times: The logic behind reparations
Washington Post: Should Greenbelt tackle reparations? Residents of this Maryland city will decide in November.
Boston Globe: Cambridge asks residents for feedback on reparations, restitution proposals
WLOS: Asheville announces hiring of reparations project manager
KVTZ: Reparations Roundtable: Grassroots crowdfunding group aims to take on racial wealth gaps
Atlanta Black Star: ‘Buying Food and Paying Rent … Is Not Reparations’: Mostly White Online Group Offering Help to Black People In Need Faces Criticism for Calling Work ‘Reparations’
Austin American-Statesman: 'Critical race theory' is being used to describe equity work. Experts say that’s not correct.
Yahoo News: Critical race theory permeates North Carolina schools, task force says