Today on the show, we had Jordan Taylor - Community Organizer & Artist. We talked about Anti-Blackness, the Black Lives Matter Platform, and Kanye West's agitation of the community to organize us into action.
Manuel & I planned on recapping, but we got a special guest call in - Antonio from La Vos who is on the road with Las Abuelas Responden on their way to the border to protest the Immigration Policies in our country.
We listened to:
Strength Courage & Wisdom by India Arie
Ay Yo by Melanie Fiona
Pretty Wings by Maxwell
All We Got by Chance The Rapper (feat Kanye West & Chicago Children’s Choir)
Redbone by Childish Gambino
A Change Is Gonna Come by Ledisi
Movement Megaphone:
- August 4th: Benefit For Puerto Rico 2PM
- Film: “From Mambo to Hip Hip”The hidden contribution of Puerto Rican musicians to American popular culture Post-Film Reception: Featuring music of Puerto Rico by DJ Manuel Blas
- Old Dutch Church 272 Wall Street
- Kingston Participatory Budgeting
- On August 18th - Black Lives Matter Hudson Valley, 100Sistas and Rise Up Kingston are organizing a state wide action around the calling of police on Black people and the killing and abuse of Black Women by Vigilantes. We call on all allies, accomplices and abolitionist to bring signs about Trumps Tyranny and the removal of our rights. Email Callie@RiseUpKingston to learn more about the Kingston Action.
