What’s on Your Nightstand? BOLDERS in the Media Black Girls Guide to Surviving Menopause – August 19 Episode The podcast is an intergenerational space for BIPOC women, especially those over 50. In this episode, our host, BOLDer connects with her inner 12 year old with the inner 12 year old of feminist writer,…Continue reading What’s On Your Nightstand?
Voting Day Message from Denise
statement from director Voting is one small part of what is necessary for all of us to do, I don’t need to say that to those who are reading this newsletter. Getting your membership and constituents to vote is the other part of what is necessary for us to all do. I don’t need to…Continue reading Voting Day Message from Denise
The Black Power At Our Base
The Black Power At Our Base: The Formation of SNCC In a year that will be difficult to compare politically to any other in our recent memory, many of us are focused on mobilizing for the upcoming U.S. election. As we do, we also reflect on the past and the urgent need for greater impact…Continue reading The Black Power At Our Base
Starting at the Center
Starting at the center: A Conversation with Adaku Utah Adaku Utah, a National Trainer with BOLD, is an award-winning teacher, organizer, healer and ritual artist. Her work centers in movements for radical social change, with a focus on gender, reproductive, race, youth and healing justice. She has been recognized as a 2017 Essence Magazine Woke…Continue reading Starting at the Center
Our Collective Liberation Lies In The Land
Our Collective Liberation Lies In The Land Our Collective Liberation Lies In The Land Courtesy of National Black Food and Justice Alliance As Indigenous and Black people navigating a year of toxic politics and a global pandemic, many have returned to practices that help ground us in where we come from — the land. Sitting,…Continue reading Our Collective Liberation Lies In The Land
Shout Outs to Bolders
BOLD alumni are making their mark throughout the country. Their collective impact is felt in areas as diverse as climate justice, gender rights, and food justice, as they bring national attention to the intersections of race with these issues and inspire other emerging leaders. …Continue reading Shout Outs to Bolders
[Book Review] Breathe: A Letter to My Sons
As long as Blackness remains under psychic assault due to a heritage of racism in the United States, confronting fear will be critical to Black liberation. In her new book, Breathe: A Letter to My Sons, Princeton University scholar Imani Perry breathes new life into the courageous truth-telling work that confronts mythologies of race, racial terror, and Black masculinity. …Continue reading [Book Review] Breathe: A Letter to My Sons
The Oppositional Consciousness Of Those At The Margin
If we are going to talk about leadership equity, we must first discuss how inequity is established and maintained. Oppression and inequity are sustained and advanced by controlling economic and political systems, access to education, due process, and ideas. …Continue reading The Oppositional Consciousness Of Those At The Margin
Black August Haiku Poems
“Black magic is how
we can throw our heads back and
still laugh in the midst
Pain transformed into
punchlines, music, power and
back to tears once more”…Continue reading Black August Haiku Poems
BOLD’s Longitudinal Study: TRANSFORMING ORGANIZING
BOLD’s longitudinal study by our evaluator Zuri Murphy is a deep-dive in the application of BOLD’s approaches to transformational leadership. It tracks 12 BOLD alumni across seven states and explores how training impacts relationships, personal choices, and long-term resilience….Continue reading BOLD’s Longitudinal Study: TRANSFORMING ORGANIZING