New Year 2023 Edition of the BOLD Newsletter!…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (New Year 2023)
BOLD NEWSLETTER (Summer 2022)
Spring 2022 Edition of the BOLD Newsletter!…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (Summer 2022)
BOLD NEWSLETTER (Spring 2022)
Spring 2022 Edition of the BOLD Newsletter!…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (Spring 2022)
BOLD NEWSLETTER (December 2021)
DECEMBER ’21 BOLD NEWSLETTER GIVING SEASON CONTINUES Dear BOLD Supporter, We’ve made it to the end of year, and giving season continues! We encourage you to give what you can and to peruse our end-of-year newsletter. We salute each of you for your contributions thus far towards our $25,000 goal; they serve as inspiration as we plan…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (December 2021)
BOLD NEWSLETTER (October 2021)
OCTOBER 28021 BOLD NEWSLETTER Creating and Defending a Modern Maroon Space – Garifuna in Focus At a time when people of color are experiencing shocks from multiple planetary pandemics, modern-day maroons are thriving and resisting under extremely adverse conditions. The Garifuna – an afro-indigenous ethnic group that traces its roots to Carib and African former…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (October 2021)
Bringing Informal Workers into Chicago’s Economy
“Long before the coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses and locked down much of the US economy, and before the vulnerabilities within the economic system were laid bare by the pandemic, countless Chicagoans were living on the edge.” – Survival Economies: Black Informality in Chicago Informal workers have gained momentum in Chicago with the collaboration of Equity…Continue reading Bringing Informal Workers into Chicago’s Economy
Equity and Power in Durham Schools
“We want to be able to make interventions in that whenever possible; and we understand that we want power.” –Ociele Hawkins In Durham, North Carolina – a state with one of the lowest rates of union membership in the country – our comrades saw a breakthrough victory. On February 3, all public school workers…Continue reading Equity and Power in Durham Schools
Through the Night: Centering the Voices of Caregivers
“One voice will not get anything done.” Daniel Caldwell – caregiver and advocate On May 13, 2021, BOLD hosted Through the Night: Where’s the Safety Net? – a post-screening discussion of Through the Night. The film, directed by documentary filmmaker Loira Limbal and broadcast on PBS throughout the month of May, is a monumental…Continue reading Through the Night: Centering the Voices of Caregivers
BOLD NEWSLETTER (July 2021)
JULY 2021 BOLD NEWSLETTER Our Black Futures Are a Mirror By Mina Remy | Updated August 10, 2021 Earlier this year at the BOLD National Gathering, we discussed parallel movements and grassroots uprisings around the world–including in Haiti. In that context, we talked about our shared need for collective protection, security, mutual aid, and self-governance. Despite…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (July 2021)
Year of the WomXN: A Conversation with Charlene Carruthers
Year of the WomenX: A Conversation with Charlene Carruthers Charlene Carruthers is a strategist, author and a leading organizer in today’s Black liberation movement. She’s a BOLD Alumni – Classes of 2014 and 2017. As the founding national director of BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100), she has worked alongside hundreds of young Black activists to…Continue reading Year of the WomXN: A Conversation with Charlene Carruthers