DECEMBER 2020 BOLD NEWSLETTER FUNDING BLACK-LED CHANGE: A Conversation with nat chioke Williams In spite of itself, this historic year has had a silver lining. COVID 19 and the tragic murder of George Floyd were historic tests of public support social justice movements. In turn, the success of mass mobilizations by activists across the country…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (December 2020)
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?
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 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: 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 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
OCTOBER 2020 BOLD NEWSLETTER Voting Day Message: 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…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER (October 2020)
The Long, Disgraceful History of American Attackson Brown and Black Women’s Reproductive Systems Alleged medical abuses on immigrant women’s reproductive systems are as American as apple pie. Forced sterilization of poor women of color is an American tradition. Rightful public fury has followed allegations this week that hysterectomies were performed on numerous women imprisoned at…Continue reading Forced Sterilization of Women of Color Is an American Tradition
WHO KEEPS US SAFE? On the first day of the BOLD National Gathering in February 2020, just three weeks before major cities across the United States shut down, Serena Sebring addressed the group of over 160 young Black leaders. She was flanked by 17 BOLD participants across a spectrum of gender, age, and ability in…Continue reading WHO KEEPS US SAFE
August 2020 BOLD NEWSLETTER WHO KEEPS US SAFE? On the first day of the BOLD National Gathering in February 2020, just three weeks before major cities across the United States shut down, Serena Sebring addressed the group of over 160 young Black leaders. She was flanked by 17 BOLD participants across a spectrum of gender,…Continue reading BOLD NEWSLETTER
