Our “Bookshelf”
And She Could Be Next
Filmed throughout 2018 and into 2019, by a team of women filmmakers of color, the two-night special features a dynamic slate of history-makers including: Stacey Abrams (GA), Rashida Tlaib (MI), Lucy McBath (GA), Veronica Escobar (TX), Maria Elena Durazo (CA), and Bushra Amiwala (IL). We also follow the incredible “hidden figures” of the movement-women of color organizers without whose work, nothing would be possible. In our story, absolutely nobody is waiting to be saved.
This two-part documentary premiered over two nights --June 29 & 30 2020-- on POV as part of PBS’ Female Trailblazers programming pillar, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage. Now available for free streaming:
Eloquent Rage
Far too often, Black women’s anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. Eloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. It reminds women that they don’t have to settle for less.
When Cooper learned of her grandmother's eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-porch confrontation, her life was changed. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. In Brittney Cooper’s world, homegirls emerge as heroes. This book argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up again
“Centering Equity in the Future-of-Work Conversation is Critical for Women’s Progress”
In this issue paper for the Center for American Progress, Jocelyn Frye breaks down the ways in which our conversation around the future of the workplace should be centered around a transformed work place for women, and more specifically women of color. This conversation has become increasingly important amid the ways of the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected women of color.
Frye says, “The conversation about the future of work has largely centered on readying workers by discussing the new skills they may need to acquire, jobs that are expected to grow, and how emerging technologies may change workplace operations and the nature of work. However, it is equally important to focus on preparing workplaces for the future by transforming work environments so that all workers have the best chance of success and can participate to their fullest potential”
“Examining the Black-white wealth gap”
In this Brookings issue paper “Examining the Black-white wealth gap”, Kriston McIntosh, Emily Moss, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh explore the current reality surrounding the wealth gap between Black households, and white households.
They bring to attention that, “Gaps in wealth between Black and white households reveal the effects of accumulated inequality and discrimination, as well as differences in power and opportunity that can be traced back to this nation’s inception. The Black-white wealth gap reflects a society that has not and does not afford equality of opportunity to all its citizens…All of this matters because wealth confers benefits that go beyond those that come with family income. Wealth is a safety net that keeps a life from being derailed by temporary setbacks and the loss of income… And the income from wealth is taxed at much lower rates than income from work, which means that wealth begets more wealth.”