The Future Post | Vol. IX
VOL. IX | June 6, 2020
THE FUTURE POST
We’ve been listening, we’ve been learning, and we stand, unequivocally, with the black community. We stand against racism, violence, and hate.
We ALL need to say more and we ALL need to do more. Speaking out isn’t enough. There needs to be action behind those words. Donate if you can, call your representatives, protest, vote, be vocal, and support black owned business’s in your community.
The listening and learning doesn’t stop now. We have much more to learn and much more to accomplish to make the sweeping changes needed for an equitable world.
The content below are things we’ve been reading, listening to, and doing. They are not the latest news, but highlights of hope, art, and community.
READING: Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is hopeful
A conversation between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Buy Coates’s book ‘Between The World And Me.’
“We deploy the police for so much. We do it so easily and so casually and so habitually. And the only thing making me feed somewhat good about this moment is going back to this concept of a neighbor.” Vox
LISTENING: Songs Giving Us Much Needed Life
A few years ago, back when the Code Switch podcast was a wee baby, we started a segment called "Songs Giving Us Life." The idea was that when things get a little heavy (which is often — we are talking about race, after all) music can help us sort through our feelings.
Listen to the Code Switch: Songs Giving Us Life playlist on Spotify
DOING: Contacting representatives
Marching and protesting is one means of showing solidarity. Another impactful way to show your support is voicing your concerns or your demand for change to your local elected officials.
Vice put together an easy-to-digest guide to contacting your reps
READING & LOOKING: Fury, exhaustion, hope: black photographers turn their lenses on the protests
“It felt good to see people fed up with systemic racism and police violence against Black people. The combination of angry and hopeful emotions is what made this moment feel it could possibly be a step towards real change.” - Rob Liggins LAmag
Photograph by Rob Liggins
READING: Evoking history, black cowboys take to the streets
The presence of black cowboys and cowgirls at protests is a reclaiming of the traditional role of mounted riders in demonstrations in urban communities. The New York Times
FUTURE FEATURE: Kenisha Sneed @tactilematter
Kenisha is an incredibly talented LA based artist, designer, and art director. We’re inspired by her multidiciplinary work. See her illustrations, ceramics, and other products on her website and at her store, Tactile Matter