[041420] we still inside!
😷🎧🎬📚necessary content for us/by us
COVID19.CULTURE:
people are creating and providing during this pandemic:
how about: people stop calling coronavirus “the great equalizer” [Danielle Cadet]
in-stock now: hand sanitizer, from unlikely sources [Tembe Denton-Hurst]
San Francisco’s first Black mayor: she wasn’t going to just wait for COVID-19 to hit the city [Russell Berman]
coronavirus recession: it’s a serious test for the labor movement [Osita Nwanevu]
when you can’t find flour: recipes for the Bisquick in the back of your cabinet [Kat Thompson]
art by @artkid_kuda via @dopeblackart ⤵️
not out of the woods yet, but: ‘California, Oregon, and Washington have agreed to work together on a shared approach for reopening our economies’ [Brittany Martin]
Drake to Diddy: how the quarantine life helped Aubrey Graham create his new album [Patrick Johnson]
staying in: ‘a bunch of cut-up strawberries magically appear at my desk…I swear, cut fruit is Asian parents’ love language’ [Priya Krishna]
truuuuuue ⤵️
'critical thought is just how i roll': the National Institutes of Health’s Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is the Black woman leading the coronavirus vaccine development team [Janell Ross]
working from home: try a slip instead of sweatpants [Bianca Nieves]
recent reads + looks + listens
and ⤵️
Issa Rae: she sheds light on Insecure’s new season and her Los Angeles legacy [Mekeisha Madden Toby]
running really fast: training in Kenya with Eliud Kipchoge, the world’s fastest marathoner [Knox Robinson]
legends of Chicano culture: Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon, a pair of L.A. Originals, tell their story in new Netflix doc featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Travis Barker, Beyoncé, Kobe Bryant and more [Lily Moayeri]
r&b made P!nk’s punk-rock career [J'na Jefferson]
book excerpt: a recount of their favorite sports moments [Desus & Mero]
drama: Killing Eve is back and way better than it’s been in a bit [Inkoo Kang]
a roundtable of Native American fiction writers ⤵️ [LiteraryHub]
aaaawww… push it: push it real good ⤵️
creating: how fashion designers under 20 are making it these days [Aria Hughes, Mike DeStefano, Lei Takanashi, Scarlett Newman]
activism: Somali-American activists get 15 skin-lightener brands off Amazon [Lynn M. Thomas]
sleep easy: where the wild dreams are coming from [Caity Weaver]
throwback reads + looks + listens
style: the costume design of Insecure is all about evolution and Blackness [Darian Harvin, 2018]
evil: ‘Donald Tr*mp assaulted me in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room 23 years ago. But he’s not alone on the list of awful men in my life’ [E. Jean Carroll, 2019]
‘you’re going to have to run faster’: how football neglects black coaches [Tyler Tynes, 2019]
watch: 51 modern black films everyone should see at least once ⤵️ [Sylvia Obell, Driadonna Roland, 2016]
oh + also
Kevin Smokler’s new documentary is about the resurgence of vinyl and the diversification of vinyl fans
to help record stores during these challenging times, the filmmakers are presenting a one-time online screening of “Vinyl Nation” April 18-19, in association with Record Store Day. All ticket proceeds go to local record stores participating in this special screening.
if you want to get involved, hit Smokler here
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this is your newsletter. diverse work curated by a diverse team for a diverse readership during this wild era known as #quarantinelife. in this mix you see work from writers you know (and some you don’t). work from creators of color. from women writers. and LGBQTI creators. basically storytelling curated with the idea that the many segments of our multiverse are equally interesting and important.…after a long hiatus, we’re back. when we started this newsletter, way back when, one of our earliest issues was a #Ferguson special edition. this quarantine lockdown has us feeling a familiar fear and strength and commitment to a better future.
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Danyel Smith || Elliott Wilson || Darian Harvin
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