Through this collection of essays, author and activist Reagan Jackson, chronicles her journey into the world of journalism. Art, cinema, social justice, feminism, Black reparations, health & reproductive rights, dance, education-while Jackson’s subjects range far and wide, her writing brings an intimacy & immediacy to all.
Tabella dei contenuti
FOREWORD by Robin D. G. Kelley
THE BEGINNING
THE HOOD
Who’s Afraid Of Rainier Beach?
Seattle Freeze Thawing in Rainier Beach
Brad And Becky Are Coming to Rainier Beach
The Displacement Tax: An Update from Gentrification Ground Zero
What’s Not to Like About Uncle Ike’s
Rainier Beach – A Beautiful, Safe Place to Live?
Who Can We Call?
THE STRUGGLE #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Black History Month: The Same Old Song and Dance?
Do Black Lives Matter In Seattle As Much As Tacos Do?
#Blacklivesmatter At a Crossroads
The Necessity of Black Joy
Accomplices Vs. Allies
Reparations Reimagined: Can Online Giving Counter Systemic Racism
The Scariest Thing About Get Out is Black Trauma
On Fear and Anger and Fighting Back
Calling Out (And Calling In) White Media
The Tea on Our Juneteenth Black Out and the Necessity of Black Healing Spaces
A Long-Awaited Cotillion
THE WORLD
Why I Started a Study Abroad Program for People of Color
Soup Or Salad: Afro American Cultural Erasure In The U.S. And Mexico
Soccer Fields And Chainstores: Weighing U.S. Influence In Honduras
Why Isn’t The World Talking About The Scandal In Honduras?
Havana Meets Seattle: Artists Find Common Ground, Connection
Global Travel Shapes Diversity In Higher Ed
Breaking Up with America: Black Expats Talk About Life in Costa Rica
THE PEOPLE
31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #19 Stanlie James
Howie Echo-Hawk Confronts Native Genocide Through Comedy
Michelle Obama Ain’t the Only Fantastic Woman of Color
Please Touch The Art: New Exhibit Invites More Than Just Looking
Maru Mora-Villalpando in Her Own words
Human Rights Activist Noami Tutu Finds Hope in Restorative Justice, Reparations
Jessamyn Stanley On Being Fat, Black, and a Yoga Teacher
Moni Tep Explores Hardship of Queer Youth in Jamaica
Pussy Riot Speaks: Russian Punk Protest Artists in Seattle for Talk, Film
‘Choosing Life’ Cancer Support Group Founder Continues to Enlighten, and Educate While Battling Disease
Interview With a Death Doula
A Conversation With Adana Protonentis
THE BODY
Beyoncé, Barbie, and ‘Posing Beauty’ at the NAAM
The Making of a Burlesque Dancer
$25 Foot Massage
The Detoxing of Sugar Woman
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