With the current administration actively trying to whitewash Black History Month, Nox and Ashley sat down to share their Black history recommendations. They provide books, authors, and movies for various age ranges and topics in Black history, as well as a reminder to celebrate and uplift Black history all year round, not just in February.

Content warnings: This episode and the recommendations in it discuss racism, murder, and police brutality, specifically regarding Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and Emmett Till, as well as the LA Riots in 1992 and the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Books/Resources Mentioned: 

My Black Country by Alice Randall

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith

Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert

The Barn by Wright Thompson 

The Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hernandez

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams 

The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown

The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown

Girl from the Ashes by India Hill Brown

The Fire Inside (movie)

One of them Days (movie)

The Piano Lesson (movie)

Rob Peace (movie)

Beverly Jenkins: A Romance Revolutionary - Feminist Book Club

Beverly Jenkins: Teaching Black History Through Romance - Readin' Magazine

Discover Our Glory with @rachel.cargle - an annual BHM learning series curated by Rachel Cargle

The Loveland Foundation - a foundation to connect Black women and girls with therapy

Therapy for Black Girls - mental health resources for Black women and girls

LA Fires: The Impacted Black Community Urgently Needs Help! - Go Fund Me - collecting funds for Altadena’s Black community that were impacted by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

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