Hi Love, 

Take a deep breath. Inhale. Exhale. Welcome to this moment. You are here with me in this space. In this blossoming month of June that's filled with uncertainty. In this moment, in this state of the world, life feels overwhelming. It is. We are living in a visceral reality. As a black woman I've always lived here. My mere existence is a constant statement. A burden my ancestors have carried and one I still bear. How does one proceed in this acute state of living?  The same way my mother has, and her mother, and her mother, and her mother, and possibly your mother has. Inhaling. Exhaling. Accepting. Revolting. As I step into this new month, with it's new challenges, I intentionally remind myself, that there's new hope and abounding knowledge to behold. Am taking this month to do something I've long said I would do: educate myself of my history. The revolution is advancing and I want to strap myself with knowledge.  


Reading:  
The Ballot or the Bullet 
Malcom X (1964) 

Malcom vs Martin 
James Baldwin (1972) 

The New Jim Crow 
Michelle Alexander (2010) 

Watching: 
LA 92 (Netflix) 

The Innocence Files (Netflix) 

Eyes of the Prize (Episode 1 on YouTube; no digital stream yet available; READ about it here) 

Recommendations I've Seen: 
13TH (Netflix) 
Malcom X (1992 Movie) 

Prayer: 

Holy Spirit, may the grace of Jesus Christ be with the world this June. Amen.  

Thank you for reading. Please use the comment space to share your recommendations. 


Faithfully, 

Marie