Laura Briggs - Taking Children

 

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Just heard Laura on KPFA's Against the Grain talking about her new book and a life of study relating to US policy, immigration, and terrorism against people of color in the US and abroad. Her new book "Taking Children-A history of American Terror" ties together what Black and Native folks have been saying and a lot of her own research about how the US has used taking children or separating them from their families as a tool of war/terrorism. One of the reasons things like critical race theory and ethnic studies are banned is because they are not just about a diversity of race or painting a we are the world picture, they talk about speaking truth to power and that means examining the United States past and how it directly relates to the present. I'm looking forward to reading this book. Peep game

Dig this? Check out this video by Vox Media about Indigenous boarding schools or this trailer about Indigenous filmmaker Merata Mita

Sunrise Movement Postcard

 

This is a sketch for a recent postcard illustration I completed for the Sunrise Movement, which is a group of young activists who push democratic candidates forward on issues such as environmental activism or justice. They're running a postcard campaign to send postcards encouraging young people to vote. Myself and several other artists such as Micah Bizant, Jess X Snow, Studio Listo, and more.

So they did a run of 100k and they all sold out in the first day. Now, they're going for 1 Mil. If you want one to send, or learn more, follow them and..

VISIT HERE

Check out some process art below. 

Dig this? Did you see my piece for Mobilize the Immigrant Vote?

Stuff I've been listening to: 7 (Podcasts)

These are some of the best podcasts I've been listening to while working. Please listen too and share with your folks. You can listen while you drive, at your desk, or while you travel. Publishing and people of color experiences both good and bad. Radio Ambulante showcases stories from all over Latin America.It is primarily in spanish, but i'm posting an english one for you bilinguals out there. Gina BytheWood Prince directed "Love & Basketball" , "Disappearing Acts", and most recently "Beyond the Lights" and on this podcast Ava DuVernay interviews many different black film makers Fanbros is an awesome podcast that blends comics, politics, film, hip hop, culture, and blerds and its awesome This one is from my brother from another mother, writer/professor Simon Abromowitsch There are others like This American Life and PRI too that i love, but go searching to see what you can find! woops, forgot about SIDEBAR also a Blerd space w/ interviews with various illustrators from many different genres.