Jul 11, 2022Frameworks That Complement Black Women Best: Disability JusticeThis excerpt is from the Black Women Best (BWB) congressional report produced by LibGen and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls (CCBWG). It was written by Azza Altiraifi. Here, we use the terms “disabled people” and “people with disabilities” interchangeably. The use of identity-first language honors the linguistic…7 min read7 min read
Jun 1, 2022Building a Power-FULL Future through Radical PragmatismBy Liberation in a Generation and Common Future This country has never been united, and Black and brown people have always been dreaming of our liberation. Though the COVID-19 pandemic and recession completely unmasked our deeply unequal society, the choices that government “leaders” and policymakers made in its wake ensured…Justice3 min readJustice3 min read
May 18, 2022Cultural Considerations to Enhance the Power of Black Women BestThis excerpt is from the Black Women Best (BWB) congressional report produced by LibGen and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls (CCBWG). It was written by Azza Altiraifi, Kendra Bozarth, Rejane Frederick, and Anne Price with Jessica Fulton, Aisha Nyandoro, Marokey Sawo, and Tiffany Younger, as listed in…Equity8 min readEquity8 min read
May 5, 2022Black Women Best: The Fatal Stress of OppressionThis excerpt is from the Black Women Best (BWB) congressional report produced by LibGen and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls (CCBWG). It was written by Rejane Frederick with the support of the “Defining and Contextualizing BWB” Working Group, as listed in the Acknowledgments section. As we endure…Stress2 min readStress2 min read
Apr 7, 2022Moving From Oppression to Abundance, Within Us and Between UsThis essay captures Solana Rice’s reflections from a LeaderSpring conversation that she led in February 2022. Solana is the co-founder and co-executive director of Liberation in a Generation. I’ve been thinking about the importance of finding my people. The people that embrace all of me for me. Those who want…Abundance4 min readAbundance4 min read
Feb 1, 2022Black Futures Month: Imagining Black LiberationBy Connie Razza and Solana Rice Like so many of us do these days, we set a time and date to come together in a virtual space. After the pleasantries, our conversation turned to our recent professional and personal experiences. As context, we both spend the majority of our waking…Black History Month3 min readBlack History Month3 min read
Jan 14, 2022Guaranteeing Our Economic Liberation. Guaranteeing Our Dreams.Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the life and legacy of the heroic civil rights leader on what would have been his 93rd birthday. For us, MLK Day 2022 offers a moment of both hopeful reflection and an acknowledgement of our ongoing oppression. Dr. King, who understood the…Martin Luther King3 min readMartin Luther King3 min read
Nov 29, 2021Our November Newsletter: Getting Out of the WayOur friend Tracey Corder often talks about getting out of the way: “We have fought so hard to break down barriers that it’s almost difficult for us to see a time when we need to give up our seats — but there are times when that’s [necessary].” So many of…Givingtuesday1 min readGivingtuesday1 min read
Nov 29, 2021For #GivingTuesday, We’re Getting Out of the WayTomorrow is Giving Tuesday, philanthropy’s one-day initiative that began as the “global generosity movement” in which thousands of nonprofits across the country campaign online for donations. As a national movement-support organization working to secure power for people of color, we at Liberation in a Generation understand the importance of fundraising. …Racial Justice2 min readRacial Justice2 min read
Oct 28, 2021Always Telling the Truth About RacismThese are short excerpts from our October newsletter; sign up here. As cities and states across the country work to ban critical race theory (CRT), we stay naming the truth about our country’s racist past and present. For Off-Kilter Podcast, Jeremie joined Aisha Nyandoro and Elisa Minoff to talk through…Racial Justice2 min readRacial Justice2 min read
