OCTOBER 2020
New Moon = October 16th | Full Moon = October 31st
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"A major work by a leading historian and pioneer in women’s studies, The Creation of Patriarchy is a radical reconceptualization of Western civilization that makes gender central to its analysis. Gerda Lerner argues that male dominance over women is not “natural” or biological, but the product of an historical development begun in the second millennium B.C. in the Ancient Near East." |
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Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown teaches us to map and assess the swirling structures and to read them as they happen, all the better to shape that which ultimately shapes us, personally and politically. |
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As Black as Resistance By Zoe Samudzi & William C. Anderson Both theoretical and pragmatic, this refreshingly savvy book charts a course for the Black Lives Matter generation. |
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The Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the strange, intriguing culture he encounters... |
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| Bookstores | |
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Veteran bookshop spotlighting a range of titles about & written by African American people. |
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About the world and for a new and radically better world. |
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Healing Through Food with Nutritionist Karen Hurd "Insightful conversation around soluble fiber, Karen’s personal journey to where she is now 30,000 clients later & some information on beans. It is a longer podcast, we listened in two rounds for maximum information absorption. -Liz Goldwyn" |
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The Field: The Fight for Voting Rights in Florida Julius Irving of Gainesville, Fla., spends his days trying to get former felons registered to vote. He shares information on Florida’s Amendment 4, a ballot initiative that allows those convicted of felony charges the right to vote. That means 1.5 million people are now eligible to vote, making it the nation’s largest voting expansion in four decades. |
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| Music Videos | |
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At the 2:45 minute mark Karen O is crying real tears, a moving moment in music video history. |
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Ibeyi - River |
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Blood Orange - Better Than Me |
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M.I.A. - “Bad Girls” |
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