Link Love, vol. 20
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Today is Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, the final group of slaves in Texas was told they were free. It took two and a half years for the news to reach them; Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had been signed on January 1, 1863. I had never learned about this holiday until this month; it was not something I was taught in school, and I had, up until now, never sought out the information myself.
In honor of Juneteenth, and because there have been a number of additional articles and other resources I wanted to share related to the Black Lives Matter movement, I put together a special edition of Link Love. Also, I wanted to let you know that today I donated my May affiliate earnings ($44.86) to the Black Trans Travel Fund based in the NY/NJ area, as June is also Pride Month.
Watch this video by Danielle Young and The Root to learn more about the history and significance of Juneteenth.
ABLE shared this article via Fashion Revolution about racial inequality in the fashion industry, which was especially prevalent in the cotton industry here in the U.S. I’m planning to read more about this topic, so if you know of any other resources, please let me know!
A fellow Boise resident shared her recent experience with racism and white silence in this blog post (this happened in Hyde Park only a week prior to when I wore and photographed this outfit).
I signed up for free anti-racism virtual training offered by the Borderland Rainbow Center geared towards social workers. It consists of three 2-hour-long modules, and registration is open through June 30th (with access to the modules available through July 2nd).
Have you heard the story about George Stinney, Jr., the 14-year-old boy that was wrongfully convicted of the murders of two young white girls and sentenced to death? It is unconscionable. I could not believe what I read, and yet…this is the Black reality. This is what we are dismantling.
On our watch list: Disclosure (on Netflix) and Miss Juneteenth (on Amazon Prime, among others)
Still on the hunt for face masks? Here’s a roundup of 20 Black designers offering face masks, curated by Essence.
Recent purchases & other items I want from Black-owned businesses: gold XO earrings by Valerie Madison (finally ordered these after eyeing them for months and I love them!), face masks by Shon Simon (ordered 14 in black for Korri and myself; don’t forget to add one free mask to your order), the Suki crop top by Two Days Off (100% linen, made to order; still trying to pick a color but I’m leaning towards clay), the Kelali long caftan by lemlem (dreaming of a beach vacation), and a Black Lives Matter tank by Idahope (made locally here in Boise; here’s the full collection).