Rizvana Bradley offers a response in artforum on the Loophole of Retreat: "Black women have always been difficult for the world, which relentlessly demands their labors, but disdains the exorbitance their labors bring forth." t.co artforum.com/slant/the-diff…

“To any woman especially ones of color that has suffered an injustice, I feel for you…” #IBelieveMeg

If you’re in this bad weather shit anywhere, and you decide that other folks should be bringing you food or drinks (whether delivery or in person), TIP HARD AND TIP LOTS.

Last week we launched Daily Grants for Human Creativity, and have already awarded more than $10,000. Now we're ready to open applications to everyone. Please tag all the artists, scientists, and creators you want us to support! 💸 Apply for Funding: artizen.link/apply

Bring back phone calls. Voices have a sound frequency that can be healing.

The racist governor of Florida has given us no choice. FREE Ebook: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor haymarketbooks.org/books/1646-fro…

Introducing Fikra Magazine, “a Project by Palestinians and for Palestinians arablit.org/2023/01/25/int…

Much has been written on the immense influence India's Gita Sarabhai had on John Cage, but far less on what Gita took away from her studies with Cage on Western music. Rahila Haque portraits this extraordinary musical mind in the latest CTM Magazine: bit.ly/CTM-GitaSarabh…

Beautiful interview with musician/activist Melissa Ivey who is co-curating one of our favorite creative extravaganzas UNTITLED this Friday Denver Art Museum with the fabulous illustrator and maker Sofie Birkin to boot! outfrontmagazine.com/untitled-artis…

Experience the soul-stirring rhythms of Oakland’s Aneesa Strings. Dive into her journey from Bass to Violin in this exclusive Unboxed interview. #BETUnboxed bet.us/434u6qh

So I will not physically be there but I'll be zooming in. A huge shout out and all the love to #ayacondenver for making it possible for me to still be a part of this! Get your tickets at ayacondenver.art

The Word is pleased to co-present with #AyaCon an event on 6/11 at 11:30am MST: Indigenous Writers and Representation in Literature ft. Erika T. Wurth (she/her) #crisostoapache David Heska Wanbli Weiden (writing! semi-hiatus) #franklincruz Learn more: buff.ly/41FIWCZ

Did you know people in prisons make music? Music they can't profit from? Music they performed for Governors, festivals, and symposiums? Prisons make green off the Blues; and they continue to exploit musicians inside. scalawagmagazine.org/2023/06/southe…

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Working musicians in NYC: Join our @Musicworkers meetup TOMORROW, Tuesday 6/20, 7pm! Please RSVP if you are planning to attend: tinyurl.com/mwajune202023 ***Jam session to follow—bring your instrument!***

The Future of Black Music: Experimental, Genre-Defying Artists #BETunboxed bet.com/article/rkyu9n…