Just Good Shit: 05.31.20

Illustration by Ashley Lukashevsky

Hi. I’m tired and sad and angry. Just…tapped out. Here’s what I have for you this week.

Writing

• Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling With This Very Painful Week

• 40 Non-Boring Ideas for Celebrating Pride Without Leaving Your House

From the archives: The best writing on race, white supremacy, and anti-Black racism in America and Here's How To Raise Race-Conscious Children (I edited this one).

My shit, elsewhere

I talked to Alison Stewart about showing up for friends right now on WNYC’s All Of It on Tuesday. And I was interviewed by Bitch magazine; you can read it here: There Is an Art to Showing up—and Rachel Wilkerson Miller Has Mastered It.

Reading

This Is What You Get, Jezebel.

Millions of Amy Coopers, The Cut.

First Came The Pandemic, Then Came the Raw Sewage, The Marshall Project.

Fearing for his life, The Verge.

How Many Black People Can You Mourn In One Week?, BuzzFeed.

How to respond to “riots never solve anything!”, So Let’s Talk About.

Save the Tears: White Woman's Guide, Tatiana Mac.

Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not, Refinery29.

Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A Lot, Shenequa Golding on Medium.

And a thread of bail funds across the country.

Watching

This excellent video from Danielle Henderson, and this one by Danielle Prescod, both of which I feel like summed up what I’m thinking and experiencing. Also: this joyful hometown parade for Friday night’s Drag Race winner. And Centerpiece on Quibi — the exact kind of Black exuberance and beauty that I needed this morning.

Have a good night.

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