Black Lives Matter – Louisville

A Short Case for Radical Publishing

Quentin Savage — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 22:38:03 +0000

I’d like to thank Stand Up Sundays for publishing this comment because our critiques should articulate frustration with the aim of gaining rebellious neighbors and we often find them strangled by a caution to accept the potential of publishing as an offensive tactic. To deny the reality of censorship in our business practice only furthers

My Leaders Look Like: Rev. Gail Bowman

Quentin Savage — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:03:50 +0000

“My Leaders Look Like //” is an independent series of profiles archiving moments of black love, light, and leadership in candid spaces. During a City Council meeting / March 15th 2016 Berea, KY. Several volunteers who assist with the planning and execution of Berea’s annual Spoonbread Festival spoke to local tension around the vending of

Screaming In Soundproof Rooms

Quentin Savage — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 06:56:10 +0000

Shanita Jackson is an accomplished poet and performer hailing from Asheville, North Carolina. She currently attends Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. Jackson is one of the many Black women who assembled to protest Presidential candidate Donald Trump in Louisville, this Labor Day. She is one of a few to participate in live disruptions between the

Stand Up Sunday: An Interview with Black Lives Matters Activists from Kentucky

Quentin Savage — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:51:00 +0000

An Open Letter to Denise Bently and Other Misguided Black Folks on the #AllLivesMatter Bandwagon

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 20:33:53 +0000

Ms. Bently: You asked a few questions of the local #BlackLivesMatter movement on Facebook and we were looking forward to answering them for you, but the way your profile is set up, we can only read but not respond to what you wrote to us. A few of us sent you friend requests so that

Recap of the 45th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:53:22 +0000

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated held its conference September 16-20, 2015 in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s conference, “With Liberty and Justice for All?” posed a valid question about the civil and social inequities that African Americans continue to face. Each year through the Annual Legislative Conference, the CBCF provides a forum

Black Trans Lives Matter

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:30:38 +0000

Members of Louisville’s community gathered to recognize a national call to show up for Trans life and justice. The convening took place in Central Park and was collaboratively organized by Black cisgender males as a response to being asked to use their privilege to amplify the voices of Black trans women who are both at

Stand Up for Black Lives in Louisville

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:32:54 +0000

Sometimes you don’t think you can do it. To be honest, most times you don’t think you can do it. When you put something on yourself so beneficial, it becomes a daunting task; rather more like an occupation. However, that’s what this first year of hosting Stand Up Sunday has been. It’s actually been a

Moments and Movements: Black Lives Matter in Louisville

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:08:53 +0000

We must work to contextualize the current moment of social and political emergence taking place in Louisville, Kentucky. Moments and movements do not happen within a vacuum; the organizing and mobilizing taking place in the city are reflective of larger national and global trends towards Black liberation and racial justice. This resurgence of critical racial