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In protest of the epidemic of racism and police brutality that affects Black people in America daily, this episode is part of #podcastblackout, a movement begun by the Cult 45 Podcast. The list of victims of police violence in this episode is significantly abbreviated.

Below are some resources to educate yourself on anti-racism and support anti-racist work. Use these resources as a starting point. Allyship is a process. Do not stop educating yourself, and above all LISTEN TO THOSE TO WHOM YOU WISH TO BE AN ALLY.

Donate to Black Lives Matter. Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Donate to The Bail Project.

Find a Black Lives Matter chapter near you.

A breakdown of anti-racism from the National Museum of African American History & Culture

Just one of many Anti-Racism Reading Lists

How to Be an Ally if You Are A Person With Privilege, Frances E. Kendall

The Case for Reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates (and in audio format here)

Holy shit, being an ally isn’t about me!, WOC & Allies

The Racist Housing Policy that Made Your Neighborhood, Alexis C. Madrigal

1619, a podcast by the New York Times

Intersectionality Matters!, a podcast by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Code Switch, a podcast from NPR

 

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Transcript of #podcastblackout

This is not a traditional episode of Art History for All. This is in protest of the epidemic of racism and police brutality that black people experience in America every single day. Thanks to the Cult 45 podcast for starting this Podcast Blackout—you can find them at cult45podcast on Twitter or by searching for Cult 45 on your favorite podcast app. I’ve put a list of resources to educate yourself on anti-racism and donate to anti-racist causes in the show notes and at the end of the transcript.

 
The following is an abbreviated list of black people who have lost their lives to hate crimes and police brutality.
 
Trayvon Martin. Age 17. 2012.
Tamir Rice. Age 12. 2014.
Michael Brown. Age 18. 2014.
Eric Garner. Age 43. 2014.
Sandra Bland. Age 28. 2015.
Freddie Gray. Age 25. 2015.
Alton Sterling. Age 37. 2016.
Philando Castile. Age 32. 2016.
Botham Jean. Age 26. 2018.
Atatiana Jefferson. Age 28. 2019.
Ahmaud Arbery. Age 25. 2020.
Doug Lewis. Age 39. 2020.
Breonna Taylor. Age 26. 2020.
George Floyd. Age 46. 2020.
Dion Johnson. Age 28. 2020.
Tony McDade. Age 38. 2020.
 
(End of transcript)
 

Below are some resources to educate yourself on anti-racism and support anti-racist work. Use these resources as a starting point. Allyship is a process. Do not stop educating yourself, and above all LISTEN TO THOSE TO WHOM YOU WISH TO BE AN ALLY.

Donate to Black Lives Matter. Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Donate to The Bail Project.

Find a Black Lives Matter chapter near you.

A breakdown of anti-racism from the National Museum of African American History & Culture

Just one of many Anti-Racism Reading Lists

How to Be an Ally if You Are A Person With Privilege, Frances E. Kendall

The Case for Reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates (and in audio format here)

Holy shit, being an ally isn’t about me!, WOC & Allies

The Racist Housing Policy that Made Your Neighborhood, Alexis C. Madrigal

1619, a podcast by the New York Times

Intersectionality Matters!, a podcast by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Code Switch, a podcast from NPR

 

 
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Further Reading

Here you’ll find a regularly-updated list with links to other digitally-based art history and humanities projects, as well as individuals and organizations whose mission or research interests align with AH4A‘s.

AH4A‘s Twitter lists (Collections of Twitter accounts that AH4A follows or which align with AH4A’s aims.)

Art History That (“A project created by Karen J. Leader and Amy K. Hamlin to curate, crowdsource, and collaborate on the future of art history.” Their website also hosts a crowd-sourced manifesto that enumerates specific goals for art history to work towards.)

McMansion Hell (A blog dedicated to roasting “McMansions” as well as deconstructing why exactly they are bad, in architectural history terms.)

The Material Collective (A group of primarily medievalist art historians dedicated to fostering “a safe space for alternative ways of thinking about objects.” Also dedicated to academic/art historical activism.)

Kimberly R. Drew (The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s social media manager, and the founder of the blog Black Contemporary Art.)

Hyperallergic (A progressive art news website that describes itself as “a forum for playful, serious, and radical perspectives on art and culture in the world today.)

Dash-Amerikan: Keeping Up With the Social Media Ecologies of the Kardashians (A digital project through the University of Virginia’s Scholars Lab that looks at the Kardashian-Jenner family and their various properties and social media presences through a critical lens.)

The Incluseum (In their own words: “The Incluseum is a project based in Seattle, Washington that advances new ways of being a museum through critical discourse, community building and collaborative practice related to inclusion in museums.” Includes a blog, a record of their exhibit The Power of Place, as well as tools to assist in catalyzing change in museum contexts.)

Women Also Know History (A database of women historians, including art historians, dedicated to promoting women historians’ work. Find Allyson Healey’s database listing here.)

Study the Humanities (A toolkit for educators and administrators on how to promote the humanities to undergraduates. Also useful for students and parents to make the case for why the humanities are useful and necessary in our society. Created by the National Humanities Alliance.)

Artsy (An online magazine, art auction portal, and database of information about artists, artworks, exhibitions, and more.)

Lady Pod Squad (A group of female and non-binary podcasters dedicated to assisting one another in creating, marketing, and improving their podcasts, and also just making friends! Check out the #LadyPodSquad hashtag on social media to find other amazing member pods!)
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

Ethical EdTech (In their own words: “This is a directory, created by and for higher-ed educators, for sharing tools and use-cases. We believe that education can be a critical site through which to transform the broader tech industry and the cultures surrounding it.”)

The following projects are on hiatus, are defunct, or no longer update frequently:

Medieval POC (A Twitter and Tumblr dedicated to increasing the visibility of the history of people of color in European art.)
Twitter
Tumblr

Tabloid Art History (A Twitter and Instagram that posted comparisons of art from various periods with photos of celebrities. They’ve also released  zines, available for free online and for purchase in physical form.)
Twitter
Instagram
Zine

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