transcript – Art History For All

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.

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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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