Up to Speed

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What if we celebrated Black history all year long?

Mar 8, 2021

Black History Month is behind us and spring is on the horizon but as we head into the Ides of March here are a few things to chew on 1)…

Black people are not your neighborhood superheroes

Feb 8, 2021

We can celebrate Black people without them having to physically lay their lives on the line.

The next four years are here. Have you exhaled yet?

Jan 25, 2021

Celebrate the wins but keep your ear to the ground.

Victory then vitriol

Jan 12, 2021

Up to Speed is a biweekly newsletter brought to you by Momentum, a Medium blog dedicated to the fight against anti-Black racism. Did a…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for

Dec 14, 2020

Up to Speed is a biweekly newsletter brought to you by Momentum, a Medium blog dedicated to the fight against anti-Black racism. Did a…

Introducing our anti-racism gift guide

Nov 30, 2020

Up to Speed is a biweekly newsletter brought to you by Momentum, a Medium blog dedicated to the fight against anti-Black racism. Did a…

Can we exhale yet?

Nov 9, 2020

Racism was on the ballot this year, and in some states, it got voted down.

Halloween while Black was never “normal”

Oct 26, 2020

Up to Speed is a biweekly newsletter brought to you by Momentum, a Medium blog dedicated to the fight against anti-Black racism. Did a…

Interrupting is a microaggression

Oct 13, 2020

When Harris said I will not be lectured, she was speaking for all of us.

You call that justice?

Sep 28, 2020

We march. We post on social media. We make and wear T-shirts. We rally. We cry out. But this system continues to protect those who fail us.

In sports activism, women lead the change

Sep 14, 2020

Naomi Osaka, the WNBA, and more athletes who are standing up for justice on and off the court.

The racial reckoning is ending fake friendships

Aug 31, 2020

The struggle must be discussed. Let’s plot and plan for a better future.