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4-Week Anti-Racism Challenge (ARC)
WEEK 2: April 7 - 13, 2023
This is your own personal journey. To participate, we ask that you complete at least 3 activities this week. You can use the ARC Tracking tool below to monitor your progress. Choose from the following:
VISIT: The Black Jockeys Lounge, a Black woman-owned business. The Black Jockeys Lounge pays tribute to the early Black jockeys and their contribution to horse racing (particularly the Derby). Photos of jockeys line the walls and you can learn their stories as you enjoy great food, great music, and the beautiful atmosphere. https://www.blackjockeyslounge.com/
LEARN / DONATE: Dave Christopher and his team at AMPED are doing an amazing job providing free training and workplace skills for adults and kids alike. Learn more here: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/10/19/ampeds-dave-christopher-dedicated-to-building-louisville-communities/69509060007/
Donate here: https://ampedlouisville.org/donate/
WATCH: A Most Beautiful Thing, a documentary about a Black high school rowing team composed of gang members from a public high school on the west side of Chicago. Streaming on Peacock TV, Prime Video, Vudu or Apple TV
VISIT/LEARN: Middle Housing Tours of Louisville. Middle housing has been identified as an important partial solution to the affordable housing crisis. On these tours, participants will visit some of Louisville’s current middle housing options and identify design, pattern, and safety preferences to inform changes to the Land Development Code. You can learn more here: https://louisvilleky.gov/planning-design/document/middle-housing-tours-flyer
LEARN/WATCH: This Esquire article discusses and includes the 1979 ABC Interview with James Baldwin. Buried by ABC at the time, the segment has resurfaced over four decades later, revealing a unique glimpse into Baldwin’s private life—as well as his resounding criticism about white fragility.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a36727428/james-baldwin-1979-abc-interview-buried-surfaced/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBESQ&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1k1QOhsAGYAXMkRX4B1yz-4mLTB5EuMQpGVfpClTN-Nadyv14y2k0EmSM
REGISTER: for our Community Conversation, “From Words to Action: Can the DOJ Report Transform Louisville?” Speakers are Attorney Marc Murphy and District 7 Metro Councilwoman, Paula McCraney. Monday, May 1 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Earth and Spirit Center. Refreshments will be served. Learn more and register for this FREE event here: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/class/can-the-doj-report-transform-louisville/
READ: “Nobody Wants to be the World’s Villain,” an in depth and thoughtful NYT Magazine article on Louisville Metro Police Department (published days before the DOJ Investigation findings came out)
http://bit.ly/3THDaOl
VISIT: The Helen LaFrance exhibit at the Speed Art Museum. LaFrance, who was born in Graves County, Kentucky, was a self-taught artist who didn’t begin painting until she was in her 40’s. Her "memory paintings" draw from her recollections of life growing up in the rural South. Several museums and private collectors, including Oprah Winfrey, own examples of her work. Learn more here: https://www.speedmuseum.org/exhibitions/kentucky-women-helen-lafrance/
LISTEN: New Podcast series, “Black in the Bluegrass,” discusses Kentucky's legacy through the Black perspective. https://www.blackinthebluegrass.com/
LEARN: “Abortion Restrictions Are Racist. Freedom Means Full Access for All, Full Stop.”
https://msmagazine.com/2023/02/28/abortion-ban-mifepristone-racism-black-women/
CREATE your own anti-racism activity. If you like, please share it with us at dikerrigan@listenlearnact.org so we can pass the idea on to others.
CONNECT: Invite a friend to the 4-week ARC. Just send them this link to sign up!
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/B6ze9yQ/listenlearnact
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