Up + Rising

Nialah Edari: “By the time this essay drops, the police state will have murdered another Black person”

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Nialah Edari

Nialah Edari: “By the time this essay drops, the police state will have murdered another Black person”
The co-founder of Freedom March NYC is tired but not deterred.
LaLa Zannell: “We cannot advocate for Black lives if we are not advocating for Black trans lives”

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LaLa Zannell

LaLa Zannell: “We cannot advocate for Black lives if we are not advocating for Black trans lives”
The Trans Justice Campaign Manager in the Liberty Division at the American Civil Liberties Union has spoken at the White House and here asks for justice for Black trans lives.
Patrisse Cullors-Brignac: “Invest into a culture of dignity and care for Black people”

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Amira Rasool

Patrisse Cullors-Brignac: “Invest into a culture of dignity and care for Black people”
The founder of BLM discusses the need for momentum in the fight for justice.
Winter Breeanne: “To merely exist in this world requires immense labour”

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Winter Breeanne

Winter Breeanne: “To merely exist in this world requires immense labour”
The youth organiser says it’s time to reimagine liberation.
Ian Isiah: “The driver is always the groove”

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Ian Isiah

Ian Isiah: “The driver is always the groove”
In conversation with Chromeo’s David Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel, who produced Ian’s ‘funk album’ AUNTIE.
Wynta-Amor Rogers: “No matter the colour of our skin, we are one”

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Wynta-Amor Rogers

Wynta-Amor Rogers: “No matter the colour of our skin, we are one”
She’s the 7-year-old Back Lives Matter protester who captured the hearts of the world with her impassioned speech at a New York march this summer. This is her message to you.
Melz Owusu: “The key to our collective liberation is the ability to imagine”

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Melz Owusu

Melz Owusu: “The key to our collective liberation is the ability to imagine”
The academic is the founder of the Free Black University, which seeks to decolonise the curriculum.
Yandy Smith: “It is my responsibility to use my platform and influence”

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Yandy Smith

Yandy Smith: “It is my responsibility to use my platform and influence”
The entrepreneur wants to leave a better world for her children.
Raquel Willis: “We must lean into a radical reimagination of ourselves”

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Raquel Willis

Raquel Willis: “We must lean into a radical reimagination of ourselves”
The transgender activist, writer and founder of Black Trans Circles shares a manifesto for these complex times.
Patia Borja: “Sometimes we want to laugh rather than Instagram be a triggering thing”

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Moya Lothian-McLean

Patia Borja: “Sometimes we want to laugh rather than Instagram be a triggering thing”
The creator of @patiasfantasyworld and that infamous database of BLM-related resources discusses the state of our world, performative activism and learning to organise IRL.

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