Racial Justice During Black August and Beyond
This episode features a conversation between BMP’s Executive Director, Janis Rosheuvel, and Charles Long, the Deputy Director of Fund Strategy at the Movement for Black Lives, on the importance of trusting Black leadership, the role of philanthropy, and the necessity of community and rest at this time.
ABOUT THE EPISODE GUEST
Charles Long is a Chicago based multidisciplinary artist, activist and Black liberationist. He has worked in communities across the United States with poor, disabled, young, LGBT, currently/formerly active drug users and formerly homeless folk. Charles has worked in all realms of the social justice arena doing everything from direct service provision, lobbying, development, communications and direct action. He uses that background to inform both his artistic and movement work with a particular lens on Black, Queer Feminist perspectives that naturally create space for growth rooted in true freedom. He is currently the Deputy Director of Fund Strategy at the Movement for Black Lives.
EPISODE NOTES
Read more about Black August:
M4BL: What is Black August?
M4BL: Highlighting the radical tradition of Black resistance against anti-Black state violence and systemic oppression
NWSA: On the 45th Anniversary of Black August, by Heidi R. Lewis (2024)
Critical Resistance: Train, Study, and Fight for Abolition (2024)
New from BMP - Solidarity Stances: A Resource for Organizations and Movements Navigating Authoritarian Conditions