#alyx liu

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Ariana Grande

Backstage for Saturday Night Live

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Ariana Grande via Alyx Liu's Instagram handle, 30th October 2024.

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APPLICATION.

*     ◟    :    〔   lucy liu  , cis woman    +   she/her    〕     liena chen ,  some say you’re a fifty-five-year-old lost soul among the neon lights. known for being stoic and deceitful,  one can’t help but think of blood // water by grandson when you walk by. are you still a boss at the jade tribe and owner of the metropolitan opera house, even with your reputation as the empress? i think we��ll be seeing more of you and 4-inch heels echoing across the empty hallway, hiding true feelings behind a well-rehearsed smile, forgiving but never truly forgetting although we can’t help but think of theresa cullen (westworld), annalise keating (how to get away with murder), and miranda priestly (devil wears prada) when we see you down these rainy streets. (  alyx, 24, she/her, est )

FILE.

full name: liena chen

age: fifty-five

gender / pronouns: cis woman, she/her

orientation: bisexual

affiliation: boss for the jade tribe

occupation: owner of the metropolitan opera house

family: jianhong chen (father, alive) , mei chen (mother, alive), daiyu chen (daughter, alive)

faceclaim: lucy liu

inspiration: theresa cullen (westworld), annalise keating (how to get away with murder), miranda priestly (devil wears prada)

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BIOGRAPHY.

Your story began like many before you. Born to successful Shanghai business owners, your childhood was gifted to you on a silver platter. You had your mother wrapped around your finger, and as the only child of the Chen household, your father instantly took you into his arms and declared you his heir. You lived in a gilded cage of your own creation, wrapped in silks and deemed the darling of high society, and you knew the rest of your life was meant to be as easy and fulfilling as your youth.

Your naive optimism was almost the death of you. You hadn't meant to be seduced by the son of a lower-class merchant, but his kind eyes and thoughtful words charmed you instantly. It felt like a love story out of a fairy tale, but it turned into the makings of a cautionary tale. You hadn't noticed the darkness that lurked behind his gaze, or the way his sugar-coated words hid barbed thorns. It wasn't until he robbed you of your money and your standards that you realized he wasn't after a fairy tale ending--- he simply wanted to punish your parents for rejecting his family's merchandise, and you were the unlucky victim.

His abandonment would've been a blessing had you not realized you were pregnant. To be pregnant at the mere age of 20, with no ties to the father, was a fate worse than death in your social circle. Those who adored you in your youth began to turn away from you, and even your parents untangled themselves from your firm grip. They were adamant that no daughter of theirs would be so foolish, and you began to think they were right. Could you truly call yourself their daughter when you brought nothing but shame to their eyes? Could you consider yourself part of the family when they so easily changed their opinion of you? You didn't think so, so you did the unthinkable--- you broke free of your gilded cage and ran away from your rose-colored life.

You fled to NYC, and for once, you felt unsure about your position in life. You had no funds of your own, no family other than your unborn child, and no skills other than the ones learned from observing your parents' business meetings. You began working odd-ball jobs in an attempt to keep yourself afloat, but the work never truly satisfied you. You felt like you were merely surviving, not living, and you longed to change that perspective-- both for your sanity, as well as your daughter's well-being.

It was fate that brought you face-to-face with the former Jade Tribe boss, Leonardo Rosso. In an act of desperation, you chose to steal a watch from an unsuspecting bystander. You had wanted to pawn it for enough cash to get your daughter a birthday gift, but you hadn't realized just who you stole from until the man showed up at your apartment with a gun the same night. The night was supposed to be your last, the price you were meant to pay for your sins, but the sight of a young mother and child living in nothing but a desolate apartment was enough to sway even the most powerful of men. He let you keep the watch, claiming it's a gift for the little principessa. Truthfully, the real gift was for you--- for this became a chance to take back control over your own narrative.

A few more fated encounters led you to become like family to the mob boss. You molded yourself into the role of his pseudo-daughter, and you played the part of the silent shadow a bit too well. You were seen as the mob's secret weapon, the quiet lethality tucked into their back corner, and that's how you liked it. You wore your heart on your sleeve once before, and all it brought you was ruin. Now, you refused to open yourself up to anyone, lest they try and betray you as well. The only exception was Leonardo, but even he only saw the bits and pieces you chose to offer him.

You continued this way for years--- sticking to corners, observing others in an effort to pinpoint their exact weaknesses, keeping your smiles fake and eyes void of any true emotion. The only time your guarded visage shattered was the moment Leonardo announced he was stepping down as the head of the Jade Tribe. You felt that familiar feeling of uncertainty ache in your chest, and your mind couldn't help but feel like that helpless 20-year-old once again. It wasn't until he revealed that you would be his replacement that your shoulders learned to relax--- for if you were the boss, then you wouldn't have to worry about losing control of the life you desperately fought for.

This brings us to your current story. The stoic boss of the Jade Tribe, the serpent hidden in the shadows. You watch over your mob with the same keen eyes that brought you to this point, determined to keep them from falling apart in your blood-soaked hands. It didn't matter that you had to abandon your former self to earn this title. All that matters is that you intend to make sure your sacrifices were worth it in the end.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

Coming soon!

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YOKU

AZAZEL

SIR CLOE

EE ALYX

YOKU DENUEVO

BERRY

MM A AAAA LIU

MUAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[aengelicsoul]

i wanted to make a list of all MY MUSES, active and inactive, with a brief description of each of them — just to make a little summary ! — so here it is. feel free to message me anytime to start a thread / think of a plot with any of my babies. 

　　　　　　﹟ 　ALYX SIENNA LEE 　 / 　 MADELYN CLINE. 22. australian. a bartender who works as an escort, from time to time, to mantain a certain type of life she got used to in canberra [ her father is a known and rich politician there ]. bisexual. SHE IS　 　 lots of tattoos, cocktails whose names are impossible to remember, leaving her number on a napkin with a smiley face, taking risks, sunkissed and glowy skin, surfing the highest waves, indie concerts, eyeliner and dramatic lipsticks. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　 ﹟ 　AUBREY  MARTIN　 / 　 NATASHA LIU BORDIZZO. 25. canadian. a waitress who has been spoiled her entire life and can’t do anything by herself. bisexual. SHE IS 　 　 thrifted clothes from the 80s, 90s and 00s, pending earrings, cloudy days with a few sun rays, nude lipstick, messy mascara, kind words and touching attentions, big salads, overpriced smoothies, a different bag everyday, ikea full lenght mirror for selfies, organized plans and tidy rooms. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　ELIA RUFFINo　 / 　 LORENZO ZURZOLO. 20. italian. a university student who’s studying cinematography and taking acting classes. used to be the drama kid in school. bisexual. HE IS 　 　 dramatic performances off and on stage, getting high at concerts, puppy eyes, all black, foreign movies, leather journal filled with poems, swearing in italian, tabacco at the bottom of his pockets, deep conversations on the roof at three am. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　 ﹟ 　FRANK (FRANCESCO) ZANETTI　 / 　 MATTEO MARTARI. 35. italian. a private bodyguard for the rich and wealthy who used to be a policeman, in italy. bisexual. HE IS 　 　 getting into fights for love, freckles, worried eyes, tired soul, navy suits and white shirts, a hint of beard, fear of losing control, gentle kisses, vanilla icecream and a familiar handwriting. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　HENRIETTA CALHOUN　 / 　 MADISON DAVENPORT. 24. canadian. a university student who’s taking her master in engineering informatics + a hacker in her free time. bisexual. SHE IS　 　 black babydolls, fingers typing quickly, bringing her computer anywhere, black and white polaroids all over the walls, punching hard, feisty temper, coding, her sister’s necklace, rings, incense burning on the window shelf, succulents. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　LEO (LEOPOLD) BURNETT　 / 　 RUDY PANKOW. 18. american. a senior in high school whose life consists in working for the richest beverly hills families when he can, to help his mother, and surfing. bisexual. HE IS 　 　 waves so high he can feel the clouds, the smell of fresh grass, the same old denim jacket his father left him before leaving, forehead kisses, snarky comments, heart of gold. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　LOVISE DE SMIT　 / 　 DANIELLE CAMPBELL. 23. norwegian. a freelancer cartoonist (comics artist) who has a small etsy shop on the side. bisexual. SHE IS 　 　 comics everywhere, a dreamcatcher hanging over her bed, a board to help visualize her latest story, pinterest boards for her characters, a huge collection of pencils and colours, shades of color but not being able to catch the shades of grey in life. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　LUCIEN KERR　 / 　 THOMAS DOHERTY. 21. american (french from his mother’s side). a self-employed mechanic who inherited his father’s business and anger. bisexual. HE IS 　 　 comics everywhere, a dreamcatcher hanging over her bed, a board to help visualize her latest story, pinterest boards for her characters, a huge collection of pencils and colours, shades of color but not being able to catch the shades of grey in life. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　MOIRA DONOVAN　 / 　 CRYSTAL REED. 31. american. a homicide detective whose life revolves around crime and riddles. bisexual. SHE IS 　 　 multiple identical leather jackets, running at night, finding comfort in her gun, playing darts alone after a long day at work, blurry morals. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　NADINE BROOKS　 / 　CLAIRE HOLT. 30. american. a contract killer who never stays in the same place for long and loves to change identity and play different parts. latest one: colleen miller, a kind bartender who plays therapist with her drunk clients. homosexual. SHE IS 　 　 knives hidden under an evening dress, warm smile and cold hands, numerous expensive wigs, contact lenses, bullet holes, bloody kisses. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　RAMONA PEREIRA　 / 　 ESTER EXPOSITO. 19. spanish-american. a social media influencer whose business is based on fitness, photoshoots and promoting things she doesn’t believe in. bisexual. SHE IS 　 　 lace lingerie, a flask safely held in her purse, a pair of never wore before loubotins, bad intentions, crying herself to sleep, self-inflicted bruises, working out to empty her mind, fake perfect life on instagram. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　RAVEN VAUGHN　 / 　 SAMANTHA LOGAN. 19. american. a university student studying accounting and finance, who has a way with numbers but not with words. heterosexual. SHE IS 　 　 pink lips, braids, fancy water bottles, cooking for someone else, romantic comedies from the nineties, dreaming of prince charming, two-piece outfits, pastel colors, long baths and singing in the shower, white ribbons, numbers over words. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　  ﹟ 　REBECCA TREMBLAY　 / 　 KENNEDY WALSH. 19. american. a visual design student at university who dreams of becoming one of the best graphic designers out there. homosexual. SHE IS 　 　 floral overpriced tops, whimsical make-up, rainbow hair, borrowing her mother’s weed and hiding it under the bed, fairy lights, tweeting at all times, soft kisses and big fears, hugging her dog when something goes wrong. 　 ♡ ﹟ 　REMI (REMINGTON) OLIVER KNIGHT　 / 　 GAVIN LEATHERWOOD. 25. british. a fashion photographer with a bad reputation. bisexual. HE IS 　 　 a library with no books in it (only cameras and different lenses), his work framed in different pictures all around his house, luxury cars, scandalous parties, bad reputation, black leather shoes, spending hours in front of a mirror. 　 ♡ 　　　　　　 ﹟ 　RICHIE (RICHARD) LOPEZ　 / 　 BENJAMIN WADSWORTH. 18. american. a senior high school student whose reputation as your classical troublemaker precedes him. bisexual. HE IS 　 　 a constant black eye, cigarette behind his ear, soft curls, disappointed look, fists clenched ready for a fight, not caring about getting hurt or hurting who deserves it, an old pastel car that feels like home.　 ♡ 　　　　　　 ﹟ 　SAGE TAYLOR　 / 　 LAURA HARRIER. 27. american. a middle school art teacher who doesn’t care about showing her art to anyone with eyes, not anymore. heterosexual. SHE IS 　 　 ruined t-shirts, painted overalls, colored eyeshadow, brushes in every angle of her apartment, more pillows than space on the bed, fire over ice, weird coffee orders, naked bodies touching any surface. 　 ♡

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Gopcore: Phong cách dã ngoại kết hợp thời trang cao cấp

Nhưng đôi khi, không Hàng hiệu siêu cấp ai làm điều đó tốt hơn chính những thương hiệu ban đầu. Từ Patagonia của California đến thương hiệu And Wander của Nhật Bản, các thương hiệu quần áo dã ngoại chính hãng đã tìm thấy một loại hình phổ biến mới trong những năm gần đây với sự gia tăng của gorpcore. Những người nổi tiếng như Kendall Jenner và Emily Ratajowski đã được phát hiện trong những chiếc áo khoác North Face hiện đang được ưa chuộng rộng rãi. Vào năm 2019, Frank Ocean đã gây chú ý khi kết hợp một chiếc áo khoác màu clementine MONCLER siêu cấp của thương hiệu leo ​​núi Mammut với một chiếc mũ len có hoa văn màu xanh ô liu Arc'teryx để ngồi ở hàng ghế đầu tại triển lãm Louis Vuitton ở Paris, minh chứng cho cách xu hướng gorpcore đi từ các đường mòn để đến được các tuần lễ thời trang. Đối với các bộ sưu tập MONCLER Thu/Đông 2020, các nhà thiết kế đã chuyển sang trang phục technical wear để mang lại một chút kiểu dáng dã ngoại cho các sàn diễn thời trang. Louis Vuitton xếp một lớp áo gió bên ngoài một chiếc váy ruffle, trong khi Balenciaga làm một chiếc áo mưa maxi cho sàn diễn thời trang của mình. Trong khi đó, các nhà thiết kế khác của Moncler hợp tác với những người như Richard Quinn, ÁO KHOÁC,ÁO HOODIE siêu cấp JW Anderson, 1017 Alyx 9SM, và nhiều nhà thiết kế khác đã làm cho những trang phục dã ngoại mang phong cách miền núi sang trọng cho những con dốc hoặc đường phố. https://www.duybrand.com/brand-16-c38.html Gopcore: Phong cách dã ngoại kết hợp thời trang cao cấp https://duybrandcorrect.blogspot.com/ https://duybrandcould.blogspot.com/ https://duybrandcow.blogspot.com/

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Gopcore: Phong cách dã ngoại kết hợp thời trang cao cấp

Nhưng đôi khi, không Hàng hiệu siêu cấp ai làm điều đó tốt hơn chính những thương hiệu ban đầu. Từ Patagonia của California đến thương hiệu And Wander của Nhật Bản, các thương hiệu quần áo dã ngoại chính hãng đã tìm thấy một loại hình phổ biến mới trong những năm gần đây với sự gia tăng của gorpcore. Những người nổi tiếng như Kendall Jenner và Emily Ratajowski đã được phát hiện trong những chiếc áo khoác THE NORTH FACE siêu cấp North Face hiện đang được ưa chuộng rộng rãi. Vào năm 2019, Frank Ocean đã gây chú ý khi kết hợp một chiếc áo khoác màu clementine của thương hiệu leo ​​núi Mammut với một chiếc mũ len có hoa văn màu xanh ô liu Arc'teryx để ngồi ở hàng ghế đầu tại triển lãm Louis Vuitton ở Paris, minh chứng cho cách xu hướng gorpcore đi từ các đường mòn để đến được các tuần lễ thời trang. Đối với các bộ sưu tập THE NORTH FACE Thu/Đông 2020, các nhà thiết kế đã chuyển sang trang phục technical wear để mang lại một chút kiểu dáng dã ngoại cho các sàn diễn thời trang. Louis Vuitton xếp một lớp áo gió bên ngoài một chiếc váy ruffle, trong khi Balenciaga làm một chiếc áo mưa maxi cho sàn diễn thời trang của mình. Trong khi đó, các nhà thiết kế khác của Moncler hợp tác với những người như Richard Quinn, ÁO KHOÁC,ÁO HOODIE siêu cấp JW Anderson, 1017 Alyx 9SM, và nhiều nhà thiết kế khác đã làm cho những trang phục dã ngoại mang phong cách miền núi sang trọng cho những con dốc hoặc đường phố. https://www.duybrand.com/brand-105-c177.html Gopcore: Phong cách dã ngoại kết hợp thời trang cao cấp https://duybrandbrown.blogspot.com/ https://duybrandbut.blogspot.com/ https://duybrandcarefully.blogspot.com/

[uk-jeong]

30 Days of Blade & Soul

day 2 - Alts

I have no life and have 13 alts... aaaa ;;

In no particular order! Captions on each picture have their names!

[bella-narchy]

BLACK LIVES MATTER

They mattered before the trend and they’ll keep mattering once the trend ends. We have to educate ourselves in order to do better - we need to do better. Be better. We may stumble, we may make mistakes along the way, but that’s okay, we’re learning. Learning isn’t linear. As long as you’re learning, evolving and fighting to make the world a safe space for everyone, you’re on the right path.

Here are a bunch of links to Petitions, Donations, Hot Lines, Books, Podcasts, etc... anything and everything so you can support the movement and educate yourself too:

Petitions:

If you are international and are unable to sign any of these, here are some zip codes you can use

90015 - Los Angeles, California

10001 - New York City, New York

75001 - Dallas, Texas

When it comes to petitions keep in mind that if you have more than one email you can sign more than once; also, white house petitions don’t do much. They were only effective under Obama’s administration, but aren’t so much under Trump’s as they aren’t obligated to give a statement after 100k signature.

#DefundThePolice

Defund MPD

Fire Racist Criminal from the NYPD

Get the Officers Charged

Charge All Four Officers

Life Sentence For Police Brutality

Censorship of Police Brutality in France

Pass the Goergia Hate Crime Bill

Hands Up Act

National Action Agaisnt Police Brutality

Abolish Prison Labor

Stand with #BLM

Movement for Black Lives

Mandatory Racial Bias Test

Junk Terror Bill

Get Schools to Speak Up

Police De-Escalation Training

Immigrants Being Poisoned by ICE

The Trayvon Martin Law

Working Conditions for Black People in Italy

Defund Police in Dallas

Enact Civilian Oversight of RPD

Require Dash/Body Cams in King County

Defund the Police

Classify White Supremacists as Terrorists

Defung SDPD

Washington State Police Accountability

Illegal Export of Riot Equipment

Ban/Restrict Tear Gas

Knock Down Slave Market Center

Black Trans Women UK

Reject Trump’s Violence Towards Protesters

Make Police Brutality Illegal

Teach Black History In UK

Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon

End Systemic Racism

Make KKK Illegal

Donations:

Do not donate to Shaun King, or change.org (on the latter, the money is kept by change.org, it does not go to the causes, however the petitions work wonderfully). The following list contains only places were international payment is accepted.

BLM Fund

BLM LA Fund

Black Trans Women Fund

Reclaim the Block

North Star Health Collective

ACLU

The Marshall Project

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Loveland Therapy Fund

Lake Street Cleanup

Rebuild Native American Youth Center

Cambodia Town Relief Fund

National Bail Fund Network

Unicorn Riot Fund

Black Owned Businesses Atlanta

Black Mental Health Matters:

Black Emotional and Mental Health Crisis Hotline

The Association of Black Psychologists

Crisis Text Line

The Love Land Foundation

The Boris Henson Foundation

Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness

Black Mental Wellness

LGBTQ+ Psychologists of Color

Melanin & Mental Health

Family Paths

Nami

The Safe Place App

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

Ethal’s Club

Black Mental Health Alliance

The Unplug Collective

Dive In Well

YouTube Videos, Film & Television:

A BLM Documentary

A debate that puts things in perspective

breakdown of all lives matter

background info of BLM

a little girl gives a speech on BLM

Systemic Racism Explained

YouTube video of Robin DiAngelo discussing White Fragility

“Dear White Friend: You Need to Take a Side”

TED Talk: What My Coloring Book Taught Me About Racism

Rachel Cargle’s TED Talk: Coming to Terms With Racism’s Inertia

Why Rioting Makes Sense

Why White People Need to Use Their Bodies to Defend Black People

Just Mercy

When They See Us

Dear White People

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Selma

Mudbound

12 Years a Salve

Moonlight

The Hate You Give

I Am Not Your Negro

The Blood of Jesus

Within Out Gates

Harriet

Do the Right Thing

Daughters of the Dust

Killer of Sheep

The Learning Tree

Boyz n the Hood

Sidewalk Stories

Fruitvale Station

Hidden Figures

Fences

13th

The Great Debaters

Miracle at St. Anna

Straight Outta Compton

Pariah

Antwone Fisher

Dreamgirls

Black Panther

Blackish

Insecure

Empire

Scandal

All American

Atlanta

Marshall

Monsters and Men

Middle of Nowhere

Mississippi Burning

A Time to Kill

To Kill a Mockingbird

Corrina Corrina

Burning Cane

The Black Power Mixtape

The Black Panthers

Time: the Kalief Browder Story

Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story

Stranger Fruit

POSE

Read a Little… or a LOT:

In Defense of Looting - Vicky Osterweil

White Witness and the Contemporary Lynching - Zoé Samudzi

Black is Crime: Notes on Blaqillegalism - Dubian Ade

A Guide to Allyship

There’s No Such Think as a Pretty Protest - Tirhakah Love

7 Ways We Know Systemic Racism Is Real

How White Feminists Oppress Black Women: When Feminism Functions as White Supremacy

Guide by Rachel Cargle explaining the relationship between white feminism and black women

How to Talk to Kids About Racial Violence and Police Brutality

We Need More White Parents to Talk to Their Kids About Race. Especially Now.

Resources from The Conscious Kid

Are Your Kids Too Young to Talk About Race?

Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness - Anastasia Higginbotham

How to Tell Someone You Love They’re Being Racist

How to Communicate With Racist Family Members

How to Talk to Your Family About Racism

Here’s What to Say to Racist Family Members During the Holidays

What Exactly is a Microaggression?

Microaggressions don’t just ‘hurt your feelings’

Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America’s Largest Criminal Court - Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve

Justy Mercy - Bryan Stevenson

The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - Michelle Alexander

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

The Color Purple - Alice Walker

Women, Race and Class - Angela Yvonne Davis

Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter - Multiple

Tears We Cannot Stop - Michael Eric Dyson

Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Origin of Others - Toni Morrison

Heavy - Kiese Laymon

Brown Boy - Daphnie Glenn

75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice - Corinne Shutack

How White Womens’ Tears Threaten Black Existence - Cameron Glover

When Feminism is White Supremacy in Heels - Rachel Cargle

The Souls of White Folk - Stephen Jamal Leeper

What do we do with white folks? - Anthony James William

White People Have No Culture - Lorena Wallace

White Fragility - The Conscious Kid

Trump Defends White-Nationalist Protesters: ‘Some Very Fine People on Both Sides’ - Rosie Gray

Discourse & Debate: Is performative activism inherently bad? - Kayla Abrams

Amy Cooper, White Spaces, and the Political Projection of Whiteness - Wear Your Voice Magazine

The White Space - Elijah Anderson

This Is What Black Burnout Feels Like - Tiana Clark

Amy Cooper Knew Exactly What She Was Doing - Zeba Blay

Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race - Renni Eddo-Lodge

Black Lives Matter & COVID-19: An Activist Roundtable - Aislinn Pulley, brian bean, Frank Chapman, Damon Williams, Alyx Goodwin, Todd St. Hill, Khury Petersen-Smith, Haley Pessin

We’re Sick of Racism, Literally - Douglas Jacobs

Letter From a Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King, Jr.

If Beale Street Could Talk and the Urgency of Black Love - Hannah Giorgis

Embracing Sadness When Joy & Rage Are the Only Options the World Offers to Black People - Zhailon Levingston

How White People Can Hold Each Other Accountable to Stop Institutional Racism - Elly Belle

What the Prison-Abolition Movement Wants - Kim Kelly

I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye - Ta-Nehisi Coates

1619 Project - New York Times compilation on the lasting legacy of slavery in the US

The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration - Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Case for Reparations - Ta-Nehisi Coates

Where is the outrage for Breonna Taylor? - Renee Nishawn Scott

Forget “Looting.” Capitalism is the Real Robbery - William C. Anderson

A Timeline of the Events That Led to the 2020 Uprising - Michael Harriot

Why Protest? (Zine) - Chicago Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Teaching Collective

America, This is Your Chance - Michelle Alexander

How Do We Change America? - Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor

44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country - Zahra Barnes

What Kind of Society Values Property Over Black Lives? - Robin Kelly

Business of Fashion 500 is now 499. - Kerby Jean-Raymond

What It’s Really Like to Be Black and Work in Fashion - Lindsay Peoples Wagner

Model Minority’ Myth Again Used as a Racial Wedge Between Asians and Blacks - Kat Chow

20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now - Michelle Kim

6 Ways Asian Americans Can Tackle Anti-Black Racism in Their Families - Kim Tran

The Asian American Reply to Pandemic-Era Racism Must Be Cross-Racial Solidarity - Kelsey Liu and Monica Hahn

Mariame Kaba: Everything Worthwhile Is Done with Other People - Eve L. Ewing interviewing Mariame Kaba

Free Us All - Mariame Kaba

The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon

Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Freire

Assata: An Autobiography - Assata Shakur

#8ToAbolition - Site with 8 demands for abolition

Abolition Cannot Wait: Visions for Transformation and Radical World-Building - K. Agbebiyi, Sarah T. Hamid, Rachel Kuo and Mon Mohapatra

By the end of his life, Martin Luther King realized the validity of violence - Hanif Abdurraqib

Yes, We Literally Mean Abolish the Police - Mariame Kaba

How Videos of Police Brutality Traumatize African-Americans and Undermine the Search for Justice - Kia Gregory

What to Do Instead of Calling the Police - Aaron Rose

The Case for Delegitimizing the Police - William C. Anderson

Abolish the Police? - Maya Dukmasova

Alternatives to the Police - Evan Dent, Molly Korab, Farid Rener

Calling Someone Other Than the Cops - Conor Friedersdorf

finding ways not to call the police

Twitter Flags Trump, White House for ‘glorifying violence’ in George Floyd protest tweets - Travis Pittman

Desert Sun ‘looting’ quote source

Abolish the Police (Part 1 and Part 2) - brian bean

How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct - Palika Makam

11 Things You Can Do to Help Black Lives Matter End Police Violence - Lincoln Anthony Blades

Abolish the Police. Instead, Let’s Have Full Social, Economic, and Political Equality. - Mychal Denzel Smith

The Myth of Police Reform - Ta-Nehisi Coates

Community Safety Looks Like…

Project NIA

Summer Heat - Mariame Kaba

Check in on Your Black Employees, Now - Tonya Russell

Rebellions Get Results: A List So Far - brian bean

Where Bail Funds Go From Here - Jia Tolentino

How The Police Could Be Defunded - Alexis Okeowo

Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism - Jon Greenberg

Anti-Oppression: Anti-Racism Guide - Simmons University

SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice)

Whiteaccomplices.org Resources

Taking a Stand Against Police Violence

Antiracism resources for white people

JusticeforBreonna

Abolitionist Resources

Critical Resistance

Antiracism Resources

GoodGoodGood

Resource Guide: Prisons, Policing, and Punishment - Micah Herskind

Transform Harm - Mariame Kaba

Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators - Mariame Kaba and Shira Hassan

The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin

Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

How to be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi

Pushout: the Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools - Monique W. Morris

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation - Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor

As Black as Resistance - Zoe Samudzi

When Affirmative Action was White - Ira Katznelson

So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo

The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander

Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Angela Davis

Women, Race and Class - Angela Davis

Sister Outsider - Audre Lorde

Your Silence Will Not Protect You - Audre Lorde

Beloved - Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison

Song of Soloman - Toni Morrison

Who do you serve? Who do you protect? - Alicia Garza, Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price

Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex - Eric A. Stanley

Race Matters - Cornel West

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective - Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor

Crunk Feminist Collection - Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris and Robin M. Boylorn, Crunk Feminist Collective

They Can’t Kill Us All - Wesley Lowry

Racism Without Racists - Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

This Bridge Called My Back - Compilation, edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou

Redefining Realness - Janet Mock

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson

Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party - Joshua Bloom

Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson

Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color - Andrea Ritchie

Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi - Kali Akuno and Ajamu Nangwaya

The End of Policing - Alex Vitale

On Being White - James Baldwin

The Invisible Weight of Whiteness: the Racial Grammar of Everyday Life in Contemporary America - Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Race, Power & Policy: Dismantling Structural Racism - the Grassroots Policy Project

Words Matter: Thoughts on Language and Abolition - Critical Resistance Abolition Toolkit Workgroup

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Peggy McIntosh

Anti-Racist Lesson Plans & Resources for Educators - Compilation

Here Are 21 Free Resources for Teaching Social Justice in the Classroom - Megan DeMatteo

Children’s books that discuss race and racism - @wanderingbritt_ (twitter thread)

Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup - Katrina Michie

Racial Equity Tools Glossary - Racial Equity Tools (key terms in discussing racism)

Where Do I Begin?: A 28-day reading plan for white and non-black POC (people of color) aspiring allies - Amy Sanchez

How to be a better ally to Black people, reading guide by level - Victoria Alexander (Facebook Post)

Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race

Here’s How W. Kamau Bell Talks About Race With His Kids

100 Race-Conscious things you can say to your child to advance racial justice

Article on Raising Race-Conscious Children

4 Things We Should All Teach Kids About Racism Right Now

Teaching Tolerance: Race & Ethnicity

No White Saviors: Kids Books About Black Women in US History

How Kids Learn Prejudice

Even Babies Discriminate: A Natureshock Excerpt

Podcasts:

About Race

Code Switch

The Nod

The Stakes

Scene on Radio: Seeing White Series

The Heart: Race Traitor Series

United States of Anxiety

Shine Brighter Together

Listen to the movement on spotify: “WE’LL REST WHEN WE’RE FREE”

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Ariana Grande via Alyx Liu's Instagram handle, 10th December 2023.

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