Today SANKOFA.org, the social justice organization founded by Harry Belafonte, has announced that the audio version of its new Visual EP “17”, featuring music by artists Ty Dolla $ign, Raphael Saadiq, Mali Music and Elijah Blake, is now available on all DSPs. The Visual EP, which made its official February 17th premiere on TIDAL, seeks to raise funds to support grassroots organizing efforts around issues of racial and social justice. Read more →
Political Analyst, Media Commentator and Women’s Rights Advocate Zerlina Maxwell announced yesterday on Twitter that she has officially joined Hilary Clinton’s campaign as a Digital Outreach strategist. Read more →
These days most social media users are quick on their feet when thinking up engaging attention-grabbing status updates. Whether on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or any other platform with a “less is more” policy, people are becoming more creative in communicating their thoughts and opinions. Yet when we think about it, how many perfectly good ideas have been left on walls and news feeds never to be further fleshed-out or explored? Read more →
For social justice and philanthropic organizations crowdfunding has been a tremendous ally for building much-needed capital and public support for their mobilizing efforts, on and off-line.
You’ve likely seen them circulating all over social media; the adorably poignant images of little black boys and girls dressed in the likeness of renown and inspiring African Americans: