By & For: Powerful Women in Activism
Everyone has an active role to play in addressing society’s injustices. For activists that make this work a primary focus of their lives, that responsibility can sometimes be greater, challenging even, but evermore rewarding. These women women explain what their activism work means to them, the process of that work, and how they take time to recover.
Read MoreA Woman: Poem for International Women’s Day
Poem Kai Adia Women have the audacity to birth new worlds With passion and honey on their tongues. This world would not move without women, They hold up half the sky. Reaching with their arms, they shout FREEDOM Into the heavens Raising unsung heroes From history’s sullen shadows. What is a Woman? Intuitive Connecter Emotional…
Read MoreMeet Nia Asemota: Artist Contributor to By & For
Cover art by Nia Asemota Nia Asemota is a young artist, technical instructor for Black Girls CODE, and contributor to By & For. “My artwork is the epitome of my inner personality- bold lines and bright colors. Through my cartoon realistic pieces, I seek to pay tribute to my dynamic cultural heritage as an Afro-Latina…
Read MoreDirect giving is our legacy. Ignoring that legacy is anti-Black
Our folks built special kinds of ecosystems amidst all the strategies of economic instability that antiBlackness necessitates.
Read More9 intimate photos exploring the meaning & importance of Black queer love
Black queer love, in and of itself, is a defiance to what a Eurocentric, hateful world views as worthy, beautiful, and acceptable.
Read MoreA Black woman navigates outrage over continued anti-Black state violence alongside the pandemic’s mental health challenges
Ultimately, we rely on community care.
Read MoreWhat might happen if we ignore our grief during quarantine?
The day edges on. Repeats. Cracks open. Falls apart. I try to ignore my grief. But it’s still there, underneath everything.
Read MoreMCNP: Why Black hair matters & how it brings us joy
A conversation about Black hair and Black joy with Dr. Kari Williams, a passionate hair stylist and Trichologist.
Read MoreMCNP: Children of Incarcerated Parents
Founder of We Got Us Now, Ebony Underwood, shares the ways in which mass incarceration continues to be ignored throughout American history and how this topic intersects with the significance of Black hair.
Read MoreMCNP: Former tennis pro, Katrina Adams, tells us her post-election liberation dreams
Election day is less than one week away. Have you voted? More importantly, what are your plans to move this fight forward after you vote? Katrina Adams leads our conversation on the significance of generational advocacy efforts and change.
Read MoreExpressions of Frida: Bella Canzano Examines Self-Love & Latinx Identity through Vibrant Art & Music
Bella Canzano is a Phoenix-based Peruvian/Italian American artist skilled in singing, songwriting, and illustration
Read MoreExpressions of Frida: Eunsoo Jeong Turns Rage into Art
Chidi Asoluka and MCNP founder Lauren Stockmon Brown question how we can collectively liberate the minds of young people
Read MoreVIDEO: Indigenous communities can’t defeat colonialism without fighting anti-Blackness
Blackness was and is considered expensive, yet indigeneity was and is not.
Read MoreVIDEO: The Stress of the Pandemic is Gendered. Our Response Has to Be, Too
This is just to say that this pandemic has heightened forms of violence that have existed before, and have especially increased for many, especially women and GNC individuals.
Read MoreVIDEO: Connecting with my ancestors showed me that healing is possible, even in a pandemic
With the guidance and wisdom of my ancestors and that of a supportive group of friends, my mother, and sister, I feel and know I am a better person than before.
Read MoreVIDEO: This Earth Day, remember that colonialism is the virus, not people
Indigenous Peoples have been able to co-exist and have intentional relationships with the Earth that span over a millenia.
Read MoreVIDEO: Black, Indigenous & POC are disproportionately suffering because of the U.S.’s slow response to COVID-19
All of this originates because of colonizing oppressive systems that continue to exploit resources from Black and Brown Indigenous Peoples within the US.
Read MoreWelcome to BY & FOR: A TIKTOK COMMUNITY!
Breakthrough is a non-profit organization that harnesses the power of media, arts and tech to spark radical culture change. We believe that those facing systemic barriers have the most effective ideas for a liberated future. The best pathways to a future where everyone is treated with dignity and respect are created by them and for…
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