{"id":12517,"date":"2023-05-22T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/?p=12517"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:20:36","slug":"never-forget-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/never-forget-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Forget &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we can never forget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/never-forget-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historical and continued anti-Black violence<\/a>, we also can never forget there is more to the story.<\/p>\n<h1>Never Forget Black Activism<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>As the United States still reckons with racism and inequality, [historical] activists&#8230;can serve as models of activism for young people today. &#8211; Robert H. Mayer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkcollege.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=e871sww&amp;AN=2934796&amp;site=ehost-live&amp;scope=site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the Name of Emmett Till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow<\/a>, an ebook by Robert H. Mayer<\/li>\n<li>The ebook <a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900550352401861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African American Arts: Activism, Aesthetics, and Futurity<\/a> by Carrie Mae Weems<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma993699901861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angela Davis: An Autobiography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900117962301861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We March<\/a>, a children&#8217;s book by Shane Evans<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clark.libguides.com\/blacklivesmatter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Lives Matter<\/a>, an online guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Never Forget Black Resilience<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>Resilience comes out of the words of mechanics . . . springs are resilient. No matter how much pressure you put on it, or how small you compress it, it waits patiently, and when the weight is alleviated it regains its previous shape. Black people have been under a heavy weight for some time now, but we are pushing back, and results are being seen. &#8211; Dr. Robert Wright, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dal.ca\/news\/2021\/01\/22\/resilience--now--paying-tribute-to-the-continued-power-and-influ.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paying tribute to the influence of Martin Luther King Jr.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900497961201861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream<\/a>, a visual history written by Blair Imani and illustrated by Rachelle Baker<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900611362601861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own<\/a> by Joy Cox<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1gf6rsg\/alma99334802021001451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration<\/a> by Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkcollege.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/video.alexanderstreet.com\/p\/LZngnMqVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goin&#8217; Back to T-Town<\/a>, an online video that tells the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s. Told through the memories of those who lived through the events, the film is a bittersweet celebration of small-town life and the resilience of a community&#8217;s spirit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12519\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Peoples-Drug-Store.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Peoples-Drug-Store.png\" alt=\"Three Black employees at People's Drug Store\" width=\"577\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Peoples-Drug-Store.png 577w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Peoples-Drug-Store-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People&#8217;s Drug Store in Greenwood, photo from Greenwood Cultural Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Never Forget Black Joy<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>When joy is Black, it is the radical demonstration of our humanity&#8211;our laughter, our ancestral mandate to keep moving in a rhythm all our own&#8211;set in a cultural context and struggle specific to our experiences as members of the African Diaspora. &#8211; Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900626562801861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors<\/a> by Rue Mapp (you can <a href=\"https:\/\/library.clark.edu\/content\/summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request a copy from Summit<\/a> since ours hasn&#8217;t arrived yet!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900602160501861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Black Matrilineage, Photography, and Representation: Another Way of Knowing<\/em>, an ebook that &#8220;challenges racist images and discourses, both historically and in its persistence in contemporary society, while reclaiming the innate brilliance of Black women through personal narratives, political acts, connections to place, moments of pleasure, and communal celebration&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkcollege.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=pbh&amp;AN=155551064&amp;site=ehost-live&amp;scope=site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Lives and Black Research Matter: How our Collective Emotions Continue to Drive a Movement<\/a>, a scholarly article by Angel Dunbar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1gf6rsg\/alma99335037052201451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whiteout: A [cozy romance] Novel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.oapen.org\/handle\/20.500.12657\/62239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Politics of Black Joy<\/a> by Lindsey Stewart<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkcollege.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=ulh&amp;AN=147093260&amp;site=ehost-live&amp;scope=site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Art of Black Joy<\/a>, an article in<em> Essence<\/em> by Charli Penn featuring photos and words from actress Danielle Brooks, TikTok roller skater Kelsey Guy, wellness expert Devi Brown, and actress &amp; cook Tabitha Brown<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900565760601861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking<\/a> by Toni Tipton-Martin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Never Forget You Can Take Action<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12531\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meeting-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meeting-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Four disabled people of color face each other in a open circle during a meeting. \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meeting-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meeting-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meeting-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meeting-1.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Action looks like many things<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12532 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50004844427_991649204a_w.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white photo of Black and white protesters holding signs like &quot;End Systemic Racism&quot; and &quot;Black Lives Matter&quot;\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50004844427_991649204a_w.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50004844427_991649204a_w-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Activism is about raising awareness for change, and <strong>participating<\/strong> to make change a reality. &#8211; Joy Cox (emphasis added)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900468163901861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The White Ally Toolkit Workbook: Using Active Listening, Empathy, and Personal Storytelling to Promote Racial Equity<\/a> by Dr. David Campt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900546559801861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stay Woke: A People&#8217;s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter<\/a> by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkcollege.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/video.alexanderstreet.com\/p\/Pjr1gBq02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Looking Back in History to Help Inform and Improve Future Race Relations<\/a>, a PBS NewsHour online video<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900532062801861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor<\/a> by Layla Saad<\/li>\n<li>The ebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900511723301861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching Race: How to Help Students Unmask and Challenge Racism<\/a> by Stephen Brookfield<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900460955601861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America<\/a>, a memoir by Zachary R. Wood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Never Forget To Take Care of Yourself<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. &#8211; Audre Lorde<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clark.libguides.com\/c.php?g=1057351&amp;p=8042053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support Services for People of Color<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/clark.libguides.com\/mentalhealthandwellnessguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health and Wellness<\/a>, online guides<\/li>\n<li>Clark College resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clark.edu\/campus-life\/student-support\/counseling\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counseling and Health Center<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clark.edu\/campus-life\/student-support\/diversity-and-equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The ebook <a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900584238201861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health<\/a> by licensed psychologist Rheeda Walker<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/1arco42\/alma99900059063901861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rising Strong<\/a> by Brene\u0301 Brown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mural photo credit: David Brossard via flickr &#8211; mural on North Greenwood Avenue in the Greenwood district, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affecttheverb.com\/gallery\/disabledandhere\/meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meeting photo<\/a> credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/affecttheverb.com\/disabledandhere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disabled and Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Metuchen Rally For Social Justice&#8221; photo credit: B.C. 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