Black Lives Matter! Join us this month as we amplify black stories by the supremely talented Danez Smith (they/them/theirs) in their collection of poems "Don't Call Us Dead."

Black Lives Matter Links:Sign the Petition: https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/Sign the Petition: https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/More Petitions: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions

Ways to Act:Text or Call Your Elected Official: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#textFor Protestors: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#protestersRegister to Vote: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#vote

Some Book Recommendations: "Racism without Racists" (2003) by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva"Outlaw Culture" (1994) by bell hooks"Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools" (2015) by Monique Morris"The Racial Contract" (1997) by Charles W. Mills"Zami: A New Spelling of My Name" (1982) by Audre Lorde"13th" (2016) by Ava DuVernay [Movie/Documentary]

--Welcome back to "3 Friends and the Apocalit," a once-a-month book club podcast hosted by three ol' college friends: Annie, Elba, and Hallie, during the apocalit.

Next Month's (July) book is "The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin.

May's Episode is "Dark Matter"(2016) by Blake Crouch. April's Episode is "Solaris" (1961) by Stanislaw Lem. For more past episodes and books, check out our (beta) website: bit.ly/browseapocalit.

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