There’s been a lot of information and resources shared since we had to process the Supreme Court's decision that shifted reproductive access for millions of us in this country. There's a lot of history that got us to this point, and in this session, we will take bite-size pieces to help us figure out how we got here and hopefully guide us and give us language to talk about how we can work together on what we can do moving forward.

First, we must understand Eugenics, what it even is, and its ties to what happening now. This is important because it will inform sessions we will have in the future as they will go into how a system was built out of this theory and how it's still spreading its influence even today.

There are a lot of resources for this session. Get through what you can, jump around to the ones that hold your attention, and remember, you do not have to read all the resources to participate in the conversation.

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For this session, we are going to look at the role of the Black church from the days of enslavement to the Civil Rights Movement and in between. We will look at how gospel music and Movement songs were inextricably tied together and how the role of pastors and clergy as leaders of the community-led some to become some of the first Black politicians in this country. While religion can be a slippery slope for some, for this conversation, we are focusing on the role of the Church in the fight for equity and how different the Movement and even Black survival would look had Black folks not had the church to look to.

Remember, you do not have to read all the articles to participate. Do what you can and come for the amazing conversations.

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In redlined communities, we saw declining schools and a lack of funding for community resources, most of these communities are located in hazardous areas and experience a radically unfair amount of exposure to toxic materials almost daily. For this session of Lunch and Learn, we will look at how the redlining came to be, how those areas look now, and what the effects are today. Remember, read what you are able to read. Even if you didn’t get to all of the articles, you can always still participate.

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There’s always been a fascination with Black hair, especially when it comes to Black women due to the versatility our hair has. It’s played out in private and in public and now we are seeing news stories of children being sent home from school due to how their hair is done.

For this session, we are going to look at the history of the Tignon laws and how they set the stage for hair discrimination in this country. We will learn what it’s like for children to be sent home due to or embarrassed in public sports events. Then we will look at how politics are navigating discrimination through policies like the CROWN act.

Remember, you do not have to read all the articles to participate, but it’s highly recommended to read through as many as you are able.

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For this session of Lunch and Learn, we are going to take a look into how the body deals with racism on a physical level and the restrictions that come with it. How white folks are also affected by racism? No, I’m not talking about reverse racism because that doesn’t exist. I’m talking about the ways in which white folks' lives are also hindered when there is an inequity in resources, opportunities, and more. Let’s go on this journey together and see what we discover.

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In honor of the launch of the Institute, we are going to look at the origins of CRT from one of its founders and also look at what those in opposition are actually opposing. In order for us to move with care and equity, we must be able to look at all sides of an argument. We have an uphill battle ahead of us, let’s make sure we are well equipt for the work ahead.

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Have you heard of the terms ‘food desert’ or ‘food apartheid’ in conversations more recently and are not too sure what it means? Maybe you have never heard of these terms before but you might have driven through communities experiencing this. For this session of lunch and learn, we will learn about difficulties in getting access to fresh and healthy foods, understand what the terms ‘food desert’ or ‘food apartheid’ mean,s and get introduced to some folks that are on the front lines of getting healthier food into more homes.

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In honor of Mother’s day 2022, we are going to learn about one of the most fearless mothers that most of us don’t know about. Like too many Black mothers of sons, Beulah Mae Donald lived through the murder of her youngest boy, Michael. In 1981, a lynching took the life of the 19-year-old walking to the store to buy cigarettes for his older sister in Mobile, AL. In this session, we are going to understand that lynching didn’t stop with the passing of the civil rights act of 1964. The Klan was alive and well and we will connect this story to current events that we should not turn a blind eye to. I will be honest, this will be a difficult session. I hope the LL community can manage for an afternoon and practice some self-care after so we are all better equipped to build a beloved community safe for all.

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For most folks, there comes a time when you need to have important conversations with the young people in your life. For Black and Brown folks, one of the earliest conversations is usually about how to interact with the police. Before the pandemic, for hundreds of years, the movements of Black and Brown folks have been patroled in various ways. During enslavement, slave patrols and militias were used as a tool to make sure Black folks “stayed in their place” and that same method is used today. For this session, we are going to look at the origins of policing in this country and how that ties into the treatment of Black and Brown folks today.

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For this session of L&L, we are going to explore the world and methods of Jane Elliott. We are not here to critique or argue with her methodology but to look at what she does, why she does it that way, and what lessons we can learn from and then use to move the conversations on race forward. This session includes our traditional articles but you can’t get the full Jane Elliott experience without seeing her in action so we have videos as a part of our resources.

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In this session, we are going to look at the complexity of life in slavery when you are held by one of the most powerful men in the world, the brilliant circumstantial planning a young teenage girl navigated that solidified the freedom of her offspring decades later and how that unwanted union that is still being debated to this day.

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In the middle of 1790, a woman who was held in bondage by the family of the first Commander in Chief of this country took her life into her own hands and seemed to simply disappear. For the rest of her life, Ms. Judge was on the run from a life in bondage and the single focus of the President. Even through all of this, she was able to carve out a life for herself and have a family.

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For the first session of this two-part session, we will start with the first person to hold the title of commander in chief. George Washington and Ona Judge are connected in a way that is not taught to us that would give us a fuller picture of the man who led this country through its revolution from the British monarchy.

Stereotypes are a curious thing at times. There’s the idea that they come from a kernel of truth but really, they turn false narratives into accepted perceptions. In this Lunch and Learn session, we are going to learn and identify stereotypes placed on multiple demographics. It’s something we all deal with and they inform our interactions with each other consciously and unconsciously and this is especially important because of the work we do here at CP and more critically, where we do that work.

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For our first session of the year, we’re going to take a look at how slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, and practices held today show the connectivity of the past to the present and help kick start our journey into a hell of a fight ahead of us. History gives us the tools we need, we just have to pick them up and use them.

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre where the Greenwood neighborhood was burned to the ground. This year also marks the 36th anniversary of the West Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE organization. In honor of the many unknown stories of communities of color who met a similar fate, we look at other accounts of the destruction of Black and Brown communities. Because of the way history is reported, we won’t ever know the full account of violence toward Black and Brown communities. These stories give us a broad look and open our eyes to a timeline that is both recent and deep in our past.

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In honor of Mother’s Day and the many women who play nurturing roles in our lives, we will pay homage to a few of the folks who have fed the movement and pushed it forward in their own way. This session of Lunch and Learn will dig into some different ways food and the movement have intertwined. Women, and specifically, in this case, Black women are such an integral part of many movements, yet their light isn’t as bright as some of their male counterparts.

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To kick off our new season of learning, we are going to look at how Black History Month came to be and it’s creator, Carter G. Woodson. We will also talk about Black folks we should know about and set ourselves up for future readings and lessons highlighting Black accomplishments.