A Note For This Time of Reckoning link click u equals a 2786240a 6b 962b 1edee 09… In this time of long overdue national reckoning, The Bitter Southerner's core beliefs are the same as they ever were. We believe every single human being was put on this earth as an equal, a being worthy of respect. We believe the South is a beautiful place with beautiful people and one of the ugliest legacies in human history. And we know, as we always have, that Black Lives Matter. To all our readers on the front lines: attending protests, organizing, calling, signing petitions, writing, grieving, paying bail funds, pushing for an end to racialized violence throughout our country’s infrastructure, take care of yourselves, keep washing those hands. We are in it with you for the long haul. We encourage all our readers who don't know enough of the long history and ongoing oppression of Black people in the South (and across the planet, for that matter) and the ways that oppression is hurting us all: Now is the time to educate yourselves deeply and figure out how to invest in a healthy future. If this is all a little new to you, we are so glad you want to learn more. There are more than 400 years of quality and easily accessible anti racist material at your fingertips. Some of the stories from our seven years of grappling with the South might also help you learn. As for material for this moment, we were pleased to see the debut this week of the new link Waiting on Reparations podcast of our friend Mariah Parker, aka Athens Clarke County Commissioner, aka rapper Linqua Franca. She and fellow Athens rapper Dope Knife have created a podcast that is a unique blend of their discussions on institutional racism and their raps, which are as relevant as their commentary. While it's not for the ears of children, it's must listening for adults who want to understand. Read, listen, repent, engage, repeat. Until true justice emerges, we will press on with the work in front of us: 1) Telling the stories of those who reject the violent, racist, sexist, white supremacist mythology of the Old South and do the work of building a Better South. 2) Using our megaphones to amplify the voices of and put money in the pockets of organizations and contributors that work for justice and healing. Every shirt sold will put $10 into our Better South Initiative, our five year old fund to put money in the pockets of organizations that work on the front lines of issues facing the South, including the long fight for racial justice and the critical issues of voting rights and registration. As we begin adding specific recipients to the fund, we will update our readers. And your first update will come to you quickly. Believe that. link click u equals a 2786240a 6b 962b 1edee 09… Because not a racist was never enough. link Order Anti Racist T link click u equals a 2786240a 6b 962b 1edee 09… Because our democracy depends on it. link Order Vote Dammit! T link click u equals a 2786240a 6b 962b 1edee 09… Since Charlottesville, it's been every Bitter Southerner's mantra. It will remain so forever. link Order Here Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic To get missing image descriptions, open the context menu. Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic outline light twitter 48 Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic outline light instagram 48 Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic outline light linkedin 48 Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic outline light spotify 48 Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic outline light link 48 FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY bullet FOR THE LOVE OF THE SOUTH Copyright Copyright 2019 The Bitter Southerner, All rights reserved. Thanks for subscribing to The Bitter Southerner's newsletter! Be sure to add thecrew at bittersoutherner dot com to your contacts so you never miss an email from us. Our mailing address is: The Bitter Southerner PO Box 879 Clarkston, GA 30021 link Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can link update your preferences or link unsubscribe from this list