Juneteenth
Today is
Yesterday was
A few days ago we celebrated
The continued existence of Juneteenth inspired me to use my little piece of the internet to share a few “pretty kewl” things that Black people I know (mostly fellow performers) have produced or been involved in.
I don’t have much to add beyond that— these items speak for themselves!
First,
watch a sketch brought to you by the nice people of Nice Tan:Juneteenth
Then
Learn how the pandemic has affected the transgender community in a NYT article featuring local performer Pearle Teese and/or listen to her speak about Juneteenth in the following clip:
Now
Take a breath. Let it go.
Continue
Alexandria Love is a Bay Area comedian (like yours truly) who wrote a pointed piece—made digestible with humor— about how to move from being non-racist to anti-racist.
Finally
Check out Kaseem Bentley’s comedy album, Lakeview, on Spotify or Apple Music and have a laugh or two. He’s a very funny man. Need to know more about him first for some reason? Well, here you go.
And that’s just about it for today. Lemme know in the comments if you clicked on any of the above and what you got out of it.
