#BlackFridays

Glennon Doyle has started RAGE TO CHANGE: #BlackFridays. Be sure to read her blog post and the Instagram post that preceded it.

It is a wonderful idea to turn RAGE into something positive and actionable.

After reading How To Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal M Fleming, that question for fighting any kind of oppression "What do I do now?" was answered with:

"The answer is going to vary for each individual, depending on your personality and background, interests, talents, and inclinations. So, it’s your job to figure out how you can best leverage your knowledge and skills to help humanity."

My action today... I started with some VOTE pins and Black paper hearts:

... and used my talents, interests, and inclinations to make:

Join #BlackFridays HERE.
View a #BlackFridays Action Toolkit HERE.
Host an event HERE.

Also, listen to today's Call Your Girlfriend podcast entitled Women's Anger with Rebecca Traister. Rebecca Traister's new book, Good And Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger is on sale now. 

The final tally from today's cloture vote on Bret Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was 51-49. The final vote may come as early as Saturday. For smart thoughts and links on Kavanaugh, turn to Rebecca Traister, Irin Carmon, Jenée Desmond Harris, Laura McGann, Brittany Packnett

On Fridays we wear black!
Happy #BlackFridays