Make Your Damn Bed

if it hasn't been clear by now, Angela Y. Davis is one of my favorite writers and humans to follow when it comes to revolutionary thinking and theory. This book: are prisons obsolete, was 128 pages of information that we should all have in our back pocket - since it affects each and every one of us in some way or another. it's all connected, and Angela Y. Davis has a knack for reminding me of that...

" The prison industrial complex is fueled by privatization patterns that, it will be recalled, have also drastically transformed health care, education, and other areas of our lives." - Angela Davis Get the book: https://www.akpress.org/areprisonsobsolete.html PDF copy of it: https://collectiveliberation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Are_Prisons_Obsolete_Angela_Davis.pdf RESOURCE: https://en.wiki...

“I’ve come to the conclusion that our work as activists is always to prepare the next generation,” she says. “To create new terrains so that those who come after us will have a better opportunity to get up and engage in even more radical struggles. And I think we’re seeing this now.” - Angela Davis WOMEN'S MARCH SPEECH TRANSCRIPT: https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a42337/angela-davis-wo...

Originally released in 1971, the album Free Angela was sold to raise money for the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis. This is a sample of just some of the songs, including the title track Free Angela by Larry Saunders. Fun fact: Larry Saunders is the father of the multi Grammy nominated artist  Ledisi . SOURCES: https://www.discogs.com/master/614033-Various-Free-Angela https...

Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her. RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/30/archives/miss-davis-tells-of-buying-guns-but-denies-plot-role-miss-davis.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/19/t-magazine/angela-davis.html https://en.w...

Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her. RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/30/archives/miss-davis-tells-of-buying-guns-but-denies-plot-role-miss-davis.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/19/t-magazine/angela-davis.html https://en.w...

Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her. RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/30/archives/miss-davis-tells-of-buying-guns-but-denies-plot-role-miss-davis.html GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INST...

Today I recite a whole bunch of incredible Maya Angelou quotes because I knew I had been quoting her for years but the extent to which I did NOT know how much(????) was absolutely revelatory. Did you know she said: “Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.” and “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” and “Living well is an art that can be dev...

 Yesterday, I shared Maya Angelou’s poem, On the Pulse of the Morning. And today, before we discuss it, I want to share an interview I found of her discussing writing it, this video includes Bill and Hillary Clinton’s opinions on the poetry as well. Originally, I wrote all these responses in my own words, but it just doesn’t feel right - further distilling history when we have video and audi...

Maya Angelou's poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" feels as relevant today as it did when she recited it on January 20, 1993. Tomorrow, we will dig into it. Here is the transcript: https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2017/03/21/on-the-pulse-of-morning-jan-20-1993/ A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Mark the mastodon. The dinosaur, who left dry tokens Of their sojourn here...

Did you know James Baldwin is the friend who pushed Maya Angelou to write "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"??? I sure didn't. This human was so impressive and intentional and inspirational + I can't wait to talk about her work with you! MAYA + JAMES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6sFgaZBs-U MAYA + OPRAH: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oprahs-super-soul/id1264843400?i=1000400403805 RESOUR...

In his 1955 essay, Notes of a Native Son, “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” —James Baldwin FURTHER READING: Original Article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1962/11/17/letter-from-a-region-in-my-mind debate transcript: https://www.rimaregas.com/2015/06/transcript-james-baldwin-debates-wil...

The  Baldwin/Buckley Debate  was a televised debate of  The Cambridge Union Society  held on 18th February 1965, which has since come to be seen as one of the most historic and influential intellectual debates on race relations in America.  James Baldwin , an influential African American writer and activist, and  William F. Buckley , a leading conservative intellectua...

Today's words are brought to you by the badass James Baldwin at a speech that is wildly still relevant today. "What is crucial here is that unless we can manage to accept, establish some kind of dialog between those people whom I pretend have paid for the American dream and those other people who have not achieved it, we will be in terrible trouble. I want to say, at the end, the last, is that is...

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/introduction-james-baldwin   The human responsible for this quote: “It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.” ―  James Baldwin It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. —James Baldwin James Arthur Baldwin (1924 – 19...

I grew up in Florida.  My dad was a public schoolteacher, and I went to a variety of public schools throughout certain phases of my life. All within Florida.  Then, once I graduated, I extended my education at the University of South Florida with a degree in education, and I taught in public school system for several years before moving to Chicago.  To say I have opinions on th...

What can we do to fight the isolation crisis? RESOURCES: http://bowlingalone.com/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/12/americans-trust-government-00096509 GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast OR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcast OR WATCH ON YOUTUBE: ww...

that's by design. but we can fight it! GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast OR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcast OR WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/juliemerica   The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertain...

In sociology, the  third place  refers to the social surroundings that are separate from the two usual social environments of  home  ("first place") and the  workplace  ("second place"). Examples of third places include  churches ,  cafes ,  bars ,  clubs ,  community centres ,  public libraries ,  gyms ,  bookstores ,  mak...

Julia Cameron's "Detective Work" questions from week 3: 1. My favorite childhood toy was … 2. My favorite childhood game was … 3. The best movie I ever saw as a kid was … 4. I don’t do it much but I enjoy … 5. If I could lighten up a little, I’d let myself … 6. If it weren’t too late, I’d … 7. My favorite musical instrument is … 8. The amount of money I spend on treating myself to entertainment ea...

"There are certain rules of the road useful in dealing with any form of criticism. 1. Receive the criticism all the way through and get it over with. 2. Jot down notes to yourself on what concepts or phrases bother you. 3. Jot down notes on what concepts or phrases seem useful. 4. Do something very nurturing for yourself—read an old good review or recall a compliment. 5. Remember that even if you...

Artist’s Way Week 3:  Listen to my take on week one here: https://shows.acast.com/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/1033-artists-way-week-1   Listen to my take on week two here: https://shows.acast.com/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/1048-the-artists-way-week-2-going-sane   Margin quote: ‘Take your life in our own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.’ —Erica...

In emotionally focused therapy , or EFT, Your emotions drive your behavior. The work is focused on understanding and expressing feelings before trying to regulate them. RESOURCE: https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/health/mental-health/emotion-focused-therapy AND: https://focus.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/foc.8.1.foc32 GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.co...

Greenberg, the creator of EFT, specified six principles of the approach: 1. Emotional awareness: The first step involves knowing what you're feeling. Naming what you feel can help you reconnect to your needs . 2. Emotional expression: EFT seeks to help you overcome emotional avoidance, often by dismantling unhelpful beliefs, like "Anger is dangerous," that prevent you from healthy emotional expres...

therapeutic emphasis should always prioritize your lived experience. life is uncertain, that doesn't mean your life has to feel that way. life has limitations, that doesn't mean you have to feel limited. becoming self aware, means we can approach our lives with curiosity rather than fear. self-awareness doesn't have to translate to self-consciousness, it just may take practice to untie the two fro...