Today we call the names of the women who do the work. The women who sit on committees, who write papers, edit publications, build coalitions, canvass neighborhoods, attend city council meetings, read and reread all the books. The women who study, learn, and then pass on the knowledge to the rest of us – so that there is a record of what has been and a strategy for a way forward. You too are dreamers and weavers. You are the idea makers. You are the bullhorns and today’s walk is for you. Tune in today as we discuss the Combahee River Collective. We are here because of them. 

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River | Leon Bridges:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3hhbDnFUb2bicI2df6VurK?si=c2a98337c6de4418

I'll Take You There | The Staples Singers:
https://open.spotify.com/track/5YLnfy7R2kueN0BRPkjiEG?si=93dda173da204287