Dear SONG political family, allies and friends,
Eleven years ago I said, “Yes!” to the most transformative experience of my young life. I said yes, alongside Caitlin Breedlove, to help nurture and guide a political home, organizing shop and kinship…
After five years of organizing at Southerners On New Ground, Salem Acuña and J. F. Lyles are transitioning from their staff roles at SONG. We interview them here to gain valuable insights and lessons from their time at SONG and…
Track List:
Sueño Americano – Los Rakas
Negrita – Nitty Scott
Canción Protesta – Aterciopelados
Justicia – QUITAPENAS
La Morena – La Santa Cecilia
Cumbia Pa’ Gozar – Los Angeles Azules
Mala – Maluca
Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón…
Our enemies have waged battles in our backyards but not without our organizing and our outright refusal to live without our desire nor embody their shame. Our defiance and our desire has been our survival and our resistance. Our longing…
What is the North Carolina BLM Cohort?
The North Carolina Southerners On New Ground (SONG) BLM Cohort is a leadership project for Black queer, trans, and gender non-conforming identified organizers and emerging leaders within North Carolina. Through this new cohort,…
A MANTRA FOR PROTECTION ON INAUGURATION DAY
In trying times, we lean on our traditions and practices, ones we have inherited and ones we have evolved, to better reflect who we are as people in the highest vision of ourselves,…
Last week in North Carolina, we witnessed the latest right wing Southern coup. During an emergency special session on “hurricane relief efforts” called for by outgoing Governor Pat McCrory, who was ousted by popular demand (cough, the election), right wing…
Today, I was asked to name an ancestor into the room. I named Tasunka Witko also known as Crazy Horse. He fought for our people and gave his life. He loved our people and worried about our survival. I think…
“We woke up this morning with our minds stayed on freedom.” – Woke Up This Morning by the Staple Singers
We love you. We see you. We have always been each others salvation in times of uncertainty and crisis.
We…
