#blacklivesmatter #afrolatinxlivesmater #indigenouslivesmatter

To my beautiful brothers and sisters (and my beautiful non-binary beings),

My heart is going out to us all more than ever. Much of what is popularized in mainstream media regarding police brutality upon us is nothing new to us. This topic is far from fresh to us. I think we are allowed to be tired and upset. We are allowed to self-care. We are beautiful and I hope my work serves as a symbol of the profoundly ethereal beauty and depth many of our women are rarely portrayed as within Eurocentric and fine-art contexts. We shall overcome as we always have <3

To our allies and advocates, the ones who have been consistent, humble, curious, determined, and understanding: thank you.

I also want to thank our ancestors for the strength they have passed onto us and future generations. May humanity continue to step forth in the name of equality and compassion.

Please stay safe and informed.

Love,

LenaKrystyna

#BLM and Defunding Police Resources:

Please click the following link for ways to get involved and informed with the Black Lives Matter Movement: https://linktr.ee/ceeetrl.

To sign a petition in support of defunding police and allocating funds towards community support and leadership building: https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice.

Currently, 5% of sales will be donated to The People’s Breakfast Oakland: (https://www.hellablackpod.com/pbo).

For more information on the Afro-Latinx experience and news reports on #BLM activism throughout Latin America:

NPR Podcast Alt. Latino: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/02/886568058/the-afro-latinx-experience-black-lives-matter

Link to The AfroLatin Diaspora Instagram (tons of information and resources): https://www.instagram.com/theafrolatindiaspora/?hl=en

An article on Black Latinx Activists on combating anti-Blackness: https://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2020/09/03/black-latinx-activists-on-anti-blackness/

What Afro-Latinos Want You To Know (Youtube documentary on microaggression and legacy of colonization on race relations): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX7EmIYdeKA

Link to Harvest of Empire Documentary (explores untold narratives of racism and more within Latin American history, chock-full of information that the North American educational system often fails to teach students): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gW84cAN2Pw&t=298s