Fam,
Each February, we take stock of the cumulative efforts undertaken by Black people to erect a liberatory future where we are self-determined and loved. Black Futures Month is a visionary, forward-looking spin on celebrations of Blackness in February—a time to consider and celebrate our radical Black history, and to dream and imagine a world in which all Black people are free.
This Black Futures Month, we celebrate the Future of Black Love and exchange love notes that articulate manifestations of love beyond romance, binaries, and capitalism, and into the ever-expansive realms of justice and liberation.
The late great scholar, author, and feminist bell hooks writes, “Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect, and trust.” In a society that values profits over people, competition over connection, and individualism over collectivism, we must prioritize demonstrating our love for one another and the natural world as often and in as many ways as possible.
M4BL is an abolitionist, Black queer feminist, anti-capitalist ecosystem of hundreds of organizations nurturing a broad political home where Black people can find an opportunity to learn, organize, and take action. For us, the future of Black love requires a reimagining of life as we know it and a revolutionary transformation of the beliefs, norms, and systems that reject our humanity. The future of Black love requires a society grounded in trust, collective care, and abundance that prioritizes the dignity and power of Black people.
Throughout this month, we will release customizable Black love cards here on our website, designed by illustrator and M4BL member Alexis Nicole Neely (and they look pretty incredible if you ask us!). Look out for them here, on our website, and on our socials! We want you to send them to everyone you care about to manifest love beyond romance, binaries, and capitalism, and into the ever-expansive realms of justice and liberation.
This February, join us in celebrating Black history, Black life, Black futures, and Black love.
Movement for Black Lives
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