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Dear Friend,
Can I talk about the future with you? Today is the first day of
Black Futures Month, a tradition created by the Movement for Black
Lives in 2015 that invites us to not just reflect on Black history,
but also dream of Black futures.
As a national Jewish organization working to defend democracy
against authoritarianism, dismantle white supremacy, and realize Black
liberation in the United States, we know that Black futures
are Jewish futures are our American futures.
To mark this moment of reflection on our collective
past-present-future, I’ve curated a playlist of songs influenced by
the Jewish theme of L’dor V’dor, from generation to
generation.
Listen
now: Our new playlist for Black Futures Month is live on
Spotify.
Like those who came before us, we must continue to believe in a
world beyond oppression, beyond the binaries of us vs. them, beyond
subjugation — and then build toward that possibility of a thriving
multiracial democracy. We must make a better world together,
like every generation before us.
As you listen this year, I invite you to reflect on your
relationship to your own ancestors, elders, and descendants (whatever
these mean to you): What is the generational work for you to do or
undo? What can you do in this generation that those who came
before could not? What must be done so that the burden does not fall
to those to come?
As
you think about these questions, open up our L’dor V’dor playlist on
Spotify.
May it be a soundtrack to your day, your work, and our movements
for justice — not just this month, but into the future we're building
together.
L'shalom,
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