Dear Cultural Omnivores,

We support our fellow Americans who are marching against systemic racism. We are witnessing a revolution, one that needed to happen, one that is 400 years overdue. We mourn for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner, and others. So many names and faces –  lives cut short, stolen from their loved ones. So many whose deaths were never known – never made public.

To the people we love, we call friends, family – we need you to speak up, show how much we love each other, how much we want future generations to live without fear of persecution, without hatred and prejudices.

Marchers, Supporters, We Rise Up with You. We will not be silent. We pledge to support this revolution and promote artistic work that inspires progress and change.

We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement, with organizations dedicated to supporting opportunities for underrepresented communities. We stand with decency, humanity, equality, respect – values that support the unity of this nation.

WE CONDEMN THE PRACTICE OF ANTI-BLACKNESS IN ALL ITS FORMS.

We are committed to engaging productively by providing a public platform virtually as well as through printed media. We are working towards creating new artistic projects focused on supporting revolutionary voices.

We hope you will help us sustain and support organizations dedicated to racial justice and advancing and celebrating Black  culture. Here’s a listing of some of these organizations: #BLM Support and Resources. We will continually add organizations to this list.

We see you. We love you. We are incredibly grateful that so many of you are on the streets, ensuring all our voices are heard and visible.

Please take care. WE NEED YOU.

Much respect,

Gessy Alvarez
Publisher/Editor
Digging Press LLC