#71 A Spot of Tea - Queen of Katwe

We're getting our Black joy on with Queen of Katwe, free books, and an old lady named Opal. Drink up! This week's hot list: the film Queen of Katwe, Juneteenth, #opalswalktoDC, old ladies, Black joy, Marc Jacob's stankin' ass, The Free Black Woman's Library, The Brooklyn Movement, Alicia Key's personal mission to ruin everything, and general good times. Tweet us while you listen! @teawithqj #teawithqj WEBSITE www.TeaWithQueenAndJ.com SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter & Instagram: @TeawithQJ Facebook: www.facebook.com/TeawithQueenandJ Tumblr: teawithqueenandj.tumblr.com EMAIL teawithqueenandj@gmail.com NOTES & EXTRA TEA Please check out friend to the show, photographer Dom Sindayiganza's amazing work at www.sindayiganza.com (@sindayiganza) Ruddy Roye's (@ruddyroye) "When Living Is A Protest" exhibit is on view at the Steven Kasher Gallery alongside "Power to the People: The Black Panthers" both on display until October 29, 2016: http://www.stevenkasher.com/exhibitions Queen of Katwe is currently showing in selected theaters and will be available nationwide September 30, 2016 Check out The Free Black Woman's Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeBlackWomansLibrary/ and the hashtag #FreeBlackWomansLibrary, For more info on The Brooklyn Movement Center's mission and programs, check out http://brooklynmovementcenter.org Activist Opal Lee turns 90 this year and is walking to make Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday. Please add your name to the petition: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/juneteenth-designated-national-day-observance Donate to her gofund me: https://www.gofundme.com/opalswalk2dc And use the hashtag #opalswalk2DC Please check out this incredibly detailed series of tweets by @DwayneDavidPaul for more information on Ramsey Orta and how you can support him and his family. #SupportRamsey twitter.com/dwaynedavidpaul/sta…/752200478918840320 You can make a donations via PayPal through the email address ortaramsey@gmail.com where Ramsey and (once incarcerated) his wife Bella, manage the account directly. J.'s sister is documenting her journey with breast cancer. Follow her on at jasmineses.tumblr.com and on twitter & instagram @jasmineses to offer words of support or to gain some of for your own journey. And if you'd like, please donate and/or share her go fund me page: www.gofundme.com/t6e5wew Check out www.capitalizetheB.com to join the movement and sign the petition for the AP Stylebook to capitalize the letter B when referring to individuals of African descent as Black. Petition: www.change.org/p/the-new-york-ti…m_medium=copylink Help insure that undocumented immigrants have access to clean water in Flint, Michigan through the Latino Collaborative: www.crowdrise.com/watercrisisinfli…inocollaborative We won't forget about Monique and Larissa. To learn more about the Free Monique and Larissa from Kuwait campaign click here: www.change.org/p/free-monique-an…risoned-in-kuwait Last year activists, protestors, and researchers across the nation launched Campaign Zero, a comprehensive plan to end police violence. Check out www.joincampaignzero.org to get more information on the plan and see where the 2016 presidential candidates and your local politicians stand. Pinkies up to Ohene Cornelius for our show intro, check out his latest album Flight Risk available everywhere online now. You can find Ohene on instagram and twitter @ohenecornelius and online at www.ohenecornelius.com Pinkies up to T. Flint for our News That's Not News intro! Find him at www.TFlintVoices.com