BIPOC Resources
I’m writing to you as a Black woman. As a Black griever. And as the BIPOC Grief Educator and Care Curator for The Dinner Party. I don’t know about you, but I am CRAVING inspiration. I am YEARNING for joy and I am searching for PEACE in all of the headlines. I know that I’m not alone in this, and so I am curating this space for the weary BIPOC griever who is in need of art and literary inspiration, motivating words from the mouths of BIPOC visionaries and more.
This won’t erase the collective trauma our community is wading through, but it will perhaps offer a reprieve.
- Sundari Malcolm | BIPOC Grief Educator and Care Curator
Read 📚
Grief Gems: From The Mouth Of A Griever and Death Doula by Sundari Malcolm
Are We Free Yet?: The Black Queer Guide to Divorcing America by Tina Strawn
Feeling a little witchy these days? Have you read the latest from @iamjulietdiaz?! RUN to a bookstore, and let this Plant Brujera transport you with her words in The Altar Within. Have a look at the trailer
Explore our full anti-racist grief reading list on Bookshop.org
Move 🌀
20 Minute Full Body Yoga to Start the Day by Arianna Elizabeth (brightsaltedyoga)
Enjoy 🍵
Craving some COMFORT FOOD? Check out @kimmyskreations.1 for her easy, home-cooked, soul lovin’ meals. Find a recipe and ENJOY!
Meditate 🧘🏿
5 Minute Guided Morning Meditation for Positive Energy from Aileen Xu (lavendaire)
Allow Buddhist @lamarodofficial to show you how to find your own Meditation Anchor, watch here
Write 🖊
Artist's Grief Deck (in Spanish and English) for processing loss in times of isolation. Each card feature an original artwork accompanied by a text- based grief prompt on the alternate side. Learn more on their Instagram
Watch 📺
The Death of My Two Fathers by Director Sol Guy. This film is a deeply personal journey of facing that which we often fear most: death and ourselves. By bearing witness to the reality of his father's life, and death, Sol Guy unpacks the meaning of fatherhood, family, race, and identity to realize that we must all face where we come from in order to be more prepared for who we may become.
Hayet Rida has recently opened up her store, KHOI in Chicago. Scroll through her dedication to Art, Beauty, Self Care, Design and her thoughts on the Imposter Syndrome.
Listen 🎵
Enjoy a Spotify playlist just for you! At a certain frequency of music, your cells regenerate, recharge and heal. These frequencies also balance your nervous system and offer your body a chance to rest
Kick back as Lupita Nyong’o reads the beautiful tale of Sulwe. A powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.
@vishionary’s performance during one of our Emotion Thru Motion events, it might feel good to move your body as you listen
Look 🖼
Explore art by community member, artist, and doula Brianna Hernandez Baurichter
Emotion Thru Motion is a quarterly event we’ve been doing for 3 years, dedicating 2 hours of wellness and collective care to the BIPOC community and inviting inspiring BIPOC facilitators to come share their gifts and knowledge. Hear BIPOC Grief Educator and Care Curator, Sundari Malcolm set a collective intention and welcome the group to one of our installments of Emotion Thru Motion, back in December 2022.
⬇ Join for our next installment of Emotion Thru Motion in August, **date TBA** RSVP now ⬇
Meet our past facilitators:
Looking for some more support?
Fear of losing your grief support should never be a reason you endure harm. We're continuing to do our best to make sure that our tables and events feel safe and supportive. We've created an email address, bipocsupport@thedinnerparty.org, monitored by BIPOC staff only, that's available for you if you are ever:
1) The victim of racial harm
2) The witness or observer of an incidence of racial harm
Thank you in advance for your dedication to the care of our community.