Here and Now for 11/12/2023: The secret society still fighting for the community
NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this edition of Here and Now, we speak to a couple changemakers who are continuing the work of a secret society that dates all the way back to the Underground Railroad.
The United Order of Tents, the oldest Black women's fraternity in the country, dates back to 1847.
It was created to help enslaved people using the Underground Railroad.
One of this secret society's oldest chapters is based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and is still dedicated to its mission of serving the community.
Joining Sandra Bookman in studio is President of Unted Order of Tents Eastern District No. 3 Essie Gregory and Vice President Erica Buddington.
Also on the show, Christian Cooper, the birdwatcher who recorded a disturbing confrontation with a white woman in New York City's Central Park back in 2020, is now host of a new series on National Geographic, "Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper."
Cooper joins Bookman to discuss the journey as well as excitement on the new series.
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We are also publishing resources in a range of areas, which will grow and can be found below:
Ways to Help
National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform
Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY)
Black LGBTQIA + Migrants Project
Teaching the Next Generation
Creating Space To Talk About Racism At Your School
Teaching for Black Lives - Rethinking Schools
Black-Owned Bookstores in New York and New Jersey
The Little Boho Bookshop (Bayonne)
Books
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children In A Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Podcasts
Movies
American Son: Available on Netflix
If Beale Street Could Talk: Available on Hulu
Just Mercy: Available on Amazon Prime
Selma: Available on Amazon Prime
The Hate U Give: Available on Amazon Prime
When They See Us: Available on Netflix
Documentaries
13th: Available on Netflix
America Inside Out with Katie Couric: Available on National Geographic
Becoming: Available on Netflix
I am Not Your Negro: Available on YouTube
