UPDATE, 10/24/20: Election Day is just around the corner. To help, we’ve added a few important resources: A Closer Look at the Philadelphia Ballot (jump to section), Voting In Person During COVID-19 (jump to section), and Preparing for Election Day: Projections, Predictions, & Election Results (jump to section).

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As part of our ongoing commitment towards conscientious activism and anti-racism, TMoms will be using this space, as well as our social media pages, to aggregate resources & information regarding:

• Registering to vote
• Requesting a mail-in ballot
• Voting infrastructure and accessibility
• Voter suppression, disenfranchisement, and rights restoration
• Gerrymandering, prison gerrymandering, and fair representation
• How to stay active during a global pandemic (1, 2, 3)
• Mutual aid, virtual activism, civil disobedience, & MORE!

No radical movement begins or ends with voting, but voting is a necessary & individual choice with a complicated historical significance. Voting is a privilege, and we must use that privilege along with activism & community care to help the most vulnerable among us.

This space is a work in progress. If you’d like to bring additional resources to our attention, feel free to email us.

Continue reading “Why We Vote: Resources for a Better Future” →

Amidst the protests & continuing pandemic, we’ve taken the past few days to step back, listen, learn, share, & give space to the Black community.

But it is not enough to oppose racism silently & from afar. We must be actively anti-racist, & we must educate ourselves on the tools of systemic oppression and the intersections of our own privileges.

The following post contains various resources for those looking to donate, support, educate, and participate in active anti-racism. Additionally, we are continuing to aggregate and update activist resources over on our Why We Vote: Resources for a Better Future blog post.

DONATE:

• Black Lives Matter
• Philadelphia Bail Fund – Update: As of 6/4, we were notified that the Philadelphia Bail Fund has received over $1.2 million in donations, and has asked that folks donate to a few other organizations for the time being.
• National Resource Link

Black Owned Businesses

• Amazulu Collections (Philly)
• Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse (Philly)
• AphroChic
• Atomic City Comics (Philly)
• Beneath Your Mask
• Basbaas Foods
• Black and Noble (Philly)
• Black Pepper Paperie Co.
• BLK MKT Vintage
• Blue Sole Shoes (Philly)
• Bold Xchange
• Bolé Road Textiles
• Brooklyn Tea
• Cultured Couture Vintage (Philly)
• Denise’s Bakery (Philly)
• Foxie Cosmetics
• Frugal Bookstore
• Golden Girly
• Hakim’s Bookstore (Philly)
• Harriett’s Book Shop (Philly)
• The Honey Pot
• Lauren Napier Beauty
• Maison Noir Wines
• Marsh + Mane (Philly)
• Natty Garden
• Pottery by Osa
  
• Reparations Club
• The Sable Collective (Philly)
• Semicolon Bookstore and Gallery
• Snapdragon Flowers & Gifts (Philly)
• South Street Art Mart (Philly)
• Sweet Nectar Dessert Kitchen (Philly)
• Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee and Books (Philly)
• Unsun
• Yam
• Yowie (Philly)

For a more comprehensive directory of Black-owned businesses in Philly, check out AfroPhilly.

A LIST OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:

BOOKS

• Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow
• James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
• Angela Davis, Freedom Is A Constant Struggle
• Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
• Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped
• Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be Antiracist
• Reni Eddo-Lodge, Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race
• Audre Lorde, Your Silence Will Not Protect You
• Wesley Lowery, They Can’t Kill Us All
• Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
• Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want To Talk About Race
• Layla F. Saad, Me and White Supremacy
• Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States
• & MORE: (1) (2) (3)

ARTICLES & STORIES

• An Oral History of the 1985 Move Bombings in West Philadelphia by Lindsey Norward
• For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies by Courney Ariel
• My White Friend Asked Me to Explain White Privilege by Lori Lakin Hutcherson
• Teaching Your Child About Black History Month by Nefertiti Austin
• Discourse and Debate: Is performative activism inherently bad? by Kayla Abrams, Jemima Fregene, and Lana Awadallah
• White Fragility by The Conscious Kid
• Remember, No One Is Coming to Save Us by Roxane Gay
• Amy Cooper, White Spaces and the Political Projection of Whiteness by Lara Witt
• Why White People Freak Out When They’re Called Out About Race by Sam Adler-Bell
• A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 ‘Fed Up’-rising by Michael Harriot
• A History of the Black Panther Party (Read or Listen)
• White People: This Is How To Check Your Privilege When Asking People Of Color For Their Labor by Sophia Stephens
• How Not To Be An Ally by Dr. Kim Case
• How To Be An Ally If You Are a Person With Privilege by Frances E. Kendall, Ph.D.
• White Anti-Racism: Living The Legacy by Diane Flinn, Georgette Norman, Sejal Patel, and Yvette Robles

VIDEOS

• Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story.
• Dr. Robin Diangelo discusses ‘White Fragility’.
• Courageous Conversations: Sharing Stories About Race and Pledging to Practice More.
• How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion.
• A Mindful Approach to Race and Social Justice.

DOCUMENTARIES, MOVIES, TV

• 12 Years A Slave  (2013)
• 13th (Netflix)
• American Son (Netflix)
• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (PBS)
• The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (Netflix)
• Dope (Netflix)
• Dear White People (Netflix)
• Horror Noire (Shutter)
• King In The Wilderness (HBO)
• Sorry To Bother You (Hulu)
• See You Yesterday (Netflix)
• Selma (2014)
• The Hate U Give (Hulu)
• What Happened Miss Simone? (Netflix)
• When They See Us (Netflix)

Artwork by Marisa.VR.

Continue reading “Black Lives Matter: Resources for Anti-Racism” →

Want to support TMOMs during the on-going pandemic? Give your future self the gift of future snacks with an E-Gift Card from Tattooed Mom! Perfect for virtual gifting, supporting your community, & TREATING YOURSELF! Gift cards are also available IRL & via mail (just give us a call)!

Until we are able to fully re-open, 100% of sales will be donated to the Tattooed Mom staff. 💕

[Author’s Note: I mean, seriously, look how cute we are]

Love & Good Times Always
(especially now, more than ever)

Gift card artwork by Gloss Black.

Continue reading “E-Gift Cards from Tattooed Mom!” →

While we’re all staying close to home & practicing safe social distancing, you can still get your fill of TMom’s delicious food and drink with TMOMs To-Go!

• Curbside pick-up! Visit our *NEW* TMOMs To-Go online store or call 215-238-9880 to order!
• In the neighborhood? Check out our walk-up order window!
• Local delivery all over Philly via Caviar and DoorDash!
• Outdoor seating with contactless service!
• Special sammy combos + comfort food faves!
• Tmoms To Go vegan Chubb’s Tubbs—great for meal prep!
• New SECRET MENU ITEMS monthly! Plus a SPECIAL MENU COCKTAIL!
• BEER and TMOMS COCKTAILS to-go!
• Monday – Thursday 4-9pm // Friday – Sunday 12-9pm
• Our hours and menu availability are subject to change, call or message us for more info!

Continue reading “Curbside Take Out & Delivery from TMoms To Go” →