Disclaimer: This episode talks about sensative topics regarding violence, abuse and asault towards people of color. As white content creators we want to make it clear that we arent profiting off of this topic. While we arent currently making money off of this podcast we do understand that we may benefit off of this episode in other ways and we want to encourage our white listeners of this episode to take what we are presenting and move forward to not only continue to educate yourselves but support the black community monitarily through reparations such as donating to your local racial justic organizations, supporting local and global independant black owned businesses and voting in favor of legislation that supports the BIPOC community. We are dedicated to taking action in these ways because we know that when oppressed communities thrive we all thrive. February is a reminder that Black history is our history. We need to do what we can as the future generations to educate ourselves on the past in order to pave way for a better future. Emily talks about Connecticuts historical involvment in the Abolitionist movement and the Undergound Railroad, while Abbey focuses on the more recent movements through Black Lives Matter and presents recourses at the end of the episode that our listeners can use and referense while continuing their own anti racism work. Connect with us @milkweeds.ct and @transformationsbyem on instagram or email us at abigail.milkweeds@gmail.com