Liberation Through Education
“Community is not a place; it is a practice.”
Community Empowerment as Rootwork
Welcome to Liberation Through Education, our Media and Book Club where we explore ideas, culture, and current events through the lens of collective learning and liberation.
The work I do may be spiritual in nature, but it’s practical magic—focused on what we can change and create in the tangible world. Our Media & Book Club extends that same principle into collective learning and liberation.
In a time when authoritarian systems grow stronger through ignorance and disconnection, we fight back through knowledge, conversation, and community. Each month, we consume media that sparks radical thought, deepens understanding, and connects spiritual practice with real-world justice. Our work begins where it’s needed most—with Black and Indigenous communities in America, the groups who have long borne the heaviest weight of oppression and systemic harm. Trickle-down equity has never and will never work, so we start from the ground up, centering the people whose liberation uplifts everyone.
From that foundation, we explore the wider forces shaping our world through the lens of geopolitics, culture, and civic engagement. We look at how power moves across nations, how culture reflects the stories we tell about ourselves, and how everyday people can reclaim agency in their communities. In plain terms, we study how societies function—what binds them, divides them, and transforms them—because understanding the world beyond our borders helps us see our own with greater clarity and purpose. Upcoming selections include Manufacturing Consent, Black AF History, and The Autobiography of Assata Shakur. You’ll find our picks rooted in Black radical traditions, far-left thought, and liberation movements—because when we lift those at the bottom rung, everyone rises.
Join the discussion, expand your mind, and take part in community-rooted magic in action.
Hoodoo, History, and Collective Empowerment
Hoodoo, also called rootwork, is an African American spiritual practice born out of the survival, resistance, and creativity of enslaved Africans in the Americas. It is inherently practical and action-oriented, designed to shift outcomes in the physical world—whether for protection, opportunity, justice, love, or prosperity. Enslaved people often used Hoodoo as a means of resistance, creating spiritual and magical strategies to protect themselves, communicate covertly, and influence circumstances under oppressive systems, sometimes even contributing to revolts and acts of rebellion. At its core, Hoodoo is about working spiritually and materially toward liberation, using intention, ritual, and tools to influence real-world circumstances.
Our book and media club, Liberation Through Education, mirrors this principle on a collective level. By lifting knowledge, critical thinking, and radical consciousness, we are planting seeds that manifest in tangible outcomes: better-informed community members, strengthened resistance to oppression, and empowerment for marginalized groups. Like Hoodoo, our work is grounded in action, focusing on justice, survival, and transformation. The philosophy of lifting those at the bottom rung is central—protecting, empowering, and shifting the structures that maintain harm—just as Hoodoo has always sought to do within African American communities.
Liberation Through Education
What It Is
Dive into short, self-contained curated learning experiences that make reading, watching, listening, and taking action both intentional and accessible.
Each curation focuses on a specific theme, such as Black Resistance, Indigenous Resistance, or the origins of soul food, and typically lasts 1–3 months. Curated materials usually include a nonfiction book, a fiction book, a documentary or movie to watch, and a podcast or audio resource to listen to. They may also include essays, articles, poems, music, and activities to deepen understanding and spark reflection.
Pick a curation that fits your schedule, go at your own pace—three months, four, or even five—and come back for another when you are ready.
How It Works
Curation Length: 1–3 months per theme, extendable as needed.
Integrated Materials: Each curation is designed for participants to engage fully with all included materials. Books, films, podcasts, music, and activities are all part of the learning experience. Optional extras may be included for deeper exploration but are not required.
Flexible Participation: Join solo, with family, within an existing group, or start a new circle. Every form of participation counts.
Discussion & Action: Each curation comes with reflection prompts, discussion questions, and calls to action that encourage civic, political, and community engagement inspired by the materials.
Online Connection: Share insights, reflections, and projects in online spaces for ongoing conversation and community building.
What’s Included
Each curation is carefully designed to provide a full, multi-dimensional experience:
Nonfiction Book: Offers historical or factual grounding on the theme
Fiction Book: Explores the theme through story, imagination, or cultural reflection
Documentary or Movie: Provides visual context, historical insight, or cultural perspective
Podcast or Audio Resource: Deepens understanding and introduces new voices
Optional Materials: Essays, articles, poems, music, and activities enhance the experience
Activities & Prompts: Reflection questions, discussion guides, and actionable tasks connect learning to real-world engagement
All materials are equally important, and participants are encouraged to engage with each one to get the full benefit of the curation.
Community Focus
The Media Club is about more than learning, it is about engaging with your community and taking meaningful action.
Participate to:
Connect learning to local community spaces
Start reading circles or discussion groups where none exist
Engage with friends, coworkers, neighbors, or online peers
Apply what you learn through mutual aid, civic engagement, creative projects, or community organizing
Whether you read, watch, listen, or act alone or in a group, every way you participate is meaningful.
Coming Soon
Future expansions will include interactive activities, live discussions, games, quizzes, and creative challenges, giving you ways to connect, compete, and create while learning.
Check back to explore new curations and themes as they are released.
Get a sneak peek at a few book titles we hope to include in future Media & Book Curations, with our very first curation launching in March 2026.
“We become neighbors when we read together.”