There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
Toni Morrison
In this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re talking about community-centered journalism and how organizers can utilize non-traditional media sources with Ethan Bakuli, an independent journalist whose work has appeared in Prism Reports, USA Today, Chalkbeat, Planet Detroit, Capital & Main, and more.
Get out of your comfort zone & take action
Donate and/or get involved with freedom freedom growers: https://www.facebook.com/FeedomFreedom/
Subscribe and/or donate to Planet Detroit: https://planetdetroit.org/
Subscribe and/or donate to Outlier Media: https://outliermedia.org/
Subscribe and/or donate to Chalkbeat Detroit: https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/
Further Learning
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1969), by Sam Greenlee
Black Awakening in Capitalist America Robert L. Allen
The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin
The Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings by James Vukelich
Sources
Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement
Palestinian journalists: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166481
What is a zine: https://artincontext.org/what-is-a-zine/
Detroit Zine Fest: https://www.detroitzinefest.com/
Independent journalism vs. mass media journalism: https://thisvsthat.io/independent-journalism-vs-journalism
