The Trials and Tribulations to Bring Us Together

I am joined by Marcie Alvis-Walker, an educator and writer who runs Black Coffee with White Friends, alongside Mockingbird History Lessons for Adults, and the Cream & Sugar book club. We discuss the importance of choosing to dedicate time towards doing good, making sure that we vote for leaders who aren't cowards, and Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler whose work is pertinent now more than ever. Links: The Leaders Dapper Notes edition (a collaboration with BCwWF) dappernotes.com/leaders Black Coffee with White Friends www.blackcoffeewithwhitefriends.com instagram.com/blackcoffeewithwhitefriends Mockingbird History Lessons patreon.com/mockingbirdhistorylessonsforadults Cream & Sugar Book Club goodreads.com/group/show/1092853 Color of Change colorofchange.org Harry Potter and the Sacred Text harrypottersacredtext.com Simon Walker, font designer beastsofengland.co Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Talents_(novel)

Going back to June 2018 and the Sugar Shack edition https://shop.dappernotes.com/products/sugar-shack Also in this episode: Pencils and Pads https://shop.dappernotes.com/collections/stationery "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHzjfGF6MiU

All about the brand new Bookhead Club subscription packaging, why I made it and what comes inside. https://dappernotes.com/subscription Plus: Dapper Notes masks. Why now, what went into making them, and unsolicited advice from yours truly https://dappernotes.com/masks

Today's episode is the very first time I have a conversation with the artist who collaborated with me on an edition. We have Kim Charlery of Bandbox who loves to live colourfully and inspires us with a fresh perspective, an infectious laugh, and lots of Soca music vibes. Follow Kim over at @thebandboxofficial, and online at thebandboxofficial.com Get the collaborative Caribbean Moscato edition at dappernotes.com/caribbean-moscato Listen to Teddyson John on Spotify Songs in this episode: I pray and Allez (both by Teddyson John)

Subscribe to the BTS newsletter https://dappernotes.com/journey The Hey, Mood edition https://shop.dappernotes.com/products/hey-mood Visit Nero's Notes https://www.nerosnotes.co.uk/collections/all-notebooks/brand_dapper

The Bark & Rye edition https://shop.dappernotes.com/products/bark-and-rye How Bark & Rye was made (a 44-second video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddFHktq2imc The original behind-the-scenes video from 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekWwTd0GTIw

One Eye Open at Notegeist https://notegeist.com/collections/dapper-notes/products/dapper-notes-limited-edition-pocket-notebook-one-eye-open

See all of the easily visible June releases: https://shop.dappernotes.com/collections/new-june-2020 For everything else, listen to this episode.

Donate to the Equal Justice Initiative https://eji.org/ Get the Bring Us Together edition https://shop.dappernotes.com/products/bring-us-together

The NY Rhapsody edition https://shop.dappernotes.com/products/new-york-rhapsody Watch the New York Rhapsody short film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNK8aswICSM