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Resources for LGBTQ+ Musicians

A list of funding and performance opportunities
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The New Yorker
Black Scholars Confront White Supremacy in Classical Music
Alex Ross
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The Philadelphia Tribune
'A reset button' - Black theater leaders push for change
Mark Kennedy
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OperaWire
Editorial: Opera's Diversity Problem & How to Fix It
Santosh Venkataraman
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HIghCountryNews
On day one, Haaland addresses Indigenous media
Graham Lee Brewer

Representation in Art & Media

8 Essential Articles for Further Reading
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Los Angeles Times
'We are tired': Read the open letter 270 fed-up Latinx writers just sent Hollywood
Greg Braxton
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The New York Times
Why Do Asian-Americans Remain Largely Unseen in Film and Television
Thessaly La Force
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San Francisco Opera
"I Really Thought It Was My Exit Out of Academia:' Naomi André on Writing 'Black Opera'
San Franciso Opera staff
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Blavity: News
Black Art Matters: Why Our Creative Visual Contributions Should Be Valued and Represented More Widely
Tania Inniss
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Challenging the "Canon"

9 Essential Articles for Further Reading
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NPR
Why is American Classical Music So White?
Tom Huizenga
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Los Angeles Times
Muted Golden Globes response to diversity woes appears unlikely to quell firestorm
Greg Braxton
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The Guardian
Canons don't only belong to dead white Englishmen. We have a Maori canon too
Alice Te Punga Somerville
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The New York Times
Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech
Michael Powell
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Opera Wire
Q & A: Marlon Daniel on the Chevalier de Saint-Georges & Systematic Racism in Classical Music
David Salazar
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The Guardian
Why is Barnes & Noble putting 'literary blackface' on its shelves?
Candice Frederick
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The music world’s awakening to women and Black composers will be game-changing
Peter Dobrin
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The Washington Post
If curtailing racist imagery in Dr. Seuss is 'cancel culture,' what, exactly, is your culture?
Philip Bump
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The New York Times
Notes Toward Reinventing the American Orchestra
Anthony Tommasini
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YouTube Video:
Music Theory and White Supremacy
by Adam Neely
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Children's Book:
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Elizabeth Baddeley
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Podcast:
Classically Black
by Katie Brown & Dalanie Harris
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Podcast:
Nice White Parents
The New York Times

PROTESTRA'S "Must-Binge" List

Educational Entertainment Recommendations from the PROTESTRA Team!
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Book:
So you want to talk about race
by Ijeoma Oluo
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Book:
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
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