YM Carrington
@lkscollectiveYM Carrington is the creator of Lavender Kitchen Sink Collective, an organizing project dedicated to economic justice and self-determination for Black LGBTQ communities in the Southern United States. YMC is a writer, public speaker, former union organizer, and occasional web designer. A lifelong Southerner, YMC’s desire is to help build a model for Black LGBTQ community and economic sustainability throughout the South.
Pieces
Getting Our Forty Acres: Crowdfunding, Reparations, and Black Economic Justice
In a society where equitable access to jobs, housing, and financial services is still threatened by racist discrimination, crowdfunding is a tool that has helped marginalized communities deal with the impact of economic violence.
