{"id":21905,"date":"2022-01-14T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/?p=21905"},"modified":"2022-01-14T10:48:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T18:48:42","slug":"support-black-creators-lessons-on-building-the-future-in-the-present-black-bow-uprising-chapter-1-my-dad-is-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/support-black-creators-lessons-on-building-the-future-in-the-present-black-bow-uprising-chapter-1-my-dad-is-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Black Creators | Lessons on Building the Future in the Present, Black Bow Uprising: Chapter 1, My Dad Is &#038; more!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><!doctype html><html xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:o=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\"> <head><!--[if gte mso 15]> <xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG\/> 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width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"><![endif]--> <\/p>\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 0px 18px 9px;line-height: 200%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #202020;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ww3\/lessons-on-building-the-future-in-the-present\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span 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collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnImageContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-right: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ww3\/lessons-on-building-the-future-in-the-present\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/923305f9-6b79-0ffc-2d78-b438f6f49d22.jpeg\" width=\"600\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;padding-bottom: 0;display: inline !important;vertical-align: bottom;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"min-width: 100%;padding: 5px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px none #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <span><\/span> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><!--[if mso]>\n\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n\n<tr><![endif]--><!--[if mso]>\n\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\"><![endif]--> <\/p>\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 0px 18px 9px;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #202020;font-size: 16px;text-align: left;\"> Cooperation Jackson is a vehicle for sustainable community development, economic democracy, and community ownership. Help publish Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present, edited by Kali Akuno &amp; Matt Meyer with a Foreword by Richard D. Wolff. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ww3\/lessons-on-building-the-future-in-the-present\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\">long-anticipated anthology<\/a> details the foundations behind the successful campaigns of Cooperation Jackson and their implications nationally and internationally.&nbsp; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--[if mso]><\/td>\n\n<![endif]--><!--[if mso]><\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<![endif]--> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnImageBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnImageBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnImageBlockInner\">\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnImageContentContainer\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnImageContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding-right: 9px;padding-left: 9px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ww3\/lessons-on-building-the-future-in-the-present\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/121ef364-39c9-4e61-9db8-b65075d8b98a.png\" width=\"377\" style=\"max-width: 754px;padding-bottom: 0;display: inline !important;vertical-align: bottom;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" class=\"mcnRetinaImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"min-width: 100%;padding: 5px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px none #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <span><\/span> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnCaptionBlock\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnCaptionBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBlockInner\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionBottomContent\" width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/blackbowcomics\/black-bow-chapter-1-uprising\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/4bce21f5-1a31-d4ce-8d44-ac8f3b848d9e.png\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/blackbowcomics\/black-bow-chapter-1-uprising\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:courier new,courier,lucida sans typewriter,lucida typewriter,monospace\">Black Bow Uprising: Chapter 1<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>Fueled by the murder of his older brother, a young man becomes a vigilante. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionBottomContent\" width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mydadis\/my-dad-is\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/04f23afe-3e94-cad3-df51-5bc9b4caf284.jpeg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 680px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mydadis\/my-dad-is\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:courier new,courier,lucida sans typewriter,lucida typewriter,monospace\">My Dad Is<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>A children&#8217;s book that highlights the importance of black dads. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnCaptionBlock\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnCaptionBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBlockInner\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionBottomContent\" width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/aaronp1231\/beauty-through-a-lens?ref=e3da5w\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/73e1fa7f-a9d8-1a70-a657-323ba80de89e.jpeg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/aaronp1231\/beauty-through-a-lens?ref=e3da5w\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:courier new,courier,lucida sans typewriter,lucida typewriter,monospace\">Beauty Through a Lens<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>Photography by Aaron Ram Powell, he creates a safe environment for models. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionBottomContent\" width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mdkcpublishing\/ms-debbies-kids-corner-publishing\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/751e9d5b-d513-9832-db8b-484ff512b5a8.jpeg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mdkcpublishing\/ms-debbies-kids-corner-publishing\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:courier new,courier,lucida sans typewriter,lucida typewriter,monospace\">Ms. Debbie&#8217;s Kids&#8217; Corner<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>MDKC Publishing creates books that positively portray black characters. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnCaptionBlock\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnCaptionBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBlockInner\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionBottomContent\" width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/memoriesalbum2022\/memories-5?ref=14j18g\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/e4a9ae16-e649-53c8-a3b3-97d75d06bf8c.jpeg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/memoriesalbum2022\/memories-5?ref=14j18g\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:courier new,courier,lucida sans typewriter,lucida typewriter,monospace\">memories<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>A concept album and film that explores how our memories shape our lives today. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionBottomContent\" width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/drbfpalmer\/black-joy-a-healthy-conversation-about-race\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" 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width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/atellington\/son-of-gao?ref=88qs6u\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/7366e704-9555-f694-91fe-d003ec0dcadf.jpeg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/atellington\/son-of-gao?ref=88qs6u\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:courier new,courier,lucida sans typewriter,lucida typewriter,monospace\">Son of Gao | Ending Soon!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>With the largest army Gao has ever assembled, he will reshape the world forever. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnCaptionBlock\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody class=\"mcnCaptionBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBlockInner\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnCaptionBottomContent\" width=\"282\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnCaptionBottomImageContent\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0 9px 9px 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/davyk17\/man-of-substance?ref=65bbi5\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/9ae43155-b407-98f3-4720-2380bb8ec8d1.jpeg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/davyk17\/man-of-substance?ref=65bbi5\" target=\"_blank\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/69628440\/a-human-capital-star-civics-education-thought-initiative?ref=1ha7k5\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/034b1a4e9990954f971d0090e\/images\/a7b8a266-3ad5-0d50-f6c2-832ae7a8f792.jpeg\" width=\"264\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;border-radius: 0%;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;vertical-align: bottom;\" class=\"mcnImage\"> <\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0px 9px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 150%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;text-align: left;\" width=\"282\"> <span 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