As protests and the strong social media presence of the Black Lives Matter movement continues, we felt it was important to help have all the resources possible for anyone looking to take action. This article has links to just about every resource you have probably seen on social media. In this document is everything from petitions, donations, to accounts to follow on social media. Of course, it would be impossible for us to have every available pertinent source, but we tried our best. To start, below are four other extensive documents with lots of great additional sources that we have not listed. Our document does not cover podcasts or shows you can watch, but those can be found in the first linked document. If there are any sources that you think are must-haves on the list that we missed, please contact us immediately and we’re happy to make the change. We hope that these resources are helpful to have all in one place with easy to click links. Use these resources and make sure to share them with friends, family, and through your social media accounts so that everyone has access to these materials.
More Extensive Resources:
Anti-Racism Resources for White People
Action in NYC
Resource Link Tree
Justice in June Schedule
Petitions to Sign:
Justice for George Floyd https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?source_location=petitions_browse
Justice for Beronna Taylor https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor?source_location=petitions_browse
Justice for Amhaud Arbery https://www.change.org/p/district-attorney-tom-durden-justice-for-ahmaud-arbery-i-run-with-maud?source_location=petitions_browse
Justice for George Floyd https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis
Link to automatic email to send to demand Justice for George Floyd (only a few things to fill out on it) https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Femailforfloyd%2F%2F&e=ATPLmPXiYufVXlaH2oWfnjwEiTV_5MrURCC_dPdycpupgjqS7ULLxSf0zw43xym-Z-d9uMiUyzXy8m5o8zMXxw&s=1
Numbers to Text or Call:
Text FLOYD to 55156
Call DA in Minnesota 612-348-5550 Demand Prosecution to Derek Chauvin (Badge #1087)
And Tou Thoa (Badge #7162)
Text JUSTICE to 668336
Text ENOUGH to 55165
Call Louisville Mayor 502-574-2003 and demand justice from Breonna Taylor
Places to Donate:
All bail funds google doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4-YS3vFn5CLL9QtJSU0xqmTh_h8XilXgOqGAjZISBI/preview?fbclid=IwAR2trHe9Uh9WA6R1l_KagmyNVnpG0m157YKe9gwWFesRwOoHUlr6GKhlFxQ&pru=AAABcopMPQU*K_puEnU-cBUGKdR1iGi4tA
Black Lives Matter https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
NAACP Defense and Education Fund https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780&_ga=2.44533796.1400179985.1591369069-472772734.1591369069
National Police Accountability Project https://www.nlg-npap.org/
Campaign Zero https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
Reclaim the Block https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2
Black Visions Collective https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
Innocence Project https://www.innocenceproject.org/
Communities United Against Police Brutality https://www.cuapb.org/
No New Jails NYC https://www.nonewjails.nyc/
Know Your Rights Camp https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/
Committee to Protect Journalists https://cpj.org/
LGBTQ+ Freedom Fund https://LGBTQfund.org/donate-1
Trans Justice Funding Project https://transjusticefundingproject.org/donate
Places to Donate Without Spending Money:
Like this post https://www.instagram.com/p/CA57K_QnkX1/
Accounts to Follow:
Powerful black females:
Layla F. Saad
Blair Amadeus Imani
Rachel Elizabeth Cargle
Whembley Sewell
Adwoa Aboah
Tamika D. Mallory
Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Monique Melton
Ijeoma Oluo
Black Artists:
Organizations:
Books to Read:
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
America’s Original Sin by Jim Wallis
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Good Talk by Mira Jacob
Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Between the World and Me by Ta- Nehisi Coates
How Does It Feel To Be a Problem by Moustafa Bayoumi
The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz
Citizen by Claudia Rankine
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Mindful of Race by Ruth King
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? by Mumia Abu- Jamal
Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in The Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Buy Books From these Black Owned Bookstores Instead of Amazon:
Word Up https://www.wordupbooks.com
The LitBar https://thelitbar.com
Sister’s Uptown Bookstore https://sistersuptownbookstore.com
Revolution Books https://www.revolutionbooksnyc.org
Café Con Libros https://www.cafeconlibrosbk.com
Semicolon Bookstore https://www.semicolonchi.com
Hakim’s Bookstore https://www.hakimsbookstore.com
Harriett’s Bookshop https://www.harriettsbookshop.com
Ashay by the Bay https://www.ashaybythebay.com
AfriWare Books https://www.afriwarebooks.com
The Key Bookstore https://www.keybookstore.com
Mahogany Books https://www.mahoganybooks.com
Videos to Watch:
Dear White People https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6XUruBYAO/
Systematic Racism Explained https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9LyigBdjT/
A Very Brief History https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9Jx37DGkM/
White Privilege explained in under 4 minutes https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_deO2gXY6/
White Privilege visual https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBXlz7ptNK/
What to Do if you’re tear gassed https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3LP6sHumx/
George Floyd Family News Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYOVF0WaG3E&feature=youtu.be&autoplay=1&mute=0
Additional Resources:
Birthday for Beronna List of Actions https://msha.ke/30flirtyfilm/
How to Talk to Racist Relatives https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-6YqYjTYt/
Make sure your registered to vote https://www.vote.org/
Thread of election information https://twitter.com/WhenWeAllVote/status/1267562961218015232?s=20
Black History Month Library https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bz011IF2Pu9TUWIxVWxybGJ1Ync
Reflective Questions:
When did I start becoming an ally and why?
Who do I know that doesn’t believe in this movement? How can I change their mind?
Am I posting on social media for performative activism or do I really care?
What have I done outside of posting on social media?
Have I checked in with my black peers lately?
Where did I learn about race in my life?
How can I teach others about race?
How have I neglected this problem in the past, and how can I confront it in the future?
Could I explain to someone else why it is important to support against racial prejudice and white supremacy in America?
How can I ensure I’ll continue this activism once protests stop or it’s not “trending” on social media?
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