BLACK LIVES MATTER!!
It's insane that in this day and age, we as a society would have the need to promote the slogan "Black Lives Matter" because DUH, they most obviously do!!!!!! BLM is so blatantly obvious to some of us, but shockingly doesn't seem to register to others, and we simply must stop that. Among many other evils, systemic racism in the US is most certainly alive and well, and we must all seek & destroy it as soon as possible, at all costs!
The change starts with you... so do what you can. Talk to people and have those hard conversations, donate money to good causes, fight for those that can't and most importantly, treat your fellow humans with love and respect.
We must all come together to end the hate and suffering, so please do what you can!!
This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people to deepen anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues.
To take immediate action:
Consider donating to the NAACP, and these grassroots, black-led community organizers:
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Reclaim the block: Donate: https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2
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George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
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Black Visions Collective: Donate: https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2
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More here, courtesy of SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice): https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/black-led-organizations.html
Use this link to very easily email your elected federal representatives asking for real, actionable relief. It automatically messages them and gives you the opportunity to revise the message if you’d like. (https://support.naacp.org/onlineactions/HTLjqYG940WATTV_Y_SUUQ2)
Sign the below petitions to hold the police who murdered George Floyd accountable:
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https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/#petition (This website (justiceforbigfloyd.com) also has a number that you can call to take even more action steps!)
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https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
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Demanding police reform: https://act.colorofchange.org/signup/state-emergency-black-people-are-dying/
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To fight for Breonna Taylor, please visit FightForBreonna.org.
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To fight for Ahmaud Arbery, please visit https://www.runwithmaud.com/
Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:
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Books:
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Podcasts:
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Articles:
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The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon
Articles:
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“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
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”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
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The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
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“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
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Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
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“Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
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”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
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“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Watch:
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"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Podcasts to subscribe to:
Books:
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Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
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Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
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How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
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Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
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Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Films and TV series to watch:
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13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
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Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
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Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
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Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
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Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
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Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
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I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
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Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
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King In The Wilderness — HBO
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See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
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Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
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The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
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When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Organizations to follow on social media:
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Antiracism Center: Twitter
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Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
More anti-racism resources to check out: