52 Things You Can Do Right Now To Support #BlackLivesMatter

Hey guys!

The hate and blatant racism I’m seeing on social media this week alone is breaking my heart. It’s 2020 and my black friends are STILL getting racist messages. I’m getting nasty messages for simply showing my support for #blacklivesmatter. I’m sick of it.

I’m tired of sitting around waiting for the world to change. I’m done being in denial that not being racist is enough.

It’s not enough.

We must be actively anti-racist. It’s time to educate ourselves and get familiar with the reality that the black community lives with every single day. We will never fully understand…. I know we won’t. But we can open our minds and we can spread knowledge to support people of color the best we can.

I know it’s hard to know exactly where to start, so my team put together some resources to help. Commit to using some of these resources and sharing them with others. Spark healthy discussions with what you learn and start opening the hearts of others. This is how we do better.

Donate

George Floyd Memorial Fund

Reclaim the Block

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Black Visions Collective

Minnesota Freedom Fund

National Bail Out

Black Lives Matter

Bail Project

Campaign Zero

Run with Maud

Peoples City Council Freedom Fund

The Innocence Project

Read

Heavy: An American Memoir — Kiese Laymon

How To Be An Antiracist — Ibram X. Kendi

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings — Maya Angelou

Just Mercy — Bryan Stevenson

Raising Our Hands — Jenna Arnold

Redefining Realness — Janet Mock

So You Want to Talk About Race — Ijeoma Oluo

The Fire Next Time — James Baldwin

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness — Michelle Alexander

The Warmth of Other Suns — Isabel Wilkerson

Listen

Code Switch 1619 About Race

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

Intersectionality Matters! Hosted by Kimberle Crenshaw

The Diversity Gap

Pod for the Cause

Seeing White

Pod Save the People

The Combahee River Collective Statement

The Nod

Higher Learning with Van Lathan & Rachel Lindsey

Watch

13th — Netflix

American Son — Netflix

Blindspotting — Hulu with Cinemax

Clemency — Available to rent

Dear White People — Netflix

Fruitvale Station — Available to rent

If Beale Street Could Talk — Hulu

Just Mercy — Rent for free in June in the U.S.

King In The Wilderness — HBO

See You Yesterday — Netflix

The Hate U Give — Hulu with Cinemax

When They See Us — Netflix

Text

Text FLOYD to 55156

Text JUSTICE to 668366

Text ENOUGH to 55156

Sign

Charge All Four Officers — change.org

George Floyd — change.org

Raise the Degree — change.org

Justice for Breonna Taylor — change.org

George Floyd — colorofchange.org

Take Action

Be ready to do the work — educate yourself about on going racial injustices.

Focus on the narrative — do not center it around you. Educate those around you — continue to share & repost resources.

Choose action rather than inaction.

Be an ally – correct racist conversations you may hear among family or friends. Discuss why it is wrong.

Check in on your black friends, family & colleagues. Don’t condemn those who may be late to the conversation, invite them to join.

Continue to support — be an ally for the rest of your life, even after the outrage.

I’m committing to continued learning, so feel free to share more resources you love in the comments!

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