#BlackLivesMatter: A Resource Roundup

Happy Monday all. If you’re anything like me, your head is spinning right now at everything going on in our country. Admittedly, I haven’t been super comfortable talking about it, because I want to make sure that when I do, I use the right words. I want to make sure that I am an ally to the people who need me to be, and not speaking to anyone’s experience that I have not shared. Instead of making any kind of statement about current events, I wanted to share with you all resources that I have been using to educate myself, so that when I do choose to speak up fully, I do so properly. I hope that everyone is taking time to educate themselves, and finding ways to get involved. 

Here’s some resources I wanted to highlight. This is not by any means an exhaustive list; this is a starting point. I encourage people who are reading this who have found other resources to send them along, and I am happy to add them in later on. 

• Podcasts to Listen to: 
  • Teaching While White 
  • 1619, from the New York Times
  • NPR’s Code Switch 
  • Higher Learning
• Places to donate: 
  • The Bail Project 
  • The Equal Justice Initiative 
  • Policing Equity 
  • Color of Change 
  • Until Freedom
  • NAACP
  • Black Lives Matter
  • Reclaim the Block 
• Books to read: 
  • https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-lives-matter-reading-list
  • https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/g32731117/black-lives-matter-reading-list/
• Articles to read: 
  • https://www.patreon.com/posts/revolution-now-37706213
  • https://www.pjandthomas.com/blog/2020/5/28/anti-racism-resources-for-white-people
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2020/05/29/george-floyd-death-donations-resources-justice-petitions/5282539002/
  • https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/heres-demand-justice-black-lives-170100160.html
  • https://guides.usfca.edu/white-privilege-resource-guide
• Instagram posts and accounts: 
  • https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/CAye_85DGnr/?igshid=1w6s1kv6z2149
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/CA04VKDAyjb/?igshid=7sainj9xd8h5
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyVBqHDpQp/?igshid=1803eqh5rh3kd
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyuZx7gFHJ/?igshid=uxx8yk2f42yf
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsvErdHF27/?igshid=17ghpb1odm8ib
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzvG7DAV0G/?igshid=1gjneu9pyd0c0
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvbZyVh1xc/?igshid=1r7nz8en0szm5