sup·port (verb): to bear all or part of the weight of; hold up or to give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act

The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and so many others before them have moved many to take action in support of Black lives. We see, with stunning clarity, that addressing the systemic racism that threatens Black, Indigenous, and People of Color isn’t a choice—it’s our only way forward as a society.

“To change everything, we need everyone” was the slogan that swept the nation in 2014’s People’s Climate March and is a sentiment that holds true today. Activism may have a different meaning for each of us but in the end, we all must take that first step.

Here are some ways you can act in support of Black lives today:

Donate

• Black Lives Matter
• Black Youth Project 100
• Black Visions Collective
• LGBTQ+ Freedom Fund
• Minnesota Freedom Fund
• Split a donation between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
• Restoring Justice Bail Fund
• Reclaim the Block
• Equal Justice Initiative
• Police Brutality Center

Follow on Instagram

• Black Lives Matter – @blklivesmatter
• NAACP – @naacp
• Color of Change – @colorofchange
• Campaign Zero – @campaignzero
• The Conscious Kid – @theconciouskid
• The Hip Hop Caucus – @HipHopCaucus
• Black Visions Collective – @blackvisionscollective

Read

• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
• How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality from The CUT

Watch

• “How to Financially Help BLM with No Money”
• 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
• Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
• Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
• I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
• If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
• Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
• King In The Wilderness  — HBO
• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
• The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
• When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
• A Conversation With My Black Son — NYT

Listen

• 1619 Podcast from NYT
• Pod Save the People from Crooked Media
• Code Switch from NPR
• Momentum from Race Forward
• Seeing White from Scene On Radio
• ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’ from the Guardian’s Audio Long Reads
• The United States of Anxiety from WNYC Studios
• Music Playlist Black History

Learn

• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
• Showing Up for Racial Justice
• Why is This Happening? — An Introduction to Police Brutality
• 21 Free Resources for Teaching Social Justice in the Classroom
• 5 Things White People Can Do Right Now to Combat White Supremacist Violence
• How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
• 26 Ways to Be In the Struggle Beyond the Streets
• Resources for Black Healing
• List of Anti-Racism Resources En Español

Take Action

• Protest Peacefully
• Educate yourself
• Start Conversations
• Create and Share Art
• Amplify Black Voices
• Support Black Businesses
• Donate 
• Register to Vote

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