How to Help Demand Justice for George Floyd
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***Please know, I am not an expert! These are some authoritative, widely-shared anti-racism resources I’ve found, please feel free to share others with me at liz@compelld(dot)com
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A Google doc that’s gone viral, compiled from Instagram.com/sarahsophief and Instagram.com/dj_diabeatic
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@RachelCargle’s link in bio. Lots of valuable info/resources here.
Chloe Fineman rec
Suggestions that @eholmes’ followers sent. There are a lot, tap and swipe.
Recommended by Erin *** So you want to be an ally but don’t know where to start? First of all, thank you and welcome. This is an ever…
NYT Bestseller by Ijeoma Oluo. Recommended by @eholmes among others.
NYT bestseller. Recommended by @eholmes among others.
Here’s a link to buy the ebook and support a local Brooklyn bookstore. The New York Times best-selling book exploring the…
By Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele
By Ibram X Kendi.
Instagram.com/wellreadblackgirl
(This and other works of Assata Shakur are recommended)
Here's what else Black booksellers and publishers say you should read (and how they're responding to the surge in sales).
Mentioned by President Obama in his address
Curated by @hey.alma
Recommended by @eholmes among others. Won the Pulitzer.
This crisis is exposing the savagery of American democracy.
A consideration of touchy matters -- racial pride, racial solidarity, and racial loyalty -- rarely discussed.
Here's what a music historian says about the video's meaning (also watch the video, if you haven’t already seen this masterpiece).
By Wesley Morris.
By Ibram X. Kendi. “To be black and conscious of anti-black racism is to stare into the mirror of your own extinction.”
Nikole Hannah-Jones explains the history of economic injustice and argues that if black lives are to truly matter in America, the nation…
Incredibly powerful. *** The black people I come from were owned and raped by the white people I come from. Who dares to tell me to…
Recommended by @eholmes
Really, really well done. Worth watching a few times, imo. Directed by Ava DuVernay. With David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth,…
On Amazon Prime
She says “Thank you Corina Bianchi Pope for posting the list below” Imitation of Life The Color Purple The Help Selma Malcolm X Do the…
Recommended by @sheisnotmelissa via @lemonstripes among others. Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're…
It's been decades since Brown v. Board of Education, yet American schools remain largely segregated. Some leaders are working to change that.
Directed by Ryan Coogler. With Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand. The story of Oscar Grant III, a…
Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as "post-racial" as…
With Thom Gossom Jr., Howell Raines, Martin Luther King, Jeff Prugh. Focusing on football programs in the Southeastern, Southwest and…
This ROCKED me. Why oh why did it take me so long to watch. Directed by Spike Lee. With John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura…
Recommended by @sheisnotmelissa via @lemonstripes Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial…
Recommended by @sheisnotmelissa via @lemonstripes
Recommended by @sheisnotmelissa via @lemonstripes
Recommended by @sheisnotmelissa via @lemonstripes As two teen prodigies try to master the art of time travel, a tragic police shooting…
Recommended by @sheisnotmelissa via @lemonstripes
Just what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists.…
Recommended by @duchessmgrace
One of FRONTLINE's most requested programs -- third-grade teacher Jane Elliott's lesson in discrimination. Subscribe on YouTube:…
I’ve loved Jenna & Wesley for years, and really appreciated them doing this event to “process” in front of all of us. Bonus: they curate a…
F** Tha Police, a song by N.W.A. on Spotify
Don't Touch My Hair (feat. Sampha), a song by Solange, Sampha on Spotify
Y U DON'T LOVE ME? (MISS AMERIKKKA), a song by Joey Bada$$ on Spotify
LAND OF THE FREE, a song by Joey Bada$$ on Spotify
Changes, a song by 2Pac, Talent on Spotify
A Song For Assata, a song by Common, CeeLo Green on Spotify
Freedom, a song by Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar on Spotify
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, a song by Gil Scott-Heron on Spotify
In his new book 'How To Be An Antiracist,' Kendi argues that every single person can take steps to help dismantle racism in America.
So you posted a black square? Now commit to educating yourself.
Have been following this one for years, very very well done and helpful.
From www.instagram.com/aurorajames
From www.instagram.com/drjotengii
By www.instagram.com/matersoap via www.instagram.com/serenagwolf
From instagram.com/dynastihunt
From instagram.com/pieraluisa/ via Instagram.com/paulwdowns
From instagram.com/crookedmedia via instagram.com/cocachina
Powerful video from instagram.com/chrissyford
Has done research in neurobiology and racialized trauma
To call this just a "great read" surely doesn't do it justice. Inspired by Jeni Britton-Bauer, I read this at least once a year on MLK day.
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