Support BLM

Links to Links

There’s a lot of great “resource” pages I’ve come across. here are some links to those pages.

• A list of links to Petitions, Donations, Resources, and Education | Good Black News (National Focus)
• List of resources focused on tackling Anti-Blackness in Asian American Communities | AAPI
• 7 ways you can take action for racial justice today | Global Citizen

Chicago Based

• A list of ways to support efforts against police violence in Chicago | ONE Northside
• A list of ongoing protests and activism | Do312
• A list of books, resources, organizations to support and be a witness in Chicago | Timeline Theater

Support Black Owned Businesses

• A list of black owned tea shops | Old World New Blog
• 47 Black Owned Coffee and Tea Sellers | Medium
• Black Owned Etsy Shops | Etsy
• 100+ Blackowned fashion shops to know | Fashionista
• The only black, female owned bookshop in Chicago | SemiColon

Other

• The Launchpad Planner – use this free digital workbook to track your journey of reflection | Launchpad Project

My Recommendations

These are books/podcasts/articles/organizations that I have found helpful and support.

Books

• The Color of Law
• The Warmth of Other Suns
• Just Mercy
• Me and White Supremacy – in progress
• There are No Children Here
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Podcasts

• Code Switch
  • A Decade of Watching Black People Die
  • The News Beyond COVID Numbers
  • The LImits of Empathy
• Throughline
  • American Police
• Hidden Brain
  • Implicit Bias and Police Shootings
  • People Like Us: How Our Identities Shape Health and Educational Success

Articles

• Killer Mike on the Murder of George Floyd
• This is a Movement, Not a Moment | The Inclusion Solution
• One Black Employee’s Answer to How Can I Help? | Culture AMP