Be it through activism, education, donations or amplifying voices in the Black community, there are many ways to support racial equality – no matter where you are in the world.
We have compiled a list of 27 different resources that we have found or that our people have recommended, that have been helpful on our own journey to better educate ourselves to become more effective allies to Black communities and to people of color.
Educational Reads
- A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- Caught by Marie Gottschalk
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article, The Case for Reparations
- Nikole Hannah-Jones’ The 1619 Project
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice Anti-Racism Project
- 12 things to do instead of calling the cops
Programs That Support Racial Justice & Equality
- Black Lives Matter
- National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- Official George Floyd Memorial Fund
- National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- NAACP
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- United Negro College Fund
- Black Youth Project 100
- Color of Change
- The Sentencing Project
- Families against Mandatory Minimums
- A New Way of Life
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Dream Defenders
Videos & Films
- “13TH” – by Ava DuVernay (1hr 40 mins)
- “George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper” by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (18 minutes)
- “Explained | Racial Wealth Gap” by Vox (16 minutes)
- A BLM documentary (38 minutes)
- “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
- Ep. 2: Say Her Name — Breonna Taylor, a Conversation with Tamika Mallory and Taylor Family Attorney Lonita Baker. By Black Lives Matter
