#BlackLivesMatter: I’ve posted about it - now what?

There are many ways you can help the cause, through donation, support of black creators and through signing petitions for change. Here are some links to help you out.

DONATIONS

Here are some organisations fighting for black people right now:

NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1

Black Visions Collective - Dedicated to Black Liberation

https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2

Innocence Project - Exonerating the innocent

https://www.innocenceproject.org/donate/?f_src=FY20_web_x_gen_nmat_campTop000Button_Main

Know Your Rights Camp - Empowering and educating young people of colour

https://secure.eifoundation.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30109a?6162.donation=form1&df_id=6162&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=90999A826BD994326CE8591CA6C09D4D

Committee to Protect Journalism - Protecting freedom of press during riots and elsewhere

https://cpj.org/donate

Campaign Zero - Advocating for an end to police violence

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=exlwl8tmupcA9xH3glvvfpBGsHx1Fc3KJOkMqfuK-Z-75lW

R5r1dNg5Xmu1Cg7ykSbULtW&country.x=US&locale.x=US

CUAPB - Communities United Against Police Brutality

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=O50IEZ1VMKiKgrxOen9MW6IYWVFRzS_on8_Cspcz1Xk4xtX18bzdaLNB3w6m6BfzNpBtTm&country.x=US&locale.x=US

PETITIONS

Here are some petitions calling for justice

Demand for data on coronavirus as it hits POCs the hardest:

https://blacklivesmatter.com/demand-racial-data-on-coronavirus/

Justice for Lakeith Smith and A’Donte Washington:

https://www.change.org/p/united-states-supreme-court-justice-for-lakeith-smith?pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAEmDWgEAAAAAXug3dS%2BneIwxYjhlNzIzNw%3D%3D&source_location=topic_page

Demand for the UK to cease exports of tear gas and rubber bullets to the US:

https://www.change.org/p/suspend-uk-export-of-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-and-riot-shields-to-usa?signed=true

Improve maternal mortality rates and health care for Black women in the U.K.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301079?fbclid=IwAR0yTU7vSXTc6Fr91t3vi6lxAvYsupOSvUIzepq6BVp05NSBgv2OxuuhZw0

Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808

Replace the Colston Statue with a Black Individual

https://www.change.org/p/bristol-city-council-replace-the-colston-statue-with-paul-stephenson

Include Afro hair education in the hairdressing NVQ

https://www.change.org/p/ofqaul-include-afro-hair-education-in-the-hairdressing-nvq?signed=true

CREATORS

Here are some creators you can support and learn from!

YouTube [Education!!]

People you can watch on YouTube

Amandabb (makeup and pop culture as well as social/political commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCygxhG2VsJXz7i1GkmLVQ

ItzKeisha (pop culture as well as social/political commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWWJHLPw0fKJ_G6X3Dhjbrw

NathanZed (comedy and pop culture as well as social/political commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheThirdPew

D’anjeloWallace (pop culture as well as social commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHTM9IknXs4ZHzwHqDjakoQ

Jackie Aina (makeup as well as social/political commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/user/lilpumpkinpie05

AsToldByKenya (pop culture as well as social/political commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdQZXHsR1L2g4jDrMmVMTw

KatBlaque (social/political commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/user/TransDIYer

NappyHeadedJojoba (hair and makeup as well as social/political commentary)

https://www.youtube.com/user/nappyheadedjojoba

Instagram [Support!!]

Traditional artists and makeup artists

Makeup

KieraPlease

Way_Of_Yaw

Wvrthy

Masstahlee

Makeupbyshaniah

Sgbeverleyhills

beatby.dee

poeticdrugs

miles_jai

neonmua

Art

Dirtyrobot

_chrisrhone_

kanyeworse

aamba.c

melmadedooks

ericanthonyj

badbadjudy

shaneebenjamin

annika.izora

alexis.eke