RESOURCES TO HELP:

Hey, lovelies!! Today I turn 21 which is great :)

I just wanted to pop on here to see if you all could donate (any amount) and or support the links I’ll provide below to make sure we continue our fight for change. If you can’t donate I understand I’ll add petitions for you to sign and more educational resources, just pls continue to keep this energy & do what needs to be done!!! —it’s a working list!

I also want to highlight that this document will be touching a variety of social causes that I believe in, now that isn’t to say that I only care about the one’s being mentioned. This is a working list as I said so I will be doing my best to update and include more.

MUCH LOVE AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!        

Journey to FREEDOM *Nicki Minaj*

BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT

1. http://www.pb-resources.com/

A phenomenal site created by a BLACK FEMALE CODER!!!! Her site has petitions, donations, podcasts, places to find more ways to be educated on certain topics!!! It’s sensational

2. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

        This beautiful website was created by an individual named Nico who is 17 years old! They are an impressive individual and they have created a user-friendly site to navigate through.

3. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

(Split donations)

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Supporting Black-Owned Businesses—Treat yo self

1. If you love to read join Nonames Book club @nonamereads on Instagram

( https://www.nonamebooks.com/ ) This bookclub dedicates itself to uplifting POC voices :)

Or support black authors ( https://twitter.com/jayversace/status/1273090953960550401?s=21 )

2. If you want to treat yo self and support Black-Owned businesses ( https://twitter.com/jadealycebod/status/1273439659541049344?s=21 )

3. Buy from stores that dedicate their profits to BLM:

Information where each store is donating your money to:

• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) — https://eji.org/about/

• A nonprofit organization founded by Bryan Stevenson a public interest lawyer and bestselling author. This nonprofit is dedicated to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the U.S. Fighting racial and economic injustices that target vulnerable populations in America.

• National Bail Out Fund (NBO) — https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020

• NBO is a Black-centered and Black Led collective of organizers, lawyers, activists, and community members working towards ending systems of mass incarceration.  

• Black Lives Matter (BLM)  — https://blacklivesmatter.com/

• BLM was created in direct response to the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2013. Since then it has become a global organization working to eradicate white supremacy and build bottom-up or local power to create a more equitable world for black lives.

• Black Visions Collective (BVC) — https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

• A nonprofit organization based in Minnesota working black liberation! They are an intersectional group highlighting the importance of ALL black lives.

• Reclaim the Block —

• An organization that works with community members and city council members to reallocate police funds into other services in the city that promote overall community health and safety. This is more aligned with defunding/divesting the police.

• They even created a transformative model in terms of dismantling the police and what that could look like: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d8faf6f8ba16e7343478cdb/t/5edfb4912cdf0d320a51c28d/1591719059704/MPLS+One+Pager+FINAL.pdf

• Rebuild Foundation — https://rebuild-foundation.org/sites/

• It is a foundation dedicated to giving art a larger platform in communities. Their mission is centered by 3 core values: Black people matter, black spaces matter, and black objects matter. The work that’s done through this organization supports local artists, strengthens, uplifts, and empowers communities.  

• Color of Change—https://colorofchange.org/about/

• A nonprofit organization created in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. They are the nation’s largest racial justice organization online. A multifaceted approach to ending racism internationally.

4. Black-Sustainable Brands because we give a shit about the earth: Each link provided has various brands as well as types of products that are sustainably made and black-owned.

1. https://www.greenmatters.com/p/black-owned-sustainable-small-businesses
2. This link is from an Instagramer named Kristen @strollthrulife, she has compiled a kick-ass list of products from accessories, bath & body, fashion, skincare, cleaning, food, hair-care, makeup and more!!

1. https://www.strollingthroughlife.com/blog/black-owned-sustainable-business

3. A compilation of 8 sustainable brands made by women of color

1. https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/ethical-fashion-brands-owned-by-women-of-color

4. The Eco-Cult provided a list of 30 Black-Owned companies that ethically make their products in Africa!!! These products are so beautiful and unique, they are made with love. Just scroll a bit if you want to skip what the author of the page wrote and get straight to the products

1. https://ecocult.com/black-owned-brands-made-in-africa-ethical-sustainable/ 

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Educate yo self

4. Read up on the Prison Industrial Complex by one of the Baddest Bitches still in the game, Ms. Angela Davis, it’s a free document of her work! — https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf

5. I did not make this excel sheet, Kyle Vasquez shared it with me! It’s owned/created by Taida Horozovic :) This sheet is a compilation of reading sources on the racial issues in this country and further insight on it, happy reading lovelies!!!

1. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SOmX3FZ1g7ZTENOTaLvOUtIF-rpo8HXNpYpgpMoPrnc/edit#gid=0

YEMEN

1. YEMEN it’s a country that needs our attention and help, this link has a list of resources to find ways to help big or small ( https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/ )

CLIMATE CHANGE

1. https://350.org/

1. A website created by an American Environmentalist named Bill Mckibben
2. A movie called Do the Math follows “climate crusader” Bill Mckibben that works towards fight the rising global movement of the climate crisis.