anti-racism: an incomplete resource list
bit.ly/antiracism-to-dos
DONATE
READ AND LEARN
SHOW UP
AT WORK
AT HOME
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
NATIONALLY
FOLLOW
DON’T
DONATE
if you...
- can comfortably pay for your basic needs (rent, bills, transportation, medicine),
- have a college degree and live with manageable student debt,
- do not have a family member relying on your income for survival, and/or
- have a savings account or a financial/family safety net you can fall back on
...consider redistributing financial resources directly to folks who don’t benefit from systemic class privilege. if you can, please set up a MONTHLY donation so these orgs can continue the fight even when they are not in the national spotlight (h/t @worn_ware for the list of criteria above)
memorial funds
legal defense and bailout
healthcare and therapy
community organizing and education
police brutality, gun reform, media protection, and anti-gerrymandering (sry kind of a catchall here)
other lists of orgs to donate to
READ AND LEARN
books
rent these from your local library or purchase from a local black-owned bookstore, please
- so you want to talk about race? by ijeoma oluo
- how to be antiracist by dr. ibram x. kendi
- the new jim crow by michelle alexander
- the end of policing by alex vitale
- why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? by beverly daniel tatum
- eloquent rage by dr. brittney cooper
- how we get free by keeanga-yamahtta taylor
- me and white supremacy by layla saad
- just mercy by bryan stevenson
- the fire next time by james baldwin
- sister outsider by audre lorde
- white fragility by robin diangelo
articles
instagram posts/twitter threads
other resource lists
SHOW UP
at home
- talk to your parents and families
- talk to your kids
- talk to your roommates
- talk to your partner
- ask for space when you need it
at work
- acknowledge events and feelings across all staff
- let your supervisees know they can take time when they need it
- take a personal day to complete actions included in this list
- amplify, promote, and champion your black coworkers and their ideas
- step in when you see a black coworker not getting credit or recognition they deserve
- share or cede opportunities to black coworkers for advancement and professional development
- resources for managers
- how to manage when things are not ok (and haven’t been for centuries
in your community
- call and email your city council or mayor’s office and demand they defund the police in upcoming budget cycles
- join your local mutual aid fund
- volunteer at your local food pantry
- find your local black lives matter chapter (or any of the org listed for donations above)
- check on your neighbors
- prioritize patronizing local, black-owned businesses
- tip generously ( >20%) when you do
- visit eatokra and download their app
- see @helenr’s story highlight on instagram for lists of restaurants to patronize in dozens of north american cities
- review, recommend, and post about black-owned businesses on social media
- intervene when you see racism happening on the street, in transit, or other public spaces
- if you protest, protest safely!
- make sure your phone is charged
- have emergency info written down
- bring a buddy, water, and SPF
- cover your nose and mouth (eyes and the skin on your arms/legs if you can, too)
- wear shoes you can stand, walk, and run in comfortably
- more tips
- provide jail support the morning after a large action
nyc-specific actions and resources
nationally
FOLLOW
- @rachel.cargle
- @mypackyetti
- @ihartericka
- @theconsciouskid
- @nativeapprops
- @freethemall2020
- @indivisibleguide
- @swipeitforward
- @soyouwanttotalkabout
- @nowhitesaviours
- @laylasaad
- @ckyourprivilege
- @iamrachelricketts
- @thegreatunlearn
- @renieddolodge
- @ibramxk
- @shishi.rose
- @tressiemcphd
- @nhannahjones
- @s_m_i
- #blackjoy
- also, do your own research to follow black professionals in your line of work, as well as black artists and creators
DON'T
- expect a cookie. you have benefitted from white supremacy and anti-blackness for your entire life. it is the expectation that you do the work to dismantle these systems you have disproportionately profited from, not something you deserve a pat on the back for.
- ask the black folks in your life to guide you through this
- give money to shaun king, under any circumstances
- let fear of saying the wrong thing prevent you from saying anything
- start shit at protests
- share photos with protestors’ faces clearly visible
- repost photos or videos of black bodies being brutalized or murdered
- share “redeeming” facts about black victims. no one deserves to be murdered, regardless of their profession, credentials, or history.
- invoke "self care" to avoid sitting in this discomfort, reckoning with your privilege, and acknowledging your role in white supremacy