Culture House Anti-Racism and Allyship Resources

This document has been adapted by combining the suggestions + previous resources compiled by the following people + Orgs + voices:

Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein

Georgia May Hilmer + Lexie Smith

Raeshem Nijhon, Carri Twigg, Nicole Galovski++

LISTEN

• Articles + Essays
• Videos
• Podcasts
• Books
• TV Shows
• Films
• Archives

ACT

• Confronting Bias + Anti-Racism
• Organizations to follow
• Resource Documents
• Fundraising, Research and Advocacy Organizations
• Petitions, Policy
• Crisis + Afterword: Healing + Health Resources to donate + be a part of.

LISTEN

Articles to read:

• “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
• Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
• ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
• The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
• The Combahee River Collective Statement
• “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
• Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
• ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
• “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
• “How to Be an Ally if You are a Person with Privilege” by Frances E. Kendall PhD (2003)
• For our White Friends desiring to be allies by Courtney Ariel
• Slate article about the police response to protesters
• In Defense of Looting, written during the protests in Ferguson five years ago that explains the function of looting as a political act
• A Decade of Watching Black People Die, an episode of Code Switch about the way the recent spate of videos of anti-Black violence have not meaningfully changed policy in America
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge
• They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and A New Era
• in America’s Racial Justice Movement, Wesley Lowery
• Black Riot, The New Inquiry
• Remember, No One is Coming to save us by Roxane Gay
• Making America White Again by Toni Morrison

VIDOES:

• Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
• "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
• Free Verso e-Book, The End Of Policing, an argument for police abolition by Alex S Vitale
• YouTube episode, conversation between the author and Aaron Bastani  
• Gary Chambers Jr. on bankrupting through Protest

Podcasts to subscribe to:

• 1619 (New York Times)
• About Race
• Code Switch (NPR)
• Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
• Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
• Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
• Seeing White
• Police Discretion, an episode of HiPhi Nation on a history of the rise in police power.
• Call your Girlfriend
• Still Processing
• Ibram X Kendi Interview
• Streetpoliticianspod

Books to read: Black Bookstores List HERE

• Britain’s Black Debt by Sir Hilary Beckles
• The Case for Reparations by Ta’Nehisi Coates
• The Sociology of Slavery by Prof. Orlando Patterson
• Raising Our Hands by @itsjenna
• Fatal Intervention by Dorothy Roberts
• Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
• White Like Me by Tim Wise
• Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority (City Lights Open Media) by Tim Wise
• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
• Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
• How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
• Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
• Redefining Realness by Janet Mock 
• Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
• Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
• A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 
  by Michelle Alexander
• The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century 
  by Grace Lee Boggs
• The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
• Corregidora by Gayle Jones
• Mama’s Baby. Papa’s Maybe by Hortense Spillers
• This is what i know about art by Kimberly Drew
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
• Undercommons by Fred Moten
• Beloved by Toni Morrison
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
• When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
• White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
• Freedom is A Constant Struggle, Angela Davis
• weapons of math destruction by Cathy O'neil

Films

• David Harvey and the City

• Let the Fire Burn (2013) (Streaming on Kanopy.)

• Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 (2017) / LA 92 (2017) (Both are streaming on Netflix.)

• Whose Streets? (2017) (Streaming on Hulu and Kanopy.)

• Copwatch (2017) (Streaming on Amazon Prime.)

• 16 Shots (2019) (Streaming on Showtime.)

• Do Not Resist (2016) . (Available for rental or purchase via Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, etc.)

• The Force (2017) / Crime + Punishment (2018)

• The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)(Streaming on Netflix.)

• 13th (2016)(streaming on Netflix),

• I Am Not Your Negro (2016) (Streaming on Prime Video.) 

Archives

• Blvck Vrchives
• The Gates Preserve
• Black Past

ACT

Confronting Bias + Anti-Racism

• Dear White Fellow people here's what to do when you're called racist
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
• Anti-Racism Project
• Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
• Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
• Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
• Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
• “Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
• Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials

Organizations to follow

• Antiracism Center: Twitter
• Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 
• Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 
• Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 
• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Campaign Zero Website |

Resource Documents

• BLM resources for further action 
• FUNDRAISING/BAIL/PETITION/TRANS Resources- compiled by Stewart Uoo
• Anti-Racism Resources + Accounts to Follow and Support - UK and US resources
• A set of actions and scripts created by Rachael Bedard, with a focus on NY politicians and residents
• How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality- article by The Cut highlighting a list of ways you can support organizations aiding protesters and generally doing anti-racist work
• Bail Funds- a Google Doc being edited in real time that lists the many bail funds working to get arrested protesters out of jail right now.
• Redistribution of stimulus / unemployment money- ways you can redistribute your stimulus / unemployment money to communities in need if that is something you are financially able to do. At the bottom of the page click “Where to donate stimulus $”
• Linktree from @showupnow - full of destinations for funds and updates on policies and events

Fundraising, Research and Advocacy Organizations

• Movement for Black Life - Actions, policies, and demands
• Array Now | Array 101
• NAACP empowerment programs
• Communities United For Police Reform (CPR)
• Split a Donation Between 40 Community Bail Funds
• Campaign Zero is dedicated to ending police violence in America. They’re doing important researching and policy work and need vocal support.
• Summaeverythang is taking donations to fund fresh produce boxes for residents of Watts
• Dream Sequence Editions has raised over $90,000 to support those affected by COVID, and has now pivoted all funds towards organizations working for racial justice.
• Black Women's Blueprint, dedicated to the direct support of Black women, currently raising funds for the Brooklyn area
• Mutual Aid NYC 
• MPD150 - Campaign for Police Abolition, with excellent resource guide
• Black Earth Farms is donating food to black folks in need at home, who’ve been arrested and bailed, injured or otherwise traumatized during Oakland uprisings, as well as those who are organizing bail funds and med resources. Venmo: @blackearthfarms / Cashapp: $blackearth
• Raised Roots is working with Black Earth Farms to donate fresh food to black folks affected by Oakland uprisings. Venmo to account listed above or @jamil-burns
• Make the Road NY - dedicated to justice for immigrant and working class communities
•  VOCAL - a statewide grassroots membership organization that builds power among low-income people affected by HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, the drug war, homelessness, and mass incarceration in order to create healthy and just communities.
• RAPP - works to end mass incarceration and promote racial justice through the release from prison of older and aging people and those serving long and life sentences
• FightForBreonna.org.
• Mapping Police Violence

Petitions + Policy

Repeal 50-A - Petition to repeal the law protecting law enforcement from transparency and accountability.

        A Repeal 50-A Toolkit

Contact Info for all NY State Assembly members

Petition to pass The Post Act, which addresses the use of highly invasive spy technology on civilians, often targeting immigrants and POC, and now being deployed in recognizing individuals during the uprisings.

Crisis + Afterword: Healing + Health Resources to donate + be a part of.

• Acupuncturists without Borders
• Protest + Rally kit suggestions
• Black owned Holistic businesses NYC
• Black Lives matter Toolkit for healing and action
• Black Mental Health Resources + ways to give

Social Media Posts, Individual Advocacy resources.

• Check the comment sections of Mona Chalabi’s post here for black owned businesses to support now and in the future.
• Black Lives matter social media graphics