Hey everyone, it has been quite a while since I posted a blog post I wanted to write up a blog post in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement before I uploaded anything else. It didn’t feel right to upload “normal” blog posts without speaking about it. These past few weeks have been really insightful for me and I HAVE LEARNT A LOT. I wanted to put together a blog post with resources of how you can help going forward something that will be permanently on my blog for you to come back to. There are many more resources so these are just a few that I have found. I don’t want this blog post to be full of my words which is why I filmed a video instead. My main intention for this blog post was to gather resources for you to use or for you to share with family and friends.
Resources
Petitions to sign:
George Floyd – https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
David McAtee – https://www.change.org/p/louisville-mayor-greg-fischer-justice-for-david-mcatee
Ahmaud Arbery – https://www.change.org/p/liberty-county-distric-attorney-justice-for-ahmaud-arbery
Belly Mujinga – https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga
Shukri Abdi – https://www.change.org/p/manchester-police-justice-for-shukri-abdi
Breonna Taylor – https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
A link to a thread of more petitions to sign – https://twitter.com/versacetaehyung/status/1268256815420190724
A link to a thread of UK petitions to sign – https://twitter.com/PinkyyTheElf/status/1271026775431225354
Charities and organisations you can support:
Black Girls Camping Trip – https://www.blackgirlscampingtrip.com/
Black Girls Brunch UK – https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlsbrunchuk/
Stop Hate UK – https://www.stophateuk.org/
StopWatch UK – http://www.stop-watch.org//
UK Black Pride – https://www.ukblackpride.org.uk/ukbp-donate
Black LGBTQIA+ Therapy Fund – https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-lgbtqia-therapy-fund
Books
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Queenie by Candice Carthy-Williams
Films/Documentaries
13th – Ava Duvernay (Netflix)
American Son – Kenny Leon (Netflix)
Dear White People – Justin Simien (Netflix)
When They See Us – Ava Duvernay (Netflix)
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap (Netflix)
If Beale Street Could Talk – Barry Jenkins (Hulu)
The Hate U Give – George Tillman JR. (Hulu)
Podcasts
1619 – By The New York Times
About Race
Code Switch – By NPR
The Diversity Gap
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