We stand in solidarity with the Black community. View resources to support the movement below.
Educate
- Criminal Justice Fact Sheet | NAACP
- The Racial Wealth Gap | Pew Research Center
- Racial Disparities in Food Security | Feeding America
- Racism in the Job Market | Harvard Business School
- Black Workers and COVID | EPI
- Environmental Justice Facts | Center for American Progress
TED/TEDx Talks
- “We Need to Talk About an Injustice” – Bryan Stevenson
- “The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History” – David Ikard
- “Let’s Get to the Root of Racial Injustice” – Megan Ming Francis
- “How America’s Public Schools Keep Children in Poverty” – Kandice Summer
- “The Symbols of Systemic Racism and How to Take Away Their Power” – Paul Rucker
Call Local/State Representatives
Justice for Elijah McClain
- Daniel Brotzman, Aurora City Attorney: 303-870-9078
- Mike Coffman, Aurora Mayor: 303-739-7015
Justice for Breonna Taylor
- Greg Fisher, Louisville Mayor: 502-274-2003
- Daniel Cameron, Kentucky Attorney General: 502-574-7660
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
- This number will connect you to local representatives and give instructions: 770-800-0689
Sign Petitions
- Repeal 50-A That Deems Police/Correctional Officer Files Confidential
- Hands-Up Act: Punish Police for Shooting Unarmed Citizens
- Ban Rubber Bullets (tw: graphic images on site)
- Abolish Prison Labor
- Justice for Elijah McClain
- Justice for Tony McDade
- Justice for Willie Simmons
- Justice for Breonna Taylor
- Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
- Justice for Sean Reed
- Justice for Regis Korchinski
- Justice for Julius Jones
- Justice for Tamir Rice
- Justice for Elijah Nichols
- Justice for Kendrick Johnson
Donate
- Black Lives Matter Official Website
- NAACP
- ACLU
- Color of Change
- Equal Justice Initiative
- The Bail Project, Inc.
- National Bail Out
- Campaign Zero
- The Innocence Project
- black girls breathing
- Zinn Education Project
- Intersectional Environmentalist
- Reclaim the Block
- Brooklyn Community Bail Fund
- Minnesota Freedom Fund
- Louisville Community Bail Fund
- McClain Family GoFundMe
- Korchinski-Parquet Family GoFundMe
- George Floyd’s Family GoFundMe
- Justice for Breonna
Donate Without Money
- Black Lives and Voices Matter: an art exposition – Fundraiser by Zoe Amira (this fundraiser isn’t currently active but Zoe is working to get it back up!)
- Desis for Change
It’s not enough to sign the petitions. Engage in anti-racism every day
- Learn. Set aside time to learn about systemic racism and how it affects BIPOCs in our community. Be prepared to do the work, and don’t ask your Black friends/colleagues to educate you for free. It is not their job to donate their emotional labor to you.
- Engage in conversations about race with friends and family. Yes, these conversations may be difficult, but silence allows harm to the BIPOC community to continue. Challenge and correct racist comments and microaggressions, even if BIPOCs aren’t around.
- Understand your privilege. Having privilege doesn’t mean that you haven’t had a difficult life; it just means that your skin tone/gender/sexual orientation/socio-economic status/ability isn’t one of the things that makes your life harder. Understand how your privilege can affect the way that you view the world. Just because you haven’t witnessed racism or oppression doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
- Support sustainable Black-owned businesses. This directly supports BIPOCs by funneling money back into Black and Brown communities.
- Diversify your feed. Supporting BIPOC creators on social media amplifies Black and Brown voices and helps break down racial stereotypes.
- Layla F. Saad @laylafsaad
- Rachel Elizabeth Cargle @rachel.cargle
- Aja Barber @ajabarber
- Mikaela Loach @mikaelaloach
- Leah Thomas @greengirlleah
- Marie Beecham @wastefreemarie
- Dominique Drakeford @dominiquedrakeford
- Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza
- O’Niel Leadon @natureboyniel
