“The following list does not imply or promote any organization over another or dictate an opinion. We at NENSA feel this is not a political stance but a cultural one, for which we have shared the following resources based on community recommendations. Some of the materials on this resource list may not be appropriate for younger children.”
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:
- Movement For Black Lives
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Campaign Zero
- Black Futures Lab
- Color of Change—Sign a Petition to End Violent Policing Against Black People
- The Loveland Foundation
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls.
- Color of Change
- The Sentencing Project
- Black Lives Matter Action Center(how-to for texting, calling, emails, letters, protesting, donations and education)
- ACLU Action Alerts – Follow here for updates
- Multicultural BRIDGE Organization (in the Berkshires, MA)
- Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- National Bail Fund Network
THINGS TO READ:
- Books
- How to be an Antiracist
- White Fragility
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
- Race Work & Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience
- The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (for young adults)
- Antiracist Baby (for young children)
- Reading Lists
- Articles
- Guide to Allyship
- Black People Need Stronger White Allies — Here’s How You Can Be One
- 5 Ways to Be a More Inclusive Co-worker
- 5 Things White Allies Can Do To Sponsor Co-Workers From Underrepresented Groups
- Getting Over Your Fear of Talking About Diversity
- 11 Things to Do Besides Say ‘This Has to Stop’ In the Wake of Police Brutality
- Talking About Race hosted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice
- Who Gets to be Afraid in America?
- The 1619 Project
THINGS TO WATCH:
- Fruitvale Station
- Just Mercy
- Selma
- The Hate U Give
- Dear White People (Netflix)
- When They See Us (Netflix)
- 13th (Netflix)
- Da 5 Bloods (Netflix – rated R)
- Slavery by Another Name
- A Class Divided (YouTube)
- What is Privilege? (YouTube)
- Discussing Racial Diversity in Snowsports, a virtual panel hosted by Henri Rivers (YouTube)
- Race and Sport: Mythbusters Edition with Nicole Ritchie and Akeo Maifeld-Carucci (Youtube)
THINGS TO LISTEN TO:
- Code Switch
- Talking About Race At Work
- Black Like Me
- Scene on Radio – Seeing White Series
- On Point Radio– Oklahoma To Incorporate 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Into Statewide School Curriculum
- TED Radio Hour – Mary Bassett: How Does Racism Affect Your Health?
- Here & Now – Without Slavery, Would The U.S. Be The Leading Economic Power?
MORE:
- https://usskiandsnowboard.org/news/open-letter-diversity-our-sport
- https://www.facebook.com/pg/ReganByrdConsulting/events/?ref=page_internal
- Educational Resources for people at various stages of the equity journey
- Ted Talks about Racism.
- Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack – Peggy Mcintosh
- White Fragility (haven’t read the book yet…article here).
- Ted Talk: Whose voices am I amplifying? Shifting implicit bias by changing what I see from black and brown people on social media.
- Implicit Bias test
- 25 Antiracist Accounts to Follow
- Follow elected officials on social media (including the 57 total black Americans elected to senate and congress)
- National: All Mail-in Ballots: Amy Klobuchar NY Times
- Calling your reps and writing letters and emails:
“Hi, I’m awesome ally/accomplice and I’m calling to add my voice in favor of bringing justice for black lives. The world is watching.”
Subscribe and pay a monthly minimum for independent news:
- The Black News Channel , “Black News by State”, “Trailblazing Coverage of Black Culture and Communities”
- Democracy Now! , Wikipedia
- International Trusted News Sources
- The New Yorker, WSJ, The Atlantic, etc.
RESOURCES ON WHITENESS:
Video Example of the Privilege Walk by BuzzFeed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5f8GuNuGQ
Invisible Knapsack – https://admin.artsci.washington.edu/sites/adming/files/unpacking-invisible-knapsack.pdf
National Museum of African American History & Culture – “Talking about Race” – https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
Cracking the Code – Being a white ally – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf9QBnPK6Yg
We need White Co-conspirators – https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4804332/user-clip-conspirators&fbclid=IwAR2E_TPKkWjaikf6vK2TTyo2RVBsM2LCnJZe8pE1iYaAVzN6giFTgUv4fsY
Beverly Daniel Tatum – Defining Racism – https://wmbranchout.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/defining-racism-beverly-daniel-tatum.pdf
True Colors Films:
- Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGl5XYNr-lQ
- Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8T-WeQGoj8
- Uncovering Our Own Biases Verna Myers – https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist
- Implicit Bias – Peanut Butter and Jelly – https://www.pbs.org/video/pov-implicit-bias-peanut-butter-jelly-and-racism/
- Implicit Bias – Make friends to tackle bias – https://www.pbs.org/video/pov-implicit-bias-make-friends-tackle-bias/
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Resources on Whiteness from the National Museum of African American History & Culture – https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/whiteness
Tim Wise on Whiteness – https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iVz5ZjLKmdivQPdhg-542f4UVEUdAMf-KHcOH0zmef8/edit?usp=sharing
Peggy McIntosh on White Privilege – https://www.ted.com/talks/peggy_mcintosh_how_to_recognize_your_white_privilege_and_use_it_to_fight_inequality?language=en
Origin of Race in the US – https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=CVxAlmAPHec&feature=emb_title
Deconstructing White Privilege with Robin DiAngelo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=DwIx3KQer54&feature=emb_logo
White men – Time to Discover Your Cultural Blind Spots – https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=63&v=rR5zDIjUrfk&feature=emb_title