Resources for BLM & Anti-Racism

This is, of course, not a complete list.  The resources out there are endless, but we just tried to gather a few together in one place.  A list of links like this can also be overwhelming.  You don’t have to do it all in one day (you can’t).  Take steps everyday and make being Anti-Racist a lifelong practice.  

• Being Antiracist (start here--great resource!!)

• Be an ally and engage in anti-racism. Here are some resources.

• Support black owned businesses: https://www.finimpact.com/blacklivesmatter-support-black-owned-small-businesses/

• Films, podcasts, and books to consume.

• Do some more reading:

  • Books for adults on Anti-Racism 

  • Books for children on Anti-Racism: HERE, HERE, and HERE

  • Great Articles: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE 

• Visit Movement For Black Lives for additional ways you can help the cause.

• Want to connect with leaders building grassroots campaigns? Click HERE.

• Raising Little Allies-To-Be (a great guide for parents and teachers!)

• Engage with an anti-racism session plan HERE

• 75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice 

• Organizations to join, follow, and support:

  • Grassroots Law Project

  • Color of Change

  • Black Lives Matter

  • Black Visions Collective

  • Campaign Zero

  • NAACP

• Places to DONATE/SIGN petitions:

  • Justice for Breonna Taylor

  • Justice for George Floyd

  • Justice for Tony McDade

  • Justice for Ahmaud Arbery

  • Justice for Jamel Floyd (Donate) 

  • Justice for Jamel Floyd (Petition)

  • Color of Change National Bailout

  • Reclaim the Block

  • Minnesota Freedom Fund

  • Want to help protesters? Donate to one or more community bail funds HERE.

  • Defund Police (A call for radical, sustainable solutions that affirms the prosperity of Black lives throughout America).

• Click this LINK, find your city, and it will automatically populate an email to your Mayor--encouraging them to enact 8 policies for deescalation and safer policing (also look into 8cantwait).

• https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/mental-health-issues-facing-the-black-community/

• AddictionResource.net guide, https://www.addictionresource.net/racial-disparities-addiction-treatment/, talks about:

  • What Are Racial Health Disparities?

  • Causes Of Racial Health Disparities.

  • Addressing Racial Disparities In Addiction Treatment Settings.

• https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/mental-health-issues-facing-the-black-community?utm_source=BMH_Guide&utm_medium=Email02&utm_campaign=BMH_Guide