Black Lives Matter Resources

We recognize our position of privilege and are grateful to have a platform to shed light on the important work that so many have done, are doing and will continue to do. If you want to join us in listening, learning more and doing more, check out these resources that center Black voices.

Read

Whenever possible, you can buy from your local, BIPOC-owned bookstore.

• “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” by Richard Rothstein

• “White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin Diangelo

• “Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor” by Layla F. Saad

• “How to be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi

• “An Indigenous People's History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

• “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo

• “The Souls of Black Folk” by W.E.B. Du Bois

• “The Origins of Others” by Toni Morrison

• “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide” by Carol Anderson

• “The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race” edited by Jesmyn Ward

• “If Beale Street Could Talk” by James Baldwin

• "My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies" by Resmaa Menakem

• "Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma" by Gail Parker 

• "Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World" by Michelle Cassanda Johnson

• "The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness" by Rhonda V. Magee

• ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh 

• Police Use of Force Project

• Anti-Racism Daily from Nicole Cardoza

Listen

Tune into this collection of podcasts for their perspective on current and historical issues.

• Pod Save the People hosted by DeRay Mckesson

• Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw

• 1619 by the New York Times

• Code Switch by NPR

• Desert Island Discs, an interview with Bryan Stevenson

• Witness Black History, by the BBC

Follow

Keep an eye on these social media accounts to stay in the know.

• Black Lives Matter Instagram / Facebook / Twitter

• Check Your Privilege Instagram

• Showing Up for Racial Justice Instagram / Facebook / Twitter

• The Conscious Kid Instagram / Facebook / Twitter

• Equal Justice Initiative Instagram / Facebook / Twitter

• Color of Change Instagram / Facebook / Twitter

• The Great Unlearn Instagram

• Colorlines Instagram / Facebook / Twitter

• Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Instagram / Facebook / Twitter

​Watch

Educate yourself with these streaming films and documentaries.

• When They See Us 

• 13th 

• If Beale Street Could Talk

• Becoming

• Loving

• All Day and a Night

• The Hate U Give 

• Do The Right Thing

• I am Not Your Negro

• Fruitvale Station

Sign

You can show your support by adding your name to these petitions.

• Justice for Bre 

• Justice for George Floyd

• Justice for Ahmed Arbery

• Justice for Elijah McClain

​Donate

If you are in a position to do so and looking to donate, consider supporting the work of one of these organizations.

• Reclaim the Block 

• NAACP Legal Defense Fund

• Equal Justice Initiative 

• Louisville Community Bail Fund

• Southern Poverty Law Center

• Woke Vote

• Higher Heights

• The Bail Project 

Remember, your vote counts! Check out voting deadlines where you live and register to vote now. 

This list is non-exhaustive. If you have another resource you’d like to share with us, please share your feedback.