Anti-racism Resources
For updated lists and links of where to donate, petitions to sign, and other antiracist calls to action
This list was compiled with love and solidarity in honor of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the countless other Black lives taken due to police brutality and all other acts of violent racism.
This is an ongoing list, please email us at hello@livingbetterlivesnwa.com if you have any suggestions.
Sources: Anti-racism resources for white people document, Take Action: A list of Ways You Can Stand In Solidarity with the Black Community
Questions to ask yourself
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Have I ever been called a racial slur?
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Have I ever felt fearful of being stopped by the police solely because of the color of my skin?
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Have I ever been followed or constantly asked if I need help while shopping?
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Have I ever been intimidated, bullied, oppressed, or targeted solely because of the color of my skin?
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What can I do to support Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in my community?
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How can I help educate my friends, family, colleagues, and peers?
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Instead of “not being racist,” how can I sustainably be “anti-racist”?
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What can I do right now?
EDUCATION
books
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr Ibram X. Kendi
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F.
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo, PHD
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
articles
““Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
“Amy Cooper Knew Exactly What She Was Doing” by Zeba Blay
“The intersectionality wars” by Jane Coaston
PODCASTS
1619 – NY Times
About Race
Seeing White
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Code Switch – NPR
The Diversity Gap
Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
Pod Save the People – Crooked Media
You Had Me at Black
Still Processing
Gettin’ Grown
The Read
Small Doses with Amanda Seales
NETFLIX
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap
Who Killed Malcolm X?
13th (Ava Duvernay)
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Dear White People (Justin Smith)
When They See Us (Ava Duvernay)
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol)
American Son (Kenny Leon)
hulu
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Hate U Give
Sorry To Bother You
music
VRY BLK – Jamila Woods
Black Girl Magik – Sampa the Great, Nicole Gumbe
This Is America – Childish Gambino
2020 Riots – Trey Songz
White Privilege II – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Ft. Jamila Woods
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
IG – Instagram T – Twitter FB – Facebook
Audre Lorde Project IG
Color Of Change IG
NAACP IG
Rachel Cargle FB IG
Mona Chalabi IG T
Black Lives Matter FB IG T
Munroe Bergdorf IG T
Official Millennial Black IG
Karamo FB IG T
Study groups
“Algorithms Of Oppression” Book Club Study Group
Petitions to sign
Text “JUSTICE” to 668366 to demand justice for George Floyd
Text “ENOUGH” to 55156 to demand justice for Breonna Taylor
Push elected officials to fight against the militarization in communities of color
Demand Racial Data on Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Demand More from the Government
Template for contacting your representative to push them to change police training to decrease police brutality
DONATE
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
BLACK OWNED ONLINE BOOKSTORES
(List compiled by Njera Perkins at Afrotech)
aCCESSIBLE THERAPY RESOURCES
(List compiled by _zeroclout on Instagram)
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Particularly Black & LGBTQ+ practitioners.
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Free/cheap/sliding scale online therapy. With or without insurance.
Central City Integrated Mental Health Services – No one turned away for lack of funds
Affirmations – Sliding-scale LGBTQ+ affirmative counseling
Radical Well-Being Center – Decolonized, sex worker friendly, LGBTQ+ affirmative counseling with sliding scale options
Therapy for Black Girls – Find Black women therapists
Better Help – Affordable online therapy with flexible scheduling
Open Path Collective – Counseling for $30-$60 per session
Psychology Today Search Tool – Allows you to filter therapists by race, gender, sexuality, insurance, experience, location, specialty, and more
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