Resources for Unlearning White Supremacy, Supporting Black Voices, and Becoming a Real Ally to the Black Community
The last few weeks have highlighted the racial inequity and anti-blackness that has permeated our country for time immemorial. At this point, Olivia and I feel our time and platform are best spent uplifting black voices and sharing resources for combating internalized and systemic racism. This post will act as a repository for all the sources we mentioned in the podcast episode, complete with links.
Anti-Racist Educational Resources
Justice in June Calendar by Autumn Gupta and Bryanna Wallace
Master List of Black Revolutionary Readings by Timmy Chau and other activists
Black-Hosted Educational Podcasts
Still Processing
Pod Save the People
1619
About Race
Intersectionality Matters!
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Pod for the Cause
The Combahee River Collective Statement
The Daily Zeitgeist (specifically we were recommended the June 4 Episode)
Netflix (and most other streaming services) also has a category for anti-racism and education now
Guides on How to be a Good Activist and Ally
All of TatianaMac.com
The ones we mentioned in the episode are:
White Guyde to the Galaxy: https://tatianamac.com/posts/white-guyde/
Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide: https://tatianamac.com/posts/save-the-tears/
Beware of Burnout: Sustainable strategies for activism: https://tatianamac.com/posts/beware-of-burnout/
Infographic from Syrup (@syrupaus on Instagram) about sustaining activism after the media moves on
Donation Lists
Collection of charity organizations that still need donations collected by Reclaim the Block
bit.ly/fundthecommunity
In case that link doesn’t work: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLWGTQIe3967hdc9RSxBq5s6KKZHe-3_mWp5oemd7OA/preview?pru=AAABcvHnIAM*B2geCu29vPt3z5hbXxNy3w
Consider making donation to black-run and black-supportive organizations by setting up a monthly donation (can be anything you can spare no matter how small - what’s important is the volume of people not the individual amount of money)
For instance, my monthly donation goes to the Movement for Black Lives - they have tons of resources for just about anything you’d need for ending the war on black people and becoming an activist for racial equality
The Black Immigrant Collective in Minnesota
Migizi Minnesota, an indigenous organization protesting in solidarity with BLM
Collections of Black Queer and Trans organizations to donate to from @aidanwharton on Instagram
We also recommend donating directly to victims of police brutality on GoFundMe - just make sure you do your due diligence with making sure the recipients are legitimate
Donate to bail funds for protestors and the unfairly imprisoned - the best collection we found was from Community Justice Exchange
We also recommend donating to black folks who are financially hurting - it’s important to give money to people even if they aren’t in the news.
Petition/Representative Advice
Most petitions that will get attention can be found on Change.org
This only takes a few seconds per petition once you make an account
When you finish signing one, Change.org will recommend similar petitions to sign all at once.
Remember that, if you decide to donate money to Change.org, the money does not go to the creators of the petition but rather the website itself
Make sure you contact your representatives, too!
You can find the contact info for your local/state representative on www.CommonCause.org
We also recommend finding the contact info for the District Attorney and other legal representatives to demand justice in the geographical location where police brutality has taken place.
In all things, make sure you voice your concerns to your state representatives about any issues of civil rights. Question their stances and priorities, and send emails so there’s a paper trail of your complaints/demands.
On a local level, we encourage you to call and write emails to your city government, chamber of commerce, etc. to enact smaller-scale change. It’s easier to overwhelm small governments into making necessary change!
Form letters:
Make sure you customize these form emails beyond your name and contact information. Government offices can set up filters for common form emails and send them directly to their trash file, but customization will bypass those filters and ensure they have to read your thoughts.
Supporting Black Creators Outside of Activism
Extensive, continuously-updated Google doc with black-owned online and local businesses collected by Instagram user @simone.oj
Amistad Books began a call to buy black-authored books during the week of June 14-20
Ideally, you can order from black-owned bookstores (either locally or online)
A complete list of black-owned bookstores can be found on Literary Hub’s website
https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/
A couple of our favorites are Source Booksellers, Marcus Books, and The Underground Bookstore
Some of my favorite black-owned products:
Grace Eleyae, which started with silk haircaps and then moved into other hair care and beauty products but their silk products are the best for avoiding hair breakage
Pat McGrath Labs, a makeup company that makes the most gorgeous glitter lip gloss I’ve ever tried
EDIT: It has come to my attention that, though black-owned, Beauty Bakerie has a history of saying some things that smack of internalized racism and enforce harmful stereotypes. Though I’ve enjoyed their products in the past, this definitely affects my current feelings about them.
Juvia’s Place, which has increeeeedible eyeshadow palettes and foundation color range
Also 25th and June Nail Elixir nail polishes are so worth the price for the creme polishes and quick dry top coat
Black-Hosted Podcasts
Higher Profile:
The Friend Zone, a mental health and wellness podcast
Gettin’ Grown, two lovely women talking about getting through life in their 30s
Black Girl Podcast, a conversational show where five incredible black women just give off positive vibes and lift up their black sisters
Therapy for Black Girls, a mental health podcast hosted by therapist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Side Hustle Pro, which highlights black women who have turned their side businesses into big time successes
Indie Podcasts:
Hashtags and Stilettos, which is basically like a publicist in your pocket
The Heart and Hustle Podcast, another entrepreneurial based show that also touches on racial inequity
Friends Like Us, hosted by Marina Franklin and features women of color guest starring to talk about just about anything, including pop culture, comedy, mental health, and current events
Black Girl Nerds, which is exactly what it sounds like, just black girls talking about nerdy stuff. Super adorable.
Studio Noize, where two Atlanta-based artists named Jamaal and Jasmine talk art with other artists from all over the US
Finally, our Patreon and merch revenue for this month will go to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute (https://marshap.org/), which works to protect the human rights of transgender people all over the world, in honor of Pride Month. If you feel compelled to donate to our Patreon, we recommend cutting out the middleman and donating to one of the charities we listed here (or one you found yourself).
If you have any other products, businesses, media, books, lists, charities, etc. to share, please DM us! We’d love to add your suggestions to this list. Thank you for listening as we take responsibility for our privilege and work to undo the damage white supremacy has continued to do to the black community.