#BlackLivesMatter

“Daddy changed the world.”

— Gianna Floyd, George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter.

In America, there have been so many deaths in the black community due to police brutality, an unjust judicial system and systemic racism. The recent death of #GeorgeFloyd was just one of many incidents that showed visual proof of this and how the world we live in today is not much different from centuries ago.

George Floyd’s death shook earth to its knees and evoked anger, frustration, sadness and other disheartening emotions from people all over the world. This particular event made an impact so powerful that people of all races are finally raising questions and concerns on the racial issues that has divided this country for so many years.

During these sensitive times, raising awareness and educating yourself is one of the best responses you can make — not only for the black community, but for a better future. In efforts to being apart of this change, I’m providing resources below that you can use for your reference whenever and wherever. It doesn’t matter what your race is or who you identify as, so long as you open your heart and your mind to the evident injustice that occurs within the black community and share where you stand with your families or neighbors, we’d be that much closer to racial equality and preventing these incidents from ever happening again.

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Watch

• When They See Us (Netflix)

• Fruitvale Station

• The Color Purple

• 13th (Netflix)

• American Son (Netflix)

• Dear White People (Netflix)

• If Beale St Could Talk (Hulu)

• King in the Wilderness (HBO)

• See You Yesterday (Netflix)

• The Hate You Give (Cinemax)

• Roots

• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

• Do The Right Thing

• Malcolm X

• Freedom Writers

• The Help

• Hidden Figures

• BlacKKKlansman

• Birth of A Nation

• Just Mercy

• Mississippi Burning

• Rosewood

• Glory

• Dear White People

• Heat of the Night

• A Time to Kill

• Higher Learning

• Amistad

• Self Made

• Remember The Titans

• Selma

• The Green Mile

• Django

• Crash

• I Am Not Your Negro

• American Son

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Read

• White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo

• How to Be an Anti-Racist - Ibram X. Kendi

• White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo

• The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander

• Divided Sisters - Midge Wilson and Kathy Russell

• The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison

• Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

• They Can’t Kill Us All - Wesley Lowery

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (I read it, LOVED IT)

• Fatal Invention - Dorothy Roberts

• Locking Up Our Own - James Forman

• The Miner’s Canary - Lani Guiner and Gerald Torres

• The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon

• Black Feminist Thought - Patricia

• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower - Dr. Brittney Cooper

• Heavy: An American Memoir - Kiese Laymon

• How To Be An Antiracist - Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

• Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie

• Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson

• Me and White Supremacy - Layla F. Saad

• Raising Our Hands - Jenna Arnold

• Redefining Realness - Janet Mock 

• Sister Outsider - Audre Lorde

• So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo

• The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin

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Listen

• 1619 (New York Times)

• Show About Race

• Code Switch (NPR)

• Intersectionality Matters! Podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw

• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

• Pod For the Cause (Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights)

• Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)

• Seeing White

• Parenting Forward Podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’

• Fare of the Free Chile Podcast

Act

• Majority, if not all, of these behaviors & actions are taught from home & manifests outside along with media influence. Be a part of change and 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 and your children on these issues so you can set better examples. This is happening EVERYDAY. This is not a trending topic. It is REALITY. ⁣Here are some parental resources to consider:

  • Books

    • Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults

    • 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance

  • Podcasts

    • Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’

    • Fare of the Free Child podcast

    • Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”

  • Articles

    • How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race | NPR

    • Teaching Your Child About Black History Month | PBS

    • Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good

  • The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon.

• 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘗 𝘚𝘜𝘗𝘗𝘖𝘙𝘛𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘉𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘋𝘚 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘛 𝘋𝘖𝘕'𝘛 𝘚𝘜𝘗𝘗𝘖𝘙𝘛 𝘠𝘖𝘜! In light of this chaos, I have noticed there are so many brands our community supports, that are silent on these issues. I see you, I do not hear you, & therefore will not shop with you...period.

• Educate yourself & your children on politics. In @barackobama’s words exactly (from his most recent post), “...𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 [𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦] 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮." These leaders have the power to enforce & carry our voices to the right people. Let's ensure they are the right people to do so.⁣

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We all have the mental & physical power to make change. Even if our power is small, when combined, just imagine the level of impact we can make together. Think about it.

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Until next time,

DISCLOSURE: This list of resources was derived from my own knowledge, as well as various links on the web. If there is anything you would like to add to this list, please comment below! We are in this together!

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