The list of resources below to help protesters in the United States who are fighting racial injustice:
Black Lives Matter is always taking donations. (You can also get involved with your local chapter.)
The Black Visions Collective Movement and Legal Fund is helping to lead protests and defund the police in Minnesota.
Northstar Health Collective is providing healthcare and other resources to Twin Cities protesters.
Here is a growing doc of local bail funds. Brooklyn says they’re overfunded right now, so pick another city that could use more help.
Unicorn Riot is a journalism nonprofit dedicated to reporting on civil disobedience and police brutality.
Campaign Zero and National Police Accountability Project are working on police reform.
Chicago Torture Justice Center
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Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don't understand the protests? What you're seeing is people pushed to the edge. Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2020.
Astead W. Herndon in the NYT on why telling people to vote is not enough.
-For people who think racism is just about hate: Resurface the New York Times’ Pulitzer-winning 1619 Project as a workbook to explain the foundations of racial inequality in America. You can even buy a reprint for $5 — and don’t forget the free podcast.
-For people who are tone-deaf on instagram: Pass along Mireille Harper’s post on how to be a non-optical ally.
-For people who can’t protest in person but want to help: Pull from Ryan Rose Aceae’s twitter thread on how to support protests from indoors.
May 31st through June 1st was the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, which you can read about in Kimberly Fain’s article on JStor.
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