I am mentally exhausted. I have cried enough tears this past week to fill an entire swimming pool. I am a half black woman, my father is black, my husband is black, my children are predominately black, and half my family is black! I am tired. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Let’s jump into action friends! I’ve rounded up a list of resources to assist in your efforts to ensure the black community is seen and heard.
JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR
- Maasai Godwin – Created this pre-written email template you can send directly to Louisville officials to gain justice for Breonna Taylor. Just plug in your name, city, and state.
- Sign the petition for Breonna Taylor
- #StandWithBre + #JusticeForBre are the official hashtags for social media
Here’s More Ways You Can Take Action
DONATE
- Gianna Floyd Fund
- Grassroots Law Project – Founded by activist Shaun King and attorney Lee Merritt, the organization aims to combine the best of grassroots organizing with legal expertise to radically transform policing and justice in America
- NAACP
- Black Lives Matter
SIGN
- Sign the petition for George Floyd
- Maasai Godwin – Created this pre-written email template you can send directly to Minnesota officials to gain #JusticeForFloyd. Just plug in your name, city, and state
- Email template for #BlackLivesMatter
- Sign the petition for Ahmaud Arbery
- 8 Can’t Wait – Reach out toy your local officials urging them to enact these 8 policies to decrease police killings #8cantwait
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
We compiled a list of spreadsheets that are LOADED with tons of useful information. This includes: a list of black owned businesses, detailed social posts, and useful community resources
WHAT TO READ
- Just Mercy by: Bryan Stevenson
- So You Want To Talk About Race by: Ijeoma Oluo
- Between The World And Me by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- This Book Is Anti-Racist by: Tiffany Jewell
- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by: Vashti Harrison (children’s book)
- Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by: Vashti Harrison (children’s book)
- Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by: Anastasia Higginbotham (children’s book)
- How High The Moon by: Karyn Parsons (young adult book)
