Light, Love & Action- BLM Resource Guide
OFFERINGS
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We offer you these FREE resources to help you stay grounded, strong, at peace and in your power.
HEALING
FOLLOW
There is an overwhelming amount of content right now, so much so that the voices that need to be heard could be lost. Here are some of our favorite accounts to follow right now, both informative and inspiring:LEARN
Educating ourselves and our community on how we can help in this time of protest and change is of the utmost importance to us. The following are some great resources to look into.
BOOKS
How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Mother Country: Real Stories of the Windrush Children by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing by Maya Angelou
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
FILMS
I am Not Your Negro
Malcom X
12 Years A Slave
A Birth of a Nation
13th
American Son
Dear White People
If Beale Street Could Talk
Selma
Just Mercy
PODCASTS
ARTICLES
“How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change”
”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant”
”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?”
BE ACTIVE
Peaceful protesting is powerful but there are many ways to help fight for racial justice. Here are some things you can do right now.PETITIONS
Campaign Zero (address policy change)
Policy Solutions by State + Sector
VOTE
There are presidential and congressional primaries this month, go out and vote! If you are not registered, you can do so HERE
VOLUNTEER
SELF-CARE
Emotions are running high, and a lot of us don't know where to start when a problem seems so big and out of our control. The answer is to start with yourself. You can't show up for anybody else unless you show up for yourself first. Here are some of our favorite self-care rituals.
Use A Little Peace of Mind to cleanse your space, and energize + uplift your mood, and take some time every day to just be. Deep breaths, ground yourself, then channel that loving energy for the greater good.
SUPPORT
Be a conscious consumer and research where your dollar is going. Support black-owned businesses and businesses that support equality or give back to fight for racial justice. Here are some incredible black-owned brands that we love:
DONATE
If you are fortunate enough to be able to donate, here are some of the best organizations we have found to be doing the greatest work.