Resources to support the Black Lives Matter Movement

Events: 

• A Dialogue with Black Domestic Workers

• Social Justice Tours

• NYC Protest Locations
  

Articles:

• Eliminating Racial Disparities Contributing to the Rise in US Maternal Mortality

• Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Status of Black Women in the United States

• Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death CrisisThe Last Person You’d Expect to Die in Childbirth

Books: (I typically borrow e-books from NYPL)

• Maternal theory : essential readings

• Revolution Point Zero

• Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth 

• Feminist Theory From Margin to Center

• Assata: An Autobiography

• Killing The Black Body

• Radical Reproductive Justice

• When They Call You A Terrorist

• Zami - A New Spelling Of My Name 

• White Fragility

• Citizen: An American Lyric

• Kindred 

Support, Follow and Donate

• SUPPORT THE WORK OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR LED ORGANIZATIONS.

• Poor People’s Campaign

• Black Mama’s Bailouts

Independent News

• Democracy Now

• The Intercept

• The Indypendent

TED Talks

• How racism harms pregnant women — and what can help

• City Planning's Role in Black Maternal Mortality

• TED Talks to help you understand racism in America

• How you can help stop violence against young black men13

• TED Talks on Racism, Colorism and Prejudice

Call Elected reps & Sign Petitions: 

• Recognize the importance of reparations for slavery in the fight for racial justice, and take action by urging your U.S. House Representative to support a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans. Read more about the H.R. 40 bill here.

• See where your state is at on taking action to prevent police violence here—plus, you can find your representative and see how they’re voting on the subject.

• Send a message to congress to protect Black voters here, and follow the prompts here to find out who to call and what to say in order to support protections for Black-owned businesses.

•  Find your local, county, state, and/or federal representatives and call or email to support criminal justice reform, allocation of taxpayer funds towards community services, and call for civilian oversight of police.

• Sign the BLM Petitions

Gentrification:

• Black History of Greenwich Village by GVSHP

• Mapping Urban Displacement

• Moms 4 Housing, SF

• The Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network 

• What Do 'Newcomers' Mean For A Neighborhood? 

• The History Of Gentrification In The U.S.

• Vanishing New York

Corporate Boycotts: companies that have donated to the current President of the US’s campaign

• Amazon & Whole Foods

• Instacart

• Uber & Lyft

• Facebook & Instagram

• Bed Bath and Beyond

• Forbes

Kids:

• Support and Follow The Conscious Kid

• Sesame Street’s Town Hall on Racism

• Oakland Public Library’s Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice: a list for parents, caregivers & educators

• Talking to kids about racial violence

• Books by black authors:

  - The Day You Begin

  - Harlem’s Little Black Bird

  - Tar Beach

  - An ABC of Equality

  - Julius Lester, Let’s Talk About Race