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#BlackLivesMatter: Resources to Amplify Support

After seeing the tragic events across the country from the past week, many users have turned to Blind to discuss the injustice and violence against people of color and the developing protests to address that. As we stand with the black community and everyone fighting against racism; Blind, has aggregated an extensive list of resources to help its users focus their allyship efforts. While this is no way complete, we’ll continue to update as more helpful resources reveal themselves. We also invite members of the community on Blind to reach out and help us continue to curate resources that educate others – social@teamblind.com.

Articles to read:

Videos to watch:

Podcasts to subscribe to:

Books to read:

Films and TV series to watch:

  • 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
  • American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
  • Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
  • Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
  • Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
  • Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
  • Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
  • I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
  • If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
  • Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
  • King In The Wilderness  — HBO
  • See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
  • Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
  • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
  • The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
  • When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

Organizations to follow on social media:

Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:

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List of Prominent NGOs & Diversity Responses 

CIVIL RIGHTS / RACIAL INJUSTICE / POLICE REFORM:  

  • The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights – As the nation’s oldest, largest and most diverse civil rights organization founded in 1950, The Leadership Conference engages in advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies on issues of democracy, justice, inclusion and opportunity.  Their diverse membership of over 200 national organization and works toward the goal of a more just, inclusive and fair democracy. 
  • Equal Justice Initiative – The Equal Justice Initiative is a non-profit organization, based in Montgomery, Alabama, that provides legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, poor prisoners without effective representation, and others who may have been denied a fair trial.
  • NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund – Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice. LDF also defends the gains and protections works to improve the quality and diversity of judicial and executive appointments.
  • Color of Change – Color of Change leads campaigns that build real power for Black communities. They challenge injustice, hold corporate and political leaders accountable, commission game-changing research on systems of inequality, and advance solutions for racial justice that can transform our world. It was formed in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in order to use online resources to strengthen the political voice of African Americans.
  • National Urban League – The National Urban League, formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among African Americans, is a nonpartisan historic civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States.
  • Black Women’s Blueprint – Black Women’s Blueprint works to place Black women and girls’ lives as well as their particular struggles squarely within the context of the larger racial justice concerns of Black communities and are committed to building movements where gender matters in broader social justice organizing so that all members of our communities gain social, political and economic equity.
  • Black Futures Lab – Black Futures Lab is a different kind of project for change: Its mission to engage Black voters year-round; its commitment to use our political strength to stop corporate influences from creeping into progressive policies; and its plan to combine technology and traditional organizing methods to reach Black people anywhere. Black Futures Lab has two programs: The Black Imagination Incubator and the Shirley Chisholm “Unbought and Unbossed” Black Politics Project. 
  • Campaign Zero– Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.
  • Center for Policing Equity– Center for Policing Equity collects data and helps law enforcement agencies identify ways to improve their relationship with the communities they serve.
  • The Opportunity Agenda– The Opportunity Agenda is a social justice communication lab that works to advance the impact of the social justice community. They do this by: Shaping compelling narratives and messages, building the communication capacity of leaders through training and resources, and engaging with artists, creatives, and culture makers as powerful storytellers to shift the public discourse.
  • Movement for Black Lives– The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) seeks to reach millions, mobilize hundreds of thousands, and organize tens of thousands, so that Black political power is a force able to influence national and local agendas in the direction of our shared Vision for Black Lives.
  • The Executive Leadership Council– The Executive Leadership Council is an independent non-profit founded in 1986 that opens channels opportunity for the development of Black executives to positively impact business and communities. 
  • The Innocence Project– The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal organization that is committed to exonerating individuals who it claims have been wrongly convicted through the use of DNA testing and to reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
  • My Brother’s Keeper Alliance– President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper in February 2014 to address persistent opportunity gaps facing boys and young men of color and to ensure all youth can reach their full potential. In 2015 the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBK Alliance) was launched, inspired by My Brother’s Keeper, to scale and sustain this mission. In late 2017, MBK Alliance became an initiative of the Obama Foundation. 
  • Black Visions Collective – BLVC is a Black-led, Queer and Trans centering organization whose mission is to organize powerful, connected Black communities and dismantle systems of violence. This is done through building strategic campaigns, investing in Black leadership, and engaging in cultural and narrative organizing.
  • Reclaim the Block – Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety. They believe that the health, safety and resiliency exist without police of any kind and organize around policies that strengthen community-led safety initiatives and reduce reliance on police departments.
  • Chicago Beyond – invest in organizations, community leaders and research opportunities that are changing the lives of young people in Chicago  
  • Impact America Fund – VC firm investing in early-stage tech-driven businesses that create opportunities for the marginalized communities 
  • The Fortune Society – Founded in 1967, The Fortune Society’s vision is to foster a world where all who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated will thrive as positive, contributing members of society. We do this through a holistic, one-stop model of service provision.
  • National Police Accountability Project – Founded 1999, NPAP was created as a non-profit to protect the human and civil rights of individuals in their encounters with law enforcement and detention facility personnel. The central mission of NPAP is to promote the accountability of law enforcement officers and their employers for violations of the Constitution and the laws of the United States.
  • William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation– The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation works in communities, organizations, and classrooms, in Mississippi and beyond, to support a movement of equity and wholeness as a pathway to ending and transcending all division and discrimination based on differences.
  • Vera Institute of Justice – To drive change. To urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities.
  • Brennan Center for Justice – The Brennan Center for Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute.

EDUCATION:

  • Teaching Tolerance – Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
  • Thurgood Marshall College Fund – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community.
  • Facing History and Ourselves– Facing History and Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students. to stand up to bigotry and hate.
  • National Urban League– The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment, equality, and social justice. The Urban League collaborates at the national and local levels with community leaders, policymakers and corporate partners across to elevate standards of living for African Americans and other historically underserved groups.
  • United Negro College Fund– UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of under-represented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college graduates.
  • National Society of Black Engineers– NSBE’s mission is “to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”
  • Black Girls Code– Black Girls CODE is devoted to showing the world that black girls can code and do so much more. By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, Black Girls CODE introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities.
  • National Action Council For Minorities in Engineering– NACME partners with like-minded entities to provide scholarships, resources, and opportunities for high-achieving, underrepresented minority college students pursuing careers in engineering and computer science.
  • I Promise School – The LeBron James Family Foundation invests its time, resources, and attention in the kids of LeBron’s hometown of Akron, Ohio. The I PROMISE program serves more than 1,400 students by providing them with the programs, support, and mentors they need to succeed in school and beyond.
  • Common Ground Foundation – Organization empowers high school students from under-served communities to become future leaders. Our programs focus on character development, social impact, healthy living, technology, financial literacy, creative arts, and global leadership.
  • Management Leaders for Tomorrow – MLT equips and emboldens high-achieving women and men from underrepresented communities – African American, Latino/a and Native American – to realize their full potential, to make a mark and make a difference.
  • The Race Card Project – Organization by Handshake friend, Michele Norris that encourages people to condense their observations and experiences about race into one sentence with just Six Words.
  • National Black MBA Association– Mission is to lead in the creation of educational, wealth building, and growth opportunities for those historically underrepresented throughout their careers as students, entrepreneurs and professionals.
  • Association of African American Financial Advisors  (AAAA) Foundation– Organization for African American financial advisors by promoting meaningful networks among peers, sponsors and affiliated professionals. With a commitment to learning, business development, outreach, and support, our members are empowered to advance themselves and the financial planning profession.
  • Hackbright Academy – the leading engineering school for women in the Bay Area with 900+ graduates at tech companies that include Google, Dropbox, and Airbnb. We were founded with the mission to provide women with a personalized path to a software engineering career.
  • Vets Who Code – Is a Non-ForProfit where veterans teach veterans how to program and get jobs.

 

MENTAL HEALTH / WELLBEING: 

  • Liberate: Meditation app started to support the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community in healing and thriving
  • Therapy for Black Girls – Podcast, community and therapist directory 
  • Ethel’s Club – Social and wellness club in New York City for people of color
  • Loveland Foundation– Organization providing therapy support to Black women and girls.
  • Black Mental Health Allance– To develop, promote and sponsor trusted culturally relevant educational forums, training and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and other vulnerable communities.
  • BEAM– Mission is to remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing. We do this through education, training, advocacy and the creative arts.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

  • Buy From a Black Woman: Buy From a Black Woman champions Black women business owners and encourages the community at large to ensure their success. Donate to support Buy From a Black Woman’s business grant program and various educational resources, and visit their online directory to access a network of over 500 businesses owned and operated by Black women around the country.

 

  • Mothers Coders – MotherCoders is growing the tech talent pool by helping women with kids gain the skills, knowledge, and connections they need to thrive in today’s digital economy. 

 

  • DigitalUndivided – To use innovation to create system change by catalyzing economic growth for Black and Latinx communities through women entrepreneurs.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • 11 Anti-racist accounts that are worth following

 

CONFERENCES

  • Spectrum (June 9-11, 2020) – How can we build a truly equitable economy? Next week, SPECTRUM will gather multicultural changemakers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, and investors from around the country for a virtual event focused on closing the racial equity gap. For three days, the SPECTRUM community will share tools, networks, and knowledge while collaborating on ways we can build new systems that support and drive capital to leaders of color and increase access, embrace inclusion, and drive impact in communities across the country.

WORKPLACE

  • Code 2040 – Code2040 is a nonprofit activating, connecting, and mobilizing the largest racial equity community in tech to dismantle the structural barriers that prevent the full participation and leadership of Black and Latinx technologists in the innovation economy
  • Project Include – Project Include’s mission is to give everyone a fair chance to succeed in tech. Project Include is a non-profit that uses data and advocacy to accelerate diversity and inclusion solutions in the tech industry.

ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

  • Change Catalyst – Change Catalyst Builds Inclusive Tech Ecosystems Through Strategic Advising, Startup Programs and Resources/ Events
  • dev/color – To empower Black software engineers to help one another grow into industry leaders.

 

CORPORATE RESPONSE

A list of corporate responses can be found here. We recommend corporate approaches that are multi-pronged through meaningful action, advocacy, and support of racial equity. 

More anti-racism resources to check out:

A special thank you to Net Impact for helping us aggregate these resources.