Although we’ve seen an overwhelming amount of protesting, support, and a strive towards change during the black lives matter movement, there is still work to do. There are still ways we can all help. We’ve put together some incredibly useful resources for you to use to educate yourself, share, use to inform others, donate, and show your support.
What You Should Watch 
• Just Mercy (Warner Bros. is currently offering free rental of Just Mercy)
• 13th (Ava DuVernay)
• Flint Town (Documentary)
• American Son (Kenny Leon)
• Strong Island (Documentary)
• Dear White People (Justin Simien)
• When They See Us (Ava DuVernay)
• If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
• The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.)
• Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee)
• I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin documentary)
• Selma (Ava DuVernay)
• Quest (Jonathan Olshefski)
• Journey to Justice (Roger McTair)
Where You Should Research 
Useful articles:
  1. “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
  2. Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
  3. ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
  4. The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
  5. The Combahee River Collective Statement
  6. “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
  7. Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
  8. ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
  9. “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Podcasts:
  1. Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
  2. Fare of the Free Child podcast
Videos: 
  1. Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
  2. “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion” | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Where You Can Donate 
• To donate to Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, GoFundMe Page
• To donate to The Minnesota Freedom Fund
• To donate Black Lives Matter
• To donate to Reclaim the Block
• To donate to NAACP
• To donate to Campaign Zero
• To donate to The Bail Project
• To donate to ActBlue
• To donate to GirlTrek
• If you’re unable to donate, watch this video created by Zoe Amira. Any ad revenue generated will be donated to associations benefiting Black Lives Matter (simply turn off your ad blocker and don’t skip the ads to contribute towards this).

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