Black Lives Matter is not a trend, and it cannot afford to simply become one. Here at Advocate we have been taking this time to educate ourselves further, sign petitions, donate, attend protests etc. But most importantly, we have recognised the importance of staying actively anti-racist every day of the week, not just when social media says so. So with that in mind, we have put together a list of resources that we think you could all learn from.
Happy learning, Etienne Seymour (Online Editor)
ARTICLES (Links included)
On White Privilege
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
How White Womens’ Tears Threaten Black Existence
Discourse & Debate: Is performative activism inherently bad?
Amy Cooper, White Spaces, and the Political Projection of Whiteness
On Racism, and being Black in America
Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race
This Is What Black Burnout Feels Like
If Beale Street Could Talk and the Urgency of Black Love
How White People Can Hold Each Other Accountable to
Stop
Institutional Racism
The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration
A Timeline of the Events That Led to the 2020 Uprising
The Asian American Reply to Pandemic-Era Racism Must Be Cross-Racial Solidarity
On Liberation
Mariame Kaba: Everything Worthwhile Is Done with Other People
On Police Violence
By the end of his life, Martin Luther King realized the validity of violence
The Case for Delegitimizing the Police
Twitter Flags Trump, White House for ‘glorifying
violence’ in
George Floyd protest tweets
11 Things You Can Do to Help Black Lives Matter End Police Violence
Abolish the Police. Instead, Let’s Have Full Social,
Economic, and
Political Equality.
SERIES/FILMS/DOCUMENTARIES
13TH
The Hate U Give
Black Power Mixtape
Clemency
I am not your Negro
Selma
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap
When They See Us
Time: The Kalief Broder Story
PETITIONS
(Make sure you confirm your email address)
https://www.change.org/p/suspend-uk-export-of-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-and-riot-shields-to-usa
https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga
https://www.change.org/p/uk-government-petition-to-takr-down-all-statues-of-slave-traders-in-the-uk
https://www.change.org/p/manchester-police-justice-for-shukri-abdi
https://www.change.org/p/police-stop-using-horses-during-the-black-lives-matter-protests
U.S. based (can also donate and sign)
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/glp-homepage
https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd
Lastly I have started a website www.pullup.network which was created to Educate, Celebrate and Advocate. Here you will find a range of educational resources, Black-owned fashion and beauty brands to support, the stories and successes of a range of young Black people, and a list of ways to stay active; including petitions to sign and guidance on being ally during this time.