Black Lives Matter
We've created this space to amplify voices from the Black community, share resources we have vetted and been guided towards by the Black community, and stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Together let's turn the tide and stand up to racial injustice, systemic racism, and oppression.
OUR PLEDGE OF ACTIONDONATE
They seek structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.
Their mission is to realize the promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Find your local chapter. Their mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
Their mission is to advance the liberation and well being of Black and Brown communities through education, self empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders.
The Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices.
They promote fair elections in Georgia and around the country, encourage voter participation in elections, and educate voters about elections and their voting rights. Fair Fight brings awareness to the public on election reform, advocates for election reform at all levels, and engages in other voter education programs and communications.
Our local nonprofit partner who serves 100% students of color with a mission to break the cycle of poverty through education one child at a time.
READ
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community by Sunshine Behavioral Health
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
The Skin I'm In by Pat Thomas
Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison
WATCH
LISTEN
GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp Podcast (SoulKu Team Favorite)
Mater Mea: 16 Podcasts Made For Black Moms, By Black Moms
Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man