What can I do, since I am asking?
Folks have been asking me how they can support this uprising. Here’s some places I both learn from and contribute to.
Black Women and Women of Color running for office in New York you can back with your dollars:
Althea Stevens for City Council https://www.althea4citycouncil.org/
Amoy Barnes for City Council https://www.amoybarnes.com/
Chantel Jackson for State Assembly https://chanteljackson.com/
Dianne Morales for Mayor https://www.dianne.nyc/
Yuh-Line Niou for State Assembly https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Yuh-Line-Niou
Tahanie Aboushi for Manhattan DA https://www.tahanieforda.com/
Black-run organization getting black people into office Nationally, you can back with your dollars:
Color Of Change https://colorofchange.org/
Black-run organization supporting the health and food security of Black Trans people you can back with your dollars:
The Okra Project https://www.theokraproject.com/
Black-run organization amplifying the voices of young black women and girls you can back with your dollars:
Girl Be Heard https://girlbeheard.org/
Black organization lifting up black people, you can back with your dollars:
The Haitian Roundtable https://thehaitianroundtable.org/about/
Black-run organization lifting up the voices of queer black people and people of color, trans, and non-binary that your can back with your dollars:
The Parsnip Ship https://www.theparsnipship.com/donate
Black-run organization lifting up black fine artists you can back with your dollars:
Ise-Da https://iseda.co/
Black-run business lifting up black women you can back with your dollars:
HERoines Inc. https://www.heroinesinc.org/
Black-run business hub supporting black businesses:
Naija Made http://www.naijamade.me/
A non-exhaustive list of bail-out funds for protestors who’ve been arrested:
https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund?source=twitter&
https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fund
https://www.restoringjustice.org/bail
https://faithintx.org/bailfund/
https://fundly.com/coloradofreedom
https://www.massbailfund.org/?fbclid=IwAR3hWxV5ufbmF6MPeLzfsrPxTsns9KYO34QEenwrPegzdg0NHc3BGJAsyhU
https://nashvillebailfund.org/
https://reparation.atlas.thrinacia.com/campaign/24/400-1-bail-fund
https://rvabailfund.org/?fbclid=IwAR3ipuPCdKUkCT-tB2WIHqqF53Ftthz9wMcNv8XdmnEfnbyUefOmBrkxp9s
https://siliconvalleydsa.org/donations/
https://fundrazr.com/11fcAd?ref=ab_e8vImf_ab_5Nvpay0f2TB5Nvpay0f2TB
https://www.bukitbailfund.org/?fbclid=IwAR1I6K8TiQOM-BihQVOoNxX57G4qjH40mve-yS4kQ7wtqEVjS_jDinGEGhs
https://fundrazr.com/mkefreedomfund?ref=ab_19CDk2_ab_5Nvpay0f2TB5Nvpay0f2TB
A non-exhaustive list of anti-racism tools for white people:
and…
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f1u7tNxOf-7wDmXuX9xyWPPc9yagzVBRkqcrebRtkiU/edit?fbclid=IwAR1740x3SZ40X5FqsCEyXjd8SzOPi1bJNuJbilY0nwxJ3DZmUkFEbsO3OJ4#heading=h.c006r8gwue98
And read this, and understand everything you allow below the line, creates what’s above the line:
** Stop giving anyone you know - family, friend, co-worker, lover or stranger - space to say or do the things above; including yourself **