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Donate to Black Visions Collective<\/b><\/p>\n
A black, trans and queer-led social justice organization and legal fund based in Minneapolis-St.Paul. Donate at: <\/span>https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2<\/span><\/a> Organizes to move money from the police department into other areas of Minneapolis City Budget\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2<\/span> <\/p>\n Donate to BLM<\/b><\/p>\n Builds power to bring justice, healing, and freedom to Black people across the globe<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/ms_blm_homepage_2019<\/span> Provides a 10-point plan on how you can help (helps people find local reps, where political candidates stand on this issue)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.joincampaignzero.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bail Project\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n They work to prevent incarceration and combat racial and economic disparities in the bail system. <\/span>https:\/\/bailproject.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ACLU\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Provides legal services and support for a broad range of people with civil rights complaints.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Northstar Health Collective\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Operates a crisis hotline where people can report abuse; offers legal, medical, and psychological resource referrals; and engages in political against police brutality<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The NAACP Legal Defense Fund\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Supports racial justice through advocacy, litigation, and education\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to learn more:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Watch <\/b>13th<\/i><\/b> on Netflix\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A 2016 documentary by director Ava DuVernay. The film, named after the 13th Amendment, explores the intersection of race, justice and mass incarceration in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Watch <\/b>American Son<\/i><\/b> on Netflix\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A drama film directed by Kenny Leon based off a Broadway play. The film addresses the unjustified killings of black men at the hands often white police officers.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Listen to <\/b>1619\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n A New York Times podcast on how slavery has transformed American connecting past and present.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Listen to Podcast: About Race<\/b><\/p>\n A multicultural, interracial conversation about culture, identity, power, and privilege in our society<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.showaboutrace.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Listen to <\/b>Code Switch\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n A weekly NPR podcast in which reporters consider issues around race and nuance.The outlet discusses topics ranging from sports, reality television to the Supreme Court.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Check out\u00a0 BU Libraries’ AntiRacistReadings\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Check out Boston University Libraries\u2019 official Instagram account story highlights to see a list of anti-racist readings that are available electronically from BU\u2019s libraries. They are presented by BU COM student, Solange Hackshaw.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read <\/span>The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness<\/b> <\/p>\n Lots of good resources here!!<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/enfntsterribles.com\/how-to-educate-yourself-about-racism-and-white-privilege\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Get involved with the Black Lives Matter Chapter in your area<\/b><\/p>\n https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/chapters\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sign Petitions<\/b><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?recruiter=1096617288&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=2943f820-a174-11ea-b563-a538d17ee3bd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Change.org: Justice for Breonna Taylor<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Donate to Reclaim the Block<\/b><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span><\/a>Donate to Unicorn Riot<\/b>
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\n<\/span><\/a>Join Campaign Zero<\/b><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Watch <\/b>When They See Us<\/i><\/b> on Netflix <\/b>
\n<\/b>a 2019 American miniseries created, co-written, and directed by Ava DuVernay on Netflix. It is based on events of the 1989 Central Park jogger case and explores the lives and families of the five young, Black and Hispanic men, suspects who were falsely accused then prosecuted on charges related to the rape and assault of a woman in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>A book by Michelle Alexander that <\/span>is an account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status\u2014denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights Movement.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Change.org: Justice for Ahmaud Arbery <\/b>https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/liberty-county-distric-attorney-justice-for-ahmaud-arbery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n