BLACK LIVES MATTER beyond Blackout Tuesday. This is not about an organization or a movement. It’s simple, black men and women, boys and girls deserve to LIVE.

Unlearn and dismantle thought patterns, behaviors, and silence.

Break generational curses and cycles.

Learn, grow, and educate yourself.

Support black businesses.

Respect black life.

Use your voice.

Here’s a start:

WHAT TO WATCH

13TH (Netflix) – Ava DuVernay
When They See Us (Netflix) – Ava DuVernay
Selma – Ava DuVernay
The Hate U Give – George Tillman, Jr.
Hidden Figures – Theodore Melfi
American Son (Netflix) – Kenny Leon
The Imitation of Life (1959) – Douglas Sirk
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption – Bryan Stevenson

BOOKS TO READ

The Sun Does Shine – Anthony Ray Hinton (you can read my review here)
Notes of a Native Son (1955) – James Baldwin
Between the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption – Bryan Stevenson (also movie)
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness – Michelle Alexander
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America – Ibram X. Kendi
The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas (also movie)
How to Be Anti-Racist – Ibram X. Kendi 

ORGANIZATIONS TO DONATE TO

Official George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
Equal Justice Initiative: https://eji.org/
Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/
NAACP Legal and Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
Atlanta Solidarity Fund: https://atlsolidarity.org/

VISIT

(During this pandemic, visit the website and/or go on a virtual tour, if available, until you are able to physically visit)

 Equal Justice Initiative: https://eji.org/. The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration | The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. You can read my post here.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: https://www.bcri.org

 

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