Anti-Racism Resources | Funds to support
We must all continue to hold each other accountable in dismantling and ending white supremacy so that we can all dream, build, and flourish in the loving, just systems we deserve. We call upon our white and non-Black community members to show up, educate themselves and each other, and listen and support Black people. Anti-racist work and ending anti-Blackness is our responsibility.
Funds to Support
If you can donate, here are places to support:
Migizi Communications (a Native American non-profit whose building was lost in the residual fires)
Anti-Racism Resources
Anti-racism resources: Google Doc of anti-racism resources, such as articles, podcasts, parenting guides, and more.
Talking About Race, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Letters for Black Lives: Templates to discuss anti-blackness to families
Teaching for Black Lives: Curriculum and teaching resources
#GetFreeWrites: List of writing prompts on police brutality and racist violence by the Dark Noise Collective
How Latinx People Can Fight Anti-Black Racism in Our Own Culture
Anti-Racism Trainings, Brown Folx for Brown Lives: facilitated by Latino Equity Project
20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for Black Community
Black & Asian American Feminist Solidarities: A Reading List by Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Feminist Collective
Reading List
How the U.S Got It's Police Force (Article), Time Magazine, Olivia Waxman, May 18, 2017
Torture Trees: Police Violence from Chicago to the War on Terror by Laurence Ralph
How to be Anti Racist by Ibram Kendi
Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
The Case for Reparations (Article) by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge /Article Version in The Guardian
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
The Substance of Hope by Jelani Cobb
Your Silence will not Protect You (Essays) by Audre Lourde
Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence, Editor: Chad Williams
Children's books:
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
Black Wellness Resources
Here is a list wellness resources here for you that may be helpful, prioritizing resources created by and for Black people. #BlackLivesMatter
Fearless Action : Fearless Action empowers youth and adults by encouraging and teaching self love, self discovery and confidence through dance.(Salisbury, MD)
Healing Black Lives, A Day of Renewal for People of African Descent (Online): facilitated by OneLife Institute
The Nap Ministry: Rest as Resistance and Reparations
Black Girl in Om: A meditation recording for Black Girls
Liberate Meditation: Meditation app for Black, Indigenous, People of Color
The Safe Place - Mental Health app
Real to the People: Free therapy groups for Black womxn, gender expansive people, and people of color
What it Takes to Make it Last
The thought that one day we'll meet someone in our lives worth keeping is what often keeps us searching for true love. A love that is endless and unconditional. A love that can withstand anything. A love that makes all of those past loves seem worth it because they led you to this final love.
Now in finding true love there is this crazy misconception that after you get together with this person everything will go smoothly. Like most things in life, it's just not that simple. There will be good times, there will be bad times and it's up to you both to make it work. What a lot of us lack in relationships seems to be communication. We don't know how to sit down and have a proper discussion without it turning into an argument. Now I'm not saying that there won't be arguments, because really no matter how close two people are there will be disagreements. What I am saying is that learning the proper way to communicate can make that love worth keeping.
On the other hand, we also lack listening skills, and I don't mean that in one ear and out the other kind of listening. You have to hear what they are saying and comprehend it because if you don't that is just as bad as not communicating at all.
Communication and listening go hand in hand to make a relationship work. No more pointing the finger or going to bed mad. Sit down and have a true heart to heart conversation. Those can make or break your relationship. I mean you never know your current love could in fact be your last love.
T. Neal | Cambridge, MD
Disclaimer: Fenix Youth Project Inc. supports young writers and their voices and providing them with a platform to submit think pieces, poetry, short stories, and also reflect on experiences and program events. All blog posts are reviewed by the Executive Director, Amber Green. Blog posts are the opinions and reflections of writers and do not represent the organization as a whole. Questions and comments can be emailed to ambergreen@fenixyouthproject.org.