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Links and Resources
What you can do:
• 75 things white people can do for racial justice(https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234)
• FREE Racialized Trauma course(https://culturalsomaticsuniversity.thinkific.com/courses/cultural-somatics-free-5-session-ecourse)
• FREE Yale course - African American History(https://oyc.yale.edu/african-american-studies/afam-162?fbclid=IwAR3YBg9BAm8Mvxt-jMiywsomvhQ_dDIApcJuLmzg0fL60IGIkNwKae1bdbA)
• Support local Black businesses(https://greenbooktampabay.org/resources/)
• Raising Race Conscious Children(http://www.raceconscious.org)
• Anti-Racism Matrix by Child Age(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1NPtny8mheRz2xRh8EHabmD7S0gE7ppAyvJt0Mko5s/edit)
• Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/coretta-scott-king-book-award-winners)books for children and young adults
• 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance(https://www.touchpointpediatrics.com/31-childrens-books-to-support-conversations-on-race-racism-and-resistance.html/)
• Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’(https://cindywangbrandt.com/podcast/episode-75-five-pandemic-parenting-lessons-with-cindy-wang-brandt/)
• Fare of the Free Child podcast(https://www.raisingfreepeople.com/podcast/)
• PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month(https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/teaching-your-child-about-black-history-month)
• Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup (https://www.prettygooddesign.org/blog/Blog%20Post%20Title%20One-5new4)from Pretty Good
• The Conscious Kid on Instagram(https://www.instagram.com/theconsciouskid/?hl=en)
Articles:
• “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
• Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
• ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
• The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
• The Combahee River Collective Statement
• “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
• Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
• “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Videos to watch:
• Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
• "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Podcasts to subscribe to:
• 1619 (New York Times)
• About Race
• Code Switch (NPR)
• Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
• Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
• Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
• Seeing White
Books to read:
• Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
• Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
• How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
• Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
• Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
• Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
• The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
• The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
• When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
• White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Films and TV series to watch:
• 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
• American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
• Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
• Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
• Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
• Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
• I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
• If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
• Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
• King In The Wilderness — HBO
• See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
• Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
• The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
• When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Organizations to follow on social media:
• Antiracism Center: Twitter
• Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
More anti-racism resources to check out:
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
• Anti-Racism Project
• Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
• Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
• Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
• Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
• The [White] Shift on Instagram
• “Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
• Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials
Additional Lists of Resources:
• Medium.com(https://medium.com/wake-up-call/a-detailed-list-of-anti-racism-resources-a34b259a3eea)
What is Bipolar Disorder?(https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Bipolar-Disorder)
Free Bipolar Disorder screening(https://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools/bipolar?ipiden=e74e08bb85615a10862959fc70ff27df&ref=http%3A//www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/take-depression-screening&show=1)
What kinds of jobs would be a good match for you? My Next Move (an interest profiler assessment) can help you figure this out: https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
What jobs are out there and what skills/training/education do they require? The website www.onetonline.org lists endless career options with detailed information including average pay.
• What is Depression?(https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression)
• Free Depression Screening(https://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools/depression?ipiden=e74e08bb85615a10862959fc70ff27df&ref=http%3A//www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/take-depression-screening&show=1)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline (https://www.thehotline.org)- 1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence(http://www.ncadv.org)
• Domestic Violence Article (Psychology Today)(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence)
• The Spring of Tampa Bay(https://www.thespring.org)
• Crisis Center of Tampa Bay(https://www.crisiscenter.com)
• Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV)(https://www.fcadv.org/centers/pasco)
What is an Eating Disorder?(http://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/)
Learn more about Eating Disorders(https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Eating-Disorders)
Free Eating Disorder Screening(https://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools/eating-disorder?ipiden=e74e08bb85615a10862959fc70ff27df&ref=http%3A//www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/take-depression-screening&show=1)
• The Trevor Project:(http://www.thetrevorproject.org/) (866) 488-7386
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
• Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Educational Network (GLSEN)
(http://www.glsen.org/)A national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN chapters working to make the right of every student to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education a reality.
• The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline:(http://www.glbthotline.org/hotline.html) (888) 843-4564
• The GLBT National Youth Talkline (http://www.glbthotline.org/talkline.html)(youth serving youth through age 25): (800) 246-7743
Both provide telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.
• Affirming spiritual and religious communities(http://www.notalllikethat.org/)
• LGBTQIA+ Guide for College Students(https://couponfollow.com/research/resources-guide-for-lgbtq-students)
• National Child Abuse Hotline:(http://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/) 800-422-4453 (800-4-A-CHILD)
• Cyber Tipline:(https://report.cybertip.org) 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Report crimes against children online
• (Child Sexual Abuse): 866-FOR-LIGHT (866-367-5444)
• The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline:(undefined) (888) 843-4564
• The GLBT National Youth Talkline (undefined)(youth serving youth through age 25): (800) 246-7743
• National Domestic Violence Hotline:(undefined) 800-799-7233 (800-799-SAFE)
• National Human Trafficking Hotline: 888-373-7888, or text HELP or INFO to 233733
• National Parent Helpline: 855-427-2736 (855-4-A-PARENT)
• National Runaway Switchboard: 800-RUNAWAY (800-786-2929)
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 (800-273-TALK)
For Veteran Crisis Line, Press 1
• National Sexual Assault Hotline:(undefined) 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
• Strong Hearts Native Helpline: 1-844-764-8483
• Trans Lifeline:(undefined) 877-565-8860
(24/7 crisis support by and for the transgender community)
• Trevor Lifeline:(undefined) 866-488-7386
(24/7 crisis support for queer and questioning youth)
• Victim Connect: 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846)
What is PTSD?(https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder)
Free PTSD Screening(https://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools/ptsd?ipiden=e74e08bb85615a10862959fc70ff27df&ref=http%3A//www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/take-depression-screening&show=1)
What is psychosis?(https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Early-Psychosis-and-Psychosis)
Free Psychosis Screening(https://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools/psychosis?ipiden=e74e08bb85615a10862959fc70ff27df&ref=http%3A//www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/take-depression-screening&show=1)
• Self Abuse Finally Ends (S.A.F.E)
(http://www.selfinjury.com/)Addresses individuals coping with non-suicidal self-injury, including locally-based information, support and therapy referrals.
• To Write Love on Her Arms
(https://twloha.com)To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.
• Self-injury.net
(http://www.self-injury.net)Information for recovery and online forum
• APA.org/topics/trauma
(http://apa.org/topics/trauma)The American Psychological Association's resources for survivors and their loved ones.
• Disaster Distress Hotline: 800-985-5900 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
Help for anyone experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Traumasurvivorsnetwork.org
(http://Traumasurvivorsnetwork.org)Informational website with online support for survivors and their loved ones.
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