Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research stands with and supports the Black Community. We have put together a list of resources to help contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement and continue the ongoing fight against systemic racism. See the full list below.
List of Petitions:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions
Text or Call to Demand Justice for George Floyd:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#text
Nonprofits to Support (Organized Alphabetically):
- https://www.aclu.org/
- https://advancementproject.org/home/
- https://bailproject.org/
- https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
- https://blacklivesmatter.com
- http://blackyouthproject.com
- https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
- https://colorofchange.org
- https://dreamdefenders.org
- https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
- https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/legal
- http://www.livefreeusa.org
- https://www.naacp.org
- https://www.ncbcp.org
- https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
- https://www.stillsherises.org/
- https://www.thedreamcorps.org/our-programs/cut50/
Educational Resources:
Articles to Read:
- “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)
- 50 years of racism — why silence isn’t the answer | James A. White Sr. | TEDxColumbus (14:40)
- Can Black Lives Matter & Law Enforcement See Eye To Eye? | Jubilee (15:07)
- A Conversation About Growing Up Black | Op-Docs | The New York Times (5:21)
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
- How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming
- The Ethnic Project: Transforming Racial Fiction Into Ethnic Factions by Vilna Bashi Treitler
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
Accounts to Follow:
- @blmlosangeles (IG)
- @colorofchange (IG)
- @wp4bl (IG)
- @osopepatrisse (IG)
- @wearepushblack (IG)
- @leftnortheast (IG)
- @Rachel.Cargle (IG) (her Twitter)
- @notquitebeyonce (IG)
- @aclu_nationwide and @aclu_norcal (IG)
- @mspackyetti (Twitter linked, but same handle for IG)
- @laylafsaad (IG)
- @ihartericka (IG)
