Via Ashanté Reese and SA Smythe: These resources are to support anyone who’s interested in learning more about abolition. The texts vary, and there are many different viewpoints and approaches to theorizing and working toward abolition. Some of what is included doesn’t mention abolition specifically but may offer some historical and political education. Use what … Read More
Via Broadway for Black Lives Matter Again: Not Your Average Summer Reading List: A Resource Goody Bag to Aide the Journey of Unpacking/Unlearning Bias A few tips: Always start with Black stories written by Black Authors. Give yourself grace, don’t be afraid to ask questions, ask for help, and make mistakes; that’s how we grow. … Read More
Via FABnyc: Re-imagining Policing in America NYC Budget Justice – Communities United for Police Reform (changethenypd.org) State of Emergency: End the War on Black People – from Color of Change (colorofchange.org) Policy Platforms – Movement for Black Lives (m4bl.org) How to Change Policing in America – by Sherrilyn Ifill The Reader Guide to Police Abolition – by Maya Dukmasova, Chicago … Read More
Via Anna Stamborski, Nikki Zimmermann, Bailie Gregory: Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources This is a working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work. These resources have been ordered in an attempt to make them more accessible. We will continue to add … Read More
Via Obama.org: ANGUISH AND ACTION We work to help leaders change their world—and the world needs changing. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the loss of far too many Black lives to list, have left our nation anguished and outraged. While now is a time for grief and anger, it is … Read More
Via Slave Play: RESOURCES A LIST OF ARTICLES, FILMS, AND BOOKS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND SLAVE PLAY FROM A HISTORICAL CONTEXT. ESSAYS “VENUS IN TWO ACTS.” SAIDIYA HARTMAN, SMALL AXE, 2008. Hartman maps out the systemic violence visited upon the bodies and memories of enslaved black women and girls. “WHITE FRAGILITY.” ROBIN DIANGELO, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, 2011. The author examines the … Read More
