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don't forget! Mxogyny is still also donating 100% of the proceeds from selling our tote bags to a split donation between 70+ community BLM bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organisers.
Black lives matter resources
these resources have been compiled from many other resource lists - the masterlists below are far more extensive than this one so please do access those! scroll to find uk-specific resources, masterlists, links to petitions, educational resources (including both texts and audio/visual), general resources, tv, film & documentary suggestions and some black-owned businesses to support. feel free to dm me at @glo0om or @mxogyny with any suggestions.
uk-specific resources
- Practical ways to support BLM from the UK
- Systemic racism and police brutality are British problems too (article)
- is britain racist? (video)
- The UK is Not Innocent – Police Racism Has a Long and Violent History Here Too (article)
- david olugosa on the windrush scandal (article)
- Addressing the impact of COVID-19 on Black & Ethnic Minority Communities (email template)
- justice for sheku bayoh (petition)
- update GCSE reading lists (petition)
- Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting (petition)
- justice 4 grenfell
- Improve Maternal Mortality Rates and Health Care for Black Women in the u.k. (petition)
- british black-owned businesses (list)
- suspend export of arms and riot gear to America (petition)
- the unwanted: the secret windrush files (video)
- pass the mic scotland (A list of expert women for your next event or media call)
- Justice for Shukri Abdi (petition)
- black owned businesses in scotland (ig post)
- Make Black histories mandatory in the national curriculum (email template)
- justice for belly mujinga (petition)
- Justice for Belly Mujinga (email template)
- concerning state-sanctioned violence against Black people around the world, including here in the UK (email template)
- gal-dem (magazine)
- stand up to racism
- more black owned businesses in the uk (ig post)
- project myopia
- black owned UK vintage shops (ig post)
- black run bookshops (ig post)
- free mental health support for UK-based BAME folx (ig post)
- Podcasts About The Black British Experience & Race In The UK
masterlists
- Ibram X. Kendi's Anti-Racist Reading List
- black history month google drive {many free pdfs}
- huge education resource list
- petition masterlist
- What To Do If You Can't Donate Right Now
- Practical ways to support BLM from the UK
- Resource Guide: Prisons, Policing, and Punishment
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- anti racism resources for white people
- alternatives to the police
- ally resources
- books that Black Booksellers and Publishers Say You Should Read
- lesson plan on being an ally
- black history documentaries (twitter thread)
- an uncomfortable library
- black-owned podcasts (ig post)
- black-owned businesses (mostly US but many online)
- george floyd action
- Anti-Racism Resources Streaming for Free
- Addressing Racial Equity through Reading
- 14 Films By Black Filmmakers That Everyone Should Watch In 2020
- #BlackLivesMatter PGI Micro-Syllabus
petitions
(mostly US - see uk-specific petitions at the top)
- petitions to sign twitter thread
- justice for breonna taylor
- Official George Floyd Memorial Fund
- justice for david mcatee
education
- in defence of looting (essay)
- black skin, white masks - frantz fanon (pdf)
- the wretched of the earth - frantz fanon (pdf)
- are prisons obsolete - angela davis (audiobook)
- Political Prisoners, Prisons, and Black Liberation - angela davis (essay)
- So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo (Audiobook)
- 13th - ava duvernay (documentary)
- the new jim crow - Michelle Alexander (audiobook)
- the colour of fear - lee mun wah (documentary)
- the breakdown with shaun king (podcast)
- how to be an antiracist - ibram x. kendi (talk)
- intellectuals and race - Thomas Sowell (audiobook)
- White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Nation's Divide - Carol Anderson (talk)
- is reverse racism real? (twitter thread)
- Being African American & LGBTQ: An Introduction (article)
- seeing white (podcast)
- Black Trans Men Face a Constant Threat of Police Violence (essay)
- Police violence frequently targets disabled black people (article)
- why intersectionality can't wait - kimberle crenshaw (article)
- Non-Optical Allyship Guide
- inequality, urban policy and serfdom (article)
- White People Must Save Themselves from Whiteness - venita blackburn (essay)
- Angela Davis on Black Lives Matter, Palestine, and the Future of Radicalism (interview)
- Violence in Blue: police brutality statistics (article)
general
- evidence of police instigating violence at the protests (twitter thread)
- how to financially help BLM with NO MONEY/leaving your house
- tips and tricks for offline activism
- official black lives matter website
- ftp zine back editions
- campaign zero
- THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES
- missing people (twitter thread)
- black women's directory (ig page)
tv and film
these are not linked to but will be available to stream
| film | tv | documentaries |
|---|---|---|
| get out | when they see us | i am not your negro |
| Selma | black-ish | the kalief browder story |
| Hidden Figures | chewing gum | crime + punishment |
| The hate u give | raising dion | |
| Blackkklansman | watchmen | |
| fruitvale station |
black owned businesses
vital as a consumer in destabilising white power in corporate ownership and supporting black leadership in executive positions
- beautystack - beauty treatments (uk)
- prick - succulent boutique (uk)
- pat mcgrath - makeup (uk)
- juvia's place - makeup (us & uk)
- boucleme - hair (uk)
- black cowboy coffee (london)
- the good store - plastic free groceries (edinburgh)
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