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In light of the events happening across the world and in response to the death of George Floyd due to police brutality, Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein complied a list intended to serve as a resource to White People and parents to deepen their anti-racism work. They note that it is important that the world actively do the work to learn about the suffering of Black People and People of Color.

Black communities have tried for generations to educate us, plead with us, and show us the realities of racism.  They have gone unheard for far too long. We must keep in mind that this is not the time to look to the Black community or to our Black friends for reminders and education. It is important that we educate ourselves. We have a moral obligation to learn and to listen. 

Below is information provided by Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein, a link to where to the original document, as well as more information from former President Barack Obama with advice on getting active, and information from us on where to donate.

Here is the link to list from Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein: bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:

Cover of the book"The undefeated" The cover showcases promient leaders in Black history

Articles to read:

 

Videos to watch:

Podcasts to subscribe to:

Detail of “Running From Yesterday’s Acquittal,” 2019.IMAGE COURTESY OF CHASE HALL STUDIO

 

 

Books to read:

Black feminist thoughts book cover

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
  • Passover (Spike Lee) – (Available to Rent or Buy)

Organizations to follow on social media:

More anti-racism resources to check out:

Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020

Message from former President Barack Obama:

it’s important for us to understand which levels of government have the biggest impact on our criminal justice system and police practices. When we think about politics, a lot of us focus only on the presidency and the federal government. And yes, we should be fighting to make sure that we have a president, a Congress, a U.S. Justice Department, and a federal judiciary that actually recognize the ongoing, corrosive role that racism plays in our society and want to do something about it. But the elected officials who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels. 

Click to access Toolkit.pdf

Dedicated site at the Obama Foundation to aggregate and direct you to useful resources and organizations who’ve been fighting the good fight at the local and national levels for years. https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/

Where to donate time and money:

Black lives Matter
@blklivesmatter
https://blacklivesmatter.com/

The Bail Project https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project

George Floyd Memorial Fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Reclaim the Block @reclaimtheblock
https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/

Minnesota Freedom Fun
@mnfreedomfund
https://minnesotafreedomfund.org

Black Vision Collective @blackvisionscollective
https://www.blackvisionsmn.org

Unicorn Riot @unicorn.riot
https://unicornriot.ninja/

ACLU Nationwide @aclu_nationwide
https://action.aclu.org/

History to learn about: 

Via https://www.zinnedproject.org/ (Telling the People’s History)

How Red Lines Built White Wealth: A Lesson on Housing Segregation in the 20th Century

Teaching Activity. By Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. Rethinking Schools.
The mixer role play is based on Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law, which shows in exacting detail how government policies segregated every major city in the United States with dire consequences for African Americans.

Burning Tulsa: The Legacy of Black Dispossession

Article. By Linda Christensen. If We Knew Our History Series.
Students need to learn the hidden history of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot (massacre) and how this links to racial wealth inequality today.

Remembering Red Summer If We Knew Image | Zinn Education Project

Remembering Red Summer — Which Textbooks Seem Eager to Forget

The racist riots of 1919 happened 100 years ago this summer. Confronting a national epidemic of white mob violence, 1919 was a time when Black people defended themselves, fought back, and demanded full citizenship in thousands of acts of courage and daring, small and large, individual and collective.

If We Must Die: A Novel of Tulsa’s 1921 Greenwood Riot

Book – Fiction. By Pat Carr. 2002. 166 pages.
Historical fiction account of the 1921 attack on Tulsa’s Black neighborhood Greenwood, known as “Black Wall Street.”

Chávez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

Film. By Jordan Mechner. 2004. 26 minutes.
A documentary about the politics and economics of land in the United States, based on the story of a Mexican American village razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium.

Leaders of the black community in 1920 and now

July 29, 1910: Slocum Massacre in Texas

Citizens in the small, predominately African American town of Slocum, Texas, were massacred.

Red Summer DC | Zinn Education Project, "Riots again break out in National Capitol, Marine kills Negro

July 19, 1919: White Mobs in Uniform Attack African Americans — Who Fight Back — in Washington, D.C.

White mobs, incited by the media, attacked the African American community in Washington, D.C., and African American soldiers returning from WWI. This was one of the many violent events that summer and it was distinguished by strong and organized Black resistance to the white violence.

Photo of smoke from a neighborhood on fire. View of buildings on fire from afar

May 31, 1921: Tulsa Massacre

In what became known as the Tulsa Massacre, white supremacists destroyed a thriving Black community in Oklahoma. This is one of the countless white supremacist massacres in U.S. history.

Robert Hill Elaine Massacre | Zinn Education Project

Sept. 30, 1919: Elaine Massacre

Black farmers were massacred in Elaine, Arkansas for their efforts to fight for better pay and higher cotton prices. A white mob shot at them, and the farmers returned fire in self-defense. Estimates range from 100-800 killed, and 67 survivors were indicted for inciting violence.

Photo of a house burning

Jan. 1, 1923: Rosewood Massacre

The Rosewood Massacre was the white supremacist destruction of a Black town and the murder of many of its residents.

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