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A detailed list of Anti-Racism resources on: What to Read, What to Watch, What to Follow, What to Listen to, and Resources for Kids and Teens.  For an abridged list, continue reading this webpage.

Take initiative to unlearn your internalized prejudices and to learn about BLM and how to be a better ally!

An Open Letter Project for Anti-Blackness.  

Letters for Black Lives is a a set of crowdsourced, multilingual, and culturally-aware resources aimed at creating a space for open and honest conversations about racial justice, police violence, and anti-Blackness in our families and communities. Includes letters translated into various Asian languages, letters for the Latinx community, and more. A helpful resource to start conversations with your family.

VIDEOS/DOCUs

Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America. This piercing, Oscar-nominated film won Best Documentary at the Emmys, the BAFTAs and the NAACP Image Awards.

Why We Cannot Stay Silent for George Floyd:

Hasan Minhaj's impassioned call for the Asian-American Community to step up for BLM.

Former President Obama on George Floyd's murder.

Emmanuel Acho:  Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man 

Stay Woke: 2016 Documentary on BLM

Trevor Noah: George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Patriot Act: The Broken Policing System. 2014 was a turning point in the national conversation around police violence after the killings of Michael Brown, Laquan Mcdonald, and Eric Garner. Five years later, Hasan examines the systems in place that protect and sometimes incentivize police misconduct in America.

ARTICLES!

map of police violence in the United States

white people can compartmentalize police brutality. black people don’t have the luxury.

why U.S. needs black lives matter movement today

why you should stop saying “all lives matter,” explained in 9 different ways

a decade of watching black people die

op-ed:

allies, don't fail us again

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BOOKS!

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CURRENTLY READING IN THE F.A.R. BOOKCLUB

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THE FIGHTING AGAINST RACISM BOOKCLUB FOCUSES ON LITERATURE BY BLACK AUTHORS WHO ALSO REFLECT ON THOUGHTS & ACTIONS THAT MAY STRUCTURE WHITE SUPREMACY AND THE SYSTEM WE KEEP FEEDING INTO WITH IT.

CONTACT LEAH JOHNSON:

LEAHMJOHNSON00@GMAIL.COM

TO JOIN!

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