This year, TKS did not cover the many events that happened during Black History Month — as following our recent conversations, we did not feel intruding on Black cultural events was best way for us to support the Black community on campus.Instead, we want to post an updated Black Lives Matter (BLM) resource guide, expanding on the one we posted during the summer protests.
As a media organization, the TKS editorial team wants to use our platform to offer a variety of resources to guide the Knox Community on ways to support Black Lives Matter. Here you will find a variety of different petitions, funds, social media accounts and other content as a way to continue the conversation within our Knox community. This is not everything, and this will definitely not solve anything. This is just the beginning. This is not a moment, it is a movement. Use these resources as a way to continue your education and support for the movement moving forward.
If you have any questions, suggestions for additions to the lists or concerns, please feel free to see this as a conversation.
Petitions:
Petitions are an easy and important way to get involved when money is tight. Keep in mind that there are hundreds of petitions to sign. It is important to note that many petitions are on change.org which is a larger cooperation that receives most of the money donated to the petitions. We strongly urge you NOT to donate to this site and instead search out other places to donate that give the recipient the money, instead of giving it to big business.
Rather than listing a bunch of petitions, we will link this master document that continues to be updated: BLM Resources
Places to Donate:
Please keep in mind that there are hundreds of places to donate, and this list could go on and on. This is merely to get the Knox community involved in donating our funds to organizations that we have researched ourselves. We strongly urge you to research places to donate—preferably places that center communities of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People Of Color) close to you—while keeping in mind where the money is directly going.
Bail Funds:
The Bail Project
National Bail Out
Chicago Community Bond Fund
National Bail Fund Network COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
Queer Funds:
20 Black LGBTQ+ Organizations and Funds to Support
Black Trans Travel Fund
For the Gworls
Black Trans Femmes in the Arts (BTFA Collective)
Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund
The HAF Project
FEMMEPREMACY
Political Organizations:
Campaign Zero
Know Your Rights Camp
The Movement for Black Lives
Relief Funds:
Oluwatoyin Salau Freedom Fighter’s Fund
Free Therapy for Communities of Color: Text NOSTIGMA to 707070
The Loveland Foundation: Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls
Long-Term Investments (Monthly payment)
Noname’s Book Club
Individual Funds:
TWITTER THREAD OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS
MASS LIST OF FUNDS
MASS LIST OF FUNDS
Kick the Cold
Resources for NBPOC:
20 Actions White people & non-Black POCs in Corporate (and otherwise) can take to show up for Black People right now
Post by @3tokenbrowngirls
A message to the Southeast Asian community regarding the Black Lives Matter movement
Why We Need to Talk About Light Skinned Privilege
Resources for White People:
A message to the white folks in the Knox community: this is not a time to stay silent. Now is the time to address your privilege head on. Do the work and research what you don’t understand. Keep in mind that there are tons of resources out there to assist you in recognizing how you can make a difference and how you can use your privilege to contribute to the movement.
Talking to Other White Folks:
How to talk to other white people about race (and why it’s necessary)
How to Talk to White Family Members and Friends Who Just Don’t Understand Their Privilege
Helpful Rebuttals For Racist Talking Points
Race and Privilege: An Overdue Conversation
Race and Privilege: An Overdue Conversation pdf
Recognizing Privilege:
Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi
So You Want to Talk About Race By Ijeoma Oluo
How to have a productive conversation about race (Notes from Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race)
Build Tolerance for Feedback
Accountability
White Fragility Self-Test (A thread) Twitter: @thearmchaircom
Useful terms for Google search bar (Keep in mind that Google can be a good resource to an extent, but can also lead you astray. Read this article to learn more about search engines making people more racist.)
“What is antiracism?”
“What is white privilege?”
“What is white supremacy?”
“What is anti-Black racism?”
“How to be an ally to Black people”
“Books on anti-racism”
“Books for white allies”
“School to prison pipeline”
“Redlining”
“Voter suppression”
“Police brutality”
“War on Drugs”
“Racial wealth gap”
“Systemic racism”
“Prison industrial complex”
“White supremacy in law enforcement”
“Racial capitalism”
“Individualism vs. racism”
“Black on Black crime: myth & reality”
“Racial stereotypes in media”
“Structural inequality in education”
“Hate crimes”
“Microaggressions”
“Environmental racism”
Addressing white supremacy in academia:
White Academia: Do Better
White Supremacy Culture
Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms
#ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM
Resources for Black people:
Mental health:
The AAKOMA Project IG: @aakomaproject
Black Emotional Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
Black Mental Health Alliance IG: @black_minds_matter_
Black Mental Wellness IG: @blackmentalwellness
Eustress IG: @eustressinc
Inclusive Therapists IG: @inclusivetherapists
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute IG: @mpjinstitute
Melanin and Mental Health IG:@melaninandmentalhealth
National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network IG: @nqttcn
Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness IG: @sistaafya
Therapy for Black Girls IG:@therapyforblackgirls
The Loveland Foundation IG: @thelovelandfoundation
The OKRA Project IG: @theokraproject
Therapy for Black Men IG: @therapyforblkmen
Free Virtual Therapy for Communities of Color IG: @blhensonfoundation
Social Media to Follow:
Social media is a helpful tool when it comes to staying up to date on the latest news, but keep in mind that this is not a way to avoid doing the labor of recognizing what is going on. For white people especially, do not use these accounts as ways to tokenize Black people into teaching you about racism. Instead, use these accounts to help you understand how you can help. If you do not understand a post, look into it through more research. Don’t use Black people to recognize your privilege. You must recognize it yourself.
@indyamoore (queer, activist – posts about resources for queer people, funds to donate to, direct action to take)
@alokvmenon (queer, activist, public speaker, writer – posts a variety of information on the issue)
@ihartericka (sex educator, Racial/Social/Gender Justice Disruptor, writer – posts a variety of information on the issue)
@nowhitesaviors
@context.project (resources include “Daily Dose of Unlearning,” “Lost History” and “Spotlights” which highlight and contextualize Black existence in efforts of subsiding the lack of anti-racism/Black history taught in schools)
@callilla.allan
@noname
@sinmiedomateo
Journalism:
Unicorn Riot – A decentralized media organization that has been live streaming uprisings.
The Marshall Project – Nonprofit journalism about criminal justice
Futuro Media Group – creates diverse multimedia content in the service of empowering people to understand and navigate the complexities and misinformation in modern news