A few resources to help, learn, and promote:
TO HELP AND DONATE:
Black Lives Matter carrd with info, petitions, donation sites they recommend, and readings they suggest
President Obama’s List of orgs to help, things to read, and ways to get engaged
Black-led LGBTQ+ Organizations posted by Alexis Michelle
TO LEARN AND UNLEARN:
5 Ways to Take Action for all non-black people by The Conscious Kid
10-Steps to Non-Optical Allyship by Mireille Cassandra Harper
How to Be Actively Anti-Racist by Good Good Good Co
Victoria Alexander’s recommendations on Anti-Racist Literature
TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE:
Abelle Hayford’s #drawingwhileblack Directory of Black Creatives to hire
Author Oge Mora’s List of Children’s Books by Black Authors – also check out Oge Mora’s beautiful books!
A Twitter Thread from Melissa See on Black YA novels
Karina Yan Glasser’s 100 Must-Read Children’s Books by African-American Authors
10 Black-Owned Online Bookstores to buy all these lovely books from!
UPDATED WITH A FEW MORE RESOURCES:
Afoma Umesi’s List of 35 Black Middle-Grade Books
Aforma Umesi’s List of 45 Best Black YA Novels to Add to Your TBR
Book Riot’s 25 Fantastic Middle Grade Books by Black Authors
Shoppe Black’s List of Black-Owned Farms – broken down by state! Check out Shoppeblack.us in general for features on black-owned businesses!
roohiamber’s List of Black-Owned Businesses – beauty, skincare, food, etc!
roohiamber’s List of Black Influencers to Follow
roohiamber’s List of Black-Hosted Podcasts
Feel free to add more, guys!
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