Black Lives Matter
Recent events—the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Manuel Ellis, here in Tacoma—have led to an uprising of protests and revolution. Many of us are waking up for the first time to really see the ways our country does not provide “liberty and justice for all.”
I am a white woman and am in no way a leader in this fight for racial equity. I am actually quite late to it. But I’m listening, and I’m learning, and I’m speaking out. I’m sharing a list of resources I’ve come across and am learning from, and will continue to build this as I go.
Learn from black people. Don’t ask them to teach you—there are plenty out there doing the work already—pay them for it. Some of the links below are for paid resources, and they are worth paying for. I have no affiliation with them and get no money myself. These are voices that I trust and that I’m listening to.
Local:
List of Black-owned businesses in Tacoma
Donate money or time:
Online:
Unpacking White Feminism by Rachel Cargle
Anti-Racism for Wellness Professionals with Chrissy King
Anti-Racism & Allyship for Rehab and Movement Professionals with Dr. Jennifer Hutton
Dear White People on Netflix
Follow:
Read:
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Listen:
1619 - A podcast from NY Times about the history of slavery
On Being podcast interviewing Resmaa Menakem
Watch: