ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY,  AND INCLUSION RESOURCES

Inclusive Feminism

Articles to Read

Why the Feminist Movement Must Be Trans-Inclusive by Laura Kacere

Why Our Feminism Must Be Intersectional (And 3 Ways to Practice It) by Jarune Uwujaren

Uplifting Diverse Genders: Beyond “Women and Non-Binary” by Quinn Crossley

Yes, You Can Be a Man or a Woman and Still Be Non-Binary by Rily J. Dennis

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Anti-Racism Resources

Organizations to Donate to

• Bail funds:

• LGBTQ Freedom Fund:

• Detroit Justice Center: https://www.detroitjustice.org/donate 

• Detroit Children’s Fund (education fund):

• The Point Foundation: 

• Thurgood Marshall college fund: 

• Reclaim the Block: 

• Amnesty International Human Rights Advocacy US branch:  

• Campaign Zero

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Podcasts to Listen to

• 1619 by the New York Times

• Code Switch by NPR

• Justice in America by The Appeal

Books to Read

• “Me and White Supremacy” by Layla F. Saad

• “Hood Feminism” by Mikki Kendall

• “When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir” by Asha Bandele and Patrisse Cullors

• “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander

• “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo

• “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi

• "Women, Race and Class" by Angela Davis (scholarship)

• "Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism" by Bell Hooks (scholarship) 

• "Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment" by Patricia Hill Collins (scholarship)

• "Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color" by Andrea Ritchie (scholarship)

• "Words of Fire: An Anthology of African American Feminist Thought" by Beverly Guy-Sheftall ed.

• "Angela Davis: An Autobiography" by Angela Davis

• "Crossfire: A Litany for Survival" by Staceyann Chin (poetry)

• "Some of Us Did Not Die" by June Jordan (personal essays)

• "Age, Race, Class and Sex: Women Redefining Difference" by Audre Lorde 

Petitions to Sign

• Justice for George Floyd

• We Can't Breathe national petition calling for the arrest of police officers involved in Floyd's death and charging them with murder

• NAACP petition asking for a federal government investigation into George Floyd's murder and DoJ change

• A petition calling for justice for Breonna Taylor, who was murdered by police officers in her home

• Defund the Minneapolis Police (via Reclaim the Block)

• BLM Defund the Police petition: https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/

• Petition supporting punishing police for shooting unarmed citizens

• Petition to push back against militarization of police in communities of color

• Justice for Tony McDade

• Justice for Ahmaud Arbery

• Justice for Belly Mujinga

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Other Resources

• Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community - Sunshine Behavioral Health