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29. Black Lives Matter


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On this week's episode, Carla, Victoria and one of their close friends Alexis (@monalee_g) are coming together to have an open and candid conversation about Black Lives Matter. The girls want to use their voices to help spread awareness. Below are a list of resources in which you can help fight for justice.

Petitions and Donations:

Ways You Can Help https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

The Innocence Project https://www.innocenceproject.org/george-floyd-minneapolis-police-killing/

Official George Floyd Memorial Fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

@WaysToTakeAction https://linktr.ee/waystotakeaction

Black Visions Donations https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2

Reclaim the Block https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

North Star Health Collective https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate

Louisville Community Bail Fund https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

Books and Movies to Educate:

The Color of Law https://www.amazon.com/Color-Law-Forgotten-Government-Segregated/dp/1631492853

White Fragility https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414/ref=nodl_

Are Prisons Obsolete? https://www.amazon.com/Are-Prisons-Obsolete-Angela-Davis/dp/1583225811

When They See Us https://www.netflix.com/title/80200549

Numbers to Call/Text: 

Text Justice to 668366

Leave a message for the numbers below demanding that Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao are arrested for murder

  1. Call Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey: 612-673-2100
  • District Attorney, Mike Freeman: 612-673-3074
  • Text ENOUGH to 55156

    Leave a message for Louisville Mayor and demand justice for Breonna Taylor 502-574-2003

    Reflection Questions: 

    In what ways does my proximity to whiteness afford me privileges that aren’t extended to Black and Brown people?

    In what ways have I been conditioned to believe in the superiority of whiteness?

    In what ways have I engaged in rhetoric that promotes othering of stereotyping of Black people?

    What can I do to better educate myself on the historical context of race in the country and community I exist in?

    Do you owe anyone an apology?

    How do you behave when confronted by racist behavior?

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