With protests for racial justice in Rural Pennsylvania continuing for a 4th week, local business owner Nisan Trotter shares his story about why he’s protesting. Nisan spoke at the recent Lewisburg protest on Saturday, June 13th, in Hufnagle Park, organized by local group "If Not Us, Then Who?" which has planned protests in Milton, Mifflinburg, Lewisburg, and Selinsgrove.

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Nisan Trotter

• NisanTrotter.com
• Trot Fitness Website
• Trot Fitness on Facebook

Local POC-led Anti-Racist Resources/Groups

• If Not Us, Then Who? — Milton
• Peaceful Protesters of Williamsport
• Central PA Protests — Selinsgrove
• Lycoming Tri-County NAACP Chapter — Lycoming, Clinton, Northumberland

Docs

• Central PA Black-Owned Businesses
• Template for Holding Your Local School District Accountable for Racial Justice
• Template for Holding Your Employer Accountable for Racial Justice
• Antiracism Resources for White-led Organizations

Short Videos on Systemic Racism & Protesting

• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
• Housing Segregation and Redlining in America
• Systemic Racism Explained
• Juneteenth Explained
• To My White Friends: Guilt, Shame, Embarrassment

Movies to Stream

30 Movies on Netflix that Examine Systemic Racism in the United States compiled by Djali Alessandra Brown-Cepeda

Antiracism Books

• White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
• How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

More Resources

"Here's How White People Can Support The Fight Against Police Brutality" - Check this out for comprehensive lists of resources including places to donate and a lot more books. There are many places to find lists like this, Buzzfeed's is just 1 of them.

 

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