This is for all of my American friends (but can apply to anyone): Please take this time to reflect, support, donate, sign petitions. You have the right to celebrate the Fourth of July only once you have acknowledged and (tried - as much as I try, there are things that I will never understand as someone who is white/hasn’t experienced many of the struggles that poc have faced in US history) understood the struggles that poc and other minorities have faced in history and today, once you are actively trying to help, advocate, support, once you understand your privilege and will use it to help power this movement forward and support others. Check your biases. know your privilege. Help raise each other up, community has been torn apart with this virus and the police brutality, we don’t need any more tearing down, it’s time to rise up! P.s. people who support the police shouldn’t be saying that abortion is bad/kills, when the police will just kill our babies later in life (and I know they aren’t “our” babies, they are black babies, and I will never experience the pain of losing a child to the police, but no one should ever have to go through that loss, or lose, lose the rest of their life because of the color of their skin and the racism that the US still holds.) Here are some resources to check out, as mentioned in the black lives matter episode: This is obviously a great resource for everything: https://blacklivesmatter.com
Yale course on the African American post emancipation experience. HIGHLY recommend, learned a lot: https://oyc.yale.edu/NODE/46
There used to be (might be up now, it’s been taken down but put back up a few times already) a video on YouTube that you can watch to donate for free, but sadly, it was taken down. If you search “blm donation” on YouTube, you should be able to find similar videos though. Also, you can find videos like this for donations for the Yemen crisis.
Follow @iamtabithabrown for loads of positivity.
Watch Dear White People, American son, fruitvale station, or clemency, or the 13th on Netflix to learn more about racism in America and private prisons benefiting off of poc prisoners.
trumps new bill that erases trans rights protection in healthcare (thankfully laws were passed recently essentially vetoing this bill): https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/politics/trump-transgender-rights.amp.html
Great article about a former cop giving an inside perspective on the going ons of the police system: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBSNzhXg3Qk/?igshid=1kk9ix8dep7rl
I know this is a lil off topic, but I always wondered about this, so if you did too, here is an quick read about why white people wearing traditional black hair styles is racist: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJ6S8ApXeF/?igshid=1g7a49r7h1z14
This is a great thread on defunding the police: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQ8I4mqVXs/?igshid=1e6nl6p3i4tb0
Since pride month was just here, here’s a really good igtv on lgbtqia+ history: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_ZELcmHthu/?igshid=1jty3yn8fjvev
“A guide to white privilege”: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9DfahhBChU/?igshid=1td76g8zh4ale
Rebuttals for racism: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBG22P6paTb/?igshid=1cjvweueb7350
how to educate but also take care of yourself: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBL13WNHp7W/?igshid=18wnh46753wh4
Donate/support black queer and trans organizations here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDoiY5BisQ/?igshid=s8kotv84kjeb
Here are a bunch of petitions that you can sign to take action while social distancing :) https://www.bleumag.com/2020/06/03/30-blm-petitions-you-should-sign-right-now/
If you are planning on protesting, do it safely and peacefully (wear masks and try to social distance as best as you can as well). Here is a resource on protester rights: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights/
Stay safe and healthy, I love ya!
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