Racial Justice Resources

RESOURCES

Racial Justice Resources

Posted on: June 01, 2020

by Seattle Rep

With anguish and deep sorrow, we mourn the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Manuel Ellis, and countless others. We have compiled a growing resource list of action items, organizations, and educational materials that are focused on ending these acts of violence and the racial injustice in our country. We will continue to update this list and engage our community with action in this urgent and vital work.

Updated7/19/2021
*New Resources Added

We welcome and encourage suggestions for this list. Please contact Nabra Nelson.

Donate & Get Involved

Make Your Voice Heard

Learn & Take Action

Support Black-Owned Businesses

Support Black-Led Cultural & Community-Based Organizations

Mental Health & Wellness Resources

DONATE & GET INVOLVED

Local

*Queer the Land
https://queertheland.org/

Northwest Community Bail Fund
https://www.nwcombailfund.org/

Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County
https://blacklivesseattle.org/donate/

Bail Funds
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4-YS3vFn5CLL9QtJSU0xqmTh_h8XilXgOqGAjZISBI/edit

ACLU of Washington
https://aclu-wa.org/

Seattle Clemency Project
https://www.seattleclemencyproject.org/donate

King County Equity Now
https://www.kingcountyequitynow.com/

Lavender Rights Project
https://www.lavenderrightsproject.org/donate

Equal Rights Washington
http://www.equalrightswashington.org

King County Coalition Against Hate & Bias
https://kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice/Coalition-Against-Hate-And-Bias.aspx

National

The George Floyd Memorial Foundation
https://www.georgefloydmemorialfoundation.org/

Bail Funds (all)
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

Directory of Community Bail Funds
bit.ly/localbailfunds

Black Lives Matter
https://blacklivesmatter.com/

NAACP
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/

The Bail Project
https://bailproject.org/

United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
https://uncf.org/ways-to-donate

The Loveland Foundation Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Njg4MzE=

The Okra Project
https://www.theokraproject.com/

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/

Unicorn Riot
https://unicornriot.ninja/five-years-of-unicorn-riot/

Black Voters Matter
https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org/donate

Color of Change
https://colorofchange.org/about/

Communities United Against Police Brutality
https://www.cuapb.org/what_we_do

Campaign Zero
www.joincampaignzero.org

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
https://marshap.org/about-mpji/

Nylon: "Where To Donate To Help Black People With Disabilities"
https://www.nylon.com/life/black-people-with-disabilities-donations-resources

Trans Justice Funding Project
https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/

LGBTQ Freedom Fund
https://www.lgbtqfund.org/

Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)
https://m4bl.org/

Black Futures Lab
https://blackfutureslab.org/

Center for Economic Inclusion
https://www.centerforeconomicinclusion.org/

Voices for Racial Justice
https://voicesforracialjustice.org/

Ujamaa Place
https://ujamaaplace.org/

EdAllies Minnesota
https://edalliesmn.org/

Sahan Journal
https://sahanjournal.com/about-sahan-journal/

Brooklyn Center Mutual Aid
https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooklyn-center-mutual-aid-support-our-community

Brooklyn Center Schools - Student and Family Support
https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooklyn-center-school-dist-students-and-families

Brooklyn Center Kids & Families
https://www.gofundme.com/f/brooklyn-center-kids-and-families

Brooklyn Community Bail Fund
https://brooklynbailfund.org/

Minneapolis All Shall Heal
https://www.facebook.com/MinneapolisAllShallHeal

African Career, Education, and Resource INC.
https://acerinc.org/

Black Table Arts
https://www.blacktablearts.com/

Know Your Rights Camp
https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/

* Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative
https://www.snap4freedom.org/home

*TGI Justice
http://www.tgijp.org/

*Trans Women of Color Collective
https://www.twocc.us/

*Black Aids Institute
https://blackaids.org/

*BreakOUT!
https://www.youthbreakout.org/

Memorial & Justice Funds

George Floyd Memorial Fund [Closed]
Fund for George Floyd [Closed]
I Run With Maud [Closed]
In Memory of Tony McDade [Closed]

Justice for George Floyd Automated Postcard Mailing Campaign
A portion of all proceeds will go to the George Floyd Memorial Foundation
https://voices.culturegreetings.com/collections/frontpage/products/justice-for-george-floyd

In Honor of Manuel Ellis
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-honor-of-manuel-ellis

Elijah McClain Memorial Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/elijah-mcclain

Justice for Jacob Blake
https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforjacobblake

Daunte Wright Sr. Memorial Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/dauntewright
Send monetary donations to support Daunte Wright's girlfriend Chyna and son Daunte Jr. Please include the subject "Daunte Jr." before submitting:
Cash App: $hubby98 (Chyna's direct Cash App)
Venmo: @thuy-jones (will pass to Chyna)
Venmo: @chyna-w-1 (Chyna's direct Venmo)
PayPal: @holisticheaux (will pass to Chyna)

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Petitions to Sign

For Union Members: Union Members for #JusticeForFloyd Petition
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10VQ0Y8Iv5Kywuk1xPqdqmwDjwnyLWOmZzrk2cCBx1Lc/viewform

Individual Sign On: Support the Call to Defund the Seattle Police Department
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLx0UBq_-FmE6YQPgG2aGSmNOI7_LCjpGiNGH4HSq2nWpGSA/viewform

Seattle School Board and Superintendent Juneau: End Seattle Schools Relationship with Seattle Police Department
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1NrIJleLHjT3F5t2qMaoiRNTsZI5KQgihpcsgGp_lASz0Pw/viewform

ACLU: Support H.R. 40 - Reparations for Slavery Now
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/reparations-slavery-now

Justice for Breonna Taylor
https://justiceforbreonna.org/
https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
https://www.runwithmaud.com/#petition
https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/demand-justice-ahmaud

Justice for George Floyd
https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis
https://www.change.org/p/tim-walz-demand-a-free-and-fair-trial

Justice for Tony McDade
https://www.change.org/p/black-lives-matter-activists-justice-for-tony-mcdade

Justice for Manuel Ellis
https://www.change.org/p/tacoma-police-department-and-washington-state-judicial-system-justice-for-manuel-ellis

Justice for Elijah McClain
https://www.change.org/p/adams-county-district-attorney-justice-for-elijah-mcclain-88600e12-fb72-41e4-9137-030a1dcaf695

Justice for Charleena Lyles
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jenny-durkan-justice-for-charleena-lyles

Justice for Jacob Blake
https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justice_for_jacob/

Justice for Daniel Prude
https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/Justice_For_Daniel_Prude/

Justice for Daunte Wright
https://www.change.org/p/microsoft-justice-for-daunte-wright

Justice for Ma’Khia Bryant
https://www.change.org/p/state-of-ohio-justice-for-ma-khia-bryant?source_location=topic_page

Call

Call Your Elected Officials
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/

Call for an independent investigation of Daunte Wright's death
Contact the office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz via phone or webform online
The office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison can be contacted via phone or online
The county attorney for Hennepin County, Mike Freeman, can be reached via phone or email
Find more information here: https://www.bustle.com/politics/daunte-wright-how-to-demand-justice

* A Guide to Contacting Your Representatives
https://www.instagram.com/p/COssVCUnl_R/?igshid=1q6gi0y2hvute

LEARN & TAKE ACTION

Resource Lists & Tools

Sahan Journal: "How you can help people in Brooklyn Center right now, in the aftermath of Daunte Wright’s killing"
https://sahanjournal.com/helping-out/how-to-help-brooklyn-center-daunte-wright/

Bustle: "How To Demand Justice For Daunte Wright"
https://www.bustle.com/politics/daunte-wright-how-to-demand-justice

Guild Services: Resources for the Derek Chauvin Trial
https://guildservices.org/resources-for-the-derek-chauvin-trial/

Anti-racism resources for white people
http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

Resources for non-Black POCs
"7 Ways Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Anti-Blackness:" https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/7-ways-non-black-poc-perpetuate-anti-blackness-in-their-communities/
"People of color, we need to address our own anti-Blackness and how we may be perpetuating injustice:"
https://nonprofitaf.com/2019/03/%EF%BB%BFpeople-of-color-we-need-to-address-our-own-anti-blackness-and-how-we-may-be-perpetuating-injustice/

Resource list from Art Equity
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Q3asua1tpQODPJiTXqN_ERJFBlBn7g2oCHzX3o2Ab4/edit

Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrAq4iBNb4nVIcTsLcNlW8zjaQXBLkWayL8EaPlh0bc/preview

Disability Justice Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bZv2kQwfnW1UJnX7NijSYD5dXm4xucKcTDxCt3wE8RU/edit

Petition, Donation, Call, and Email Resource List
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/mobilebasic

Justice in June Daily Practice Resource List, compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace’s oversight
bit.ly/junejustice

5 Ally Actions Newsletter from Better Allies
https://betterallies.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=cc808df089bf312fc1a37916d&id=575137cdc6

Anti-Racism Daily Newsletter
https://www.antiracismdaily.com/

Creative Ecosystems & Funds that Support Black People
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VHrlB9u6RpGjZK_SW-JKf7t-QehBdBF7EVF8Qd-j02s/htmlview

Seattle-King County Equity Now
https://www.kingcountyequitynow.com/

"Some Seattle Things to Read and Watch to Better Understand the Protests"
https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2020/06/some-seattle-things-to-read-and-watch-to-better-understand-the-protests

Layla F Saad's Anti-Racist Reading List
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/jun/03/do-the-work-an-anti-racist-reading-list-layla-f-saad

Ibram X. Kendi's Anti-Racist Reading List
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html

Seattle Public Library's Toolkit for Anti-racism Allies
https://www.spl.org/books-and-media/books-and-ebooks/staff-picks/a-toolkit-for-anti-racism

Black History Month Library
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0Bz011IF2Pu9TUWIxVWxybGJ1Ync

Decolonize Your Mind reading list by Duende District
https://bookshop.org/lists/decolonize-your-mind

Seattle Indivisible Daily Actions
https://www.seattleindivisible.com/daily-actions

What to Send Up On Your Own
https://www.bagofbeans.net/copy-of-wtsu-resources

The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
www.pisab.org

National Museum of African American History and Culture: "Talking About Race"
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race

BlackPast: Learn about African American History
https://www.blackpast.org/

The Root: A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-rising
https://www.theroot.com/a-timeline-of-events-that-led-to-the-2020-fed-up-rising-1843780800

Smithsonian Magazine: 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/158-resources-understanding-systemic-racism-america-180975029/

Racial Equity Tools
https://www.racialequitytools.org/home
COVID-19 - Racial Equity and Social Justice Resources:
https://www.racialequitytools.org/resources/fundamentals/resource-list/covid-19---racial-equity-and-social-justice-resources

Action Steps
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Police Union Contract Project
https://www.checkthepolice.org/

Disability Visibility Project: Disabled People of Color
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/tag/disabled-people-of-color/

New Era of Public Safety: An Advocacy Toolkit for Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing
https://civilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/Toolkit.pdf

Public Health Resources for Understanding Environmental Racism
https://www.publichealthdegrees.org/resources/environmental-justice-resources/

UW Libraries: Racial Justice Resources
https://guides.lib.uw.edu/racial-justice/home

ACLU: Racial Justice
https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice
Racial Justice Articles Archive: https://www.aclu.org/search/%20?f%5B0%5D=field_issues%3A239

The New York Times: Race, Racism, and Racial Justice Resources
https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/race-racism-and-racial-justice-resources

GLAAD: Racial Justice Resources
https://www.glad.org/racial-justice-resources/

* Aidan Wharton: A List of Black Queer & Trans Organizations to Support
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDoiY5BisQ/

* So You Want To Talk About: Being An Active Bystander
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPV5QaBHsp1/?utm_medium=copy_link

Events

*Langston: Black Spatial Elegance: Serious Tings
https://www.langstonseattle.org/event/blackspatialelegance3/

*Seattle Public Library: Exploring Black Brilliance and Black Joy Through Storytelling and Writing: Food & Celebration
July 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. PT
https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D153761956

Additional Book Recommendations

How Racism Takes Place by George Lipsitz
https://books.google.com/books/about/How_Racism_Takes_Place.html?id=lv0musrlBGYC

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com

Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
https://books.google.com/books/about/Pleasure_Activism.html?id=wlJUDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description

I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33198164-i-am-not-your-negro

For Parents, Children & Teachers

Teach and Transform: Liz Kleinrock is an anti-bias anti-racist educator and consultant based in Washington, DC
https://www.teachandtransform.org/

The Conscious Kid: An education, research and policy organization dedicated to reducing bias and promoting positive identity development in youth
https://www.theconsciouskid.org/

For Teachers and Parents: Teaching for Black Lives
https://www.rethinkingschools.org/books/title/teaching-for-black-lives

"33 Books Featuring Black Heroes and Characters That Every Kid Should Read"
https://theeverymom.com/black-history-month-books-for-kids/

#BlackLivesMatter: K-8 Distance Learning Activities for Justice for George Floyd
https://colorfulpages.org/2020/05/31/blacklivesmatter-k-8-distance-learning-activities-for-justice-for-george-floyd/

"Talking With Your Children About Race and Police Violence"
https://www.achievementfirst.org/educating-our-children-talking-to-kids-about-racism-police-brutality/

"A Black Psychologist's Guide to Talking With Your Children About Race and Police Violence"
https://www.theroot.com/a-black-psychologists-guide-to-talking-with-your-childr-1843883341

"Talking to Children about Racial Bias"
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Building-Resilience/Pages/Talking-to-Children-About-Racial-Bias.aspx

TYA: "Open Source Scripts Toward an Antiracist Tomorrow"
http://www.tyausa.org/freeplay/

Dismantling Anti-Black Linguistic Racism in Shakespeare: A Field Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kpq3nTAUVKwTrY_XLiH6aCr3agUMu-pSCe87fg8DYQM/edit

AMAZEworks: Resources to Support Children during the Derek Chauvin Trial
https://www.amazeworks.org/resources-to-support-children-during-the-derek-chauvin-trial/

* Talking to Kids about Race Guide
https://www.instagram.com/p/COiaHwGHi59/?igshid=1a1h3f2us72a9

For Organizations

Of/By/For All: "A Framework for Action in Response to Moments of Outrage & Crisis"
https://www.ofbyforall.org/updates-feed/2020/6/2/taking-action-or-not-in-moments-of-national-outrage

Equity in the Center: "Awake to Woke Work: Building a Race Equity Culture"
https://www.equityinthecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Equity-in-Center-Awake-Woke-Work-2019-final-1.pdf

Fakequity: "Color Brave Space — How to Run a Better Equity Focused Meeting"
https://fakequity.com/2017/05/26/color-brave-space-how-to-run-a-better-equity-focused-meeting/

Grantmakers in the Arts Racial Equity Podcast Series
https://www.giarts.org/series/racial-equity-podcast

*Finger Print for Success: What So Many Get Wrong About Racism in the Workplace
https://www.fingerprintforsuccess.com/blog/racism-in-the-workplace

Additional Articles

"Dear White People, Your Black Colleagues Aren't Okay"
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9841376/black-trauma-george-floyd-dear-white-people

"Who Gets to Future? Race, Representation, and Design Methods in Africatown"
http://faculty.washington.edu/dkrosner/files/who-gets-to-future.pdf

"We Can’t Breathe: The Deaf & Disabled Margin of Police Brutality Project"
https://www.dustinpgibson.com/offerings/wecantbreathe

"#BlackDisabledLivesMatter: Why we need to talk about both race and disability when addressing police brutality"
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/blackdisabledlivesmatter/

"How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid"
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-gear-tips/

"How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct"
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

"Mapping Our Social Change Roles in Times of Crisis"
https://medium.com/@dviyer/mapping-our-social-change-roles-in-times-of-crisis-8bbe71a8ab01

"Stolen bodies, Stolen land: Contemplating Blackness and Indigeneity"
http://blackyouthproject.com/stolen-bodies-stolen-land-contemplating-blackness-and-indigeneity/

"Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization"
https://counseling.northwestern.edu/blog/racial-trauma-retraumatization-film/

Elle: "Columbus Police Shot And Killed 16-Year-Old Ma’Khia Bryant. Here's What You Should Know."
https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a36186951/makhia-bryant-ohio-shooting-video-released/

Elle: "Police Fatally Shoot 20-Year-Old Daunte Wright During Traffic Stop Near Minneapolis"
https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a36094623/daunte-wright-police-shot-protests-minneapolis/

Watch & Listen

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: "The Danger of a Single Story"
20 minutes, TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg

Jules Orcullo: "What’s left of you? Performance, decolonization & self-determination"
16 minutes, TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOYE-gCdSM8

Quetzala Carson: "Pedagogy of the Decolonizing"
12 minutes, TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN17Os8JAr8&t=8s

"The Magnificent James Baldwin Explains The Riots Of 1968"
https://youtu.be/dO2kwzJ_Zg4

Code Switch Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-switch/id1112190608

Kimberly Jones: "How Can We Win"
https://youtu.be/sb9_qGOa9Go

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: "George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper"
https://youtu.be/v4amCfVbA_c

SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES

Black-Owned Businesses in Washington

*Black Coffee Northwest
https://www.instagram.com/blackcoffeenw/?utm_medium=copy_link

Support Black Owned
https://www.supportblackowned.com/states/wa

Intentionalist
https://intentionalist.com/b/?ls=&radius=5&st=listing&lat=0&lng=0&listing_tag%5B%5D=black-owned

Seattle Black Business Directory
https://www.facebook.com/groups/seattleblackbusinessdirectory/

150+ Black-Owned Restaurants & Businesses to Support in Western Washington
https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/140-black-owned-businesses-to-support-in-seattle/281-f79ce92a-4ef0-4036-ae89-86504ee2fee7

Nile's Edge: a healing arts center focused on de-colonizing health and education so that under-served communities can holistically flourish
https://www.facebook.com/nilesedge/

Issa Rae's Top 10 Black-Owned Businesses Shopping Guide
https://www.essence.com/fashion/issa-raes-top-10-black-owned-businesses-shopping-guide/

Black-Owned Restaurants in Seattle

*Black Coffee Northwest
http://www.blackcoffeenw.com/

The Seattle Times: "How to Support Black-Owned Restaurants in Seattle"
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/how-to-support-black-owned-restaurants-in-seattle/

The Stranger Black-Owned Restaurants Listing
https://everout.thestranger.com/locations/?feature=black-owned

Black-Owned Bookstores

Buzzfeed News: "12 Black-Owned Bookstores You Can Support Right Now"
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/black-bookstores-black-authors-books

African American Literature Book Club: Black Owned Bookstores in the United States List
https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php

Black Garnet Books
https://www.blackgarnetbooks.com/

SUPPORT BLACK-LED CULTURAL & COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

LANGSTON
https://www.langstonseattle.org/

Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas
https://www.cdforum.org/

Wa Na Wari
https://www.wanawari.org/

Spectrum Dance Theater
https://spectrumdance.org/

Northwest African American Museum
https://www.naamnw.org/

Africatown Central District
https://africatownseattle.com/

The Hansberry Project
http://hansberryproject.org/

Earth Pearl Collective
https://www.earthpearlcollective.com/

Festival Sundiata
https://festivalsundiata.org/

What the Funk?!
https://www.whatthefunkfest.com/

The Mahogany Project
http://www.mahoganyproject.org/

Northwest Tap Connection
https://www.nwtapconnection.org/
Support a fundraiser to maintain studio operations and bills while Northwest Tap Connection is closed due to COVID-19: https://www.gofundme.com/f/northwest-tap-connection-covid19-support

Black Dot
https://www.blackdotseattle.com/

Community Passageways
https://www.communitypassageways.org/

Creative Justice
https://www.4culture.org/public_art/creative-justice/

Byrd Barr Place (also one of Seattle Rep's Public Works partner organizations)
https://byrdbarrplace.org/

Nurturing Roots
https://www.facebook.com/pg/NurturingRoots206/about/

The Village of Hope Seattle
https://www.thevillageofhopeseattle.org/

The Alasea Network
https://www.talaseanetwork.org/