Anti-Racism Resources

The goal of Fix Our Earth is to convince you to take personal action against climate change and environmental degradation. You cannot be pro-environment without understanding how environmental issues disproportionately affect black and brown communities. If you have not participated in anti-racist work before, now is the time to start. Silence and neutrality are not acceptable. The murder of black people is embedded in this country’s history. What happened to George Floyd is not “shocking” because it is reality. If you are surprised, then you aren’t paying attention. It’s up to us to be staunchly anti-racist, to educate ourselves, and to condemn all forms of racism in any way we encounter them.

If you are feeling discomfort right now, let’s lean into it together. I am uncomfortable, but my discomfort does not matter more than the discomfort and fear black people live in everyday. Use these resources as a guide to learn more and take action.

BOOKS

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
• White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• How to be an Antiracist by Ibrahim X. Kendi
• This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe Moraga
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
• The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

ARTICLES

• “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
• “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Ibrahim X. Kendi
• “Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy” by Paul Butler (Opinion)
• “Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People.” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Opinion)
• “Thousands of Complaints Do Little to Change Police Ways” by Shaila Dewan and Serge F. Kovaleski
• The 1619 Project (Read All) from the New York Times Magazine
• “How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder” by the NYT Editorial Board (Opinion)
• “The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying” by Adam Serwer
• “The Fight to Redefine Racism” by Kelefa Sanneh
• “The Death of George Floyd, in Context” by Jelani Cobb
• “Why Black Lives Matter” – Ben & Jerry’s (yes, the ice cream company)
• “Justice for George Floyd: Changing laws is ‘woefully insufficient’ by Brian Hooks and Omar Jahwar

PODCASTS

• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
• Intersectionality Matters!
• Speak Out with Tim Wise
• About Race
• 1619
• Pod Save the People
• Code Switch

DONATE/FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA

• ACLU – National organization linked. Find your local ACLU here.
• Antiracism Center
• Atlanta Solidarity Fund
• Baltimore Action Legal Team
• Black Lives Matter – National organization linked. Find your local chapter here.
• Black Women’s Blueprint
• Black Visions Collective
• Brooklyn Community Bail Fund – posting bail for NYC protesters
• Color of Change
• Communities Against Police Brutality
• Demos
• Dream Corps
• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
• The Massachusetts Bail Fund
• Minnesota Freedom Fund – posting bail for Minnesota protesters
• NAACP – National organization linked. Find your local unit here.
• North Star Health Collective – Medical aid for protesters
• Philadelphia Community Bail Fund
• RAICES
• Reclaim the Block
• Resistance Funds (Comprehensive Google Doc)
• United We Dream
• Official George Floyd Memorial Fund

PETITIONS

• Text Floyd to 55156 or click here
• Justice for George Floyd
• Justice for Breonna Taylor

OTHER RESOURCES

• Why is This Happening?
• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

This compilation is non-comprehensive. I will continue to add resources as I come across them. Please share with me resources, black voices, and organizations that need to be amplified.