Black Lives Matter | Resources

June 5, 2020 Michaela Pearson

We use our platform to educate, and this usually applies to nutrition, fitness, beauty and body image, etc. We feel we have a responsibility to use it for things that truly matter, and #BlackLivesMatter absolutely falls into that category. We are passionate about supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, speaking up and standing together. We hope the following resources help you. We hope that they encourage you to dig deeper and continue to learn and most importantly, to act.

Reading List

Watch List

Podcasts

Accounts to Follow (Instagram)

@ethelsclub
@unitedwedream
@candicebrathwaite
@officialmillenialblack
@ohhappydani
@foodandpsych
@ethnicdietitians
@munroebergdorf
@monachalabi

Donate (and follow!)

@blklivesmatter
@colorofchange
@naacp
@civilrightsorg
@bailproject
@yourrightscamp
@mnfreedomfund
@campaignzero
@reclaimtheblock
@blackvisionscollective

You can donate to Black Lives Matter without spending a penny, by watching this video. It was created by Zoe Amira and the idea is that it is ad-heavy, and all of the ad-revenue (generated by you watching the ads) is donated!

You can also help by contacting your MP directly, via “WriteToThem” to demand an immediate suspension of sales & exports of tear gas, rubber bullets & riot shields in the US. Here is a template:

“Dear NAME OF MP,

My name is YOUR NAME. I am a member of your constituency. I am writing to ask you to use your position in government to work to immediately suspend sales of riot shields, tear gas and rubber bullets to the United States and to also condemn President Trump's aggressive, violent and racist response to US protests. Furthermore, I am asking you to demand that the government include Black History as a mandatory requirement on the curriculum in our schools. As a representative of the constituency, it is important that you lift the voice of the people and work to dismantle the racist infrastructure this country was built on.

Thank you for reading,

YOUR NAME”

Petitions to sign

https://blacklivesmatter.com/petitions/

https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/

https://www.standwithbre.com/

https://www.runwithmaud.com/

POC-owned businesses and organisations for the benefit of POC to support

@joinkwanda
@milkhoneybees
@theglowceryshop
@holycurls
@vitalpantry
@brixtonsoupkitchen
@4frontproject
@officialstepnow
@thereachoutproject
@pempeople

Enough is Enough. We Must Create Change.