Resource for Black women to find a good therapist - So often the stigma surrounding mental health issues and therapy prevents Black women from taking the step of seeing a therapist. This space was developed to present mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant.
Truth Be Told - Advice podcast that explores how you can be you in a world that doesn't always want you to be. We're like the friend you call after a long day tolaugh, cry, bitch, and moan
Life Kit - NPR podcast: "Everyone needs a little help being a human. From sleep to saving money to parenting and more, we talk to the experts to get the best advice out there. Life Kit is here to help you get it together."
Anti-racist Resources for Building Allyship and Advocacy: An ongoing list of resources to start the anti-racism process - USC Student Affairs - Student Equity and Inclusion Programs
PNW BOCES Anti-Racist Resources
Center Lane Westchester: Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth, Families, Community and Schools
The LOFT Community Center Westchester
Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health - From The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
Center for Black Equity (supporting Black LGBTQ+ People)
Recursos antirracistas en español (Dr. Gabriela Kovats Sánchez via Dr. José Medina)
Resources for Coping with and Addressing Racial Trauma & Opression (PrideWorks)
Suicide Death Rate, Attempts and Injuries among Black Youth
In support of the Black Lives Matter protests around the world, developers have been quick to build free tools to blur faces and strip metadata to protect the privacy of those protesting. Here's a guide.
Cell phone video of police brutality puts in full view the problem for the world to see. How do we now convert these videos from outrage to real change? Here's a solid three-pronged approach.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) : "The American Civil Liberty Union works in the courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States"
The Audre Lorde Project : "The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area."
Black Lives Matter : "Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."
Black Youth Project : "ABOUT US HISTORY STAFF OUR PROGRAMS CATHY J. COHEN DEMOCRACY REMIXED CSRPC AT U OF C -The Black Youth Project will examine the attitudes, resources, and culture of the young, urban black millennial, exploring how these factors and others influence their decision-making, norms, and behavior in critical domains such as sex, health, and politics."
The People's Council LA : People’s City Council (PCC) is an actions-oriented coalition of social and climate justice organizations and organizers from all over Los Angeles. PCC emerged in the absence of definitive City action to protect the most vulnerable — the unhoused and tenants.
Race Forward : Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity.
The Whiteness Project : "Whiteness Project is an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race."
Free Professional Development Curriculum
PBS Anti-Racisit Learning Resources
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Anti-Racist Books for Educators: Culturally Responsive Leadership – Joe Truss Empowering Educators to Engineer for Equity
Penguin Young Reader's book lists of Black authors and illustrators: This booklist has over fifty books by Black storytellers for grades K-12. Celebrate and experience HAIR LOVE, #BlackGirlMagic, friendship, love, history, and more Black stories by sharing these books with your young readers.
Racial Equity Tools is an organization that supports individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. This organization has compiled COVID-19 Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources that can be accessed here.
These resources include information regarding analysis of the pandemic, outbreak response, health and community care, organizing and solidarity, resource building and rapid response, virtual work and online engagement, and more.
The Brown Bookshelf is honored to host the KidLit4BlackLives Rally that took place on June 4, 2020. Led by Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jason Reynolds, the Rally featured inspiring words, music, and numerous calls to action in support of equity and justice.
Jason Reynolds, Ibram Kendi in Conversation | SLJ Day of Dialog 2020
Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi, co-authors of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, kicked off SLJ's Day of Dialog on May 27, 2020. Here is the entire keynote conversation.
Nic Stone - Let's Talk about Race
Join Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and other novels, as she speaks with Pete Forester, Jodi Picoult, Brendan Kiely, Tiffany Jewell, and D. Watkins about race.
Ten Keys to Everyday Anti-Racism from The Greater Good Magazine