How you can support #BlackLivesMatter
Make sure to protect yourself if you’re attending a protest.
If you’re posting images or videos, please blur out any faces of the protesters to prevent doxxing or targeting.
WMRE is saddened and outraged by this nation’s pattern of state-sanctioned violence and racist policies that have brought suffering to countless people and continue to traumatize black communities. We want to do our best to support those in need and ask that you do what you can to help create the more just and compassionate society that we all deserve.
So donate if you can. Protest if you can. Call your representative and tell them to defund police departments. Educate yourself and confront your own complicity with institutional and societal white supremacy. Amplify black voices and support black businesses.For everyone doing work already, thank you so much and please continue your activism even as the noise dies down.
Researching the issues.
This master list of black revolutionary texts is separated by topic and was compiled by working activists.
Here is a Google Drive folder filled with black revolutionary texts. They’re not all equally easy to read, so you should scroll through them to find something you’ll be able to understand or challenge yourself to push through the more difficult language.
And here are book recommendations. Find black-owned indie bookstores below.
The End of Policing is free to download.
So is Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?, which explores the reality of US police violence against Black, Brown and Indigenous communities.
Making financial contributions.
Be careful before donating to ensure that your money is going to the right people or organizations. Unfortunately, too many people are taking advantage of tragedies for their own gain right now through scams or misleading venmo accounts.
This is a list of places that need your help including organizations for black trans communities, bail funds by region, prision abolitionist movements, and more.
Individuals who need immediate help if you have cashapp or venmo can be found here. Help pay for groceries and rent. Between the pandemic and the police violence, it’s a stressful time for many who are already financially compromised.
Here’s another sort of one-stop shop for information.
Staying safe at protests.
Contributing from home.
Turn off your adblock to stream these videos and follow the instructions in the comments or description. The money made through AdSense will go to charitable organizations, bail funds, etc. Here is one more.
Discovering black creatives
Bandcamp is donating their Juneteenth proceeds to the NAACP. Check out these musicians.
Commission these artists or boost them on social media!
Horror fans, here are some new writers and creators to follow and buy from.
Buying from black-owned businesses.
If you’d like to buy books, consider avoiding Amazon, Walmart, and other large corporations. They are able to sell books at lower prices through the exploitation of their workers. Instead, buy from black-owned independent bookstores. Shop local if possible!
Ordering takeout in Atlanta. Avoid Seamless/Grubhub and other apps because they take a large cut. Instead, call or order from the restaurants directly.
Los Angeles. NYC Before ordering delivery, also consider the risk of the delivery person (possibly undocumented) being arrested for breaking curfew. Cincinnati. Boston.
Or wherever you’re living in the US—you can search by location.