The Resource - Black Lives Matter
Supporting your African American coworkers, direct reports, and employees has never been more important. If you’re wondering how, please don’t start by asking them to explain where they’re at and what they need. Instead, take advantage of the many resources available in book, podcast, article, and social-media-post forms. There’s a lot of work that’s been done already that you can take advantage of, and this a great time to invest in that. Limiting your focus to the workplace experience will limit your understanding of the situation, so this list is broader than our usual offerings.
If you have the resources, please buy the materials vs borrowing from the library so that the people who’ve done the work can be supported in continuing it. Under no circumstances should you “pirate” any of these materials. Additionally, while we usually link to books to purchase through Amazon, under the circumstances, we’ve linked to Black-owned online bookstores.
Mireille C Harper – @Mireillecharper - (especially check out the “10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship” post)
From Privilege to Progress - @privtoprog
Yazzie – @Standforhumanity
Black Lives Matter – @Blklivesmatter
Michelle Higgins - @m.higgins
Layla F. Saad – @Laylafsaad
Giselle Buchanan - @gisellebuchanan - (especially check out the “I Want to be an Ally but I Don’t Know What to Do” post)
Kimberlé Crenshaw - @sandylocks
Dorothy E Roberts - @dorothyroberts
Honeycomb - @Combsthepoet (especially check out “A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity”)
Podcasts
Radical Imagination with Angela Glover Blackwell
Code Sw!tch with this awesome team
Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw
The Element of Inclusion with Dr. Jonathan Ashong Lamptey
Articles
Dear White Boss by Keith A. Caver and Ancella B. Livers
How to support your black coworkers without adding more stress during this incredibly difficult time by Mr. Tatyana Bellamy Walker and Marguerite Ward
How HR Can Support Black Employees Right Now by Andy Przystanski
Books
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Road Map for Revolutionaries by Elisa Camahort Page, Carolyn Gerin and Jamia Wilson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
When They Call You a Terrorist by BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel
The Emperor Has No Clothes: Teaching about Race and Racism to People Who Don't Want to Know (Educational Leadership for Social Justice) by Tema Jon Okun
Towards the Other America: Anti-Racist Resources for White People Taking Action for Black Lives Matter by Chris Crass
Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race (Teaching/Learning Social Justice) by Frances Kendall
Understanding and Dismantling Racism: The Twenty-First Century Challenge to White America by Joseph Barndt
I have not discovered all of these posts and resources on my own. Many thanks to Zoella, Elle, The Guardian, Charis Books & More, and the many Black activists whose work has pointed me towards these resources and leaders.
The links provided are resources we have found valuable. Please assess them for your own particular needs and situations. For help determining what resources are best for your company, contact us for a free consultation.