
The awful death of George Floyd is sadly far too common, but this is not just a problem in America.
Black people are more than twice as likely to die in police custody in the UK, and 2.5 x more likely in America.
Racism has been around for over 400 years, it is institutionalised and we have to do more than we have been before to change that. I am saying this to myself as much as anyone else.
That comes down to speaking to our relatives and friends – explaining to them when their thoughts about racism are wrong. Speaking up in the workplace about inequality and much more.
I know sometimes as white people or non-black people of colour, we don’t know where to start; education is key.
So I have compiled some important recourses, that have been helpful to me (some of which I’m still working my way through), that I hope can be useful in your journey to becoming more actively Anti-Racist.
We don’t ‘arrive’ as an ally, it is an ongoing journey, just like wellbeing, fitness etc. We need to integrate it into everything we do in order to be fully actively living it. And thus proactively helping black people.
George shouldn’t have had to die, and neither should Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Martin Luther King and many many more…
Show this to anyone who does not understand racism: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyuT-pAg6G/
A guide To White Privilege by @CourtneyAhnDesign: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9DfahhBChU/
8 Lessons About Racism That Were Helpful To Me As A White Person by @Jenerous: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvIhOjpqCm/
George Floyd: How To Help From The UK by @Das.Penman: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAu_buhH5lD/
Black Lives Matter UK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BLMUK/
Black History Month Library: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0Bz011IF2Pu9TUWIxVWxybGJ1Ync
How To Be An Ally At A Rally (Protest) by @indigenousrising: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBCDsdXjzhw/
Books:
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
How To Be An Anti Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewel
White Fragility by Robin J DiAngelo
For Children:
Anti-Racism Starts With Me! Colouring Book by Kadeesha Bryant
Netflix:
Kevin Harts Guide To Black History
Dear White People (series)
Search ‘Spike Lee’ on Netflix to find loads of important movies by him including ‘Malcom X.’
13th
Get Out
Seven Seconds
Donate (here’s just a few but there are many more):
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
https://uk.gofundme.com/f/ukblm-fund
https://www.stephenlawrence.org.uk/support-us/donate/
https://www.justgiving.com/theredcard
There is SO much more out there too. I hope this blog is useful and helpful and maybe a good starting point.
Please go and check out all the pages/accounts linked, follow them and engage.
Thank you for reading.