a thread for anyone else that is feeling lost and hopeless during this time #BlackLivesMatter
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Black Lives Matter @Blklivesmatter began as a response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer to fight for Freedom, Liberation and Justice. Donate to the movement here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms...
BLM website also has a Healing Action toolkit that can be used to educate on best methods for joining the movement
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund @NAACP_LDF has fought for racial justice in issues relating to criminal and economic justice https://www.naacpldf.org/ ">https://www.naacpldf.org/">...
Color of Change @ColorOfChange an online racial justice organization that has created campaigns focused on criminal justice, voting freedom and cultural change that are easy to participate in https://colorofchange.org/ ">https://colorofchange.org/">...
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition @RPCoalition was founded by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. as an organization advocating for social change on a multi-racial, multi-issue platform
it is easy to become an ally in the movement through books, movies, podcasts, etc. the book Making All Black Lives Matter by Barbara Ransby has been recommended to me as a start into the #BlackLivesMatter
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in one of my journalism classes, i read Living To Tell About It by Darrell Dawsey as an insight into the everyday lives of Black men in America and highly recommend the book
the documentary Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement on youtube was directed by Laurens Grant and an easy way to start learning about the movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIoYtKOqxeU&t=90s">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
i created this thread as a resource for anyone feeling overwhelmed. i have done my own research, but i am no expert. i encourage everyone to learn more about the #BlackLivesMatter
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