Black Lives Matter

Illustation by Monyee Chau

It is shameful and disheartening to see that even during a global pandemic, Black people like George Floyd, Tony McDade, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are being murdered in cold blood. Our Black brothers and sisters need our support more than ever.

Black lives matter and we need to end the systemic racism that Black people face on a daily basis.

There are a ton of resources available out there so I wanted to highlight content that has made an impact on me as well as what I’m doing to support the movement.

Educate

Resource Guides

A list of curated resources that I’ve gone through. Many of the content I’ve shared below comes from these guides.

• Black Lives Matter

• Ways You Can Help

• FANTASY WORLD MASTER LIST OF RESOURCES ON HOW TO DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC RACISM by Patia Borja

• Reading, Donating, Doing by Derek Guy

Essays

• How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change by Barack Obama

• Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop by Officer A. Cab

Short Reads

• What to say when people deny the reality of what’s happening right now by Anna Edwards

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

Anti-racism resources for asians

• 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now by Michelle Kim

• Ending Anti-Blackness Needs to Be a Top Priority for Asian Americans by xoài phạm

• 6 Ways Asian Americans Can Tackle Anti-Black Racism in Their Families by Kim Tran

• Tou Thao and the Myths of Asian American Solidarity by Time To Say Goodbye

• Asian Allyship - Myths and Facts by Jason Kim

Short Videos

• How Can We Win?

• Systemic racism explained

Comedy

• Black Lives Matter - Michael Che

• Bad Apples - Chris Rock

Do

Petitions to sign

Signing petitions is an easy way to support the movement.

• Ways You Can Help Master List of Petitions

  • Contains petitions for George Floyd, Tony McDade, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many more

• Defund the police

Donate

If you have the money, please consider donating. Here is a list of organizations that I’ve donated to.

• NAACP Legal Defense Fund*

• Reclaim the Block

• Black Lives Matter*

• National Bail Fund Network

*Menswear retailer No Man Walks Alone will match donations to these organizations for up to $10,000 a year. Forward your receipt to customer@nomanwalksalone.com.

Support

Please try to avoid big name retailers and support these small, independent, Black-owned businesses

• Black-owned restaurants, pop-ups and caterers in the Bay Area

• Bay Area Black-owned Business Relief Fund

• Black-owned menswear retailers

• Black-owned coffee roasters I support

  • Red Bay Coffee

  • Alchemy Collective Cafe

• Black-owned Bookstores in the United States

Vote

• Register to vote

• Vote Fwd