It’s not enough to be unracist, we need to be anti-racist. I know I personally have a lot to learn, so I thought I would share any resources I have found – if there’s anything I should add, please let me know on Twitter! There’s no order to this, but I’ve tried to group shopping and influencer themed items together.
If you only read a few things, read these…
A huge list of anti-racism resources for white people – something I intend to work through
A Google folder full of documents and resources – this will cover pretty much everything you want to know
An excellent list of ways you can help – by @dehyedration
Another page of really useful resources from Pinch of Yum
Some UK specific things…
A directory of UK Black influencers – my feed could be more diverse and yours could be as well I bet.
Seattle specific directories…
Here’s a spreadsheet of Black owned restaurants in Seattle.
Another spreadsheet of Black owned businesses in Seattle.
A list of Black owned fashion businesses based in Seattle (but I’m sure you can buy them online and get them shipped to you!
Jenn from Hello Rigby put together a bunch of Instagram Stories (you’ll need to be logged in) of things that we can do, but also links many many Black owned businesses in the Seattle area and other resources.
For the influencers…
Karla put together a document of scripts that we (influencers and non influencers) can use to ask brands what they’re doing.
Instagram Influencing Has Long Had A Diversity Problem. This Blogger Says Now Is The Time For Change. It’s up to all of us to call out these things as we come across them. It’s not enough to just turn away or subtweet.
Grace made some pledges that we can all do while Alison gave more resources -these are things that all influencers and bloggers can be doing, recommending the information that we’re learning from.
Resources for talking with the small versions of you…
Your Age-by-Age Guide to Talking About Race – this seemed like a good place to start, breaking it down by age group.
Talking to Kids About Racism, Early and Often – this article from the New York Times has lots of information and a reading list that will cover the summer and beyond
Other things I wanted to share…
Don’t have any money to donate to the various funds around? This twitter thread contains some YouTube videos who are donating all ad revenue to various charities and gives some information about how to make sure all your views and ad watching counts!