Allyship Check-In No 19

I started this “series” of blog posts in 2020 to share more resources to help with each of our own anti-racist journeys. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the fact that many of the resources I’m linking down below come from the hard work of those on the Anti-Racist Daily team, to which I subscribe for daily email updates. Many of the readings, actions and donation links come from what I learn from their articles. As such, I have become a monthly Patreon donor, because you need to pay BIPOC people for the work they do in helping dismantle racism, not just take what you can for free. I hope you consider subscribing and supporting them, too, especially if you are a white reader.

Like I mentioned before, while a lot of these resources are tied and focused to the Black Lives Matter movement, I have started to incorporate other resources about more global events, as well.

Please keep the comments kind and constructive–though, please never hesitate to call me out if I’ve misstepped, if you are comfortable doing that emotional labor you shouldn’t have to do in the first place. I appreciate your assistance in helping me learn and continue to grow into the actual ally I want to be.

Last caveat: I listed a bunch of resources, because I hope you will click on the links and listen to the BIPOC voices who are speaking up, instead of hearing my take. I’m using this as a space to amplify their voices–not add my own commentary to the mix.

• Education
  • Report: Funding Gaps for HBCUs by Sara Weissman for Inside Higher ED
  • More than 20 HBCUs using federal CARES Act funding to erase students’ debt by Mia Berry for The Undefeated
  • Why white students are 250% more likely to graduate than Black students at public universities by Olivia Sanchez and Meredith Kolodner for The Hechinger Report
• Work Culture
  • 10 Things Your Work Culture Needs to get Right by Donald and Charles Sull for MIT Sloan Management Review
• Allyship
  • (Re)commit to Social Change by Andrew Lee for Anti-Racist Daily
• Entertainment Industry
  • Netflix just fired the organizer of the trans employee walkout by Zoe Schiffer for The Verge
• Indigenous Rights
  • Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? by Leila Fadel for NPR
• Stop Asian Hate
  • What Is Orientalism? A Stereotyped, Colonialist Vision of Asian Cultures by Namrata Verghese for Teen Vogue
• Stand with Muslims
  • Over Two-Thirds Of Muslim Americans Have Faced Islamophobia, New Survey Finds by Rowaida Abdelaziz for Huffington Post
• Women’s Rights
  • Day of the Girl is critical, but support is needed year-round, say campaigners by Georgina Quach for The Guardian

• Watch this video to learn more about Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician

• Demand NYC Police Foundation disclose their contributions to the NYPD.
• Write to advocate for addressing systemic problems with college tuition and student debt
• Sign in opposition of Line 3
• Fight against the monopolization of healthcare, businesses and more.
• Tell Biden to end Title 42 and admit Haitian Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the U​.​S.
• Sign to stop AT&T from funding the OAN

• On November 10th, people pledged to log out of Facebook in protest of their practices. What can you do to make a bigger impact?
• Support Black reproductive health by supporting organizations like SisterLove and EndoBlack.
• BIPOC Writers: apply for We Need Diverse Books mentorship! Allies, donate to help support WNDB’s mission.
• Explore the #BeyondtheHashtag events, in support of the four year anniversary of the #metoo movement
• Support Black film by supporting groups like The Black Film Alliance and The National Black Movie Association
• Fight for prison abolition by supporting groups like the Prison Abolition Initiative and the Latino Development Organization
• Support this Black owned small business, XOXO, Sierra
• Read and share this report, Anti-Monopoly Activism: Reclaiming Power through Racial Justice by Jeremie Greer and Solana Rice.

• Contribute financially to help support Beauty Strike’s Community Fridge
  • Read more about the Community Fridge and how it came to be.
• Donate to Seeding Sovereignty, an Indigenous group fighting against colonization through healing
• Support Red Canary Song, an organization that fights against Asian hate
• Become a Patreon for ARD: The Anti-Racism Daily newsletter
• Support Pride in the Pews, a “a grassroots nationwide campaign aimed at celebrating stories of resilient queer faith in the Black Church”