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Anti-Racism Index in Support of BLM

Updated: Mar 29, 2021

We as a band have been devastated by the injustice and appalling treatment of black lives across the world - something catalysed by the deaths of people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and countless more in the US - and have been doing our best as individuals to support the BLM movement as it has fought for an end to racial injustice and police brutality. We’ve been taking the time to educate ourselves and examine our own privilege, especially the underlying systematic racism within our own country, and we want to use this blog and our platform as artists to continue the discussion. Now more than ever, we need to keep the momentum going, and do our part to uplift black voices and advocate for change.


This is a collaborative post containing some phenomenal black artists that we think everyone needs to take a look at. Alongside these wonderful people it includes loads of links to social media Influencers, organisations that are working to educate and support people, donation links, petitions, what you can do to show support if you don’t have the money, helpful films, books, and much more!


It’s a war against systematic racism and simply not doing anything means you allow the many years of racial violence and segregation a pardon, which is inexcusable.


There are so many things that you can do, the list is long and very accessible:

  1. Post and Share on Social Media.

  2. Protest.

  3. Register to vote! https://www.vote.org/ US https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote UK

  4. Stream Videos (all the $ generated from ads will be donated to the BLM movement) However Youtube took down Zoe Amira’s Video, so if we find any new links we will post them here!

  5. Sign Petitions.

  6. Donate.

  7. Watch informative and educational Films

  8. Make Art (whether it be drawing, singing, writing, dancing, etc. Promote the #BLM movement. )

  9. Email local MP’s.

  10. Email government officials (here is a template to send to Minnesota government officials tinyurl.com/emailforfloyd/ , to copy-paste into google) We recommend changing it significantly and personalising it so that it doesn't come across as mass identical mail. You can also find the link on @maasaipg’s instagram Bio.

  11. Listen to playlists full of amazing Black artists.

  12. Educate Yourselves on privilege!

  13. Support black artists and black owned businesses.

  14. Share your knowledge with others!

  15. Have conversations with family and friends (progressive discourse).

Here are some Phenomenal Black Artists to check out and support:


Here are is an Open pack of Protest Posters:by Black Typographers and Lettering artists. Ready to use, print and share!






























‘A revolution has many lanes, be kind to yourself and to others who are travelling in the same direction. Just keep your foot on the gas.’

- seen on Cali Rockowitz Instagram but a quote shared across social media platforms.


Websites to Visit:


Petitions:


Donations:

Black Trans Charities


Resources to find Black Owned businesses -


APPS:

  • Black Wallet

  • Official Black Wall Street

  • Tailorie

  • We Buy Black

  • iZania

INSTAGRAM PAGES:

BOOKS:


Articles to Read:


Organisations to support Black Women

Organisations to follow to stay educated:

Netflix Films/Series:

  • All Day And A Night

  • Who Killed Malcolm X?

  • The Help

  • Malcolm X

  • She Gotta Have it - Netflix

  • 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

  • American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix

  • Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent

  • Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent

  • Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent

  • Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix

  • Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent

  • I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy

  • If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu

  • Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.

  • King In The Wilderness — HBO

  • See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix

  • Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.

  • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent

  • The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Available to rent for free

  • When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

Podcasts to subscribe to:

Videos to watch:


Playlists to listen to:

More anti-racism resources to check out:


Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:

Accounts that share children’s books that lift marginalised voices:

Many Thanks to all those that supplied this information, especially Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein with their research seen here: bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES


Go Check out:

@sarahsophief and @dj_diabeatic as they have further research in their blog Bios.


Please Email or DM @SHOOGABLOOM if you have any further resources or information to add to this document.


Black

lives

matter!





 
 
 

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