Black Lives Matter

Additional Resources

Update - 09/08/2021 - Please note that these are resources that teachers, city employees, community members, and executives have shared with CircleUp and are intended for those who are seeking additional information, want to know where to donate, or are looking for additional information on the topic of racism and discrimination. The viewpoints, values, beliefs, and statements made by any of these organizations or documented within these resources are not necessarily those of CircleUp or our team. These are for educational purposes only. 

Where to Donate

• The Bail Project (Donate here)

• Black Lives Matter (Donate here)

• Minnesota Freedom Fund (Donate here)

• Campaign Zero (Donate here)

• Reclaim the Block (Donate here)

8 Non-Monetary Acts of Support

(that work from anywhere in the world)

1. Be actively involved in the conversations circulating social media by sharing Black experiences and Anti-racist resources to spread awareness

2. Educate yourself beyond the hashtags (racism doesn't stop when the news stops trending)

3. Research and learn publicly, specifically the consequences of White Privilege, Anti-Blackness, Colorblindness, Micro-Aggressions, White Supremacy, Appropriation, and silence

4. Remember that racism and oppression aren't exclusively American problems, they happen worldwide

5. Refrain from sharing graphic videos of Black Individuals or People of Color being murdered without warning

6. Sign petitions and register to vote

7. If you are a White Person, speak up (Silence is an immense privilege, one that acts in direct service to upholding the system of white supremacy)

8. If you are a White Person, pay attention to your white experience

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CircleUp Education Trainings

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Training

• Diversity Uncovered Training

• Unraveling Equity

• Margins to Center Privilege & Power​

• Conscious Conversations

• Racism Uncovered

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Books to Read

• "Freedom Is a Constant Struggle" by Angela Davis

• "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

• "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah

• "British Museum" by Daljit Nagra

• "Beloved" by Toni Morrison

• "Noname in the Streets" by James Baldwin

• "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Mary Angelou

• "White Fragility" by Robin Diangelo

Podcasts to Listen to

• 1619 by the New York Times (Listen here)

• About Race (Listen here)

• Momentum: a Race Forward Podcast (Listen here)

• The Diversity Gap (Listen here)

Free Resources to Read and Access

• Template For Employer Accountability by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle (Access here)

• "Making America White Again" by Toni Morrison (Read here)

• "How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change" by Barack Obama (Read here)

• "I, Too" by Langston Hughes (Read here)

• "Why you Need to Stop Saying 'All Lives Matter" by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle (Read here)

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Books to Share with Children

• "My People" by Langston Hughes

• "Homemade Love" by bell hooks

• "Momma, Did You Hear the News" by Sanya Whitaker Gragg

• "We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices" edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson

• "Shades of Black" by Sandra L. Pinkney & Myles C. Pinkney

• "Not My Idea" by Anastasia Higginbotham

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Videos to Watch

• 13th (Stream on Netflix)

• If Beale Street Could Talk (Stream on Hulu)

• I am Not Your Negro (Rent on YouTube)

• The Hate U Give (Stream on Hulu)

• See You Yesterday (Stream on Netflix)