Action Items | Black Lives Matter

There is a ton of information on how to support the Black Lives Matter movement going around, and it can be hard to know what to do amidst all of the noise. So, I’ve compiled this list of action items for you to browse in the hopes that it will be easier for you to tangibly support the movement in whatever way works best for you. Sometimes it helps to have everything in one place! Here’s what you can do:

• VOTE for elected officials who represent your core values

  • Register to vote

  • A guide for first-time voters

  • Sign up for election reminders

• TEXT these numbers to sign petitions:

  • ‘ENOUGH’ to 55156 to demand justice for Breonna Taylor

  • ‘SIGN RISTUS’ to 50409 to sign Repeal 50-a which allows the NYPD to hide records of misconduct

  • ‘SIGN SEUDKP’ to 50409 to sign the ‘Ending Qualified Immunity Act’ and have the message delivered to your officials

• WATCH these IGTV videos from black creators to deepen your understanding

  • Trevor Noah - ‘George Floyd, the Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper’

  • Sophia Roe - ‘What Else Can I Do?’

  • Danielle Prescod - ‘Moving Forward’

  • Brandon Goodman - ‘To My White Friends’

  • A Breakdown of Systemic Racism - The Economics of Racism

• + WATCH these films on Netflix

  • 13th

  • Becoming

  • Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap

  • When They See Us

  • Teach Us All

  • Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea

• LISTEN to these podcasts

  • 1619 - the NYTimes

  • Throughline - NPR

  • Intersectionality Matters - African American Policy Forum

• READ these articles + books

  • Black Women & Positions of Power - Well & Good

  • Defund the Police - the Atlantic

  • ‘We’ve Seen Our City Set Ablaze’ - The Cut

  • ‘4 Ways to Fight For Social Justice’ - MBG

  • ‘Frustration Behind the Protests’ - The New Yorker

  • Black Lives Matter Book List - Harpers Bazaar

• DONATE

  • A list of 115 options - New York

• EDUCATE yourself on the history of racism in the USA

  • African American History: From Emancipation to the Present | Yale

  • History of Slavery in America

  • The Root of Racial Injustice | Tedx

Additional Information

• Know Your Rights | For Protesters