As the days slowly go by, protests continue to fill the streets and social media is on a complete Blackout. And when I say blackout, I am referring to the amount of coverage I see about BLACK issues and the BLACK lives matter movement. It is truly inspiring to see my people from all over the nation and all over the world unite and work towards making a change. It’s also really inspiring to see my generation take such a big role in leading these movements as well as inform others about it. Though I am happy about what I’m seeing, there is still more to do. There will forever be more to do. I am writing this post to inform others of ways they can make a change. I want our communities to thrive. I want to see thousands of “Black Walls streets” all around the world. Whether it is by supporting various black businesses, black organizations, black resources, or doing your part to donate and sign petitions. It is time to walk the walk and not talk the talk. Here’s a list of sources:
Numbers to call/text and Petitions
- Text FLOYD to 55156
- Text JUSTICE to 668336
- Text ENOUGH to 55165
- Leave a message to Louisville Mayor and demand justice for Breonna Taylor 502-574-2003
- Get in contact with the District Attorney and Minneapolis Mayor. Leave a message for them DEMANDING that 4 officers including Derek Chauvin (Badge #1087) and Tou Thao (Badge #7162) be arrested for the Murder of George Floyd.
- Minneapolis Mayor’s Office, Jacob Frey: (612) 673-2100
- Minneapolis District Attorney, Mike Freeman: (612) 348-5550 or email: citizeninfo@hennepin.us
- Petition Federally Required IAT and Psychological Screenings for Police Officer Employment https://www.change.org/p/robert-menendez-federally-required-iat-and-psychological-screenings-for-police-officer-employment
- Raise the Degree https://www.change.org/p/minneapolis-district-attorney-raise-the-degree?recruiter=1098599238&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=960efe90-a206-11ea-8907-8fc7af712ec3
- Justice for George Floyd http://chng.it/dMRnGwrRjL
- Justice for Breonna Taylor https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/?referring_akid=.2942704.XLxPTo&source=mailto
- More petitions can be found at https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions
Donations
- https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/support-us
- https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
- https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
BANK BLACK
- One United Bank: OneUnited Bank is an African-American-owned and managed Massachusetts-chartered trust company which is registered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and certified as a community development financial institution by the United States Department of Treasury.
- Industrial Bank: Industrial Bank is a historic African American owned bank based in Washington D.C., United States. Industrial Bank is located on U Street and has 6 branches on Georgia Avenue, J.H.
- Liberty Bank: Liberty Bank was founded in 1972 with assets of $2 million. Alden J. McDonald, Jr. has lead the bank since its inception and has grown Liberty to its current holdings of $374 million, which positions Liberty as the third largest African-American owned financial institution in America.
- More banks found at https://shoppeblack.us/2019/06/black-banks-2019/
Support Black Businesses
- Black Owned Skin and Beauty
- Camille Rose: Hair Care
- Mielle Organics: Hair Care
- Kurly Klips: Hair Care
- The Mane Choice: Hair Care
- Blessed Roots Beauty Supply: Norfolk VA
- Maries Beauty Supply: Washington DC
- No 1 Beauty Supply: Washington DC and MD
- Juvias Place: Makeup
- Uoma Beauty: Makeup
- Fenty Beauty: Makeup
- Pat Mcgrath: Makeup
- The Lip bar: Makeup
- Epara Skincare
- Bolden Skincare
- Jade and Fox co: Skincare
- The Honey Pot: Feminine Care
- Fashion Brands
- Cee Cee’s Closet
- Fenty
- Hanifa co
- Tier: Tier_nyc on ig
- Fly by Knight
- ShyDiva Co: Accesories
- Tote & Carry: Handbags and Unisex
- Glamaholic Lifestyle: Luxury Bags
- Kloset Envy: Replace Fashion Nova
- Black-owned Gun Stores and Training
- Best Security Training: MD
- Wilson Brothers Armory: Sales and Training MD
- Girls Get Tactical: Training FL
- 2 Swords Tactical Defense: Training GA
- Angel Arms Nola: LA
- Black Mental Health
- Black Virtual Therapist: https://www.beam.community/bvtn
- Support and Education about Black Mental Health: https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Diverse-Communities/African-American-Mental-Health
- List of more Resources https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/resources
List of other resources for more information.
- https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#
- https://shoppeblack.us/about-us-shoppeblack/
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wJUm5YK7NV9lkSMyNuXzfcx_r2EMFiilthyEvIpQYv4/mobilebasic
- https://twitter.com/maurachanz/status/1267658867808235522?s=21
Obviously there is a plethora of things we can do to take action and businesses we can support but this is a start. Shirley Chisholm said “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas” So just remember to always educate yourself and others and be the change you want to see.
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