48 WAYS YOU CAN HELP TODAY!
Are you wondering what you can do today to use your voice to end systemic racism?
Start with this resource of forty simple but effective actions you can take today!

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UPDATE: June 10, 2020
WE ARE CURRENTLY UPDATING ALL RESOURCES.
All links below are current and relevant. Please check back frequently, as we are in the process of compiling the most comprehensive resource list possible.


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PODCASTS
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1619 (New York Times)
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Code Switch (NPR)
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Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
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Pod For The Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
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Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
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Seeing White series from Scene On Radio, a 14-part documentary series exploring whiteness in America.
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Uncivil a podcast from Gimlet Media that presents a history of the Civil War not often found in school textbooks.
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Identity Politics a podcast on race, gender, and Muslims in America.

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Femme Wonk hosted by Katie Davey discusses gender equality and inclusion.
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Yes We Can! is the podcast of the Student voices for gender equity and equality.
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The Flying Feminist is a podcast sharing stories of fearless women all over the world.
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Divided States of Women In an increasingly partisan world, this is a must-listen for anyone interested in breaking out of the echo chamber and hearing some home truths.

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Outward (SLATE) focuses on queer culture and news to help bring diverse voices to the table so that listeners get a wide view of topics affecting the LGBTQI+ community.
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Queer America is the podcast that will make sure those gaps in the history books are filled.
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The Gender Rebels A weekly question and answer podcast surrounding trans and gender-nonconforming topics that people want to know about.


LEARN

BOOKS​
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Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
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Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
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How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
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Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie
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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
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Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
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Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by CherrĂe Moraga
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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
ARTICLES
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“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists)
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”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
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The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
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“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
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Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
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“Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
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”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
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“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
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VIDEOS, MOVIES & TV
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"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
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13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
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Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
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Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
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Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
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Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
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Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
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I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
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Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
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King In The Wilderness — HBO
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See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
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Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
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The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Available to rent for free
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When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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WORKSHOPS & DISCUSSIONS

BOOKS​
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Diversity Quotas, Diverse Perspectives by Stephan Groschl; Junko Takagi
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We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover) by Caroline Criado Perez
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My Own Words (Hardcover) by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference (Hardcover)
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Everyday Sexism (Paperback)
by Laura Bates
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New to allyship? Start with this list, curated just for you.
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Everyday ally? This is the list you're going to want to check out right away.
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VIDEOS, MOVIES & TV
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Moonlight (2016)
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Booksmart (2019)
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Can You Ever Forgive Me (2018)
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Call Me By Your Name (2018)
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Carol (2015)
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PARTICIPATE

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW
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SIGN PETITIONS
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CONTACT LAWMAKERS
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PROTEST & DEMONSTRATE

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW
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CONTACT LAWMAKERS
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PROTEST & DEMONSTRATE

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW
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Lesbians Who Tech’s Tech Diversity Inclusion list
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Ben Francisco’s list of LGBTQ leaders, writers, news sources, nonprofits, funders, and activists
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Refinery29’s 8 Queer History & Culture Instagrams To Follow Right Now
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AutoStraddle’s 23 Black Queer and Trans Femmes to Follow on Instagram
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AutoStraddle’s 16 Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Instagram Accounts to Introduce You to Herstory
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Bust’s 10 Queer Instagram Accounts You Need to Follow Right Now
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Out’s Most Exciting Queers to Follow on Instagram in 2019
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them’s Most Exciting Queers to Follow on Instagram
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Mashable’s best places to find queer joy on Instagram
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