Actions speak louder
Part of being anti-racist in everyday life means seeking out ways you can put your own stake in the ground to address white supremacy in your own environment.
Words have power, but actions speak louder. You have what it takes to make changes, big and small, to fight for racial justice. Here are some ways you can affect real change and sustain your anti-racist activism.
Take Action
Check out USOW’s Principal Demands campaign to contact yourlocal school officials about ending the criminalization of Black girls in school!
Support the Trans Women of Color Collective
Sign the Pledge to Protect Black Women and Girls via Color of Change
The African American Policy Forum’s #SayHerName Campaign
BYP100’s She Safe, We Safe Campaign
Over 20 Ways To Help Protect Black Women via TheRealRJM
Sign the Petitions
Don’t restrict your activism to virtue-signaling on social media. Ensure the nation realizes how strong this movement is by adding your name to petitions calling for justice. (Quick note: Change.org is a private corporation. If you make donations to them after you sign a petition, those funds do NOT go towards the petitions or organizations asking for your signature. Instead, consider donating to the nonprofits and mutual funds listed on this page.)
Demand Accountability
Demand Accountability in the Fight for Racial Justice. Courtesy of the incomparable Rachel Cargle and some fantastic activists who know about the power of the pen, here are FREE templates to support you as you work to hold yourself and other white people in your spaces accountable for racial justice.
- Template for Holding Your Employer Accountable for Racial Justice
written by Whitney Evans - Template for Holding Your Academic Institution Accountable for Racial Justice
written by Brittney Williams and Samantha Rushworth - Template for Holding Your Local School District Accountable for Racial Justice
written by Tamara LaLande and Anna Yates
Join black organizations
Here are dozens of fantastic Black women-led and centered organizations to support, amplify, and follow.
Support black business
We must do more than protecting Black lives from violence and murder—we must value and support Black communities and promote long-term economic change. Support Black-owned businesses today, tomorrow, and every day after that.
Support Black Women-Led and Centered Organizations
Here are dozens of fantastic Black women-led and centered organizations to support, amplify, and follow.
- Buy Black via Mona Chalabi
- Twitter thread of list of Black-owned businesses that you can shop at online
- Directory of Black-Owned Businesses via Official Black Wall Street
- The Black Lives Matter Greenlist of Companies Supporting Racial Justice with Money
Black-Owned Bookstores to support as you build anti-racist reading lists
- Mahogany Books – Washington, DC
- Semicolon – Chicago, IL
- Frugal Bookstore – Roxbury, MA
- Eso Won Books – Los Angeles, CA
- The Lit Bar – The Bronx, NY
- Harriett’s Bookshop – Philadelphia, PA
- Source Booksellers – Detroit, MI
- Sister’s Uptown – New York, NY
- Uncle Bobbies – Philadelphia, PA
- Loyalty Books – Silver Springs, MD
- Fulton Street Books – Tulsa, OK
- Turning Page Bookshop – Goose Creek, SC
- Eye See Me – St. Louis, MO
- Wild Fig Books – Lexington, KY
And more:
47 black-owned bookstores across the country that you can support via EW
Twitter thread of Black-owned indie bookstores to support
Donate
Donate to Organizations Doing the Work. Police brutality is a chronic, systemic issue facing Black communities across America—one of many forms of oppression upholding white supremacy at the expense of Black lives. If you are able, support the fight against police violence by donating to organizations doing the work to promote and safeguard Black communities.
And how to financially help BLM with NO MONEY/leaving your house via YouTube! Turn off any ad blockers and watch all ads that pop up on this video. 100% of the advertising revenue made from AdSense will be donated to associations that offer protester bail funds, help pay for family funerals, and advocacy listed at the beginning of the video.
More Places to Direct Your Donations. Looking for more specific or direct ways to donate money to support Black lives? There are countless funds supporting victims and their families, fighting for legal justice, and promoting an equitable and liberated future for all Black people.