Resources for #BlackDisabledLivesMatter

Updated June 18. 2020

Where To Donate To Help Black People With Disabilities

Amplify Black Disabled Voices – More to come

Reading List by Deaf Power

Black & Disabled, Self Care, Mental Health & Healing Resources for You – Activists, Organizers, and Allies for #BLM

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Police Brutality and Disability

Race, Disability, and Black Lives Matter

Resources for Police and Security Officers about Disability and Race

Activism & Resources for Disability Inclusion

Understanding Your Rights, Disability Justice Resource List

Facebook Groups/Pages

Anti-Ableism & Access Resources

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Upcoming Protests & Resource List

Disability Accessibility Volunteer Opportunities

Anti-Racism Resources

Where to donate:

  • Black Lives Matter is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
  • George Floyd Memorial Fund raises money to directly support George’s family with costs related to his death, including funeral and burial expenses, counseling and travel expenses for court proceedings as they continue their fight. The money will also go towards care for his children and their education fund.
  • The Loveland Foundation started by Rachel Cargle, is a nonprofit that provides financial assistance for Black women and girls seeking mental health support.
  • Campaign Zero is dedicated to police reform and works with a 10-point plan aimed at reducing violence. It’s always been an important cause but feels especially urgent now.
  • NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund uses litigation, advocacy, and public education to work towards racial justice and equality for all Americans.
  • The ACLU remains a champion of segments of the population who have traditionally been denied their rights, with much of our work today focused on equality for people of color, women, gay and transgender people, prisoners, immigrants, and people with disabilities.
  • Color of Change leads campaigns that build real power for Black communities. They challenge injustice, hold corporate and political leaders accountable, commission game-changing research on systems of inequality, and advance solutions for racial justice that can transform our world.
  • Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety.
  • Communities United Against Police Brutality is a Twin-Cities based organization that was created to deal with police brutality on an ongoing basis, providing support for survivors of police brutality and families of victims so they can reclaim their dignity and join the struggle to end police brutality.
  • The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the U.S., challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
  • Fair Fight is building voter protection teams with Democratic state parties or local allies across the country to protect the right to vote
  • The Brennan Center for Justice is an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and when necessary, defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice.
  • The Southern Poverty Law Center monitors hate groups and other extremists throughout the U.S. and exposes their activities to law enforcement agencies, the media and the public.
  • Black Visions Collective, a black, trans, and queer-led social justice organization and legal fund based in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Bail Funds:

  • Community Bail Funds — Donating through this secure platform is an easy way to support protestors nationwide. The site equally divides your donation between 38 community bail funds or allows you to allocate a desired amount to each fund.
  • The Bail Project is a nonprofit that aims to mitigate incarceration rates through bail reform.
  • The National Bail Fund Network also has a directory of community bail funds to which you can donate, along with a COVID-19 rapid response fund. Another list of funds is available here.

Articles:

Podcasts:

Books:

Films and TV Series:

  • 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
  • American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
  • Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
  • Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
  • Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
  • Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
  • I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent on Kanopy
  • If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
  • Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
  • King In The Wilderness  — HBO
  • See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
  • Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
  • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
  • The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
  • When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

Organizations to follow on social media:

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