Today marks one year since Mike Brown was murdered in Ferguson. Since then too many other lives of unarmed brown and black men and women have been lost. This must stop. Today I am re-posting a list of sites for you to visit and learn about what you can do to stop racism and violence against people of color. I will silence my voice today and hand the platform to them. I will not, however, sit back and do nothing because that would make me complicit in perpetuating racism and I that would be wrong. This is a small sampling of writers and resources but it is a place to start. Read, listen, follow, embrace, do something. Black Lives Matter.
Time Lapse of NYC March on 12/13/14
Black Lives Matter: http://blacklivesmatter.com/
Ijeoma Oluo: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/12/25-things-black-people-shouldnt-do-around-cops.html
Feminista Jones: http://feministajones.com/blog/
Franchesca Ramsey: https://www.youtube.com/user/chescaleigh
Erica Mullenix: https://twitter.com/freefringes
Awesomely Luvvie: http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/
Roxane Gay: http://roxanegay.tumblr.com/
Mikki Kendall: http://hoodfeminism.com/
Sisonke Msimang: https://twitter.com/sisonkemsimang
Kima Jones: https://twitter.com/kima_jones
Shrall Cromsy: https://twitter.com/theshrillest
Sofia Quintero: http://www.sofiaquintero.com/
Hannah Giorgis: http://ethiopienne.com/
Safy-Hallan Farah: http://thefanzine.com/author/safyhallanf/
Sarah Hagi: https://twitter.com/geekylonglegs
Synead: https://twitter.com/TheSynead
Umaara E: https://twitter.com/UmaaraIynaas
Nakia: https://twitter.com/ZoraToniMaya
The Root: http://www.theroot.com/
A listing of 100 Books by Black Women: http://www.forharriet.com/2013/02/100-books-by-black-women-everyone-must.html
…and so many others. Read something today by a voice that is new to you and share what you learn. #blacklivesmatter