Black Lives Matter: Educational Resources and How to Support
A lot needs to be done right now–here's where to start.
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# Black Lives Matter: Educational Resources and How to Support
A lot needs to be done right now–here's where to start.
The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade,
David McAtee and countless other victims at the hands of the United
States police have illuminated the effects of institutionalized racism
around the world. Efforts of protestors to combat these issues by
exercising their right to public assembly have been met with harsh, and
often violent opposition. This is not a sudden, modern issue; it is the
result of a history of militancy against Black people that needs to be
directly addressed and changed.
At Electronic Beats, we stand with the Black community, and we're
committed to educating ourselves and others about the injustices facing
Black people today. Below, we've created a living document of resources,
including organizations our readers can support and donate to alongside
articles, books, and guides that have impacted us. We urge everyone to
read, listen, educate themselves, attend official public protests, and
contribute in any way they can to support the Black community in this
time.
To start, look into these two guides to anti racism resources, [here
][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}and [here][2]{:
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}. And for those who want to
show support on social media, we [this guide][3]{: target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer noopener"} can be a useful resource before posting.
### Causes to support / donate to
[Black Lives Matter][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}
[Official George Floyd Memorial Fund][5]{: target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer noopener"}
[Black Visions Collective][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"}
[Movement for Black Lives][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"} is an organization pushing to stop the spread of COVID-19 in
at-risk areas. Their initiative is to call on congress to prioritize the
safety of communities over corporations and to "push back against the
use of militarization in our communities as a response to this crisis."
[Campaign Zero][8]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"} is
pushing for legislative change to policing policies on the state level.
Some of their goals are to end for-profit policing, limit the use of
force, and the individual prosecution of officers who have committed
crimes.
### [Sign petitions][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}
Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor via [Change.org][10]{: target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer noopener"}, [MoveOn][11]{: target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer noopener"} and the [Petition Site][12]{: target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer noopener"}.
### [Defund the police force in the US][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}
[1]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABcpnSKbA*xCUDPaxeoJoWYLdWLwuOgQ
[2]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ko1dRVSUtpDntIZ5SrewALLhcMDuhe69Om31oOHIkh8/preview?pru=AAABcphT5jQ%2A8OUD6byrMwfMRapfCQmzUw&fbclid=IwAR0Vpmc_-k_IUA6P0ooI6ShT1ktidp64e7S48PvbpOH9vOhUWgCRhxz_cyc
[3]: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyFgY6jdE0/
[4]: https://blacklivesmatter.com/
[5]: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
[6]: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
[7]: https://m4bl.org/join-our-movement/
[8]: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
[9]: https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?fbclid=IwAR18xlOCi7GUR0aiioCX4iZxo91HivR9osCyNPbPBxrFnu0iqKvfIGmYqDU
[10]: https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor?recruiter=348364896&recruited_by_id=1aad7610-30a9-11e5-994b-cb8eb5545a90
[11]: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/justiceforbre-police-officers-who-killed-breonna-taylor-must-be-fired?akid=265464.37664091.SaXW0t&rd=1&source=mo&t=6
[12]: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/152/670/429/justice-for-breonna-taylor-another-innocent-black-woman-murdered-by-police-in-her-own-home/
[13]: http://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?fbclid=IwAR18xlOCi7GUR0aiioCX4iZxo91HivR9osCyNPbPBxrFnu0iqKvfIGmYqDU(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)
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> [How do you want \*your\* money to be spent? a) spend it on police
> officers that continually abuse their positions and threaten public
> safety or b) spend it on welfare programs that have been
> systematically reduced I chose buses here because the amounts were so
> close but, you know, pick your thing! Want free school meals for every
> elementary school kid in New York? Cool, that only costs $39 million
> so you've got lots left over. Care about homelessness? Great, you
> could house 3,281 people for an entire year for this amount. You get
> the idea. As for the second image, at the protest last night, we
> chanted ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????? ? ???'? ??? ?? ???? ????. The UK
> sells riot guns, teargas and riot shields to the US so we're also
> deeply complicit in the violence that these officers inflict. Image 1
> sources: New York City Comptroller, Annual Claims Report Fiscal Year
> 2018 + New York City Comptroller, Financial Outlook for the MTA, 2018
> Image 2 sources: The Society for Healthcare Organization Procurement
> Professionals, April 2020 (this was a report about how prices have
> risen exponentially due to COVID-19 -- these are the prices \*after\*
> those rises). Police equipment prices were hard to find. I found a
> public document where companies bid to provide riot gear for Columbus,
> Georgia police force in 2017 and used the averages of those bids
> except for the gloves where I averaged 3 online product listings. Will
> provide links in stories to all of this. I don\'t normally use
> hashtags but I want these images to end up in front of some police
> officers themselves so excuse me while I fuck with the algorithm a
> bit. #backtheblue #policelife #kag #kag2020 #lawenforcementfamily
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### Bail funds
[Prohibitive bail charges][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"} are an essential component of institutional racism & the
extreme inequality in the US penal system. If you are financially
secure, please consider donating to show solidarity, at a time when
people are detained for peacefully demonstrating against police racism
& brutality, in the memory of George Floyd, and for all unarmed
people killed by the police. You can split a donation between [60+ bail
funds][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"} across the US and
read about the separate missions of each
Many cities across the US are spending more on policing than on
departments such as the Departments of Health, Homeless Services,
Housing Preservation and Development, and Youth and Community
Development combined. [This petition ][5]{: target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer noopener"}by Black Lives Matter calls for a national
defunding of the police, demanding for investments to be made in the
community and "the resources to ensure Black people not only survive,
but thrive".
### Read Black Authors
[How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change][6]{:
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}, Barack Obama
[Between the World and Me][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"}, Ta-Nehisi Coats
[Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race][8]{:
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}, [Reni Eddo-Lodge][9]
[The American Nightmare][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"}, [Ibram X. Kendi][11] (The Atlantic)
[Criminal Justice Fact Sheet][12]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"}, NAACP for further
### Consider the Black cultural origins of dance music
[1]: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBA-aotFJJD/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading
[2]: https://www.instagram.com/monachalabi/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading
[3]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/30/abolish-bail-bonds-cash-bail?fbclid=IwAR23nvP4jajbwX6CXgGInqupqsOi6Dn407xHixQ9NvM_NaUlKt_BFjaLJS0
[4]: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd
[5]: https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?fbclid=IwAR18xlOCi7GUR0aiioCX4iZxo91HivR9osCyNPbPBxrFnu0iqKvfIGmYqDU
[6]: https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067
[7]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me
[8]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33606119-why-i-m-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race
[9]: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16239209.Reni_Eddo_Lodge
[10]: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-nightmare/612457/
[11]: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ibram-x-kendi/
[12]: https://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/
[YouTube Content][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
[Rediscover Techno's Black American Roots With This Fascinating Video
Documentary][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}
'[Give It Up For DJ Blackface!'][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"}, Code Switch Podcast (NPR)
['Make techno black again': a social experiment subverts whitewashing in
clubs][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}
[How Underground Resistance Became the Public Enemy of Techno][5]{:
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}
[A Brief History of Voguing][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
noopener"}, Smithsonian
[Paris Is Burning][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}, 1990
### Buy Black artists' music on Bandcamp
A group of anonymous data volunteers have created a list of 500+ Black
producers, artists and labels to support on Bandcamp Day. The list can
be found [here][8]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}. All
suggestions and edits are welcome via an e-mail
to [collectivedatavol@gmail.com](mailto:collectivedatavol@gmail.com)
### International Resources
[A collection of 135 resources][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} for
Education, Professional & Community Development, Health, and Civil
Rights that promote [racial equity][10]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} in a variety of important ways.
### European anti-racist resources
[European Network Against Racism][11] is a pan-European anti-racism
network that advocacates for racial equality and facilitates cooperation
among civil society anti-racism actors in Europe.
### UK
Write to your local MP to put pressure on the government to stop
providing tear gas to the US using [this letter template][12]{:
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}.
Write to your representatives easily and for free by using [Write to
Them][13]
### German Resources
Anti-black racism is also prevalent in Germany, especially aimed towards
the refugee community. If you are looking for places to support Black
Lives Matter's mission in Germany, consider donating to support [Women
in Exile][14]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"} in doing
vital work to support refugee women in Germany. Kampagne für Opfer
rassistischer Polizeigewalt (KOP)
[Campaign For Victims of Racist Police Violence (KOP)][15]{:
target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/embed/WqVq_QMH46E?feature=oembed
[2]: https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/techno-documentary-frieze/
[3]: https://www.npr.org/2017/05/31/528816138/give-it-up-for-dj-blackface?t=1591175807947
[4]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/18/african-americans-techno-music-los-angeles-clubs-whitewashing
[5]: https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/how-underground-resistance-became-the-public-enemy-of-techno.html
[6]: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/brief-history-voguing
[7]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf6Cn2y2xEc
[8]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OIUBp4kFxmpWJihhq6WLwJQR1Am4DsD59bEYlJZxeGY/edit#gid=0
[9]: https://www.collegeconsensus.com/resources/racial-equity-resources/
[10]: https://www.collegeconsensus.com/racial-gap-education/
[11]: http://www.enar-eu.org
[12]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWweJl-GL1g5jWskGeX02ZqQmJ4VSdSxz3dWEr0EaOc/mobilebasic
[13]: https://www.writetothem.com/
[14]: https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/79120-solidarity-funds-for-refugee-women-group-in-berlin-brandenburg?fbclid=IwAR2qs38ZNxFKcNiPEbEU7dppbvPyBQ7w7pxRD3xh3HkCVUc6isjY4-TR_94
[15]: https://kop-berlin.de/
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text: '<p>The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, David McAtee and countless other victims at the hands of the United States police have illuminated the effects of institutionalized racism around the world. Efforts of protestors to combat these issues by exercising their right to public assembly have been met with harsh, and often violent opposition. This is not a sudden, modern issue; it is the result of a history of militancy against Black people that needs to be directly addressed and changed.</p><p>At Electronic Beats, we stand with the Black community, and we’re committed to educating ourselves and others about the injustices facing Black people today. Below, we’ve created a living document of resources, including organizations our readers can support and donate to alongside articles, books, and guides that have impacted us. We urge everyone to read, listen, educate themselves, attend official public protests, and contribute in any way they can to support the Black community in this time.</p><p>To start, look into these two guides to anti racism resources, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABcpnSKbA*xCUDPaxeoJoWYLdWLwuOgQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here </a>and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ko1dRVSUtpDntIZ5SrewALLhcMDuhe69Om31oOHIkh8/preview?pru=AAABcphT5jQ%2A8OUD6byrMwfMRapfCQmzUw&fbclid=IwAR0Vpmc_-k_IUA6P0ooI6ShT1ktidp64e7S48PvbpOH9vOhUWgCRhxz_cyc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. And for those who want to show support on social media, we <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyFgY6jdE0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this guide</a> can be a useful resource before posting.</p><h3>Causes to support / donate to</h3><p><a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Black Lives Matter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Official George Floyd Memorial Fund</a></p><p><a href="https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Black Visions Collective</a></p><p><a href="https://m4bl.org/join-our-movement/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement for Black Lives</a> is an organization pushing to stop the spread of COVID-19 in at-risk areas. Their initiative is to call on congress to prioritize the safety of communities over corporations and to “push back against the use of militarization in our communities as a response to this crisis.”</p><p><a href="https://www.joincampaignzero.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Campaign Zero</a> is pushing for legislative change to policing policies on the state level. Some of their goals are to end for-profit policing, limit the use of force, and the individual prosecution of officers who have committed crimes.</p><h3><a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?fbclid=IwAR18xlOCi7GUR0aiioCX4iZxo91HivR9osCyNPbPBxrFnu0iqKvfIGmYqDU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign petitions</a></h3><p>Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor via <a href="https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor?recruiter=348364896&recruited_by_id=1aad7610-30a9-11e5-994b-cb8eb5545a90" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Change.org</a>, <a href="https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/justiceforbre-police-officers-who-killed-breonna-taylor-must-be-fired?akid=265464.37664091.SaXW0t&rd=1&source=mo&t=6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MoveOn</a> and the <a href="https://www.thepetitionsite.com/152/670/429/justice-for-breonna-taylor-another-innocent-black-woman-murdered-by-police-in-her-own-home/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Petition Site</a>.</p><h3><a href="http://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?fbclid=IwAR18xlOCi7GUR0aiioCX4iZxo91HivR9osCyNPbPBxrFnu0iqKvfIGmYqDU(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Defund the police force in the US</a></h3>'
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBA-aotFJJD/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">How do you want *your* money to be spent? a) spend it on police officers that continually abuse their positions and threaten public safety or b) spend it on welfare programs that have been systematically reduced I chose buses here because the amounts were so close but, you know, pick your thing! Want free school meals for every elementary school kid in New York? Cool, that only costs $39 million so you’ve got lots left over. Care about homelessness? Great, you could house 3,281 people for an entire year for this amount. You get the idea. As for the second image, at the protest last night, we chanted ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????? ? ???’? ??? ?? ???? ????. The UK sells riot guns, teargas and riot shields to the US so we’re also deeply complicit in the violence that these officers inflict. Image 1 sources: New York City Comptroller, Annual Claims Report Fiscal Year 2018 + New York City Comptroller, Financial Outlook for the MTA, 2018 Image 2 sources: The Society for Healthcare Organization Procurement Professionals, April 2020 (this was a report about how prices have risen exponentially due to COVID-19 – these are the prices *after* those rises). Police equipment prices were hard to find. I found a public document where companies bid to provide riot gear for Columbus, Georgia police force in 2017 and used the averages of those bids except for the gloves where I averaged 3 online product listings. Will provide links in stories to all of this. I don't normally use hashtags but I want these images to end up in front of some police officers themselves so excuse me while I fuck with the algorithm a bit. #backtheblue #policelife #kag #kag2020 #lawenforcementfamily #policedepartment #blacklivesmatter #defundthepolice</a></p>
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</blockquote><script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><h3>Bail funds</h3><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/30/abolish-bail-bonds-cash-bail?fbclid=IwAR23nvP4jajbwX6CXgGInqupqsOi6Dn407xHixQ9NvM_NaUlKt_BFjaLJS0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Prohibitive bail charges</a> are an essential component of institutional racism & the extreme inequality in the US penal system. If you are financially secure, please consider donating to show solidarity, at a time when people are detained for peacefully demonstrating against police racism & brutality, in the memory of George Floyd, and for all unarmed people killed by the police. You can split a donation between <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">60+ bail funds</a> across the US and read about the separate missions of each</p><p>Many cities across the US are spending more on policing than on departments such as the Departments of Health, Homeless Services, Housing Preservation and Development, and Youth and Community Development combined. <a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?fbclid=IwAR18xlOCi7GUR0aiioCX4iZxo91HivR9osCyNPbPBxrFnu0iqKvfIGmYqDU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">This petition </a>by Black Lives Matter calls for a national defunding of the police, demanding for investments to be made in the community and “the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive”.</p><h3>Read Black Authors</h3><p><a href="https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change</a>, Barack Obama</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Between the World and Me</a>, Ta-Nehisi Coats</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33606119-why-i-m-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16239209.Reni_Eddo_Lodge">Reni Eddo-Lodge</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-nightmare/612457/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The American Nightmare</a>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ibram-x-kendi/">Ibram X. Kendi</a> (The Atlantic)</p><p><a href="https://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Criminal Justice Fact Sheet</a>, NAACP for further</p><h3>Consider the Black cultural origins of dance music</h3>
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# Black Lives Matter: Educational Resources and How to Support A lot needs to be done right now–here's where to start. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, David McAtee and countless other victims at the hands of the United States police have illuminated the ...
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To start, look into these two guides to anti racism resources, [here ][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}and [here][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}. And for those who want to show support on social media, we [this guide][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}...
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Their initiative is to call on congress to prioritize the safety of communities over corporations and to "push back against the use of militarization in our communities as a response to this crisis." [Campaign Zero][8]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"} is pushing for legislative chang...
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Many cities across the US are spending more on policing than on departments such as the Departments of Health, Homeless Services, Housing Preservation and Development, and Youth and Community Development combined. [This petition ][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}by Black Lives Matt...
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