Let's Not Fail

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Newest resources to donate money, time and more

Trans Justice Funding Project a community-led initiative to support trans justice groups run by and for trans people.

The Okra Project mutual aid collective focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers the community faces.

Disclosure Netflix documentary with trans creatives sharing perspectives about Hollywood's impact on the trans community.

Circus of Books Documentary about Circus of Books, a shop and epicenter for gay LA. Netflix

A Secret Love A documentary about two women who kept their decades-long love a secret. Netflix

Amend: The Fight for America Will Smith hosts a series on the evolving fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the Constitution's 14th Amendment.

The Case Against 8 Sundance winner documentary following the team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund to elect pro-choice, pro-equality, LGBTQ+ leaders to public office around the country.

LGBT National Help Center free and confidential services for youth and adult LGBTQ.

Donate//Support

Perpetual resources to donate money, time and more

ACLUAmerican Civil Liberties Union

Trans Justice Funding Project a community-led initiative to support trans justice groups run by and for trans people.

The Okra Project mutual aid collective focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers the community faces.

LGBTQ Freedom Fund The Freedom Fund posts bail to secure the safety and liberty of LGBTQ people in jail and immigration detention

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund to elect pro-choice, pro-equality, LGBTQ+ leaders to public office around the country.

National LGBTQ Task Force create change to achieve freedom, justice, and equity for LGBTQ+ people.

LGBT National Help Center free and confidential services for youth and adult LGBTQ.

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network justice organization committed to mental health for queer and trans people

Equal Justice Initiative EJI works with communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment

StopAsianHate.info sister site dedicated to stop hate crimes agains the AAPI community, created with @joeynogood.

Asian American Feminist Collective Intersectional feminist politics grounded within Asian, multi-ethnic and diasporic Asian identities.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Fighting for civil rights and empowering Asian Americans to create a more just America for all.

Stop AAPI Hate Stop hate, violence, harassment, and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

United Asian Alliance committed to telling stories that highlight both the diversity and intersectionality of Asian experiences

Hate is a Virus a nonprofit community to amplify, educate and activate AAPI to stand for justice and equality.

SnapCo Solutions not punishment collaborative is an organization that builds safety, investing in our collective embodied leadership, and building political power.

Split a donation between 60+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers

National Lawyers Guild Legal support in labor struggles, attacks on immigrants, women, POC, LGBTQ persons, and others facing oppression

The Bail Project The Bail Project is a critical group committed to prevent incarceration and combat racial and economic disparities

National Bail Fund Network Over sixty community bail funds across the country for criminal and immigration detention

Feeding Black Futures Provide groceries, supplies, direct-aid for Black families in need

RAICES Families Together Fund The refugee and immigrant center for education and legal services

Films//TV

Films & series related or supporting equality, race, immigration, BIPOC and LGBTQ

Disclosure Netflix documentary with trans creatives sharing perspectives about Hollywood's impact on the trans community.

Circus of Books Documentary about Circus of Books, a shop and epicenter for gay LA. Netflix

A Secret Love A documentary about two women who kept their decades-long love a secret. Netflix

Amend: The Fight for America Will Smith hosts a series on the evolving fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the Constitution's 14th Amendment.

Requiem for the American Dream A documentary about increasing economic inequality and how it impacts civil rights.

HyperNormalisation A documentary on how our economy and goverment got to be how they are today

13th (Ava DuVernay) Netflix. Scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.

American Son (Kenny Leon)Netflix BLM Collection

LA 92 (Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin) 25 years after the 1992 LA protests from the acquittal of officers who beat Rodney King, filmmakers examine the aftermath.

Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee)For rent on Amazon

Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975For rent on YouTube

Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada)Hulu or HBO Max

Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu)For rent on Amazon

Dear White People (Justin Simien)Netflix

Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler)Free on Tubi

I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc)Free with Amazon Prime

If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)Hulu

Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton)Free to rent on Amazon

King In The Wilderness (doc) Hulu or HBO Max

See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol)Netflix

Selma (Ava DuVernay) For rent on Amazon or YouTube

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution For rent on Amazon or YouTube

The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.)Hulu

When They See Us (Ava DuVernay)Netflix

Books//Essays

Books supporting LGBTQ+, equality, anti-Racism, Black History and more

LGBTQIA+ Pride Book List books by LGBTQIA+ authors, stories honor the journeys and the larger movement for love, acceptance, and equality for all

Books by Black Activists Google Drive folder with free books

Black History Month Library Google Drive folder extensive reads on Black History

How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Fire Next Time Teacher’s Guide by James Baldwin

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD

When Affirmative Action Was White An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century Americaby Ira Katznelson

The End of Policing FREE EBookby Alex S. Vitale. How the police endanger us and why we need to find an alternative

Futures of Black Radicalism FREE EBook by Gaye Theresa Johnson and Alex Lubin

The Heart of the Race Black Women’s Lives in Britain FREE EBookby Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie, and Suzanne Scafe

Podcasts

Podcasts on Anti-Racism, Race, Social Justice and more

Code SwitchNPR

About Race"Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race."

1619a Podcast From The New York Times on how slavery has transformed America

Pod for the CauseThe Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights podcast

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcastfeatures movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice

Intersectionality Matters!A African American Policy Forum podcast

Pod Save the PeopleCrooked Media podcast. Activism, Social Justice, Culture, Politics

Seeing WhiteScene on Radio Podcast

The Diversity GapPodcast explores the gap between good intentions and good impact as it relates to diversity, inclusion and equity

Today, ExplainedVox's daily explainer podcast through the most important stories at the end of each day

Articles

Videos and Articles

The Lens of Systemic Oppression Applying a Racial Equity Frame - National Equity Project

Black Feminism & the Movement for Black LivesYouTube

Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion"

Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)

Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest? by Courtney Martin | Medium (June 1, 2020)

America's Racial Contract Is Killing Us by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)

My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)

The intersectionality wars by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)

The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh

Children

Resources for parents to raise anti-racist children

30 Great LGBTQIA+ Books for Kids and Teens everyone can use these books’ messages of unconditional love and acceptance

Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice a list for parents, caregivers & educators

Teaching Tolerance free resources to educators—teachers, counselors and others who work with children K-12

8 LA programs helping kids' future in tech for children in underserved communities getting into STEM fields

Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race Resource Roundup from Pretty Good

Teaching Your Child About Black History PBS Article

31 Children's books to support conversations on race by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)

Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners Outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults

Fare of the Free Child Podcast centering Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices

“Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey” Integrated Schools podcast episode

Some apps and lists to keep at it

Other Human Rights and LGBTQ Organizations List of additional human civil rights and LGBTQ organizations

Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit Toolkit of 15 grassroots organizations with Asian American bases.

Project Implicit Bias - Harvard University testing implicit social cognition - thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control

Creating one click emails Creating links to generate prefilled emails for social campaigning by Arthur Carabott

5 Calls AppApp to easily make calls to your representative

VoterPal App App to easily register to vote for yourself, your friends, or the people around you

97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice This article is continually updated to ensure each item is accurate and needed today

Bail Funds for Protestors List of Bail Funds for Protestors across the Country

Resources, streaming services, and mutual aid. This list has everything

List of Official Funding pages GoFundMe links to help victims of police brutality, protestors and Black LGBTQ+ folks

List of National Resistance Funds Find resources to support people on the ground in your state

Covid 19 Racial Equity And Social Justice Resources To understand and respond both to the moment and for the long haul of COVID-19

Peoples City Council General FundLA Fund to support People's City Council LA