Helpful Resources
Below we’ve assembled some resources if you wanted to learn more about Black Lives Matter, and in general, historic and contemporary racial inequality.
If you’ve read a resource, article, or book of your own that you think should be on our list, simply give us an email at sucomms@edgehill.ac.uk.
Essential Reading and Resources
- Black Lives Matter Website
- Justice for George Floyd - Petition
- Justice for Belly Mujinga - Petition
- Reclaim The Block
- Self-Care Tips for Black People Who are Struggling with This Very Painful Week
- Fill in the Blanks Campaign – Twitter Account
- How you can be an ally to the Black Lives Matter Movement – Article (with further reading suggestions)
Links to Support Community Bail Funds
- A regularly updated, comprehensive list of all community bail funds in America
- Resource to split donation across all active community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organisers.
Local Reading and Resources
- A list of Black-Owned Independents, Causes, Charities, and Platforms you should Support in Liverpool
- The Workers of Manchester said Black Lives Matter 150 years ago – and we say the same today – Manchester Evening News
Book Reading List (Remember to buy from an independent book shop!)
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Don’t Touch My Hair – Emma Dabiri
- Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire – Akala
- Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto For Change – Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi
- When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir – Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
- How to Be an Ally if You Are a Person with Privilege – Frances E. Kendall
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – Robin Diangelo
- On The Other Side of Freedom: Race and Justice in a Divided America – Deray McKesson
- How to Argue with a Racist – Adam Rutherford
For a more comprehensive list, check out this #BlackLivesMatter reading list on Goodreads
