Black Lives Matter Resources
Racism and anti-Blackness do not appear out of thin air. There does not need to be active hatred for there to be irreparable harm. The murder of George Floyd, like Philando Castile and Jamar Clark and Thurman Blevins and many others is not isolated. Our community of advocates, educators, and institutions of higher learning have a duty and responsibility to develop leaders who understand the moral imperative of justice, equity, and inclusion.
Inequities and injustices that exist in our students’ communities are exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. What our students are experiencing is not new; disparities that already existed have worsened; what we see in Minneapolis is no different. Our Black students—like all students impacted by police brutality and systematic racism—are consistently expected to go on with their lives, return to the classroom, get good grades, go to work, and act normal after far too many horrific and excruciating tragedies that never should have happened. For some, the experiences of hostility, violence, and disparities are on their own campuses.
This is not acceptable.
Our students formally support violence-free safe spaces, comprehensive and historically-accurate education, anti-bias work, curriculum that tackle inequities in their fields, alternative student community safety measures, acknowledging that our institutions are on indigenous land, and more.
Black lives matter and we need to start acting as such.
University Resources
Bemidji State University: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Minnesota State University, Mankato: Multicultural Center
St. Cloud State University: Multicultural Student Services
Winona State University: Inclusion & Diversity Staff
Metropolitan State University: African & African American Support Services
Minnesota State University Moorhead: Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Soutwest Minnesota State University: Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Community Resources
Black Visions Collective
Resource Guide on Prisons,
Policing & Punishment
Minnesota Healing Justice
Mapping Prejudice
Reclaim the Block
Mental Health & Self-Care
Healthline: How to Recognize and Cope with Racial Trauma
Abdur Razzaq Counseling and Social Architecture
The People’s Movement Center
Irreducible Grace Foundation
University of Pittsburg Self Care Resource List
Racialized Trauma 5-day eCourse
Radical Self Care: A Gentle Revolution to Reclaim Our Humanity
Root to Crown Art Therapy
Mental Health America: Racial Trauma
Free mental health resources:
Ramsey County Mental Health
651-266-7900 (24/7)
Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 (24/7)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 (24/7)
Fasttrackermn.org
Access to free therapy
Racial Equity Support Line
503-575-3764
Hennepin County Hope from COPE
612-596-1223 or text *274746 (24/7)
MN Crisis Text Line
Text “MN” to 741741 (24/7)
MN Warmline
651-288-0400 or text “support” to 85511 (M-F, 5pm-10pm)
Trevor Project (LGBT)
866-488-7386 (24/7)
BlackLine Crisis Call Line
1 (800) 604-5841
Walk-In Crisis Counseling Center
612-870-0565
Optum - free emotional support
866-342-6892
Veterans Crisis Line:
1-800-273-8255
or text 838255 (24/7)
Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860 (24/7)
Money Power/Places to give/invest
Intentionalist: Spend Like It Matters
Minnesota Healing Justice
We Love Lake Street
Reclaim the Block
MPD150
Support Black Owned
Articles
National Museum of African American History & Culture: Self-Care
White Supremacy Culture
The Case for Reparations
The American Nightmare
by Ibram X Kendi
Black People ‘Loot’ Food…White People ‘Find’ Food
TIME: George Floyd’s Death and the Long History of Racism in Minneapolis
The New York Times: 1619 Project
Racism Without Racists?
Minneapolis Was Long Overdue for this Crisis
75 Thing White People Can Do for Racial Justice
How to Practice Self Care if You’re the Only Person of Color in the Office
Podcasts
APM Reports: In the Dark
NPR: Code Switch
NYT: Still Processing
NPR: Throughline
Layla Saad: Good Ancestor
Music
Poetry
Movies
netflix
13th
Passing
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Who Killed Malcolm X?
When They See Us
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike
amazon prime
Just Mercy
3 1/2 Minutes, Ten bullets
Ali
Kiki
An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Grace Jones Bloodlight and Bami
Hulu
Whose Streets?
The Life of Henrietta Lacks
Bessie
Boycott
Crime + Punishment
Confirmation
Underground
Talk To Me
DISNEY PLUS
The Tuskegee Airmen
Baltimore Rising
Traffic Stop
Boom For Real
LA 92
OTHER
Antwone Fisher
The Hate U Give
The Secret Life of Bees
42
Detroit
For Colored Girls
Selma
B.B. King On The Road
The Rape of Recy Taylor
Brian Banks
Roots
Videos
Books
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota
Beloved
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
Men We Reaped
Pleasure Activism the Politics of Feeling Good
All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life
Between the World and Me
Emergent Strategy
My Grandmother’s Hands
The Fire Next Time
Americanah
Black Elk Speaks
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America
The New Jim Crow
We Were Eight Years in Power
The Pain We Carry
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Rest is Resistance
Your Silence Will Not Protect You
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