Black Lives Matter
We, Deaf people, are no strangers to brutality and systematic oppression. We want to bring attention to this. We stand with Black people and Black Deaf community.
BLACK LIVES MATTER. #blacklivesmatter
How do I help?
Remember that no donations are too small, money and/or time, it all goes a long way. See below for causes and organisations you can donate to. You can also help by being more vocal and sharing others' content related to Black Lives Matter.
Additionally, if you come across anything that is missing from here, please share with us.
ASL Videos
Donate
HEARD — Volunteer-based organization working to end violence against & incarceration of Deaf/disabled people
https://behearddc.org/get-involved/
Transformative Deaf Education — Directly funds marginalized students, resources for teachers and ASL Storytelling
https://www.transformdeafed.org/donate
Various bail funds, relief funds, petitions & trans resources
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A3f-20SipegLlS2D-D8JRpJd2IBGmN7eKdfRB6cJHwY/htmlview
George Floyd memorial fund by his brother, Philonise Floyd
gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
Minnesota Freedom Fund
minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate
I run with Maud – Justice for Amaud Arbery fundraiser
gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
Justice for Breonna Taylor Peititon and Fundraiser
change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
National Bailout Fund – Free Black Mamas
secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020
Black Lives Matter
secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
Campaign Zero
joincampaignzero.org
Reclaim the block
secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2
Freedom Fund
https://www.lgbtqfund.org/
Follow
@officialstormysmith
@laurenridloff
@msdeafqueen
@slntwrlddd
@iamharoldfoxx
@natasha_ofili
@shaheem
@monroepedagogy
@thebigalexshow
Read
Black Deaf Culture Through the Lens of Black Deaf History by Benro Ogunyipe
White Deaf Privilege. Is white Deaf Privilege Real? by David A. Player
Longmore Lecture: Context, Clarity & Grounding by Talila A. Lewis
10 Steps To Non-Optical Allyship by Mireille Charper
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Aufa Hirsh
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
How do you sign ‘Black Lives Matter’ in ASL? For black deaf Angelenos, it’s complicated by Sonja Sharp
Black, Deaf and Extremely Online by Allyson Waller
Resources
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup by Katrina Michie
National Resource List #GeorgeFloyd by Jaloni Owens
Anti-racism by Gabby Lord
Ways of helping by Sebastian Speier
Anti-racism resources for white people by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein
Colored People Time: Mundane Futures, Quotidian Pasts, Banal Presents - Suggested Reading List
Support
Watch
I Am Not Your Negro a documentary by Raoul Peck
13th a film by Ava DuVernay
When They See Us a film by Ava DuVernay
Selma a film by Ava DuVernay
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 a documentary by Göran Olsson
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution a documentary by Stanley Nelson
If Beale Street Could Talk a film by Barry Jenkins
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. How Is It Different From PTSD? by Dr. Joy DeGruy