Apologies for not posting in a while but with everything going on from the Black Lives Matter protest, Covid-19, and so much more going on in the world it felt inappropriate and honestly not important to post on this site and potentially distract people from the very important conversations going on. I also had never posted about these kinds of issues on my website before and while I had been active on my social media about this topic, I forgot that I had this platform to share resources on as well. This is not an excuse I should have made this post sooner and I am sorry. I am continually learning, and this is my next step in being a better human being to my fellow humans. So, for clarification, I believe Black Lives Mattering is not a controversial statement. Black Lives have and will always matter and the fact that there is still so much hate in this world is disgusting and sadly this is something that so many have had to deal with for an extremely long time. There is still so much to do and learn to help to close the gaps in equality that certain groups of people have had to face at every level. I have been taking this time to learn more from various sources and while I still have more to learn I thought it was important to share some of the sources I have used. So, please continue to learn, sign petitions, protest, and more.  While a different topic I also ask that people please follow health advisors and scientists’ recommendations for Covid-19. People’s lives matter and your choices affect them please remember that. So, here are some common and well known but important resources.

Black Lives Matter Resources: (links to website and Instagram’s):

• Black Live Matter @blklivesmatter –  They are one of the most used and recognized sites/sources.  They have articles, places to donate, petition and so much more.
  • Black Live Matter: Ways You Can Help page – One of the most popular sites/tools being shared. It has Petitions, numbers, donation links, voting information, and so much more on one page that easy to navigate and it is updated recently.
  • Color of Change @colorofchnge – Create articles, and petitions to help fight injustices that the black community faces.
  • Grassroots Law Project @grassrootslaw – They create petitions, call lines, and more to fight social injustice.
  • Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org – Create content, articles, and work with museums to accurately tell the stories of the past. They also post daily to their Instagram about historical events and tragedies that happened on the same day throughout history.
  • Change.org for petitions
  • Campaign Zero @campaignzero – Campaign Zero deals with police brutality and potential changes that could increase the safety of citizens.
  • @Pullupforchange – Started by the owner of Uoma Beauty started the #pulluporshut asking companies to disclose how many black employees they have at each level. While also asking them to inform them how they plan to improve in the future.

 

Covid-19 Resources

• WHO
  • CDC

I hope these sources are helpful in your journey for knowledge. I also want to point out that other people originally pointed me in the directions of these sources. There are also so many more that I could name but here are some of the big ones in my option. I do not know when I will post again or what it will be about but until then please be safe.