WATCH
✦ 13TH (2016, dir. Ava DuVernay) on Netflix
✦ CLEMENCY (2019, dir. Chinonye Chukwu) on Amazon Prime
✦ CRIME + PUNISHMENT (2018, dir. Stephen T. Maing) on Hulu
✦ DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2014, dir. Justin Simeon) on Netflix
✦ DO THE RIGHT THING (1989, dir. Spike Lee) on Amazon Prime
✦ I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2017, dir. Raoul Peck) on Amazon Prime
✦ IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018, dir. Barry Jenkins) on Hulu
✦ MUDBOUND (2017, dir. Dee Rees) on Netflix
✦ WHOSE STREETS (2017, dir. Damon Davis & Sabaah Folayan) on Kanopy
READ
"Educate Yourself" from Black Lives Matter.
"Anti-racism resources for white people" Google doc.
"Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism" from Fractured Atlas.
"How to respond to “riots never solve anything!” from Rafi D'Angelo at stla
DONATE
Local organizations on the frontlines of this essential work fighting the oppression of Black people:
Urban League of Portland, "empowering African-Americans and others to achieve equality in education, employment, health, economic security and quality of life."
PDX Protest Bail Fund, established by the General Defense Committee Local 1 to bail protesters out in Portland. The PDX GDC has provided ongoing legal support to workers and protesters in Oregon since 2017.
Equitable Giving Circle, which builds immediate and increased equity throughout Portland’s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities through a combination of fund development and network building opportunities that center on economic equity.