My Plan of Action.

It’s been a heartbreaking week.

I’ve shared a bit of my thoughts on Instagram, but I feel like it’s important for me to speak out on here, too. It is no longer acceptable to “not have the right words” or be afraid to upset your followers or lose them.

I don’t know a lot of things – how racism still exists in a country that promises justice and freedom for all, how to fully process the murder of George Floyd and the riots that followed, how to tell you I’m disappointed and sad without offending anyone – but i do know this: if we are kind to ALL people, regardless of how they look, what they do, how much they make or where they’re from, we can overcome this.

I acknowledge how privileged I am to even be sitting in my apartment and have a laptop to write this post. I acknowledge my privilege of coming from a white, upper middle-class family (in an extremely un-diverse suburb, at that). but this is just my start. I have so far to go in the fight for anti-racism. we all do. And here’s where I’m starting:

FREE WAYS TO HELP

Text FLOYD to 55156 and text JUSTICE to 668366 (both to sign petitions to hold the officers accountable for their actions)

This is a pre-filled out template created by Maasai Godwin that emails Minnesota officials

READ

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Well-Read Black Girl
So You Want to Talk About Race
Women, Race & Class
How to Be an Antiracist

A more extensive list can be found here and here.

LISTEN TO…

1619 (New York Times)
Seeing White: A Race Forward Podcast
Pod Save the People

WATCH

13th (Netflix)
Selma
I Am Not Your Negro
This YouTube Video that’s filled with ads and donates to Black Lives Matter
Get Out
Fruitvale Station
If Beale Street Could Talk

WHERE TO DONATE

Black Lives Matter
Reclaim the Block
Black Visions Collective
Campaign Zero

OTHER RESOURCES

50+ Black-Owned Wellness Business
Black Owned Wineries
More Organizations to Support
10 Mental Health Organizations that Support People of Color
20 Women of Color to Follow on Social Media

I hope this week you can find time to do the work with me. Let’s learn and re-shape the future of this country together. And most importantly, let’s remember to VOTE.

xo Jordan