Thank you to our community. We see you, we hear you and we stand with you. We’ve taken a step back to pause, listen and reflect.
We’ve begun to have important and difficult conversations internally on how we can address Anti-Black racism. We are committed to doing better.
We want you to know that we will continue to do the hard work to bring meaningful change to our organization. Some of these changes will be more apparent than others, such as diverse representation in our marketing, website and social channels.
Change is also a process, and although we may stumble along the way, we are committed to moving forward. As a first step, we are forming a diverse internal group to amplify Black and BIPOC voices within the company. We will also use this forum to ensure our approach is inclusive of all backgrounds, from all levels, and extends across multiple human rights issues.
We will not stop here.
We're committed to act and help, and hope you are too.
We’re sharing a few of the resources that our team found helpful below to get the conversation started. We hope you’ll find them useful too.
1. DONATE
If you have the means to donate, below are some of the organizations that support Black Communities:
Black Lives Matter
Campaign Zero
NAACP
Color of Change
The Innocence Project
National Bail Out
Black Visions Collective
If you do not have the means to donate, there are many other means of non-monetary Anti-racism support:
2. SIGN A PETITION
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Raise the Degree
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
Justice for George Floyd
Colors of Change: #JusticeforFloyd
+ any and all other petitions in support of Justice for Black victims and the Black community
3. WATCH
13th
When They See Us
Just Mercy
The Skin We're In
American Son
Dear White People
See You Yesterday
What Happened, Miss Simone
Who Killed Malcom X
Self Made
Becoming
She's Gotta Have it
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Hate U Give
Clemency
Fruitvale Station
I Am Not Your Negro
Just Mercy
Selma
Black Lives Matter activist videos
4. LISTEN
1619
About Race
Code Switch
The Diversity Gap
Intersectionality Matters!
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Pod For The Cause
Pod Save the People Seeing White
+ support podcasts produced and featuring Black artists
5. READ
Me and White Supremacy
White Fragility
How To Be An Antiracist
So You Want To Talk About Race
Reproductive Justice
How We Get Free
Good Talk
America's Original Sin
The Fire Next Time
Blindspot
Between The World And Me
The Fire This Time
I'm Still Here
Mindful Of Race
Just Mercy
This Book Is Anti-Racist
Stamped From The Beginning
Stamped
The Color of Law
+ support Black authors, poets and journalists
6. FOLLOW
@blklivesmatter
@colorofchange
@showingupforracialjustice
@rachel.cargle
@nowhitesaviors
@laylafsaad
@ckyourprivilege
@iamrachelricketts
@thegreatunlearn
@renieddolodge
@ibramxk
@janayathefuture
@donte.colley
+ like, comment, share, re-post and encourage your friends to do the same
7. SHOW UP
Check in on your Black friends, family, loved ones and colleagues.
Educate yourself on what it means to be Anti-racist.
Have difficult conversations with non-Black, friends and family, and keep having them. Hold those close to you accountable.
Share and repost resources to educate those around you.
Write to your elected officials.
Amplify Black voices in your community that need to be heard.
Support Black owned businesses and artists.
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Keep supporting after the outrage dies down.
Become a meaningful ally, and get involved.
For a full and comprehensive list of ways to help, please click here.
We welcome you to reach out to us at cs@charlotterusse.com if you'd like to see more organizations or resources added to this list