black lives matter.
We at O M + M believe in basic human rights for all. We believe Black Lives Matter. We feel it is important to not only educate ourselves but also to continuously support the spread of information and activism via our own small platform. We hope you will join us in donating your attention, time, and money to the cause.
Educate
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Homegoing, A Novel by Yaa Gyasi
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
Stay Woke A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter, by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith
When buying books please consider purchasing from a black owned bookstore. This article from Conde Nast lists “53 Black-Owned Bookstores You Can Shop Online”.
Film / TV
13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Just Mercy - MOST PLATFORMS
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Amazon
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Act
Justice for BREONNA TAYLOR
Anti Racism Resources : Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.
Mental Health Resources
List of Resources provided by Candace Warren, a Community Outreach Coordinator with Sunshine Behavioral Health, and quoted from her email below.
We created a free resource that has free or low-cost sources for mental health treatment in the Black community. Here are some highlights:
- How Racism Causes Mental Health Issues?
- The Importance of Culturally Competent Care
- Why Don’t Black People Seek Mental Health Help?
- Black Mental Health Providers
local
Houston, Texas
Support for protesters in Texas from the Texas Civil Rights Project
social
Follow
Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man : instagram
Check Your Privilege : instagram
Ebony Janice : instagram
Equality Labs : instagram
Rachel Cargle : instagram
R29 Unbothered : instagram
Strong Black Lead : instagram
Bree Newsome : twitter
The Conscious Kid : instagram
No White Saviors : instagram