Anti-Racism & Social Justice Resource Hub
Dear ASMPNE Members,
Please read Executive Director Tom Kennedy’s A Shaking of the Foundations post addressing the current events and their root racist causes while also condemning the treatment of the press trying to cover the protests in order to provide essential documentation and perspective.
We at the ASMP New England board acknowledge each one of us has work to do personally and as a chapter to help heal and improve this country and world. As a start, we have compiled this Anti-Racism Resources Hub and encourage you to watch the recording of the ASMP Town Hall: From 1968 to 2020 – America Again at a Crossroads from Friday, June 5th, with Leon Dash and Samantha Isom. Listen, read, support and reflect.
Be well, stay safe, and take action — ASMP New England board
(Note: This is not a comprehensive list. We will stay active and involved and continue to update this resource.)
Anti-Racism Resources, Workshops, and Courses
- Brandyn Campbell Communications’ Anti-Racist Resource List
- Antiracistalliance.com
- Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice
- Free Racialized Trauma Course – Somatic Abolition with Resmaa Menakem
- Honor Native Land – About Land Acknowledgements
- White Antiracist Afinity Groups (currently virtual):
- Photo Bill of Rights created by Juntos, Authority Collective, Natives Photograph, Women Photograph, Color Positive, Diversity Photo, The Everyday Projects, NPPA
- AWARE-LA WORKSHOP: ENGAGING IN DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
- Decolonizing Documentary Photography, Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies
- “Reading for Racial Justice” on Manifold @uminnpress
- In this podcast Brené Brown interviews Ibram X. Kendi, author of How To Be Antiracist
- Anti-racism resources for White people
- You Can Confront Racism and Implicit Biases—But Can You Unlearn Them? (courtesy of Rangefinder)
- United to End Racism (international; based in Seattle)
- White People Challenging Racism (Boston)
- Racism Untaught (Ending Racism in Design)
- 11 Anti-Racist Social Media Accounts
- Rachel Cargle’s Public Address On Revolution: Revolution Now
- Authority Collective: Resources for Photographers and Beyond on Anti-Racism
- Photoshelter’s The Photographer’s Guide to Inclusive Photography
- No Film School: Watch ‘Just Mercy’ for Free Online All Month Long
- 5 Artists For This Moment
- Extensive Resource List for Supporting, Donating & Educating
- Black Lives Matter Action Card
- GLAAD’s list of rescources and actions to support the Black community
- Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others (Pepperdine University’s online Master of Psychology program)
COMMUNITY COLLECTIONS OF BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS
- Hire Black Photographers (compiled by ASMP LA board members with contribution from Women Photograph and several active social media compilations)
- Black Photographers Covering Protests 2020
- Diversify Photo
- Authority Collective Databases
- Women Photographers of Color database
- MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora
Resources for Black Photographers & Freelancers
- Mental Health Resources for Young People of Color
- Black Economic Council of MA
- The National Association of Black Journalists
- #blkcreatives
- Black Wall Street
- Black Mental Health Alliance
- Freelancers Hub
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation’s Small Business Relief Grants
Documenting Protests
- Citizen Journalism and Political Protests
- Do No Harm: Photographing Police Brutality Protests (Courtesy of The Authority Collective)
- The NPPA compiled links that may be helpful for pratical resources on the ground during COVID-19.
- NPPA Code of Ethics.
- NAACP provided a list for cities nationwide of legal aid for protestors.
- ACLU’s Know Your Rights pamphlet
- How to Protest Safely During a Pandemic (Courtesty of Vice)
- What to Bring to a Peaceful Protest (Courtesty of Vice)
- 3 Black Photographers on Capturing the George Floyd Protests (Courtesy of Wired) – Follow Lynsey Weatherspoon, Alexis Hunley & Darrel Hunter to listen to their stories & see their continued coverage of the protests.
- Advocating to End Systemic Racism (Courtesy of Campaign Zero).
- A guide on how to protest safely (Courtesy of NY Mag)
- Lesly Deschler Canossi led a Focus On The Story dicussion on documenting movements and revolutions.
Petitions to Sign
- Where Are All the Black People At – A movement started by Archy LaSalle with the goal to bring attention to lack of black art in museums. Show your support by signing the petition.
- Sign the 15 Percent Pledge petition
Donations & Support
- The Okra Project
- How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality (Courtesy of The Cut)
- Data 4 Black Lives
- Essie Justice Group
- Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Support Black-owned businesses – The Black Wallet
- Donate to George Floyd’s family directly
- Donate to Breonna Taylor’s family directly
- Donate to Tony McDade’s family directly
- Donate to Ahmaud Arbery’s family directly
- Donate to the Loveland Foundation
- Split a donation between organizations committed to dismantling white supremacy through ActBlue
- Donate to the Trans Justice Funding Project
- National Police Accountability Project
- Massachusetts Bail Fund
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- The FANG Collective Community Bail Fund
- AMOR Rhode Island
- Movement for Black Lives
Read/Listen/Watch
- TYA ALISA ANTHONY
- They Still Live
- Images of whiteness: can we imagine a world without white eyes?
- The Racial Bias Built Into Photography
- A Beautiful Resistance: Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by Jenée Osterheldt (Boston Globe)
- Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization
- ‘Us existing, being here, is just power.’ Black Boston photographers talk about covering recent protests
- Documenting Black Lives Matter Protests in Washington DC (Courtesy of Uncommon District)
- The Black-Owned Bookstores You Should Be Supporting Right Now
- Welcome To The Anti-Racism Movement — Here’s What You’ve Missed
- 10 Habits of Someone Who Doesn’t Know They’re Anti-Black
- 10 Books About Race To Read Instead of Asking A Person of Color to Explain This To You
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Boston Prides Itself On Its Progressive Image. Let Me Tell You What I Know
- 20 Essential Black History Books/ Anti-Racist Reading List
- The 1619 Project
- Antiracist Reading List from the BPL