Social Justice Resources From a Year of Learning
In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and in the fierceness of last summer’s rising Black Lives Movement, Bridgetown Baby formed a social justice study group that has since met monthly as part of our personal and collective commitment to dismantling white supremacy. Our discussions have ranged widely and moved us deeply - here is a selection of our favorites from among the diverse resources that have been most powerful for us:
Catching up and preparing to be engaged
Welcome to the Anti-Racism Movement: Here’s What You’ve Missed ~ Medium.com
Want to Have Better Conversations about Racism With Your Parents? Here’s How. ~ NPR
Informing ourselves about Oregon’s racist history
The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America ~ The Atlantic
Hidden History Oregon Timeline ~ Oregon Humanities
Some of our favorite podcasts
1619 Project: Discussion Guides
Some of our favorite books
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person ~ Fredrick Joseph
The Condemnation of Blackness - Khalil Gibran Muhammad
I’m Still Here ~ Austin Channing Brown
Me and White Supremacy ~ Layla F. Saad
My Grandmother’s Hands ~ Resmaa Menakem
So You Want to Talk About Race ~ Ijeoma Oluo
Waking Up White ~ Debby Irving
Some songs to move you
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Official Video 2019) - YouTube
Infinity Song - cover of What’s Going On