Black Lives Matter Resources

The fight against racism is not a trend.

It must continue, and that means all of us must continue to act.

Turtle Bay will be continuing to act to support the fight against racism. We are working with our teams exploring internal initiatives and looking into ways in which we can better support local black communities too.

How you can help

Many of you may be wondering what you can do as well. One of the first things you can do is learn more about black oppression, so we’ve put together some useful resources. You can also listen to black voices and share their messages.

Netflix

You don’t have to be a great reader to learn more – here are some Netflix shows that you could start with. Many thanks to @unityceleste on Instagram for sharing these.

• Explained - Season 1 Episode 1 – The Racial Wealth Gap - how centuries of inequality have come together to create a racial wealth gap
• Time: The Kalief Browder Story – the story of a teenager wrongfully jailed for over 1,000 days
• When They See Us – the story of 5 boys wrongfully convicted of a crime they did not commit
• 13^th – documentary analysing the criminalisation of African Americans & the US prison boom
• Who killed Malcom X? - An insight into Malcom X, his beliefs & his mysterious death

Ted Talks

These 20 minute informative talks are another good way to learn – there are many available on the Ted platform but here are a few insightful to begin with:

• Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks about the danger of a single story
  
• Diversity advocate Verna Myers talks about how to overcome our biases
• An interview with the inspirational founders of the Black Lives Matter movement

Books

The following books are key to understanding on-going racism in our society. There is high demand for some of these books at the moment – but you could always borrow them from a library or a friend.

• Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Me and White Supremacy - Layla F Saad
• Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams
• Brit(ish) - Afua Hirsch
• How To Be An Anti-Racist - Ibram X. Kendi
• Don't Touch My Hair - Emma Dabiri

Donations

Not everyone can afford to donate, and that’s OK. If you would like to support, there are a number of UK charities you can help.

• Stand Up To Racism
• Stephen Lawrence Trust
• Runnymead Trust

Volunteer

Is there a local community project near you that you could help? All actions make a difference, and there are lots of charities and projects that aim to improve education and opportunities for BAME communities.

Further resources

There are lots of Instagram accounts that will help you to stay up to date with the situation in the UK and America and are sharing ways you can support.

• @standuptoracismuk
• @blackvisionscollective
• @s_lawrencetrust - A charitable organisation aiming to create a fairer society through delivering high impact programmes for young people and communities.
• @goodgoodgoodco has resources on how to be actively antiracist.
• @thomsonreutersfoundation has posted statistics about racial inequality in the UK.
• @mnfreedomfund
• @bailproject

This doc also has a comprehensive list of petitions, charities and resources that are all very useful.

These lists are just a start and we hope over time we will be able to share more resources and information with you. If you feel there is something important that we are missing from these lists then please do get in touch.