"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Antiracism & Business

 

The resources on this page are offered so we may all work to create a culture and society that stands united against racist acts, racist attitudes and racist policies.

 

Featured Resources

Mental Health Resources for the BIPOC Community
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
Financial Literacy in the Black Community
Police Brutality Center
What to do if a friend has been arrested
Addictions in the BIPOC community
Racial Disparities In Addiction/Substance Abuse Treatment
Natural-Hair Bias in the Workplace

Videos

“When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else's oppression, we'll find our opportunities to make real change.”
- Ijeoma Oluo

Books

How to be an Anti-Racist

by Ibram X. Kendi

The Fire Next Time

by James Baldwin

My Grandmother's Hands

by Resmaa Menakem

So you want to talk about race

by Ijeoma Oluo

Me and White Supremacy

by Layla F. Saad

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome 

by Dr. Joy Degruy

IdealBookshelf.com

Jane Mount is an illustrator who created this image list of anti-racism books. She recommends starting with Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race, Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist, and Layla Saad’s Me and White Supremacy. For younger readers, she recommends starting with Tiffany Jewell’s This Book Is Anti-Racist and Kendi and Jason Reynold’s Stamped.

Jane can be found at @Jane_Mount on Instagram and her website is https://www.idealbookshelf.com/

"Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity."
- James Baldwin

Native American Anti-Racism

Asian Pacific Islander Anti-Racism

Black Businesses

Shoppe Black, Your Trusted Source For All Things Black Owned, Globally

Discover Amazing Black Owned Businesses

Relevant news, success stories, and promotion of African American entrepreneurship.

aspireMKTPLC Connect with black-owned businesses, buy black, & shop with purpose!

Black Health Resources

Black Therapist Network Directory improving access to mental health services

Leading health and wellness destination for people of color

Men's Health Resources

BEAM envisions a world where there are no barriers to Black Healing.

Find a therapist of color that truly sees you.

Anonymous and confidential avenue to report negative, physical, and inappropriate contact with police and vigilantes. BlackLine is a 24-hour hotline geared towards the Black, Black LGBTQI, Brown, Native and Muslim community. However, no one will be turned away from the Hotline. 

(Article) Black Youth Matters: Understanding Mental Health Issues among Black Teens
(Article) Black Men Matter – Examining Mental Health Issues Among Black Men – A Guide To Freedom
"People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one’s soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you."
- Samuel L. Jackson

More Resources

Where Change Started: Develop a sustainable and practical blueprint that works for you.

ANTI-RACISM STARTER KIT

Be the Bridge Facebook community: creating healthy dialogue about race and racialization in the U.S.

FB GROUP

National Equity Project: transform systems into equitable, resilient, and liberating environments.

WEBSITE

"To create an equal society, we must commit to making unbiased choices and being antiracist in all aspects of our lives."

TALKING ABOUT RACE

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
- Desmond Tutu

Anti-Racist Small Business Pledge

Anti-racist: those who speak and act in ways that advance racial equity in society; the act of interrupting racism

Watch the Town Hall with Rachel Rodgers, Erica Hines, Susan Hyatt, Robert Hartwell, Sonya Renee Taylor and Nathan Barry.

Take the Pledge on this page: 
https://helloseven.co/townhall-2/

Copy of the Pledge:
Anti-Racist Small Business Pledge

“If you want peace, work for justice!”
- Pople Paul VI