Anti-Racism Resources & Support

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Mental Health
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Actions You Can Take

 

Mental Health

Learn

  • About Race – Podcast features key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism
  • American Psychological Association - Inclusive language guidelines for equity, diversity and inclusion
  • American Psychological Association - Style and grammar guidelines for bias-free language regarding racial and ethnic Identity
  • Anti-Racism Resources  - Resources for white people and parents to deepen anti-racism work
  • Black History Month Calendar - Download Continuum's Racial Justice Taskforce’s clickable calendar of notable figures in Black history, old and new
  • Black Lives Matter - Resources and toolkits
  • Black Mental Health Leaders - Learn about pioneers who have made significant contributions to the field of mental health
  • Code Switch – NPR podcast where journalists of color tackle the subject of race head-on
  • Do Something - Learn ways to take action for Racial Justice and other causes
  • Embrace Race - Ten Tips for Teaching and Talking to Kids About Race
  • Fare of the Free Child - Podcast discusses the fears and the fares (costs) of raising free Black and Brown children in this current world
  • Harvard Business Review - Confronting Racism at Work: A Reading List
  • Huffington Post - "Explaining White Privilege To A Broke White Person" by Gina Crosley-Corcoran
  • Intersectionality Matters! - Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory
  • Jane Elliott - internationally known teacher, lecturer, diversity trainer
  • Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast - Features stories and strategies for racial justice
  • MSW Degrees - Research around the unique challenges that affect mental health among BIPOC, immigrant, and ESL students
  • National Museum of African American History & Culture - Resources to inspire conversations about race
  • New York Times - These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids 
  • NPR - How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race
  • Octane Seating - articles and resources about the Black Lives Matter movement
  • Pod for the Cause - Conversations on the critical civil and human rights challenges of our day
  • Pretty Good – Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race; a collection of resources
  • Recursos antirracistas en español - Esta lista incluye recursos del contexto estadounidense, latinoamericano y español 
  • The 1619 Project  - Ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of American slavery, examining the cultural consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans 
  • The Anti-Racist Educator - Collaborative collection of anti-racism educational resources, blog and podcast

Watch

Read

  • Biased - Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD is one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious racial bias
  • Black Fatigue - Mary-Frances Winters examines the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people
  • Dismantling Racism Resource Web Book - Excellent information and ideas for dismantling racism
  • Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City - Social entrepreneur/author Wes Moore and journalist Erica Greene tell the story of the Baltimore uprising after the 2015 death of Freddie Gray
  • How To Be An Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi asks readers to consider what antiracist society might look like and our roles in building it
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou’s debut memoir illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature helped her overcome racism and trauma in her life
  • Just Mercy – Bryan Stevenson’s powerful true story about the work of his Equal Justice Initiative, defending those wrongfully convicted in the criminal justice system 
  • Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life - Excerpt from the book by Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D. that provides psychological suggestions to make our society free of microaggressions
  • So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo examines race in contemporary America and gives advice about how to talk about the issues
  • The Miner’s Canary -  Lani Guinier & Gerald Torres examine the complex relationship between race and power in America
  • The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison’s first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender
  • The Fire Next Time – James Baldwin’s essays giving passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston’s book is one of the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel’s in the canon of African-American literature
  • The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander places mass incarceration at the forefront of the movement for racial justice in America
  • The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson illuminates the epic story of America’s Great Migration
  • The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon analyzes of the psychology of the colonized and their path to liberation
  • Washington Post - What would Martin Luther King Jr. say about the current civil unrest?
  • White Fragility – Robin DiAngelo explores white sensitivity to discussions about race and how it maintains racial inequality

Actions You Can Take

  • American Civil Liberties Union – Support their efforts to end police brutality, demand racial justice, and defend our right to protest
  • Atlanta Solidarity Fund - The fund bails out activists who are arrested for participating in social justice movements, and helps them get access to lawyers
  • Basil Kincaid - Art prints
  • Black Enterprise - 100+ Black Businesses to Support on Juneteenth and Every Day
  • Black Lives Matter - Global network to bring justice, healing, and freedom to Black people across the globe
  • Black Lives Matter NewHaven – Support the work of our local Black Lives Matter chapter
  • Black Visions Collective – Support this organization’s work dedicated to Black and collective liberation
  • Black Women's Health Imperative – Support BWHI’s mission to help protect and advance the health and wellness of Black women and girls
  • BLK MKT Vintage - Vintage items centered on Black cultural artifacts
  • Campaign Zero - Comprehensive platform of research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in America
  • Dark Room - Black Lives Matter art print fundraiser
  • Equal Justice Initiative - Bryan Stevenson's nonprofit that provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons
  • Etsy - Purchase one-of-a-kind creations from Black sellers in the Etsy community
  • Fight for Breonna – Sign the petition to seek justice for the late Breonna Taylor
  • Forbes - 75 Black owned businesses to support
  • George Floyd Memorial Fund – Official fund created by the late George Floyd’s family
  • Glamour - 39 Black-Owned Businesses You Can Support Today and Everyday
  • Harper's Bazaar - Where to Donate to Support Black Trans Lives
  • I Run with Maud – Official fund for the late Ahmaud Arbery’s family
  • Justice in June - Learning resources and a schedule of what to do each day to become more informed on becoming an active ally to the Black community
  • Justice for Breonna Taylor – Official fund for the late Breonna Taylor’s family
  • Know Your Rights Camp - Campaign for youth to raise awareness on higher education, self-empowerment, and interacting with law enforcement
  • Loveland Foundation – Support their mission of providing financial assistance for mental health therapy for Black women and girls 
  • Master's in Psychology - The Scholarship Guide for Black Students is a comprehensive guide of often-overlooked scholarships
  • Medium - 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
  • Minnesota Freedom Fund - community based nonprofit that combats the harms of incarceration by paying bail for low-income individuals
  • NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. -  America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice
  • National Urban League - Support the efforts of the historic civil rights organization that advocates for economic and social justice for Black people
  • NY Mag - 138 Black-Owned Businesses to Support
  • Oprah Magazine - 25 Black-Owned Businesses You Can Support Right Now
  • Reclaim the Block - Organizes around policies that strengthen community-led safety initiatives and reduce reliance on police departments
  • Refinery29 - Find & Support Black-Owned Businesses With These Apps & Websites
  • SEO - One of the nation’s top educational and career development organizations for underserved and underrepresented students
  • Support Black Owned - Directory of Black owned businesses
  • The Everygirl - 30+ Black-Owned Businesses to Support Now and Always

Continuum of Care, Inc.’s mission is to enable people who are challenged with mental illness, intellectual disability, and/or co-occurring substance use disorder, to rebuild a meaningful life and thrive in the community.