We, Deaf people, are no strangers to brutality and systematic oppression. We want to bring attention to this. We stand with Black people and Black Deaf community.

BLACK LIVES MATTER. #blacklivesmatter

How do I help?

Remember that no donations are too small, money and/or time, it all goes a long way. See below for causes and organisations you can donate to. You can also help by being more vocal and sharing others' content related to Black Lives Matter.

Additionally, if you come across anything that is missing from here, please share with us.

Donate

HEARD — Volunteer-based organization working to end violence against & incarceration of Deaf/disabled people
https://behearddc.org/get-involved/

Transformative Deaf Education — Directly funds marginalized students, resources for teachers and ASL Storytelling
https://www.transformdeafed.org/donate

Various bail funds, relief funds, petitions & trans resources
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A3f-20SipegLlS2D-D8JRpJd2IBGmN7eKdfRB6cJHwY/htmlview

George Floyd memorial fund by his brother, Philonise Floyd
gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Minnesota Freedom Fund
minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

I run with Maud – Justice for Amaud Arbery fundraiser
gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud

Justice for Breonna Taylor Peititon and Fundraiser
change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor

National Bailout Fund – Free Black Mamas
secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020

Black Lives Matter
secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

Campaign Zero
joincampaignzero.org

Reclaim the block
secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

Freedom Fund
https://www.lgbtqfund.org/

Read

Black Deaf Culture Through the Lens of Black Deaf History by Benro Ogunyipe

White Deaf Privilege. Is white Deaf Privilege Real? by David A. Player

Longmore Lecture: Context, Clarity & Grounding by Talila A. Lewis

Letters for Black Lives

10 Steps To Non-Optical Allyship by Mireille Charper

Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Aufa Hirsh

The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts

Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

How do you sign ‘Black Lives Matter’ in ASL? For black deaf Angelenos, it’s complicated by Sonja Sharp

Black, Deaf and Extremely Online by Allyson Waller

Resources

Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup by Katrina Michie

National Resource List #GeorgeFloyd by Jaloni Owens

Anti-racism by Gabby Lord

Ways of helping by Sebastian Speier

Anti-racism resources for white people by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein

Colored People Time: Mundane Futures, Quotidian Pasts, Banal Presents - Suggested Reading List

Watch

I Am Not Your Negro a documentary by Raoul Peck

13th a film by Ava DuVernay

When They See Us a film by Ava DuVernay

Selma a film by Ava DuVernay

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 a documentary by Göran Olsson

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution a documentary by Stanley Nelson

If Beale Street Could Talk a film by Barry Jenkins

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. How Is It Different From PTSD? by Dr. Joy DeGruy