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I used to give to the Southern Poverty law center until they were revealed to be a scan. Would the AME church maybe be a good alternative?

DP here. I'm going to leave aside the comment about SPLC and assume you have the best intentions.

I would actually recommend looking into the small non-profits that serve your community. After school programs, computers for low income families, shelters, meals, food banks...these organizations are mostly supported through local donations, and they form the back-bone of the safety net in most parts of the US. One way to identify them (though you will miss smaller organizations that are often the most cash-strapped) is to find out where your city's Community Development Block Grant services funding from HUD is going.

okay, well I give lots of money to catholic charities DC. They fund a huge food bank. I guess I wanted something that would specifically address racial inequality, that had been around for a large number of years with a proven track record of effectiveness so I could be sure the money would be used well. I'm not sure a Catholic based group would be the best choice for this. Any ideas of DC charities that might be similar, with a proven track record, that help?

Give to Howard University or its medical center.

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I used to give to the Southern Poverty law center until they were revealed to be a scan. Would the AME church maybe be a good alternative?

DP here. I'm going to leave aside the comment about SPLC and assume you have the best intentions.

I would actually recommend looking into the small non-profits that serve your community. After school programs, computers for low income families, shelters, meals, food banks...these organizations are mostly supported through local donations, and they form the back-bone of the safety net in most parts of the US. One way to identify them (though you will miss smaller organizations that are often the most cash-strapped) is to find out where your city's Community Development Block Grant services funding from HUD is going.

okay, well I give lots of money to catholic charities DC. They fund a huge food bank. I guess I wanted something that would specifically address racial inequality, that had been around for a large number of years with a proven track record of effectiveness so I could be sure the money would be used well. I'm not sure a Catholic based group would be the best choice for this. Any ideas of DC charities that might be similar, with a proven track record, that help?

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Anonymous wrote:The one thing we can really offer right now is money, specifically bail money. Find your local bail fund organization here:

https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory

But also, start volunteering and getting involved with local black organizers. Ask THEM what they need from you. Get on the mailing list of a nearby black lives matters mailing list. They will tell you what they need. Listen to black people leading the efforts here and follow their lead.

Why would you give money to bail out rioters? Serious question.

Because they are out there risking their lives to bring change. Riots can pop off at any mass gathering. It is an unfortunate side effect of the protests. You don't get to be the mayor of peaceful protests. This is an emotional issue and people want things to change. Bet Kap and his taking a knee is looking a lot less controversial to you now.

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Anonymous wrote:Start reading. Start understanding just what white privilege is, how white supremacy is baked into the cake of America. Listen to black people talk about their experiences without getting defensive. Support black owned businesses and restaurants. Don’t center yourself. I’m tired and listening to the eerie silence (but blessed) in my curfewed neighborhood, so I’ll just say, of all things, Estee Laundry had a great post on this today.

I’m sure our friendly white supremacist posters will helpfully tell me I’m speaking gibberish, and I still consider myself a neophyte about this, but it’s up to us to change things. It’s not up to black people to fix the power structure they didn’t build and still have no comparative power in. If you and I have no influence or power, statistically speaking we still have more than the average black citizen.

Yes, get to work. If you have kids you should really be doing what you can to learn about racism in America--its been part of our country since the beginning and we need to do our part to eradicate it. Here are some books to help: White Fragility by DiAngelo, So

If you have kids make sure you buys books about people of color. If you don't know where to start look up books by Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, Kekla Magoon, Jacqueline Woodson, and Angie Thomas. My kids (and I) have enjoyed their books.
Books that might help you, How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi as well as his book Stamped From The Beginning are both excellent (for kids or you try Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi). So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo is incredibly helpful. Michael Eric Dyson's Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America. Dyson wrote the foreward to White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo which is excellent and I think a must read for white people. Another helpful book for white people who are ready to do something constructive is Waking Up White by Debby Irving.

Explore your own implicit or unconscious bias at https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html

I would also say seek out Black Media and voices. Twitter makes that easier these days. Support Black institutions like historically black colleges and universities, black businesses, black writers. Those are some things you can do to start. Above all as you do this, be humble, be curious, be willing to challenge yourself and be uncomfortable. That is where real growth happens. Thank you for caring. If you do the work, you will never regret it.

Suppose she has already done this. Suppose she has already read the literature, the studies. Supposed she owns the implicit bias in herself. And now she wants to do something active. Something to make things better. Besides vote, is there nothing she can do besides sit and feel good that she has educated herself?

As Malcolm X said to an earnest white woman in Spike Lee’s film, “Nothing.”

Stop making it all about you, even when you’re “trying to help.” Thinking that it’s your fight or you have anything to contribute is arrogant white privilege in and of it itself. That you cannot see that is ironic and troubling.

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Anonymous wrote:The one thing we can really offer right now is money, specifically bail money. Find your local bail fund organization here:

https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory

But also, start volunteering and getting involved with local black organizers. Ask THEM what they need from you. Get on the mailing list of a nearby black lives matters mailing list. They will tell you what they need. Listen to black people leading the efforts here and follow their lead.

You are going to bail out white supremacists?

Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for the destruction of neighborhoods. I feel sorry for small business owners, for people who were hurt and scared.

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Bet Kap and his taking a knee is looking a lot less controversial to you now.

He offended American people. No one called for him to be jailed, etc. He made a choice because it was important to him. In so doing, he was thumbing his nose at a lot of people who do honor the flag.
He made a choice. Maybe, if he had still been a great quarterback, things would have gone differently for him. However, his actions offended a lot of fans and gave a lot of people the impression that he is not patriotic. Ultimately, the NFL owners made a business decision.

Most people do not enjoy political activism during football games.

Anonymous wrote:GOTV!!

Find an organization helping to register and volunteer

Bet Kap and his taking a knee is looking a lot less controversial to you now.

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Anonymous wrote:
I used to give to the Southern Poverty law center until they were revealed to be a scan. Would the AME church maybe be a good alternative?

DP here. I'm going to leave aside the comment about SPLC and assume you have the best intentions.

I would actually recommend looking into the small non-profits that serve your community. After school programs, computers for low income families, shelters, meals, food banks...these organizations are mostly supported through local donations, and they form the back-bone of the safety net in most parts of the US. One way to identify them (though you will miss smaller organizations that are often the most cash-strapped) is to find out where your city's Community Development Block Grant services funding from HUD is going.

okay, well I give lots of money to catholic charities DC. They fund a huge food bank. I guess I wanted something that would specifically address racial inequality, that had been around for a large number of years with a proven track record of effectiveness so I could be sure the money would be used well. I'm not sure a Catholic based group would be the best choice for this. Any ideas of DC charities that might be similar, with a proven track record, that help?