More anti-racism resources

I added a few references to my post from May 30, but they're buried there, so I'm going to pull them out and repost them, plus a few more, here. Because this is all so important. Plus, Juneteenth.

So, here: more resources, in no particular order—just as I've bumped into them. I'll keep emending this list until it's time to create a new one.

• An NPR list of books, films, and podcasts about racism
• A long-form BBC program(me) on race in America, The Documentary
• Another list of various kinds of resources, including resources for photographers, the 1619 podcast on slavery, diverse books for children, and much more
• Resources for all ages, curated by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke (aka NicoletheLibrarian) at the University of South Carolina
• Five Ways to Show Up for Racial Justice Today
• Nic Stone, "Don't Just Read about Racism—Read about Black People Living"
• George Yancy, "Dear White America" (from 2015)
• "Interview with George Yancy, African-American philosopher of critical philosophy of race"
• "Reimagining Justice: A Primer on Defunding the Police and Prison Abolition"
• Vann R. Newkirk II, "The Quintessential Americanness of Juneteenth" (from 2017)
• "Why Juneteenth Matters More Than Ever"
• The original anti-racist reading list
• "When Black People Are in Pain, White People Just Join Book Clubs" 

I didn't actually get much myself from the last-cited article, but other, younger friends of mine did—so I include it. Me, I am donating monthly to on-the-ground groups doing important, life-saving work: the ACLU Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Equal Justice Initiative. It may not be much, compared to protesting in the streets, but it's something, and it's important.

Here is Trevor Noah talking to ten Black authors we all should read:

And Trevor Noah interviewing ten Black people making history:

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Current number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Monterey County is 1,156, up 35 since yesterday and up 291 since I last posted statistics on 6/12; hospitalizations stand at 98, up 3 since yesterday and up 17 since a week ago. Deaths, thankfully, remain steady at 12. But seriously, the numbers have really been rising this last week or two. Mostly in Salinas Valley still. But as things open up and flights and tourists return, that could change.

Stay safe. Stay engaged. Be kind and caring.