Resources for Racial Justice
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“The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture,” FromDismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001
A YEAR OF ANTI-RACISM WORK, start one week at a time.
www.embracerace.com — Resources for children
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Martinsville, VA: https://www.booksandcranniesva.com/
Chicago: http://www.semicolonchi.com/
Cafe con Libros — which means “coffee with books” in Spanish — is an intersectional feminist community bookstore and coffee shop in Prospect Heights.
Located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Frugal Bookstore is a community bookstore with the motto, “Changing Minds One Book at a Time.”
Named after Harriet Tubman, this bookstore in Philadelphia’s Fishtown specializes in books by women authors.
For Keeps Books is an Atlanta-based bookstore that carries rare and classic Black literature as well as records and T-shirts. —Hilary Reid
Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fulton Street Books has curated an Ally Box, which is “is a three-month limited book subscription for allies (and those who seek to be allies).” The first one ships on July 1.
The Lit. Bar, which opened in 2019, is the only bookstore in the Bronx, serving the borough’s 1.5 million residents.
Loving Me Books
Angela Nesbitt, a registered behavioral therapist, created Loving Me Books to bring parents and children books with more diverse characters and story lines. You can buy from her online stock, but she also provides services to schools, day-care centers, and book fairs.
Mahogany Books started as an online bookstore a decade ago, specializing in books “written for, by, or about people of the African Diaspora.” It opened a storefront in Washington, D.C., in 2017, and is still committed to making books accessible to all.
Malik Books is an independent bookstore in Los Angeles that specializes in works by African American authors and programming centered on African American culture, like a Nipsey Hussle reading list that celebrates the L.A. rapper’s legacy. –Aisha Rickford
Semicolon is Chicago’s only Black woman-owned bookstore.
Sister’s Uptown has been serving Washington Heights for 20 years, opened and operated by Janifer Wilson and her daughter Kori. They sell their books online via oneKin and recently put together a “Consciousness Reading Book Guide” on Instagram.
Newark’s only African American–owned bookstore Source of Knowledge had to close because of the coronavirus. It is running a GoFundMe to help keep the family business alive, continue to serve the community, and feed its employees. —Liza Corsillo
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West KY NOW stands in solidarity with community efforts to have the Robert E. Lee Confederate monument removed from the downtown, court square of Murray. The statue does not represent the values of NOW, nor its chapter members, local and national. We will continue to work towards racial justice and efforts to remove symbols that do not reflect that understanding.
If you would like to know more information contact us via email: westkynow@gmail.com
Constance Alexander 12/29/2020 KY Forward opinion piece here, Isn’t it about time our communities remove symbols of oppression
Constance Alexander 12/15/2020 KY Forward opinion piece here, Yes Virginia, that is a Confederate statue in the center of this friendly town
Resources for Women & LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Resources
Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community
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National Hotline for Mental Health Crisis and Suicide Prevention: 1-800-950-6264, text 'NAMI' to 62640, or email. In a crisis, call or text 988.
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 to reach a trained Crisis Counselor
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
The LGBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
The Trevor Project: Text ‘START’ to 678-678, call 1-866-488-7386, or chat through their website
The Rainbow Youth Project: 1-317- 643-4888
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