Social Justice Resources
OUR COMMITMENT
Our team is committed to continuing the conversation and work required to combat systemic and structural damage. As a Certified Certified B Corporation® and BIPOC/AAPI-owned business, we remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing racial and gender equity policies. You'll notice some resources or action items may apply to multiple causes. Our equity and freedom are intersectional, work in one or all areas below will lead to a better tomorrow for everybody.
Our team has compiled a list of resources, ranging from organizations and nonprofits doing great work to books, articles, and websites for further education or personal use. By no means is this list all-encompassing and we invite our community to share resources with our team for addition to this page.
BOOKS
How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
White Rage by Carol Anderson
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Real American by Julie Lythcott-Haims
When They Call You a Terrorist by Asha Bandele and Patrisse Cullors
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
A Black Woman's History of the United States by Diana Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross
Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Wesley Lowery
PORTLAND’S RACIST HISTORY
"The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America" by Alana Semuels, The Atlantic
"A Racist History Shows Why Oregon is Still so White" by Tiffany Camhi, OPB
"Displacement in North and Northeast Portland," from PortlandOregon.gov
"How Oregon's Second Largest City Vanished in a Day" by Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian Mag
ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW
AAPI Women Lead, @aapiwomenlead
#amplifymelanatedvoices - Hashtag to Follow
Blair Imani, @blairimani
@frequentlyheard
Indigenous Rising Media, @indigenousrising
Layla Saad, @laylafsaad
Liz Sohyeon Kleinrock, @teachandtransform
Michelle Mijung Kim, @michellekimkim
Monique Melton, @moemotivate
@soyouwanttotalkabout - Dissecting progressive politics and social issues in graphic slideshow form.
@theconsciouskid - Parenting and education through a critical race lens.
@thisbrowngirlreads
Rachel Cargle, @rachel.cargle
Rachel Ricketts, @iamrachelricketts
Sharyna Holmes, @sharynaholmes
Sonya Renee Taylor, @sonyareneetaylor
Toi Smith, @toimarie
Victoria Alexander, @victoriaalxndr
ARTICLES
“America’s Racial Contract is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
“Black Bodies Are Still Treated as Expendable” by Aaron Ross Coleman, The Vox
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X Kendi, The Atlantic
“Racism Didn’t Kill George Floyd, Anti-Blackness Did” Opinion piece by Kihana Miraya Ross, The New York Times
“The American Nightmare” by Dr. Ibram X Kendi, The Atlantic
"When Black People Are in Pain, White People Just Join Book Clubs" by Tre Johnson, The Washington Post
"Why the History of Juneteenth is More Relevant Than Ever" by Dr. Tiffany Jana, B Corporation
"White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" by Peggy McIntosh
"Why You Need to Know What Mysogynoir Means Right Now" by Rebecca Ruiz, Mashable
"When Feminism Is White Supremacy In Heels" by Rachel Cargle, Harper's Bazaar
"White Entrepreneurs Need to Stop Capitalizing on Black Culture" by Rachel Cargle, The Helm
"'We Can't Build Anti-Racism On Top Of Racism': Q&A With Layla F. Saad by Elizabeth Gulino, Refinery 29
"The Extraordinary Story of Why a Cakewalk Wasn't Always Easy" by Lakshmi Ghandi, NPR
MOVIES AND SHOWS
13th, Ava Duvernay, Netflix
Coded Bias -Netflix
Dear White People, Justin Simien, Netflix
Get Out, Jordan Peele, Available to rent
If Beale Street Could Talk - Available to rent
Just Mercy, Destin Daniel Cretton, Available to rent
The Hate You Give - Available to rent
The Racial Wealth Gap, Explained - Netflix/YouTube
Selma, Ava Duvernay, Available to rent
Watchmen, Available on HBO
When They See Us, Ava Duvernay, Netflix
Who Killed Malcom X? - Netflix
Anti-gun Violence Resources
ORGANIZATIONS OR FUNDRAISERS TO SUPPORT
ACTION ITEMS
Buffalo 5-14 Survivors Fund, organized by National Compassion Fund
Contact your representatives and push for gun reform as a constituent: Oregon Politicians Contact information
Donate to Highland Park Fourth of July Parade Shooting Fundraisers
Sign Initiative Petition from Home — Lift Every Voice Oregon - Reduce Gun Violence
Uvalde, Texas Elementary School Shooting
Victims Fund for SoCal Taiwanese Church Shooting, organized by Grace Chen
Reproductive Healthcare Resources
ACTION ITEMS
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