BlackPoliticalActivismResourceGuide

Werevoltsimplybecause,formanyreasons,wecantbreathe.~FranzFanon

Formoreindepthinformationonlastnightsdiscussioncheckoutthesearticlesand
podcastswhichfocusonthreeaspectsofBlacksocial,politicalandeconomic
exclusioneducation,housingandcriminaljusticesystem.

Education
TheProblemWeAllLiveWithPartI
ThisAmericanLifetacklestheissuesofimprovingeducationopportunitiesforlowincome
minoritieswheretheytrytoonlytoskipoverthemostobviousandsuccessfulsolutionschool
desegregation.
TheProblemWeAllLiveWith,Part1
:TheAccidentalDesegregationoftheFergusonschool
district,yesthatFerguson.

TheProblemWeAllLiveWith,Part2

Everydayfeminism10WaysWellMeaningWhiteTeachersBringRacismintoourSchools
http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/10wayswellmeaningwhiteteachersbringracismintoo
urschools/

JeffDuncanAndrade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CwS60ykM8s

Racisminschoolsaffectsblackgirlsevenmorethanboys.Sowhydonttheygetasmuch
attention?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/02/25/racisminschoolsaffectsblack
girlsevenmorethanboyssowhydonttheygetasmuchattention/

Housing
TheCaseForReparations,TaNehisiCoates
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/thecaseforreparations/361631/

DavidSimonstrikesagain,thistimeitshousinginequality
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/8/26/two_separate_americas_david_simons_new

ShowMeAHero:TheYonkersHousingDesegregationBattle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyD4U8nd4ho

Criminal(In)JusticeSystem
AngelaDavisGuardianInterview
http://www.theguardian.com/global/2014/dec/14/angeladavisthereisanunbrokenlineofpolic
eviolenceintheusthattakesusallthewaybacktothedaysofslavery
TheprisonindustrialcomplexisnotjustaracistAmericanmoneymakingmachine,buta
meanstocriminalise,demoniseandprofitfromtheworldsmostpowerlesspeople.Ithinkitis
importanttorealisethatthisisnotjustaUSphenomenon,itsaglobalphenomenon.The
increasingshiftofcapitalfromhumanservices,fromhousing,jobs,education,toprofitable
arenashasmeanttherearehugenumbersofpeopleeverywhereintheworldwhoarenotable
tosustainthemselves.Theyaremadesurplus,andasaresulttheyareoftenforcedtoengage
inpracticesthataredeemedcriminal.Andsoprisonspopupallovertheworld,oftenwiththe
assistanceofprivatecorporationswhoprofitfromthesesurpluspopulations.

Interestingstatistic
...theproportionofblackpeopleinprisoninBritainislargerthantheproportionofblackpeople
inprisonintheUnitedStates.

MichelleAlexander:TheNewJimCrow(readherbook!)
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/11/legal_scholar_michelle_alexander_on_the

BryanStevenson,TEDTalk:WeNeedtoTalkAboutInjustice
BryanStevensonisasuperbadasshumanrightslawyerwhohassuccessfullyarguedbefore
theSupremeCourttostoplifesentencesforunderagedoffenders.Heisamazing,graceand
composureinthefaceoftremendoushorrorthatistheUSprisonsystem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tOp7OxyQ8

AngelaDavisPrisonInterview:TheTruthaboutAmericanViolence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuBqyBE1Ppw

Watts:50YearsLater
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/08/430753725/50yearsafterraceriotswattsstillshowssignsofsc
arsandhealing

TaNehisiCoatesAmericanpoliticiansarenoweagertodisownafailedcriminaljusticesystem
thatslefttheU.S.withthelargestincarceratedpopulationintheworld.Buttheyvefailedto
reckonwithhistory.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/theblackfamilyintheageofmassincar
ceration/403246/

ViolenceInterruptsBaltimoreDoctorsReformEfforts
Theproblemofpovertyandracialinjusticearesomuchmorecomplicated.Thisstorygivesyou
asenseofthemultiplefactorstobetackledifthissituationisgoingtogetitsproperdue.
http://www.npr.org/sections/healthshots/2015/08/07/430339547/violenceinterruptsabaltimore
doctorsreformefforts

Strategy/Organizing
KillerMike:Abriefhistoryofhiphop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhudugDROn0

HipHop:APostBlackPanther/BlackPowerGrassrootsMovement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arlou0BvzkE

RubbleKings,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmJ39Tmg540

FergusonProtestersTakeItOffTheStreetsToTakeOnTheSystem
Oneyearlater:Howthefightforsocialjusticehasevolved.
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/07/430381740/fergusonprotesterstakeitoffthestreetstotakeon
thesystem

RadicalFag!BaltimoreorSmashingPoliceCarsisLogical
http://radfag.com/2015/04/26/insupportofbaltimoreorsmashingpolicecarsislogicalpolitical
strategy/

MaskMagazine,StepBackWithRiotShaming
http://www.maskmagazine.com/thesubstanceissue/struggle/stepbackwiththeriotshaming

DeRayMckessonBlackLivesMatter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qffCO1b7Js

TheGlobalDimensionofBlackPoliticalActivism:AngelaDavistalksaboutBlackPower
Mixtape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgkWiIlk0Gk

Whiteness/WhitePrivilege
Whatisit?
http://crcglobal.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/06/whiteprivilege.pdf

MacklemoreWhitePrivilegeII
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/seemacklemoregivemictowhiteprivilegeblackpoet
soncolbert20160209


NPR:'ThisSongIsUncomfortable':MacklemoreOnTheContradictionsOf'WhitePrivilege'
http://n.pr/1ZW6oV8

EverydayFeminism10CommonThingsWellIntentionedAlliesdothatareActually
Counterproductive:
http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/10/counterproductiveallyship/

TheEnduringSolidarityofWhiteness
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/whywewrite/459909/

TheYoungPatriots
http://openrevolt.info/2012/01/31/theyoungpatriotsdisplacedwhitesintherevolutionaryleft/

TheMC5andtheWhitePanthers
http://makemyday.free.fr/whitepanthers.htm

WhyIDontDiscussRacismWithWhitePeople
https://www.popularresistance.org/idontdiscussracismwithwhitepeople/

IAmRacist,andSoAreYou
...accordingtothe

CriminalVictimizationTablesreleasedbytheBureauofJusticeStatistics
[pdf]
,whitepeople,whocomprise72%ofthepopulationoftheUS,commit69%oftheviolent
crimeagainstwhitepeople,whereasblackpeople,whocomprise13%ofthepopulation,commit
13%oftheviolentcrimeagainstwhitepeople....So,giventhisknowledge,whyamInotmore
afraidofwhitemen?...Americanmediaandmythoshavebeenpeddlingtheideaofviolentand
aggressiveblackpeoplesincethebeginningoftheirenslavementatourhandshundredsof
yearsagothefearwefeelisatoolthathasbeenleveragedtooppress,profitfrom,anddestroy
blackbodies.Thefearpersists.
https://beingshadoan.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/iamracistandsoareyou/

WhiteFragility:WhyItsSoHardtoTalktoWhitePeopleAboutRacism
http://goodmenproject.com/featuredcontent/whitefragilitywhyitssohardtotalktowhitepeopl
eaboutracismtwlm/

PopularCulturemoments
Formation
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watchbeyoncessurprisenewvideoformation201602
06

QueenBeysreallifeinspirationforherhalftimeshowroutine
http://www.thirteen.org/programs/independentlens/womenintheblackpanthers/


TheDayBeyonceTurnedBlack
https://www.facebook.com/snl/videos/10153910062511303/

WhitePeopleShutUp!
http://bittergertrude.com/2016/02/08/whitepeopleshutupaboutbeyonce/
Beyonc,Ihopeyourebathinginamarbletubfullofwhitetearsthismorning.

TaNehisiCoatesInterview
PartI
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/10/part_2_ta_nehisi_coates_on

PartII
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/10/part_2_ta_nehisi_coates_on

MichelleAlexanderonHillaryClinton
http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2016/02/the_clinton_legacy_decimated_black_america_
so_why_are_we_still_voting_for.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr:content%26

CharlesBlow,StopBernieSplainingtoBlackVoters:
Ifonlyblackpeopleknewmore,
understoodbetter,wherethecandidatesstoodnowandovertheirlifetimestheywould
makeabetterchoice,therightchoice.
Thelevelofcondescensioninthesecommentsis
staggering.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/opinion/campaignstops/stopberniesplainingtoblackvote
rs.html

Wideningthehistoricalcontext:DrunkHistory!
HarrietTubmanandherarmyofbadbitches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpTf1GFjCd8

ClaudetteColvinandRosaParks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Occ7XSgQc

BassReevesFullonDanceswithWolves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8hg4_R22Y

Films
Awordaboutthefilms,withtheexceptionofSelmathesefilmsaredifficulttofindbutwith
persistenceyouwillfindthem.Thus,thelinksareonlythetrailers,Ihavealsoaddedtwofilms
wedidn'thavetimetodiscuss.

Selma,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6t7vVTxaic

BlackPowerMixtape,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFWHNpfjByQ

ThePanthersVanguardoftheRevolution,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56O3kZ9qr0

TheCentralParkFive,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AehmA3hTLmA

FruitvaleStation(thestoryof
OscarGrant
),
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crMTGCCui5

31/2Minutes,TenBullets:The
JordanDavis
Story,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKbCoRA__UI

HowBlackVulnerabilityPlaysOut
ThiscontinueddisenfranchisementofBlackpeoplehasmultiple,direconsequences.Hereare
justafewstoriesthatillustratethisreality

Allofthesereports,exceptforthelastone,whichisfromNPR,arefrom
DemocracyNow!
.
DemocracyNow!isanexcellent,longrunningindependentnewsprogramthathasnocorporate
sponsorship,forthisreasontheyareabletoofferacompletelydifferenttakeonthenews.

Flintwatercrisis
ThirstyforDemocracythePoisoningofAnAmericanCity
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/17/thirsty_for_democracy_the_poisoning_of_an

IsFergusonFeedingonthePoor?
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/27/is_ferguson_feeding_on_the_poor

FergusonResidentsChallengeModernDebtorsPrisonSchemeTargetingBlackswithFines
andArrests
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/2/10/ferguson_residents_challenge_modern_debtors_priso
n

BaltimoreLeadPoisoningVictimsLoseMoneyinSettlement
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/20/467468419/baltimoreleadpoisonvictimslosemoneyinsettlem
ents