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The resources below are organized around NOW LOVE’s Anti-Racism Action Nuggets™.  The selections are curated to inspire you to take action and to illustrate the potential impact of the specific actions put forth in the series.

ICYMI = In Case You Missed It  |  We use this to indicate the resource highlighted in your weekly nugget, just in case you missed it the first time around.

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Week 1 | Focus on Systemic Racism

• This powerful, 4-minute video about the interplay of Systemic Racism, white privilege, and unconscious bias, explains how Systemic Racism doesn’t play out between individuals, in a moment’s time. Instead, it plays out across systems, and is reinforced over time: Systemic Racism Explained.
  

• ICYMI: There are a number of books that explore how White Americans can dismantle the system that denies Black Americans the opportunity to build wealth. One resource we highly recommend is The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee.  Check out this TED Talk with the author.
  

Week 2 | Equalize Resources in Education

• Read this short article on Why HBCUs Struggle to Close the Endowment Gap.
  
• Check out this list of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
  
• Read this compelling Opinion about the gaping differences in donations to high-wealth and low-wealth schools and why such donations shouldn’t be tax deductible.
  
• See all the stats from 2021 GiveNOLA Day
  
• Listen to Nice White Parents - a podcast from New York Times and Serial Productions.
  
• ICYMI: Read this article: Hidden Money: The Outsized Role of Parent Contributions in School Finance on AmericanProgress.org.

Week 3 | Build Economic Equity

• Check out data on what constitutes a living wage in your parish.
  
• For stats about domestic workers and their vulnerability, check out this Domestic Workers Chartbook.
  
• Read this 2020 article on Reopening America for perspective on the impact of the pandemic on workers.
  
• Read this article on taking someone else’s kid to work.
• Watch this short video on hoarding the American dream.
• ICYMI: Read this article: Unpaid Internships: Support beams for the glass floor.

Week 4 | Support Black-Owned Businesses

• See the data we cited on Black-owned business receipts: The New Orleans Prosperity Index: Tricentennial Edition.
  
• Check out this explanation and listing of black-owned banks across the U.S.
  
• Bookmark this list of Black-owned businesses in NO – and this one too!
  
• Visit these black-owned food markets.
  
• Read this short article on How to Support The Black Community in New Orleans Right Now.
  
• Buy biodegradable Mardi Gras beads from Black-owned NexEvo.
  
• ICYMI: See the research on discrimination in bank lending: Racial Funding Gap.
  

Week 5 | Let Art Expand Your Worldview

• Enjoy this powerful, fun, uplifting 8 min. video on the history and joy of Homecoming among students and graduates of HBCUs. Reflect on what it shows you about the lived experience of Black graduates and their loved ones. *Access to this video may be limited for non New York Times subscribers.
• Read this article on Media Portrayals and Black Male Outcomes.
• If you have Hulu, check out Soul of a Nation for recent perspectives from African Americans on the events of 2020 and their historical context.
• If you have Netflix, check out Colin in Black and White – Colin Kaepernick narrates this series recounting his youth as a mixed race boy, adopted by a white family, navigating race and class issues.
  
• Listen to this 7-minute clip from NPR’s weekend edition: Some white congregations are paying to use hymns written by enslaved African people.
  
• ICYMI: Watch the video below on Black Genius.

Week 6 | Become a Conscious Driver (on + off the road)

• ICYMI: Check out the research we cited: Examining racial bias as a potential factor in pedestrian crashes.
  

Week 7 | Provide Unbiased Services

• Check out this study or this recent NY Times story about bias in the health care sector.
• Take a peek at this study about bias in higher education.
• ICYMI: Watch this inspiring video below on improving birth outcomes for Black Mamas.
  

Week 8 | Discover Your Personal Privilege

• This report explains how policies denied African Americans the possibly of accumulating wealth through homeownership: Rigging the Real Estate Market: Segregation, Inequality, and Disaster Risk.
  
• This article reveals how blatant discrimination in home appraisals continues today:  Appraisers Acknowledge Bias in Home Valuations.
  
• And did you know that reparations have been paid – but to former slave-owners? Here’s an eye-opening article.
  
• Check out this podcast episode: The Long View, I: On Being White.
  
• Read this blog by Allison, written in the summer of 2020, in which she uses the Census to find out more about her family history (not all of it pretty), and describes the racist history of the Census – as well as its importance.
  
• ICYMI: How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans.
  

Week 9 | Expand Business Networks

• For more on how networks form and why they are important for combating systemic racism, read this great report: HOW WE RISE: How social networks in Charlotte impact economic mobility.
• Watch this short video from Belvedere Vodka CEO Rodney Williams: Black talent needs the opportunity to fail.
• ICYMI: Read this great report on How Diverse Leadership Teams Boost Innovation.

Week 10 | Hire with Intention

• If you want a fuller read, here’s the study on bias in hiring.
• For those aiming to increase racial equity in your organization, here’s an article about the importance of doing more than simply hiring people of color.
• ICYMI: Here’s a helpful set of How To's for non-profits (and for-profits) looking to hire with intention.
  

Week 11 | Vote Local

• Check out the data cited in this nugget.
• Here are just a few great organizations to follow for resources and information about voting local: Together La,  Power Coalition, League of Women Voters.
• ICYMI: Check out this leading resource to learn more about racism in the criminal justice system.
  

Week 12 | Be Generous

• Explore ways to give your credit card rewards to charity.
• Check out some local mutual aid groups, including Imagine Mutual Aid, NO MAS, GNO Caring Collective and Southern Solidarity.
• Listen to the Presidents of the Ford Foundation and Greater New Orleans Foundation, talk about the importance of being uncomfortable, giving up our privilege, and, yes, distributing our wealth.
  
• Read more about how how former slave owners were paid paid reparations: When France Extorted Haiti, Slavery Abolition Compensation, and America’s Sordid History of Paying Reparations to White Enslavers.
  
• Check out these reparations toolkits from Resource Generation and Fund for Reparations Now.
  
• ICYMI: Learn more about how credit cards grow the wealth gap.

General

Movies

• 13th
• One Night in Miami
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (and the separate piece on making of the movie)
• Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story
  

Books

• Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World
• Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
• How to be an Anti-Racist
• The Vanishing Half
• The Whiteness of Wealth

A Disclaimer & An Invitation

The content for this series came from practical experience and commitment. We intentionally offer a wide range of ideas and resources. Some of these ideas and resources could benefit from more in-depth research down-the-road. NOW LOVE invites you to alert us of any oversights or miscommunication in the pilot content we provide. We also invite you to share your ideas and resources to expand on what we put forth. We look forward to learning with you