The Webby Awards stands in solidarity with Black Americans affected by police brutality and systemic racism, and all those who want to see change now. The Internet can at times foment hate and racism, but it is also a powerful accelerator of positive social change when wielded by Black communities and activists, as well as their allies. Part of our mission at The Webby Awards is recognizing the power of the Internet as a tool to unite people, spread important information, and call attention to injustices.
Over the next few days and weeks, we’ll be using our platform to shine a light on parts of the Internet that aid in the fight against white supremacy and systemic violence against Black people. Resources include actions that those in the Webby community are taking right now, educational links, and work that our community has created to address these very issues. We’re creating a repository of intersectional information, to challenge and educate ourselves, and be better allies, not just today but for the long haul.
This page includes resources on:
– Police Brutality
– Ant-Racism
– Funding Black Futures
Donate: To take immediate action, here is a Linktree with multiple organizations that need financial support.
Tweet us or message us on Instagram @TheWebbyAwards if you have more resources and voices that should be highlighted. We will work to amplify them across our channels.
– Resources on Police Brutality –
If You Are Demonstrating:
- ACLU on knowing your rights while protesting
- Even more: The Legal Aid Society on what you need to know while protesting
- VICE Webby-nominated project: Know Your Rights: Filming the Police
- Instagram post with tips on how to navigate facial recognition technology
How to Assist Demonstrators:
- Comprehensive list of bail programs for protestors
- Donate to the Good Call arrest support hotline, that provides free legal support
- Full list of curfew times across cities in the U.S.
Education on Police Brutality:
- Watch Phillip Atiba Goff from the Center for Policing Equity in an actionable TED talk, on the history of the U.S. police force
- Watch “13th” by Ava DuVernay on the history of slavery, jim crow, and mass incarceration.
- TIME article on the origins of the U.S. police force
- Mapping Police Violence map and information
- If you live in New York City: How the NYPD has increased surveillance technology
Support Organizations Fighting Police Brutality:
– Resources on Anti-Racism –
How to Be a Better Ally:
- Anti-racist allyship starter pack, comprehensive list for anyone just starting
- A Guide to Allyship, another great Google Doc with resources
- Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay—Chances Are They’re Not by Refinery29
- Talking Race Portal from the National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Helpful Instagram post on ways to activate beyond social media
- Black and Asian-American Feminist Solidarities: A Reading List
- Where Is the Outrage for Breonna Taylor Medium article
- A guide: Mapping Our Roles in a Social Change Ecosystem, by Deepa Iyer, Solidarity Is and Building Movement Project
Media on the Black Experience in America:
- Watch Pariah, executive produced by Spike Lee, on Prime Video
- Read The Players’ Tribune: “Dear America By Lisa Leslie“
- Read The Players’ Tribune: “Ain’t No Sticking to Sports by Kyle Kuzma“
- Read The Players’ Tribune: “Your Silence Is a Knee on My Neck by Natasha Cloud“
- Revision Path podcast
- Listen to The Daily “The Condition of Black Life is one of Mourning by Claudia Rankin“
- Listen to The Ezra Klein Show “Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is Hopeful“
- Listen to Pivot “Baratunde Thurston Clarifies How the Protests are Playing Out on Social Media“
- Listen to Back to Biz with Katie and Boz “Bishop T.D. Jakes and Opal Tometi on the Way Out of Our American Crisis“
- Listen to Post Reports “The Legacy of American Riots“
- Listen to Come Through with Rebecca Carroll
- Listen to Groundings
- Listen to Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberly Crenshaw
- Podcasts in Color resource for podcasts by black and brown storytellers
- Listen to The New York Times: “1619 Project” and read the project
- HBO’s Watchmen x The Atlantic: The Massacre of Black Wall Street – Webby Nominee
- Listen to NPR Code Switch: “A Decade of Watching Black People Die”
- Listen to Google Brand Studio & Equal Justice Initiative: “Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror” – Webby Winner
- Listen to Pod Save America: “Justice for George Floyd”
Resources for Parents & Family:
- Best Moments from Sesame Street’s Town Hall on Racism
- The Conscious Kid Instagram to help raise children through a critical race lens
- How to Talk to Your Parents About Black Lives Matter by Cosmopolitan
- EmbraceRace resource to raise children who are informed about race
- Anti-Racist Lesson Plans & Resources for Educators
Support Organizations Tackling Racial Injustice:
– Resources to Fund Black Futures-
Follow Black Creators:
- Blacks Who Design
- 28 Black Designers
- People of Craft
- Bay Area Black Designers
- This Product Hunt list of Black Makers
Buy From Black-Owned Businesses:
- NaturAll Club – an e-commerce company with hair products for curlier hair textures
- BLK & Bold – specialty coffee and loose leaf teas, with a subscription service
- Bevel – Webby-nominated men’s grooming brand, with online exclusives
- The Honey Pot – plant-based feminine care company
- Jungalow – bohemian furniture and decor shop
- A list of Black-owned restaurants in New York City and Chicago
- This thread on Black-owned candle companies
- Black-owned face mask businesses
Support Black Voters:
- #8CantWait by Campaign Zero
- Black Futures Lab
- Make sure people have their absentee ballot through Vote.org
Voices to Follow:
- This list of Black activists, writers, journalists, and more
- Rachel Cargle, academic, writer, and lecturer
- Akilah Hughes, host of What A Day podcast on Crooked Media
- Jenna Wortham, co-host of Still Processing by The New York Times
- Raquel Willis, Black queer transgender activist, writer and speaker
- Alicia Garza, activist, co-creator of Black Lives Matter, founder of Black Futures Lab
Ways to Heal / Aid Healing:
- Well Williamsburg is providing free therapy to people of color
- Therapy for Black Girls
- Donate to #TheGatheredFight for Black Mental Health Access
- Donate to the People’s Breakfast Oakland community organization
- This Toolkit for Coping with Racial Trauma
