The Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a global conversation about systemic racism and police brutality. At Poem Stellium, we believe that Black Lives Matter. We stand in solidarity with the black community and commit ourselves to the fight against systemic racism and police brutality.
At Poem Stellium, we believe in the power of education and provide resources to help you educate yourself on these important issues. Our resources include books, articles, and organizations that support the Black Lives Matter movement. We invite you to take the time to learn and grow, and to join us in the fight against systemic racism and police brutality.
A list of recommended resources for supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Books, articles and resources to read:
Africa – Mother of Western Civilisation – by Dr. Yosef A.a. Ben-Jochannan
A History of Negro Revolt by CLR James
I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
Natives by Akala
Dark Days by James Baldwin
Diversify by June Sarpong
How To Be Antiracist by Ibran X. Kendi
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Tabiri
White Supremacy and Me by Layla F. Saad
Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery
Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lord
White Girls by Hilton Als
Brit-ish by Afuah Hirsh
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
The Good Immigrant, edited by Nikesh Shukla
Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe
Black Boy, Richard Wright
Hood Feminism, Mikki Kendall
Liberation Will Come From a Black Thing, James Forman
Africa – Mother of Western Civilisation – by Dr. Yosef A.a. Ben-Jochannan
Black of History Four Women by Frank Forde, Lesnah Hall, Virginia Mclean
Why I’m No longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge???
Black Makers of History by The Real McCoy – Frank Forde, Lesnah Hall and Virginia Mclean
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
We The Black Jews Volume 1&2 – Witness To The “White Jewish Race” Myth – Yosef A.a Ben-Jochannan
The Making of a Racist State by Bernard M. Magubane
Exploding The Myths Vol.1 Nile Valley Contributions To Civilisation by Anthony T Browser
Ways to help (via Black Lives Matter)
Twitter Thread: UK based charities, organisations and platforms whose work aims to eradicate racial injustice (Via Black Ballad)
IG: How can I help from the UK? (via Das Penman)
IG: 10 steps to non-optical allyship (via Mireille Charper)
IG: Transform Allyship into Action: A Toolkit for Non-Black People (via Social Justice in Medicine Coalition at USC)
IG: 10 Black Community Groups You Can Support (via GUAP)
Twitter Thread: Advice for companies from Sheree Atcheson, Monzo’s Head of Diversity and Inclusion (Via Sheree Atcheson)
Twitter Thread: What To Do If You Can’t Donate Right Now (via @traderjosephina)
Anti-racism resources for white people (via Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein)
75 things white people can do for racial injustice (via Medium)
Farewell to America by Gary Younge (via The Guardian)
Destructive Power of Despair by Charles M. Blow (via The New York Times)
100 Black creatives inspiring change (via The Dots)
The White Space, a paper by Elijah Anderson (read here)
An Essential Anti-Racist Reading List (Via Vogue)
An Anti-Racist Reading List (Via New York Times)
The Case for Reparations (via The Atlantic)
A guide to allowing BIPOC creatives to tell their stories unapologetically (via Been by noyekim)