I’ve been searching for the right words to write after recent events. I only have three: Black Lives Matter.

Here’s what I’ve been researching, reading, learning with a food-focused spin at the bottom… 

Action:

• Ways You Can Help (includes petitions, advocacy, donations, and information for and on protests and current events)
• Black Lives Matter Ally Research (includes petitions, donations, resources, news articles)
• Campaign Zero (includes places to donate and categories for policy solutions)

Places to DONATE (a few of many options below):

• Black Visions Collective
• Black Lives Matter
• Civil Rights Charity Navigator (lists multiple places to donate)

Read/listen:

• Brené Brown with Ibram X Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist podcast, also a book, How to Be an Antiracist
• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated by Richard Rothstein (recommended by a friend & Vivi’s Circle member)
• Please refer to Antiracism Resources blog for an extensive list of books

Black-Owned NYC Restaurants:

• Manhattan-based: https://www.theinfatuation.com/features/support-nyc-black-owned-restaurants#manhattan
• Brooklyn: https://www.theinfatuation.com/features/support-nyc-black-owned-restaurants#brooklyn

Full list here: https://www.theinfatuation.com/features/support-nyc-black-owned-restaurants

Food/lifestyle bloggers I follow and admire:

• @toitimeblog – Latoi is a lifestyle blogger, mother, and a member of the She Partner Network. https://toitime.org/
• @stephanitaeats – Stephanita is a food writer, photographer and marketing consultant. I had the pleasure of meeting her at BlogHer Food ’19! https://www.stephanita.com/
• @jositaylovesfood – follow for positive vibes and a lot of tasty food!

What resources or people would you like to amplify? Please note: this is not a full list, I’d love to hear what you’re doing in the comments section below.

Love always,