Promote Racial Justice
Black Immigrant Collective
Minnesota Black-led immigrant organization that works at the intersection of Blackness and migration
Black Lives Matter
Eradicates white supremacy and builds local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes
Black Visions Collective
Centers their work in healing and transformative justice principles and develops Minnesota’s emerging Black leadership.
Campaign Zero
Utilizes policy-based solutions to end police brutality in America.
Central Area Neighborhood Development Center and American Friends Service Committee
38th and Chicago – A Guide for White Allies in Spaces of Mourning
Color of Change
The nation’s largest online racial justice organization.
Communities United Against Police Brutality
Twin-Cities based organization created to deal with police brutality on an ongoing basis
Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative
Collective of individuals and organizations committed to overcoming racism in Minnesota
NAACP Minneapolis
The nation’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization
Racial Justice Network
A multi-racial, grassroots organization committed to fighting for racial justice and building bridges across racial, social, and economic lines
Reclaim the Block
Organizes around policies that strengthen community-led safety initiatives and reduce reliance on police department
Voices for Racial Justice
A movement organization of leaders, organizers and culture workers who envision a world without racism
Support Our Communities
CNN
How You Can Help Minnesota Communities Get Back on Their Feet
Eater Twin Cities
Where to Donate or Pick Up Free Meals and Groceries
GoFundMe
Justice for Breonne Taylor
Support the Minneapolis Sanctuary Hotel
Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
Donate and Volunteer in St. Paul
Hope Breakfast Bar
Give Hope provides thousands of meals per week to families in St. Paul
Hunger Solutions
Hunger is growing in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Find food pantries here.
KARE-11
Want to help? Organizations Looking for and Offering Support After Minneapolis Unrest
Mercado El Colegio
Donate and Volunteer in Minneapolis
Migizi Communications
A circle of support that nurtures the development of Native American youth. Their building on Lake Street in Minneapolis was destroyed by fire.
National Bail Fund Network
A national project that works with organizers, advocates, and legal providers that are using community bail funds as part of efforts to radically change local bail systems and reduce incarceration
Neighbors United Funding Collaborative
Helping small businesses and the nonprofit community in the Midway neighborhood in St. Paul to rebuild during this time of need.
Official George Floyd Memorial Fund
Established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist family in the days to come as they seek justice for Mr. Floyd.
People and Pets Together
Provides food and supplies for pets whose owners cannot do so right now.
Philando Castile Relief Fund
Established to help victims who have been affected by gun violence and police violence.
Pimento Relief Fund
Provides assistance to Black-owned businesses without insurance relief.
Star Tribune
Resources for folks hurt by riots. Updated daily.
Trans Justice Funding Project
A Black community-led funding initiative to support grassroots trans justice groups run by and for trans people
Various Community Organizers
Extensive list of resources, petitions, and events for the entire community.
We Love Lake Street
Rebuilding Lake Street’s small businesses and community organizations.
We Love St. Paul
The Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation is collecting donations to support St. Paul businesses and nonprofits
West Broadway Business and Area Coalition
Partnering with the Northside Funders Group to gather donations for businesses in Minneapolis’ Northside impacted by the uprising and by COVID-19.
Support Black-Owned Businesses
African American Literature Book Club
Black-Owned Bookstores in the United States
City Pages
Black-Owned Restaurants to Support
Black-Owned/Run Arts Orgs in the Twin Cities to Support
Eater Twin Cities
A Roundup of Black-Owned Restaurant Lists for Supporting These Businesses in the Twin Cities
Essence
Meet the Founders Behind 75 Black-Owned Skin Care and Cosmetics Brands You Should Be Shopping
Facebook
Black Owned Businesses in Minnesota Group
Glamour
39 Black-Owned Businesses You Can Support Today and Every Day
Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine
How to Support Black-Owned Businesses in the Twin Cities.
Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce
Empowers Black-owned businesses and the people who support them
Minnesota Monthly
Style + Shopping – Support Black-Owned Businesses
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
6 Reasons to Support Black-Owned Businesses | Local Black-Owned Coffeehouse Alternatives to Starbucks
Pop_Reader
Black-owned Etsy shops
Shoppe Black
Black-Owned Businesses in Minnesota That Need Your Support
Travel Noire
How to Spend a Day in Black-Owned Minneapolis
Read
The New Jim Crow – Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Beyond the Streets
36 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets
Business Insider
Don’t Blame Black Lives Matter Protests for the Spike in Coronavirus Cases Across the US
Buzzfeed
29 YA Books by Black Authors That Are So Compelling You’ll Want to Read Them More Than Once
An Intimate Look at the Activists Involved in the Black Lives Matter Movement
Black Trans Sex Workers Want People To Say Their Names — While They’re Alive
What Is Racial Gaslighting?
Young Black Protesters Know Exactly What They Want – Radical Anti-Racism
City Pages
Black Lives Matter Protests Aren’t Just Happening in Big Cities
How to Keep Your Neighborhood Watch from Becoming a Police Squad
CNN
American Police Shoot, Kill and Imprison More People Than Other Developed Countries
If You’re Planning to Take Part in Protests, Know Your Rights
Democracy Now
The Police Killings No One Is Talking About: Native Americans Most Likely to be Killed by Cops
Essence
The Enduring Legacies Of Black Anti-Fascism
Why Black Women’s Trauma Doesn’t Look Like Everyone Else’s
Trina Greene Brown
Parenting for Liberation
Huffington Post
Don’t Use Domestic Violence Victims to Derail Police Reform
InCulture Parent
Resources for White Parents to Learn About Racism
Medium
Resource Guide: Prisons, Policing, and Punishment
The Anti-Asian Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Everything to Do with Black Lives Matter
MPR News
As Calls Grow for Police Reform, Officer Licensing Agency to Audit Practices
Minneapolis Has a Bold Plan to Tackle Racial Inequity. Now It Has to Follow Through
Parties — Not Protests — Are Causing Spikes in Coronavirus
Ms. Magazine
Addressing Racism’s Toll – My Minneapolis Experience
Newsweek
Police Violated Human Rights of George Floyd Protesters 125 Times
New York Daily News
Living in Minneapolis While Black – How George Floyd’s City Feels to Me
National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth (Juneteenth is Friday, June 19!)
New York Times
Allies, Don’t Fail Us Again
Check In On Your Black Employees, Now
Nonprofit AF
Have Nonprofits and Philanthropy Become the “White Moderate” that Dr. King Warned Us About?
Paris Review
Performing Whiteness
Pioneer Press
More than 40 Black Women Running for Political Office in MN This Year
Sahan Journal
Young Minnesotan Somalis, Asserting Their Blackness, Take Center Stage in George Floyd Protests
Scientific American
George Floyd’s Autopsy and the Structural Gaslighting of America
Sojourners
For Our White Friends Desiring to be Allies
Statista
Black Americans 2.5X More Likely Than Whites to Be Killed By Police
Bryan Stevenson
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (MUST READ)
The Atlantic
Images from a Worldwide Protest Movement
theGrio
An Open Letter to My White ‘Friends’ Who Remain Silent
The Pitch
Yes, You Should Do a 14-Day Quarantine After Protesting
The Root
A Black Psychologist’s Guide to Talking With Your Children About Race and Police Violence
A Letter Not From a Birmingham Jail
Why We Never Talk About Black-on-Black Crime: An Answer to White America’s Most Pressing Question
US News & World Report
The Minnesota Paradox: A State Grapples With Stark Racial Disparities
Vice
Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling With This Very Painful Week
Watch & Listen
Minneapolis Defunds the Police – How Did We Get Here?
Luvvie Ajayi
Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility
CNN and Sesame Street
Coming Together – Standing Up to Racism (town hall for kids and parents)
Jaelyn Coates
White People, Enough: A Look at Power and Control
Code Switch
A Decade Of Watching Black People Die
Why Now, White People?
Ending Racism and Oppression Within Our Anti-Violence Movement
InStyle
How to Talk to White Family About RacismDavid Jones
How We Can Win (featuring Kimberly Jones)
Netflix
13th (documentary by Ava DuVernay, streaming for free)
I Am Not Your Negro (documentary by Raoul Peck)
PBS
Frontline: Policing the Police
Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism
Race Forward
What Is Systemic Racism?
Reader’s Digest
12 Podcasts About Race You Need to Hear
Scene on Radio
Seeing White
Dr. Robin DiAngelo Discusses ‘White Fragility’
Clint Smith
How to Raise a Black Son in America
Unicorn Riot
George Floyd Uprising in Minneapolis–Saint Paul — The First Two Weeks
Warner Brothers
Just Mercy (film based on Bryan Stevenson’s book, currently streaming for free, MUST SEE)
Events and Activities
Friday Fitness – Healing Black Bodies Through Movement (weekly)
MPR News
A Good Time for the Truth – Race in MN Chosen as Next One Book One Minnesota Read
The National Resource Center on Reaching Victims
Boys and Men of Color: Healing from Systemic and Interpersonal Trauma (webinar 7/1/20)
Navigating Mainstream: Reflections from Cultural Leaders (webinar 7/16/20)