BLACK LIVES MATTER YOUTH RESOURCES

Movies, Shows, Documentaries

Gen Z has ditched cable and gone straight to streaming services – so here are some shows, movies, documentaries, and informational/educational videos that are anti-racist, focus on the police brutality issue, have black representation, and promote the ideals of Black Lives Matter.

netflix documentary – The death and life of MARSHA P. JOHNSON

netflix series – When they see us

netflix documentary – 13th

netflix series – dear white people

netflix and vox series (episode) – explained: the racial wealth gap

documentary – do not resist

showtime documentary – 16 shots

netflix documentary – let it fall: los angeles 1982-1992

pbs series – black america since mlk: and i still rise

movie – the hate u give

youtube documentary – stay woke: the black lives matter movement

vulture.com – 12 documentaries about police brutality

SIGN PETITIONS

BlM Global network #defundthepolice

NAACP we are done dying

change.org raise the degree

change.org justice for george floyd

change.org charge all four officers

color of change for george floyd

every action defund minneapolis pd

fire richard reeve for inciting violence at peaceful blm and george floyd protestors

change.org life sentence for police brutality

national action against police brutality

amnesty.org justice for george floyd

change.org ahmaud arbery

moveon.org breonna taylor

change.org fire racist criminal michael j reynolds from the nypd

more petitions

STARTING THE CONVERSATION

Whether it be your friends, classmates, or members of your family, there are always people out there that will disagree or have different views, likely because they’re uneducated. Here are some links to starting the Black Lives Matter conversation with those around you.

cosmopolitan.com – how to talk to your parents about black lives matter

goodhousekeeping.com – what black lives matter means (and why it’s problematic to say all lives matter)

amnesty.org – six ways to call out racism and bigotry when you see it

amnesty.org – how to tell someone you love they’re being racist

creativespirits.info – how to deal with racist people

parents.com – anti-racism for kids (show to your parents, or to your younger siblings)

SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISTS

Gen Z is fluent in social media – we’d ace language classes in Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. These influential activist accounts use social media tactics to convey the message of speaking up against systematic racism.

@studyingtosucceed

@acabactivist

@nastyfeminism

@rachel.cargle

@kaepernick7

@activissm

@trustmeimasocialworker

@feministajones

@mspackyetti

@ajabarber

@laylafsaad

@mireillecharper

NON-MONETARY DONATIONS

If you are unable to donate at this time, or your parents refuse to donate, here are some ways to donate using streaming platforms. Try to use the previous resources to speak to your parents about BLM, and then mention the option of donating!

zoe amira – how to financially help blm with no money

revivemusic – stream hiphop music to donate to blm

in the wander years – how to help black lives matter

connor krystyn – watch to donate to small black owned businesses

OTHER RESOURCE COLLECTIONS

Donation links, about pages, Instagram posts, and other resource collectives are listed here.

blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

a guide to virtual protesting

guidetoallyship.com

artist-led fundraisers

playbill.com – black lives matter resources 101

115 ways to donate in support of black lives and communities of colors

thekit.ca – black lives matter podcasts

forbes.com – 75 black-owned businesses to support

#buyblack – 25 black owned beauty and fashion brands to support now and forever

blacklivesmatter.com – resources

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SIGN. WATCH. RESEARCH. EDUCATE. ACT. Listed are links to resources for the youth at the forefront of the movement, such as Netflix shows, non-monetary donations, Instagram activists, and starting the BLM conversation with parents and friends. UPDATE: On the ‘Shows, Movies, and Documentaries’ slide, listed is the Netflix movie “The Help” — we recognize that it is in fact NOT a good movie regarding race. It’s a white savior movie, and we hold ourselves accountable for not researching it further before recommending it in the post. We have removed it from our resources page on zenerations.org, and are officially stating here that we retract our recommendation of “The Help”, and pledge to research our prospective content thoroughly, and educate ourselves more on anti-racism, before suggesting resources to others. _ CHECK OUT “Black Lives Matter Youth Resources” on zenerations.org!

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