Black lives matter everywhere, in Jersey City, in your neighborhood, on your street. As a Jersey City resident, you’ve had the unique opportunity to experience the most diverse city in our country with neighbors, friends, family and strangers coming here from all over the world. If you’re looking to make a difference in the Black Lives Matter movement that is making strides in Jersey City, you’ve come to the right place. EverythingJerseyCity.com has compiled Black Lives Matter resources that inform you how to be an ally and how to make a change in your own neighborhood.
BlackLivesMatter.com Toolkits
From the organization behind it all, here are some informational "toolkits" by Black Lives Matter to help educate yourself in how to help push the message forward.
Healing Action Toolkit
Conflict Resolution Toolkit
Healing Justice Toolkit
Instagram Accounts to Follow
As thousands show their support of Black Lives Matter, many are asking: how can we be better allies? Creating real change requires a continued effort that carries over into the everyday. In addition to donations and localized activism, we must amplify...
Petitions to Sign
Active Petitions
After the massive social media #BlackoutTuesday posts, many people want to find ways they can contribute beyond a post. A great place to start is to sign petitions for change. Here you can find a list of active petitions that...
Places to Donate
If you want to support the many organizations working against police brutality and discrimination, here are a few places you can donate. Scroll through and give to an organization (or many!) whose work speaks to you.
Foundations For Change ...
Black-Owned Businesses in Jersey City
You’ve probably heard of “shopping small”, but another way to support is to shop small from Black-owned businesses. Black-Owned Businesses are vastly underrepresented, accounting for less than 7% of small businesses in the US, while we account for 13% o...
Books on Race
For black booksellers and publishers who have been promoting their titles for years, it’s encouraging that people are now turning to books to further their own knowledge, rather than solely expecting the black community to educate them. Here are some o...
Media on Race
If you like watching documentaries and films as a way to educate yourself and help understand a different perspective, check out this list.
Documentaries
13th - Netflix & YouTube (for free)
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement...
Podcasts on Race
Here are some podcasts to listen to about race and racial injustice in the US. They’ll offer some historical perspective to the awful events of this week and hopefully spark a conversation or a new way of thinking to see the world through someone else’s eye...
Black Traveling Resources
Black Traveling Resources
Since the start of the pandemic the travel industry has seen a 48% decrease in revenue, compared to the $1.1 trillion spent on traveling in 2019. As restrictions loosen and the vaccine finds its way across the world,...
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