WHAT CAN YOU DO NEXT?
Below is a list of organizations that actively fight against America's toxic prisons. There is also a link that lists resources and petitions to sign to support the Black Lives Matters movement.Â
Lastly, I list a growing list of recommended books and movies if you would like to learn more about what my website talks about.
RESOURCES
Ways to support the Black Lives Matter Movement: link to resources, orgs, donations, email scripts.
Interactive COVID-19 Resource Brochure: a brochure that lists resources such as how to apply for unemployment, free online classes, etc, made and prepared by me for Freedom 4 Youth.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS/FILMS
13th: Documentary on mass incarceration currently on Netflix.
Just Mercy: Movie based on a true story, about the flawed criminal justice system and death sentences.
Are Prisons Obsolete? Book by Angela Davis
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Book by Michelle Alexander
What is Critical Environmental Justice? Book by David N. Pellow
Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage by Diane D. Glave
Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility by Dorceta E. Taylor