BIPOC Resources

How These Black Playwrights Are Challenging American Theater
Jackie Sibblies Drury, Jeremy O. Harris, Antoinette Nwandu and Jordan E. Cooper, on influences, gatekeepers and helping “the young black theater nerd find work that looks like them.”


Black Lives Matter: U.S. Theatres Stand With the Movement for Racial Justice
Dozens of theatres express their solidarity in the grief and anger over anti-Black violence, offer resources, and commit to more equitable paths.

“Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”  - A new series by ex-NFL player Emmanuel Acho
The audience is specifically for White people. There are now two conversations:
#1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF4
#2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwiY4i8xWIc

Movies, Documentaries & TV to Watch:

• 13th - Netflix (and streaming free on YouTube)
• Whose Streets? - Hulu
• I Am Not Your Negro - Amazon Prime
• The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross - Amazon Prime
• LA 92 - Netflix
• What Happened, Miss Simone? - Netflix
• Strong Island - Netflix
• The Loving Story - HBO
• Teach Us All - Netflix
• King In The Wilderness - HBO
• The Hate U Give - Amazon Prime
• Mudbound - Netflix
• The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson - Netflix
• Sorry To Bother You - Hulu
• If Beale Street Could Talk - Hulu
• Becoming - Netflix
• Homecoming - Netflix
• Just Mercy - Amazon Prime
• Black Stories Presents: Your Attention Please - Hulu
• Moonlight - Netflix
• Black America Since MLK: And I Still Rise - Amazon Prime
• The Black Godfather - Netflix
• When They See Us - Netflix
• American Son - Netflix
• See You Yesterday - Netflix
• Selma
• Green Book
• Dear White People - Netflix
• Hidden Figures
• Do The Right Thing
• Time: The Kalief Browder Story - Netflix
• Crime + Punishment - YouTube
• The Black Power Mixtape - Amazon Prime

Books To Read:

• Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis 
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander 
• How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
• Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
• Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
• I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
• The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
• Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X Kendi and Jason Reynolds
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Renni Eddo-Lodge
• So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
• Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob
• This Is My America by Kim Johnson
• Pet by Awaeke Emezi
• Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim
• Killing The Black Body by Dorothy Roberts
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
• White Rage by Carol Anderson
• Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper
• Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
• How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
• Read more books about race

Podcasts to Listen To:

• 1619 - NY Times
• About Race
• Seeing White
• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
• Code Switch
• The Diversity Gap
• Intersectionality Matters!
• Pod for the Cause
• Pod Save the People
• The Combahee River Collective Statement
• Still Processing
• The Lack of Attention for Violence Against Black Trans People - Nala Simone Toussaint and Ash Stephens on The Takeaway (2020)
• Higher Learning

Places to Donate:

• Reclaim The Block (MN-Based)
• Black Visions Collective (MN-Based)
• Equal Justice Initiative (AL-Based)
• The Audre Lorde Project (NY-Based)
• The Okra Project
• George Floyd Memorial Fund
• Minnesota Freedom Fund
• Unicorn Riot
• Run With Maud
• Justice for Breonna
• National Bail Out
• Campaign Zero
• The Innocent Project
• Ask employers if they will match recurring donations long term. 
• More places to donate 

Other Educational Resources:

• [Graphic] I Want To Be An Ally But I Don’t Know What To Do: A Resource Guide - Giselle Buchanan (2020)
• [Graphic] 10 Steps To Non-Optical Allyship - Mireille Charper (2020)
• [Short Reading] What Is White Supremacy? - Elizabeth Betita Martínez  (1998)
• [Short Reading]  White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Peggy McIntosh (1989)
• [Article] The Myth of Police Reform - Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015)
• [Episode] John Oliver on Police Reform (2020) 
• [Zine] Building A Police-Free Future: FAQ - MPD150 (2020)

Black Owned Businesses to Support:

• Shop for anti-racist literature at black-owned bookstores
• Google doc of black-owned businesses, organized by city

Engage in conversations with friends, family, colleagues, community:

• Template For Holding Your Employer Accountable For Racial Justice - Whitney Evans (2020)
• How To Talk To Your Family About Racism - Jen Winston (2020)
• Join your chapter of Showing Up For Racial Injustice

Organizations to Follow:

• @colorofchange
• @theconsciouskid
• @naacp
• @showingupforracialjustice
• @fams2gether
• @unitedwedream
• @mpowerchange
• @civilrightshostage
• @eji_org
• @sistersong_woc

Conversation With Yourself:

• Evaluate what your long term commitments to this work are. Build your vocabulary to address racism. “If they do this, I will do this.”

Theatre Resources:

• Follow @projectamiright

• https://www.weseeyouwat.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Ym_y8-8GFdSROblV4toN2SXBFNE8Iw7t9qZ9YfGK_h0ITFcMD0HGBRYM
• Broadway is Racist
• https://www.queerty.com/gay-black-writers-just-won-pulitzer-prizes-drama-poetry-20200505?fbclid=IwAR0bPv_T0e5lVYF7pby4k1vbRjn875NEOyXQerTHK3lyMrChy-p7pgnqxVE