Black Lives Matter

Listen and Learn. Black Lives Matter.

We are living through a critical moment in history.
To the Black members of Skirt Club: we hear you, we see you, and we are with you.
To the non-Black members of Skirt Club: it is up to each of us to stand with and support the Black community.
June is also Pride month. Black women are vital to the Pride movement, and the LGBTQ+ community owes so much to the women of colour who led riots at Stonewall.
We believe in the power of community. And as a community, we must stand up for each other, support one another, and use our collective power to enact change.
We have a lot to learn, to unlearn, and to do.
We are listening, and we want to be the best allies we can. We have to use this moment to eradicate racism and create a more just society for all.
You can help.
Let's turn vulnerability into strength. #together

Get down to it....

QUICK GUIDES

How to respond to common racist statements
How to Ally
Actionable Steps
So you want to talk about white privilege

WATCH

13th - Netflix
When They See Us - Netflix
Just Mercy - YouTube
The Hate U Give - Hulu
The Racial Wealth Gap, Explained S1:E1 - Netflix
Shame in the Game: Racism in Football - BBC3
The Death and Life of Marsha Johnson
I Am Not Your Negro
The Stonewall Uprising: 50 years of LGBT history
ChescaLeigh American comedian and activist

LISTEN

Hidden Grain

READ

Solitary by Albert Woodfox
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 
How to be Anti-racist by Dr Ibram X Kendi
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Books for children

TED TALKS THAT TURN HEADS

“We Need to Talk About an Injustice” Bryan Stevenson
"The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History” David Ikard 
“Let’s Get to the Root of Racial Injustice” Megan Ming Francis
“How America's Public Schools Keep Children in Poverty” Kandice Summer
“The Symbols of Systemic Racism - and how to take away their power.” Paul Rucker  

BLACK VOICES OF WOMEN WE LOVE

Layla F. Saad
Rachel Cargle
Aja Barber
Mikaela Loach
Leah Thomas
Weeze Doran 
Lettie Shumate
Myisha T. Hill 
Dr. Amie “Breeze” Harper

BIG FOUNDATIONS TAKING ACTION NOW

NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Equal Justice Initiative 
National Bail Out 
NYC - Mutual Aid NYC
Defund the Police - Reclaim the Block

HELP FOR BUSINESSES

Femily (USA)
Hustle Crew (UK)

By reading these resources you will learn something new, that will likely change your opinion. We all have a lot to unlearn about society and the subtleties of racism. The time to make a change, is now.