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As is the case with our Covid-19 Resource pages, this is a living document and a work in progress. In the interest of responding to a pressing need, we are publishing knowing it is unfinished, and we will continue adding to it. If you know of other events, opportunities for solidarity, resources, or accounts that you’d like us to promote, please let us know.
We are making an immediate call for submissions of any medium (thought pieces, poetry, art, etc.) from JoCs, especially Black Jews. If you have anything to say or contribute we want to use our platform to amplify it. Our editorial staff are available to advise whether you consider yourself “a writer” or not, and can provide technical/digital assistance. If hardware is a barrier for you to create content, get in touch and we’ll help with that too. We compensate our contributors for their content.
Here is TC Jewfolk’s full statement on how we are currently changing our strategies to elevate the voices of Black Jews (and all Jews of Color), as our mission and values demand. We apologize for our role in marginalizing JoCs who are members of our community and we are committed to doing better.
Finally, inclusion in this resource page does not imply an endorsement by TC Jewfolk/Jewfolk, Inc. and should not be taken as such. There may be links to causes or organizations below that do not fit with the thinking and/or values of every single member of our Twin Cities Jewish community. We encourage you to take a look at some of them regardless to best understand this complex situation.
Front Line Actions
A cautionary note about attending or amplifying protest events: Anyone can create an event page. Before you share or go, find out who the organizers are. Checking their profile picture is not enough—does it look like a real account or a burner? Check to see who has shared that particular event. If the event is not organized/promoted by Black leaders or a reputable allied group, exercise extreme caution & skepticism. Attending any front line action always carries some personal risk. However, experienced organizers know how to identify, plan for, and mitigate risks. They are trained in deescalation tactics. If participants are anticipated to risk arrest event organizers should have bail or jail support prepared.
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Organizers to Follow
Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB)
Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar
Resources to Support the Minneapolis Protests
Follow Support the Cities for mutual aid & community service pop-up opportunities
TC Jewfolk will only ever share information on protests that are thoroughly vetted. The resources below apply to any action you choose to attend.
Get Tested for Covid (if you test positive or haven’t been tested but display symptoms, stay home)
Participate Safely, Responsibly, and Respectfully
Communities United for Police Reform
Digital Security & Safety | Guide to Protesting
Map of self-service bike repair stations
Creature Friend Finder (help finding/aiding a friend arrested in protests)
Actions from Home
Text of the Kaddish for Black Lives
Comment on proposed changes to the Minneapolis City Charter
Incorporate the Kaddish for Black Lives from Jewish Multiracial Network into your Shabbat
Justice In June | Justice In July
MPD 150: How You Can Help (MPLS, June 2020)
Contact your elected officials:
Provide Critical Funding for Elections in Response to COVID-19
Address the COVID-19 Emergency in Prisons and Jails
Jewish Community & JoC-Led Orgs
Black and Jewish Facebook Group
Edot: The Midwest Regional Jewish Diversity Collaborative
Evolve (An Initiative of Recontructing Judaism)
Art by @liziegettinbusy
Jewish Community Action’s Crisis Response sign-up
Jews for Racial & Economic Justice
Resources | Privilege Checklist | Organizational Assessment
Jews of Color Field Building Initiative
Jewish Social Justice Roundtable
Racial Justice Resources | Pilot Racial Justice Framework
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Hearts and Minds: A Model Discussion About Racial Justice
Resource Sharing ($$$)
Shop with Black-Owned Businesses in the Twin Cities
While we make every effort to ensure that we have linked to official pages that direct funds where they say they do, please do your own research and be aware that not all of the following are 501(c)3 organizations and your donation may not be tax-deductible. We believe these are groups deserving of support regardless of their tax status.
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Organizations to Support
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL)
Keiko’s Kitchen / Keiko’s Electric Herbs
Little Earth Residents Association
Neighbors United Funding Collaborative
Northside Strong x McKinley Neighborhood Organization
Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment
The Somali Museum of Minnesota
Support 7 Mile Immigrant and BIPOC Workers
West Broadway Business and Area Coalition x Northside Funders Group
Individual/Family Funds
Justice for Breonna Taylor Fund
Resource Sharing (Goods & Services)
Art by @adamkylometers
Community Rebuilding with Hands On Twin Cities
George Floyd Memorial Site (Intersection of Hope) Sanitization Station volunteer sign up
MN Mental Health Providers of Color Database created by Larry Yang
Powderhorn Sanctuary volunteer, food, & supplies sign up
Twin Cities Mutual Aid Project
Anti-Racist (Un)Learning Resources
Articles & Op Eds
TC Jewfolk’s George Floyd Coverage and new Tzedek + Tikkun section
5 Jews From Across the Country Share Why They Joined the Black Lives Matter Protests by Josefin Dolsten
An opportunity to confront white supremacy and create a Jewish, intersectional future by Jared Jackson
As Jews of Color, We Need You to Read This by Alma Staff
Ashkenormativity Is a Threat to All Jewish Communities by Isaac Ofori-Solomon
‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests by Josefin Dolsten
Black Jewish Woman Speaks out on Racism She Experienced at L.A. Jewish Day Schools by Chana Hall, Ariel Sobel
Black Jews Are Grieving, and We Need You to Help Us Mourn by Shekhiynah Larks
The Black Jews Are Tired by Chris Harrison
Black Jews to white Jews: Change your relationship with police by Ari Feldman
Checked Boxes by Shoshanna Hemley
Art by @ayeolaomolara
Dancing between Light and Shadow – Increasing Awareness of the Impact of Covid 19 Disparities on Jews of Color by Yavilah McCoy
Dear Jewish community – here’s what to do now by Jeremy Burton, Josh Sayles, Lindsey Mintz And Rori Picker Neiss
Dear Jews, Black Lives Can’t Only Matter When You’re Criticizing The Movement by MaNishtana
I Helped Coin the Term ‘Jews of Color.’ It’s Time for a History Lesson. by Shahanna McKinney-Baldon
The Heavy Baggage that Comes With Being a Black Jewish Convert by Liyah Foye
Jews of Color, Covid-19, Civil Unrest — An Argument for Inclusion by Nate Looney
Jews of Color Deserve Teshuva by Yoshi Silverstein
Jews of Color and the Policing of White Space by Rebecca Pierce
Jews for Racial Justice Move the Conversation About Police Brutality Into White Communities by Chris Crass & Marjorie Dove Kent
Jews Should Understand Why Black Americans Need Reparations Now by Lilli Sher
My Black Father’s Legacy by Yaffy Newman
Other by Naomi Bethune
Skin in the Game: How Antisemitism Animates White Nationalism by by Eric K. Ward
Ways Your Congregation Can Act Now for Racial Justice by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner
What It’s Like to be a Trans Jewish Woman of Color by Dahlia St. Knives
What It’s Like to Grow Up As a Black Orthodox Jew by Sara Levine
What Non-Black Jews Can Do to Combat Anti-Black Racism by Clara Sophia Camber
White Jews: Stop Calling Yourselves “White-Passing” by Nylah Burton
Why You Need to Care About Black Lives Matter by Aviva Davis
Books & Studies
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9 Writers Who Perfectly Capture What It’s Like for Jews of Color by Nylah Burton
20 Books by Black Jewish Authors You Should Read by Emily Burack
Black-Jewish Relations in the United States from Jewish Virtual Library x Encyclopedia Judaica
Black Lives Matter book list from Red Balloon Bookshop
Books for Adults list from the Jewish Multicultural Network
The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Enough Is Enough! A 150-year performance review of the Minneapolis Police Department from MPD 150
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota edited by Sun Yung Shin
Handbook for Jewish Communities Fighting Mass Incarceration from T’ruah
Reading for Racial Justice books free to read online through August 31 from University of Minnesota Press
A Toolkit for Addressing Criminal Justice at the Local Level from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Podcasts & Radio Programs
1619 (NYT)
Call to Mind: Spotlight on Black Trauma and Policing (MPR)
Can We Talk? Episode 43: Black Lives Matter (Jewish Women’s Archive)
Catalyst: with Unite & Rebuild MSP (KFAI)
Code Switch (NPR)
Community voices on the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing (MPR)
Intersectionality Matters! (The African American Policy Forum)
Momentum (Race Forward)
Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests’ hope and despair (PBS)
Somali Link Radio: with Abdu Rahman (KFAI)
Wholly Jewish (ReformJudaism.org)
Film & Video
12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen) on Amazon Prime
Film still from @brokenbirdmovie
Black Lives Matter Collection on Netflix
Blackness, Jewishness, and America series from Shalom Hartman Institute
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | for Jewish Professionals
Broken Bird (Rachel Harrison Gordon) on Vimeo
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) free on tubi
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) on Hulu
How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them (Vernā Myers) on TED
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin) on PBS
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) on Hulu
A Jewish conversation about Juneteenth (The Forward) on YouTube
Jewish Council on Public Affairs Webinars
White Nationalism, Racism and Antisemitism in America Today
Ending Racism in America: A Discussion with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP
Black Lives Matter: A Conversation on Being Black and Jewish at this Moment (airing Wednesday, July 15)
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) free on Amazon Prime and Google Play
King In The Wilderness (Peter Kunhardt) on HBO
Racism in the Jewish Community: The Uncomfortable Truth (Ilana Kaufman) on YouTube
Revolution Now (Rachel Cargle) on YouTube
Who Counts? Race and the Jewish Future (Ilana Kaufman)
Courses & Communities
Photo of April N. Baskin
Anti-Racist Training (free thru June 30) from Diversity & Resiliency Institute of El Paso
Audacious Hospitality from Union for Reform Judasim
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Awareness to Action ($1 thru July 31) from Learners Edge
Effective Communication with Racist Family Members from Racism Recovery Center
Every Voice, Every Vote: the Reform Movement’s 2020 Civic Engagement Campaign
The Great Unlearn with Rachel Cargle
Guide for Facilitating Anti-Racism Conversations (At the Well)
In Solidarity – Around the Shabbat Table (OneTable)
Joyous Justice: Diversity Coaching & Consulting with April N. Baskin
Living the Legacy Civil Rights Lessons from Jewish Women’s Archive
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups by Craig Elliott, PhD
What is Your Role to End Racism? from Racism Recovery Center
(Un)Learning with Kids
Events
Talking to Kids about Racism: 10 a.m. Thursday, July 9 & Tuesday, July 21
As adults, it is our responsibility to teach our children about racism. This two-part program will give you tools to guide these important conversations with the children in your lives.
Resources
Art by @artistaviv
Anti-Bias Education articles, lesson plans, kid lit, & more from the Anti-Defamation League
Black Lives Matter Instructional Library (links to read-aloud videos)
The Conscious Kid (Patreon) (Instagram)
Elmo’s Dad Explains BLM (Sesame Street)
How Do We Raise Anti-Racist Kids (Kveller) Panel Discussion
How We’re Talking to Our Black Jewish Kids About George Floyd by Alina Adams
A Jewish Anti-Racist Reading List for Children of All Ages by Lior Zaltzman
The work of Julius Lester
Ramsey County Library book recommendations
Talking About Race (Nat’l Museum of African American History & Culture / Smithsonian)
Talking Race with Young Children (NPR)
Talking With Kids About Racism (PJ Library)
They’re Not Too Young to Talk About Race! (The Children’s Community School
Individuals & Accounts to Follow
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Aaron Freeman (Sciency Optimist) (YouTube)
Aaron Samuels (Instagram) (Twitter) (Web)
Amadi Lovelace (Twitter)
Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell (Twitter)
April N. Baskin (Twitter) (Instagram)
Bentley Addison (Twitter)
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (Twitter)
Evan Traylor (Twitter) (Instagram)
Faith Kalson (Instagram)
Rabbi Isaama Goldstein-Stoll (Instagram)
Jonny B. Mitchell (Twitter) (Instagram)
Lara Monroe (Twitter)
Michael Twitty (Twitter) (Instagram)
Nissim Black (Instagram) (Twitter) (YouTube)
Noah Shufuntinsky (aka Westside Gravy) (SoundCloud) (YouTube) (Twitter)
Rebecca Pierce (Twitter)
Rabbi Sandra Lawson (Twitter) (Instagram)
Shais “MaNishtana” Rishon (Twitter) (Instagram)
Photo of @tahuonia with her husband
Shekhiynah Larks (Instagram)
Sheree Curry (Twitter)
Shirley Gindler-Price (Twitter) (Web)
Tahuonia Rubel (Instagram)
Tema Smith (Twitter) (Instagram)
Yaf Newman (Instagram)
Yasmine Esther (Instagram)
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