By Harsha Mikkilineni | June 15, 2020
Organizations Involved in the Movement
The LDF fights racial injustice through litigation, advocacy, and education. For the past 75 years, LDF has defended civil rights and protections and worked toward diversity in judicial and executive appointments. You can donate here.
EJI works to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment and challenges racial and economic injustice in the United States. You can donate here.
The Center for Policing Equity is a research center and think tank which produces analyses identifying and reducing the causes of racial disparities in law enforcement. You can donate here.
The ACLU has long been committed to fighting for the constitutional rights and civil liberties of all people. Through advocacy and litigation, the ACLU has worked to end police brutality, demand racial justice, and defend our rights to protest. You can donate here.
The Bukit Bail Fund is based in Pittsburgh, PA and works to help vulnerable inmates get released from jail immediately. It’s long term fight is to end cash bail in Pittsburgh and everywhere. You can donate to the bail fund here.
Not from Pittsburgh? Use this link to find the local bail fund in your area.
Read the following
Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Junior
The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
Alexander explores mass incarceration of Black Americans and how the current system has relegated millions to second-class status, denying them the rights supposedly won in the ‘60s Civil Rights Movement.
The End of Policing, Alex S. Vitale
This book discusses the origins of modern policing as a tool of social control and potential solutions.
Listen to these Podcasts
Justice in America focuses on all aspects of criminal justice reform, with engaging guests every episode. You can find their episode on Police Accountability here (Apple Podcasts) or here (Spotify).
The Daily: The Systems that Protect the Police (June 2, 2020)
This episode of The Daily discusses the efforts to hold police accountable across the United States through protest. You can find the episode here (Spotify).
Watch these Movies
13th, Netflix
When They See Us, Netflix