Ongoing list of tools and resources for supporting the fight for equality and justice

This is meant to be an ongoing list of resources and tools (food related and beyond!) our team is referencing as we continue to educate ourselves and take action against racial inequalities and injustices. We would love to hear from you if you have anything to share. Please feel free to reach out to info@afandco.com with your feedback and suggestions.

 

19 Black-owned Banks and How to Support Them

 

Katherine Wu’s Cuisine-grouped Guide to Black-owned Restaurants in SF

 

Bay Area News Group’s List of Black-owned East and South Bay Restaurants

 

EatOkra

“EatOkra is your guide to black-owned restaurants. If you’d like to support local black businesses, or maybe just find a new favorite place to eat, download the EatOkra app now.” Thrillist

 

How to Support Black Lives and Community in the Bay Area

7×7‘s running list of resources specific to the Bay Area.

 

 

The 1619 Podcast from The New York Times

“An audio series, hosted by journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.”

 

Social Studies for #BlackLivesMatter

“We’re sharing some of the tools our team has been assembling from those around us to help proliferate how we’ve been educating ourselves.”

 

75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

• **Note this article is continually updated to ensure each item is accurate and needed today.**

 

Oakland Indie Alliance – Standing in Solidarity

• “No justice, no peace. Oakland Indie Alliance stands in solidarity with those fighting for justice and police accountability in the streets of Oakland. In some cases, our members are the ones on the street standing arm in arm with the community. The storefronts of our small, local, independent businesses have been damaged, in a time when small businesses are already struggling to survive. Please help support the repair fund so we can ensure the sustainability of our local small business community.”

 

Support Black-owned restaurants and pop-ups in the Bay Area

• “Support Black people and their right to live with joy and self-determination: not just now or in February or when it’s convenient, but always.” 

 

Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance

 

List of Bail Funds for Protestors Across the Nation

 

Anti-Racism Resources

 

Anti-Police Terror Project

• “The Anti Police-Terror Project is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition that seeks to build a replicable and sustainable model to eradicate police terror in communities of color. We support families surviving police terror in their fight for justice, documenting police abuses and connecting impacted families and community members with resources, legal referrals, and opportunities for healing. APTP began as a project of the ONYX Organizing Committee.”

 

LGBTQ Fund

• “The Freedom Fund secures the liberty and safety of people held in jail or immigration detention, focusing on LGBTQ individuals.”

 

American Civil Liberties Union

• “With your support, we can stay ready to act at a moment’s notice whenever the Trump administration abuses power or undermines people’s rights.”

 

The Independent Restaurant Coalition put together resources to share with the restaurant community:

 

• Anti Racism Resources: bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
• Momentum Alliance: https://www.momentumalliance.org @getyourmomentum
• Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com @blacklivesmatter
• Showing up for Racial Justice: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org @showingupforracialjustice
• Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org @colorofchange
• Rachel Cargle: @thegreatunlearn