Becoming more than just an observer of Black History

Want to do more than simply observe Black History Month?

Support local Black-owned businesses in your city, give to organizations writing the next chapters of Black History—and challenge yourself with resources that open your heart and mind.

Here are some of  the businesses we love, organizations we care about, and resources that challenge us.

Local Black-owned businesses we love

• Crumbville, TX
  Bakery (damn fine vegan & gluten-free options!)
  
  
• Farmer’s Fresh Market
  Butcher, grocery store & soul food restaurant
  
  
• Soul Food Vegan
  Vegan cuisine: no meat, dairy, or soy—just a whole lotta soul
  
  
• Mico’s Hot Chicken
  Nashville-style hot chicken (it hurts so good)
  
  
• Lucille’s
  Fine Southern Cuisine defined by history

Organizations we care about

• Black Girls CODE
  Increasing the number of women of color in the digital space
  
  
• Thurgood Marshall College Fund
  Transforming the lives of students at Historically Black Colleges
  
  
• Catalyst
  Workplaces that work for women
  
  
• 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
  Mentoring and developing Black leaders of the future
  
  
• BEAM
  Committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities

Resources that challenge us

• How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them.
  Vernā Myers | TEDtalk

• We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent
  Nesrine Malik | Book

• Project Implicit
  Harvard University | Implicit bias test

• The 1619 Project
  New York Times Magazine | Long-form article

• How to be an antiracist (ft. Ibram X. Kendi)
  Unlocking Us with Brené Brown | Podcast