Black Lives Matter Resources Pt 2

These are all of the resources that I have gathered during my time of silence. I have donated, I have been listening, I have been reading, I have been researching, and I have been watching. If you want to read my statement and what I want to do moving forward click here.

Read

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Divided Sisters by Midge Wilson & Kathy Russell
The Bluest Eyes by Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurtston
They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Fatal Invention by Dorthy Roberts
Locking Up Our Own by James Forrman
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Me and My White Supremacy by Laya F. Saad
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

Listen

1619 – NY Times
About Race
Seeing White
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Code Switch
The Diversity Gap
Intersectionality Matters!
Pod for the Cause
Pod Save the People
Busy Being Black
The Combahee River Collective Statement
Black Lives Matter Playlist (Spotify)

Watch

13th (Netflix)
American Son (Netflix)
Dear White People (Hulu)
King in the Wilderness (HBO)
See You Yesterday (Netflix)
When They See Us (Netflix)
Green Book
Selma
Just Mercy
Hairspray
Black Power Mixtape
I Am Not Your Negro
The Hate U Give (Hulu)
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Hidden Figures
The Help (Netflix)
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Follow

@colorofchange
@theconciouskid
@naacp
@showingupforracialjustice
@fams2gether
@unitedwedream
@mpowerchange
@civilrightsorg
@eji_org
@sistersong_woc
@shaunking
@grassrootslaw
@laylafsaad

Donate

If you have no money to donate you can play this video over and over again in the background of whatever else you are doing WITHOUT skipping any ads. Watch Zoe Amira’s video on YouTube here.

Learn

https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/anti-racism-workshops-classes/

Local Black Owned Food Businesses in Hampton Roads, VA

I mean who doesn’t like food rightttt?!?!??? Let’s go show some love to these bomb places!

Norfolk

Croakers Spot
J&K Style Grill
Senses Vegan
Martin’s Soul Food
Soul of the Sea
Sweet Jams Cafe
Mp Island
Southern Soul Food
Truth Soul Food
Living Room
Culture
Gourmet Burger Bistro

Chef Skip
Grillz on Wheelz
Tupelo Honey
Jerrrk Time
Phoenix Restaurant and Lounge
Crabby Cali’s
Bobos Fine Chicken
Smoothie Stop Cafe

Newport News

JR Crickets NNVA
Martin’s Soul Food
Scratch Bakery
JT’s Bar and Grill

Portsmouth

Beyond Vegan Cell Food
Chef Skip
District
Yoolks on Us
The High on High Street
Lisa’s Bar and Grill
Bailey’s Bayou

Hampton

Wing Bistro
Wing and Prayer
Mango and Mangeaux
Scratch Bakery
Wards Soul Food Kitchen
Polly’s Restaurant
Queens Way Soul
Cherry O to Go
Shrimp Shack
Jerk Sauce
Got Fish? Seafood

Okay let’s talk about makeup and this beauty industry really quick. I’m about to call out the good, the bad, and the AMAZING.. This is something I have always felt strongly about. I love how these big brands are starting to get it, but a lot of them still need a lot of work.

Black Owned Beauty Businesses that are BOMB

Fenty Beauty
Pat McGrath
JD Glow Cosmetics
Midas Cosmetics

Local Black Wedding Vendors that are My Fav

They seriously have some talent and I will be hiring 3 of them for my wedding in the future. Can you say that about your vendors? Is your wedding vendor list inclusive?

DJ West (@djestsidestory) (I hired)
Kellie Corbett (@kelliecorrbett_mua) (I hired)
Candice Rauch (@candicethemakeupartsit)
Alana Manning (@bellavitaartistry)
Devonte Waller (@devontewallerphoto) (I hired)

Makeup Brands Who Are NOT Very Inclusive

This could be for a number of reasons but mainly because of their foundation rage. They completely overlook people of color with darker skin shades and it’s APPALLING and this needs to change. What made me even more mad is that they made a ‘Black Lives Matter’ statement.. yet they could really care less based on what they launch. I wanted to highlight these brands so you are aware, and also so you can be just as disgusted as I am.

Tarte Cosmetics Face Tape Foundation

Now you might be wondering why I put this on here because their range is actually not awful. This is actually a relaunch. Their first launch of this foundation had 2…. TWO FREAKING SHADES.. for people with darker skin tones. They got soooooo much backlash they had to relaunch. And this worst part was that the two shades didn’t match ANYONE.. Go on YouTube and watch this video. It’s absolutely ridiculous that Tarte launched this and thought it was okay. And the only reason they updated the ranges was because they got backlash.

Stila Cosmetics Stay All Day Foundation

They have 3 shades for people of color…

Benefit Cosmetics Hello Happy Velvet Powder Foundation

They have 3 MAYBEEEE 4 shades. And it’s not even that dark.. It’s just awful.

YSL Touche Eclat Foundation

Honestly I think all of their foundations that they are selling have awful shade ranges, but this specific one only offers 4 shades.

Beauty Blender Bounce Foundation

This is yet another relaunch because the first one got sooooo much backlash!! Here is another video by my girl Jackie Aina who is always speaking up for black girls!!

Makeup Brands With the Most Inclusive Foundation Ranges

Fenty Beauty
Maybelline (not cruelty free)
Bobbi Brown (not cruelty free)
MAC Cosmetics (not cruelty free)
Cover FX
Too Faced Born This Way
Pat McGrath (not cruelty free)
Estee Lauder (not cruelty free)

There are plenty more, but these are my favs and they are absolutely AMAZING foundation formulas!!

The beauty industry still has a lot to learn but there is small progress being made and it is a start, but we are not done yet. We must keep fighting and keep pushing these big brands to be inclusive in all things they do. Not only foundation but who they sponsor work with, how their social medias look, and so much more. We need to see more color.

Please watch, read, listen, learn, do your own research, and follow RIGHT NOW. This is the time to come together rather than apart. I’m unlearning and relearning so much so I can be better and I STRONGLY feel everyone needs to self reflect and be better for our black community. I’m working hard.. Are you!!??

xoxo,
Katlyn

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