Beyond February: Resources to Center Black Leaders in the Anti-Violence Movement Year-Round
As February and Black History/Futures Month come to a close, Oregon SATF invites our partners in the anti-violence and abuse fields to examine how we will center the many contributions of Black advocates, preventionists, policy experts and leaders in our continued work to respond to and prevent sexual violence + abuse year-round.
To support your work, we have included an introductory list of resources (including websites) for you to peruse.
This list is by no means exhaustive. We encourage you to reach out if you have a resource to share, you can contact us anytime at taskforce@oregonsatf.org. This list will be updated periodically throughout the year as new resources are available.
Websites + Agencies
AORTA (Anti Oppression Resource and Training Alliance)
BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective)
Ujima Inc. , the National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
Black Women’s Blueprint (a division of Restore Forward)
Self Enhancement, INC. (Portland)
The Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute
Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault
Articles, Books + Selected Readings
This Is What Healing Justice Looks Like | Essence
All About Love: New Visions | bell hooks
“All Power to All the People: Redefining Power, Social Movements, and Intersectional Activism" (Follow-up Materials and Curriculum for Harvard IOP Study Session) | Brittany Packnett Cunningham
#MeToo: Voice of the Black Man | NSVRC featuring Brandon J. Flood, Chairman of the Political Action Committee for the Pennsylvania NAACP State Conference and Chairman of the Greater Harrisburg NAACP’s Community Affairs Committee and Jamien Harvey, Executive Directive for the Historic Camp Curtin YMCA.
Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black, Proud & Holding You Accountable | Tatiana Piper, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (via NSVRC)
Black Feminist Thought | Patricia Hill Collins
Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience and Restoration | Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
Dear White People…10 Ways You Can Show Up for your Black Friends and Colleagues | Sunshine Muse, Colorlines
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower | Dr. Brittney Cooper
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds | adrienne maree brown
Heavy: An American Memoir | Kiese Laymon
How To Be An Antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi
Me and White Supremacy | Layla F. Saad
Octavia’s Brood | Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown
Pleasure Activism | adrienne maree brown
The Resource: Racial Equity in the Movement | National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals | Alexis Pauline Gumbs
We Can't End Sexual Violence Without Ending Racism | National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Black Women, Civil Rights, and the Struggle for Bodily Integrity | Danielle L. McGuire for The National Civil Rights Museum (part of the “50 Voices for 50 Years” series) **Content warning: description of rape, mention of murder
Podcasts + Videos
Anti-Blackness in the Movement: Podcast Series (Podcast ) | Darin J. Dorsey for National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Good Ancestor Podcast (Podcast)| Layla F. Saad
Come Through (Podcast) | Rebecca Carroll
"Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History” (Youtube Video/Presentation with Audio) | Walidah Imarisha
