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WAYS TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT + COMMUNITIES OF COLOR An advocacy toolkit for fair, safe and effective community policing. This is intended to create accountability and build better relationships between law enforcement and communities of color. CLICK HERE to learn more   _________________ PETITION TO END POLICE VIOLENCE Sign this...

HOW TO SUPPORT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY

  Black-owned business directory “This Black-owned business directory is populated with Black-male, Black women-owned firms and non-profits, minority-owned businesses and local community businesses. Minority enterprises are included. Most are certified vendors with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Over 1,500 are listed.” CLICK HERE to learn more.   BECMA BECMA engages its...

ANTI-RACISM: SUGGESTED BOOKS/PODCASTS

White Fragility “The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.” CLICK HERE to view this book on Amazon   How to Be an Antiracist “Kendi's title encompasses his main thesis:...

Safe Healing Spaces + Resources for Black Women

. . Women of Color Healing Retreats . “Women of Color Healing Retreats is a sacred sanctuary for all black women, as they fully honor the diversity of identity. It is a space for all bodies, all sexual orientations, all socioeconomic statuses, all political ideologies, and all levels of...

COVID-19: An Inside perspective from a Boston Nurse

By: Elizabeth Pehota, Reporter/Host for New England Revolution   “A mask has literally become my accessory,” said Mollie McLaughlin, an RN at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA who splits her time evenly between a coronavirus unit and a burn trauma ICU. “I think the next...

Five Ways to Stay Motivated While Working from Home

By: Elizabeth Pehota, Reporter/Host for New England Revolution [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="50620"]   For some people, working from home is a regular practice. For others, this is new uncharted territory. Whether it’s a staple for you or a new challenge, working remotely is as productive as you are...

Finding Unity in our Communities

By: Elizabeth Pehota, Reporter/Host for New England Revolution [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="50347"] Unity. Spirit. Belief. These are pillars of how people should always live.   While the globe is experiencing an unprecedented, tragic time during the spread of the coronavirus, it’s vital that people hold onto these pillars and...