Hands Up! Don’t Shoot! Resources on Ferguson

The killing of Michael Brown and response from the community and police in Ferguson, Missouri, has shown us once again how far we have to go to address racism in the 21st century. We hope this pivotal moment will motivate people to have courageous conversations that result in taking action in our lives, workplaces, and institutions. Here are a few resources we’ve pulled together for you to reflect on and share with others.

Ferguson in Context

• Seattle Times article about books on race and the police

• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness–book by Michelle Alexander

• This is Why We’re Mad about the Shooting of Mike Brown

• Gallup Review: Black and White Attitudes Towards the Police

• The Ferguson Syllabus–Sociological Context

Resources for Educators

• Teaching About Ferguson–Teaching for Change article

• Current Events Classroom–ADL Lesson Plans

• Do’s and Don’t’s for Teaching about Ferguson–The Root article

Arts and Inspiration

• Don’t Shoot–Powerful photo taken at Howard University

• Be Free–song by J. Cole

• Black Rage–song by Lauryn Hill

• If they Gunned me Down–Black activism on Tumblr and Twitter

• Jon Stewart’s response to Fox News coverage of Ferguson

What Can I Do?

• Donate to the Michael Brown Memorial Fund

• 5 Ways You can Help

• 12 Things White People can do Now because Ferguson

• 10 Ways you can Help the People of Ferguson, Missouri

Please share other resources you’ve come across in the comments.

In Hope and Solidarity,

Ilsa and Caprice