We’re taking a stand against racial inequality and the racial injustices Black people in our country face. We listened as a brand as to what we can be doing better and how we can help. We want to be an ally for our Black vibe tribe members in our community and use our brand to progress change. You can read our full statement here. Moving forward we wanted to provide some resources and tips to assist in this cause. We also plan to diversify our content to amplify melanated voices.
Here are several websites filled with resources to get you started:
The Three Pillars of What You Can Do To Help
- Educate
- Listen to Podcasts
- NPR's Code Switch: Race in your Face
- Serial: Serial is heading back to court. This time, in Cleveland.
- NPR's The Moth: Promoting the Art & Craft of Storytelling
- 1619
- What Matters Podcast
- Hella Black
- Watch Movies
- 13th - Netflix
- American Son
- Dear White People
- See You Yesterday
- When They See Us
- The Hate U Give
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Read Books
- Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
- The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander
- Stamped from the Beginning - Ibram X Kendi
- The Black The Blue - Matthew Horace
- Chokehold - Policing Black Men
- Between the World and Me - by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Who Do You Serve? Who do You Protect?
- The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin
- Take Action
- Sign Petitions
- See active petitions here: https://www.pb-resources.com/petitions.html
- Attend Protests
- How to stay safe while protesting: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#protesters
- Send Emails to Local Officials
- See links to send emails to local officials: https://www.pb-resources.com/emails.html
- Call Your Local Officials
- Register to Vote in Your State
- How to Register to Vote: https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
- Donate & Support Black Businesses
- Bail Funds
- Memorial Funds
- Black Owned Rave and Festival Clothing Businesses
- 8 Black-Owned Businesses & Festival Brands
- Also recommend searching in your local area for local Black businesses to support from restaurants, grocers, boutiques and more.
We hope this is helpful. We want to keep this conversation going so please know our inbox is always open as to how we can better support as an ally. Like we said in our statement, we hope to diversify our feed, workplace, and content moving forward. We hope you are staying safe and healthy out there.
- The Vibe Team