Black Lives Matter
Please find resources and links below to see what you can do to help.
Bollywood America stands with the Black community, we stand with our Black dancers, competition organizers, DJs, staff members, volunteers, families and friends - in the fight against racism, injustice and inequity.
Our immediate attention is on actions we can take within our circuit to create change.
We’re proud to see several members of this community spread awareness and take many steps in the right direction. We are hopeful that if we all work together and commit to change then we will see progress. We will continue to use the power of our platform to elevate the voices of our community.
We understand this is a sensitive and uncomfortable topic for many; however, we highly encourage pushing these conversations amongst your groups, friends and families.
#TheShowMustBePause
- Educate yourself
- Educate others
- Sign Petitions
- Reach out to officials
- Donate
- Share resources
Articles to read:
- "America's Racial Contract is Killing Us" by Adam Serwer (Atlantic | May 8, 2020)
- The 1619 Project (The New York Times Magazine)
- "Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (Atlantic | May 12, 2020)
Books to read:
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Super Power by Brittney Cooper
- Heavy: An America Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
= The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- The Next America Revolution: Sustainable Activism for Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherrie Moraga
Movies/Shows to watch:
- America Son (Netflix)
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975
- Clemency
- Dear White People (Netflix)
- Fruitvale Station
- I Am Not Your Negro
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Hulu)
- Just Mercy
- King In The Wilderness (HBO)
- See You Yesterday (Netflix)
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
- The Hate U Give (Hulu)
- When They See Us (Netflix)
- 13th (Netflix)
Podcasts to listen to:
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Interectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For The Cause (The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- The Combahee River Collective Statement
- How to Survive the End of the World
Ways to donate, more resources, and actionable items can also be found:
