Black Lives Matter
St. George's Society proudly stands with the Black community, our community—our beneficiaries, scholars, members and partners—in the fight against racism and injustice.
We encourage members of our community to join millions in educating themselves, participating in the conversations about racial inequality and taking action to dismantle systems of oppression and working towards a more equitable and inclusive society. Please keep sharing stories, keep talking about these issues and keep fighting for what is right. Now is not the time for silence.
Resources
Anti-Racism Resource Guide by Sarah Sophie Flicker & Alyssa Klein
There are a plethora of resources for how you can practice and deepen your anti-racism work at home and in the workplace.
31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance by EmbraceRace
To counter this bias, experts recommend acknowledging and naming race and racism with children as early and as often as possible. Children’s books are one of the most effective and practical tools for initiating these critical conversations; and they can also be used to model what it means to resist and dismantle oppression. Beyond addressing issues of race and racism, this children’s reading list focuses on taking action.
Talking About Race | The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
NMAAHC’s new online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture.
10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship by Mireille Cassandra Harper | British Vogue
Harper’s simple and elegant distillation of the principles outlined in key anti-racist works such as Me And White Supremacy by Layla Saad and How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi reproduced in full for British Vogue.
NYC’s black-owned restaurants and businesses resource guide
Where you can support Black-owned restaurants, bars, bakeries, wine stores, coffee shops, and pop-ups in New York. The list was spearheaded by New Yorker food critic Hannah Goldfield and Bon Appetit research director Joseph Hernandez.
“Racism: a societal problem and a serious business problem” by Claudine Moore | PR Week
Award-winning Global PR & Comms Leader and St. George’s Society Board Member, Claudine Moore’s Op Ed on companies’ need to understand that this is a watershed moment not just in America but globally.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”