If you would like to make a donation in support of Nova Scotia's Black communities, visit  https://ca.gofundme.com/f/black-lives-matter-solidarity-fund-ns

Thank you to the The Ukings Racialized Students Collective for sharing the following resources:

"The Ukings Racialized students collective stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and organizations, protestors and protectors fighting against white supremacy and anti-black racism. We, as a collective, want others in our community to know, though we may be physically separated, we stand together. We are with you in this painful, scary and uncertain time, and our allies within our collective are committed to fighting for you." 

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You can contact the Ukings Racialized Student Collective on Instagram dm @ukingsrsc or contact via email

Self-care and therapy resources: 

BLACK ZEN: This website provides a guide to beginners interested in meditation and mindfulness. https://www.blackzen.co/

Liberate: Meditation App with guided meditations from BIPOC folks  https://liberatemeditation.com/

BEAM: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: This is a Black virtual therapy directory https://www.beam.community/

Ourselves Black: A website committed to focussing on Black stories and mental health https://ourselvesblack.com/online-magazine

Black Health Alliance http://blackhealthalliance.ca/resources/knowledge-hub/

Black Girls Smile Mental Health Support Directory: https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/resources

Warmlines: Non-Urgent Mental Health Support Phone lines https://www.blackvoicenews.com/2019/12/11/warm-hotlines-deliver-help-before-mental-health-crisis-heats-up/

Open Path Collective: Network of sliding scale therapists and counsellors https://openpathcollective.org/

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IG Accounts:

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@healingwhileblk, @selfcareisforeveryone, @ancestorsfuture, @jordanpickellcounselling, @blackmentalwellness, @brittguimond, @ayanatherapy, @diveinwell, @sistaafya, @healhaus, @thenapministry, @inclusivetherapists

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Podcasts, Magazines and Websites 

Small Doses with Amanda Seales

Therapy for Black Girls https://therapyforblackgirls.com/podcast/

The Emotional Lives of Black Men https://emotionallivesofblackmenpodcast.com/

NamingIt! Podcast http://www.namingitpodcast.com/

The Extraordinary Negroes Self-Care Episodes http://www.theextraordinarynegroes.com/episodes-1

Galdem https://gal-dem.com/

The Professor Is In Podcast: 

Episode 11 - Women of Color Coping with Academic Racism: An Interview with Dr. Roxane Donovan

https://www.himalaya.com/performing-arts-podcasts/the-professor-is-in-1596230/episode-11-women-of-color-coping-with-academic-racism-an-interview-with-dr-roxane-donovan-88815128

Episode 19 - Calming vs Numbing https://www.himalaya.com/performing-arts-podcasts/the-professor-is-in-1596230/episode-19-calming-vs-numbing-96583187

Crown Magazine https://www.crwnmag.com/

Hoodrat to Headwrap: A Decolonized Podcast

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Online Articles, Videos and Speeches: 

Moving Beyond Pain by bell hooks

http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/blog/2016/5/9/moving-beyond-pain

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Angela Davis On Audre Lorde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpYdfcvYPEQ

Beyonce HOMECOMING “Lift Every Voice”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rn4Xh99dd4

Zadie Smith Interview: On Shame, Rage and Writing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LREBOwjrrw

Paloma Elsesser & Binx Walton Talk Hair Issues, Isolation And Mixed Identities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGXvDmW_lsw&t=478s

Braided: A short documentary on braids and appropriation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFGwmUCH9aI&t=408s

Petitions and funding: 

I Run With Maud 

https://www.runwithmaud.com/

Justice for Tony McDade 

https://www.change.org/p/black-lives-matter-activists-justice-for-tony-mcdade

Justice for Breonna Taylor 

https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor

Justice for George  Floyd 

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd

Justice For Regis

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR2A556xyyAqxnmfuEELTb6mzDs5GVNGlQf9cA2R_FtuwPO-IjbJ5pmeJNE

Justice for David Mcatee https://www.change.org/p/louisville-mayor-greg-fischer-justice-for-david-mcatee/psf/promote_or_share?recruiter=862253145

Black Lives Matter Nova Scotia Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-lives-matter-solidarity-fund-ns/donate

Donate to Ourselves Black and online resource website focussed on creating work centred around Blak stories and Black mental Health https://ourselvesblack.com/online-magazine