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SBANP on Black Lives Matter

Updated: May 9



The South Boston Association of Nonprofits supports Black Lives Matter and we encourage you to join us. Below is a list of steps we’ve taken to be a part of the movement to date:

  • SBANP has had internal conversations at the Board and Membership level

  • We have shared our own personal stories and have invited folks to talk about how ‘we’ are experiencing this moment in time

  • We have organized a ‘book club’ –with a focus on anti- racist reading material…the 1st book is “How to be an Anti-Racist” by Ibram X Kendi

  • We have printed signs and banners in support of BLM and will display them across our community

  • Reverend William Dickerson guest speaking at next SBANP meeting 7/28/20 on Zoom to lead a discuss racial justice

  • Hearing his story and perspective

  • Learning more about – the Black Lives Matter Movement and how we can be allies in this moment

  • Understanding what ‘white privilege’ really means

  • What is the ‘defund the police’ effort and can we support both BLM and the Police — how do we do that?

  • Help us frame our language eliminating ‘buzz words’ and using concrete language to be part of this change – here in South Boston and beyond


If you’re new to this movement and would like to learn and understand more, please see the resources below:


What is BIPOC and what does it mean:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html


What Black Lives Matter Means (and Why It’s Problematic to Say “All Lives Matter”):

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a32745051/what-black-lives-matter-means/


What does the phrase “defund the police” actually mean:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a33024951/defund-the-police-meaning/

https://fortune.com/2020/06/08/defund-the-police-what-does-it-mean-protests-george-floyd/

https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/what-does-defund-the-police-mean-the-phrase-explained.html


Five Common Misconceptions About Black Lives Matter

thoughtco.com/common-misconceptions-about-black-lives-matter-4062262


ADL Debunk: Disinformation and the BLM Protests

https://www.adl.org/resources/reports/adl-debunk-disinformation-and-the-blm-protests


What is the BLM movement and who started it?

https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/




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