We at Erica Tanov stand against systemic racism and police brutality, and we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others at the hands of police and the righteous uprisings that these deaths are catalyzing have inspired us into action and reflection. We are committed to re-examining our core principles, our role in the system, and the ways in which we can use our privilege to support the cause. Here are some resources we're tapping into to educate ourselves and contribute to the movement. As always, we welcome your thoughts and suggestions.
Between the World and Me, Ta-Nahisi Coates
Black Skin, White Masks, Frantz Fanon
Sister Outsider, Audre Lorde
Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks
White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo
Decolonizing Culture, Anuradha Vikram
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land, Aimé Cesaire
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paolo Freire
Ethnic Notions, Marlon Riggs
Black Girl, Ousmane Sembène
The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Joe Talbot
I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck
The Watermelon Woman, Cheryl Dunye
13th, Ava DuVernay + Spencer Averick
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Göran Olsson
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Stanley Nelson Jr.