Anti-Racism Resources for Black Individuals and Communities
Black bodies matter. Black mental health matters. To our Black students, we at the Counseling Center stand with you and are here to support you in your healing process. In the aftermath of experiencing or witnessing trauma, it is normal to experience a range of emotions and reactions. You may be experiencing heartache, anger, fear, irritability, or sadness. You may feel hopeless or helpless, or question whether the White supremacist systems that govern society will ever change. You may be experiencing fatigue from White or non-Black POC friends reaching out to you about what they can do. Or perhaps you feel isolated because very few of your friends truly understand how you may be impacted by ongoing police brutality and anti-blackness. All of these reactions are normal and valid. We want to encourage you to be gentle with yourself and your body, and we want to help normalize taking care of yourself in a society that does not normalize caring action towards Black bodies. We hope that this resource list can assist you to intentionally practice self-care as well as to engage in community-care.
Seek professional help
https://therapyforblackmen.org/
https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/
https://www.nqttcn.com/directory
Talk to someone now
https://www.callblackline.com/
Practice self-care
Video
Watch: Emotionally Restorative Self-Care for People of Color
Watch: Street Somatics: Tips for Regulating Nervous Systems in Uprisings
Meditate
Listen: https://www.blackgirlinom.com/bgiocreatorsforchange
Liberate Meditation App (by and for people of color)
Podcasts:
Between Sessions https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/category/between-sessions/
Black Girls Heal https://www.blackgirlsheal.org/podcast/
Black Girl In Om https://www.blackgirlinom.com/podcast
Busy Being Black https://wizard.fanlink.to/busybeingblack
Code Switch https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/
Embrace Race https://soundcloud.com/user-551505264/supporting-kids-of-color-in-wake-of-racialized-violence
Understand the body’s response to racial trauma
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTZQ6X_21Ow
Learn: https://culturalsomaticsuniversity.thinkific.com/courses/cultural-somatics-free-5-session-ecourse (free E-course by Resmaa Menakem, trauma therapist, on racialized trauma)
Read to heal
Grief is a Direct Impact of Racism: Eight Ways to Support Yourself
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culturally-speaking/201607/proactively-coping-racism
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/self-care
https://www.theroot.com/tips-for-self-care-when-police-brutality-has-you-quest-1790855952
https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/recovering-disasters
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/healing-justice_b_5899e8ade4b0c1284f282ffe
https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American
https://blacklivesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BLM_HealinginAction-1-1.pdf
Engage with community
https://www.reddit.com/r/blackladies/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Blackfellas/
Note: this is a private community on Reddit to preserve the safety of its members.
https://www.instagram.com/browngirlselfcare/
Connect with affirming folx
https://www.instagram.com/maryamhasnaa/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/lalahdelia/
https://www.instagram.com/dr.thema/
https://www.instagram.com/basseyworld/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/decolonizingtherapy/
https://www.instagram.com/hellodrjoy/?hl=en
If you’re interested in discovering more resources for black healing, feel free to check out this additional resource list.