LISTEN
Courageous Conversation: The Black Experience
Nspire Change (10 min video)
Message from Pete & Erik
A Call for Change – May 30th, 2020
Additional Nordstrom Resources
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Being an Ally to the Black Community
Being an Ally to the LGBTQIA+ Community
Eight Ways to be More Inclusive
One Community Manager and ERG Leader Resources can be found on this Nordstrom SharePoint site.
LEARN
Podcasts & Videos
Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist (62 min podcast)
5 Tips For Being An Ally by Franchesca Ramsey (3.5 minutes)
13th A Film by Ava Duvernay (1h 40m film)
A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage with Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan (17 minutes)
Systemic Racism Explained (4.5 minutes)
Books
How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South by E. Patrick Johnson
The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda V. Magee
Covering – The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights by Kenji Yoshino
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Websites and Articles
Raising Race Conscious Children: A resource for talking about race with young children
How do we move forward? by Shellye Archambeau and John White
ACT
Nordstrom Cares – Benevity (Matching Offer)
A few organizations that we recommend if you would like to make a donation and have it matched by Nordstrom.
Black Lives Matter
Join the Movement to fight for Freedom, Liberation and Justice.
Marsha P. Johnson Institute
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of BLACK transgender people.
Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
Established in 2011, The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC) is the only national organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
The Guide to Allyship
So you want to be an ally. Welcome to the Guide to Allyship, a tool meant to provide you with the resources for becoming a more effective ally.