Chicago Community Bond Fund Chicago TMA

To our colleagues in the Chicago TMA and AFM Local 10-208:

In an effort to support communities that have been systematically oppressed and are actively seeking to make major changes in America, we have established a GoFundMe Page--all proceeds of which will go directly to Chicago Community Bond Fund . A list of links below provide additional resources and action steps for you to engage and participate.  

As musicians, we all recognize and appreciate that no aspect of America's artistic culture would exist without the excellence, genre-defining talents, and essential influence of People of Color, especially African-Americans; the world is immeasurably enriched for those contributions. 

At this crucial point in history, much of American society is mobilizing and awakening to the truths that too many have experienced for far too long: that while the world may never be fair, justice must be made equal. We urge all of you to respond in whatever ways you feel are the most effective in encouraging the societal change that fairness, decency, and basic humanity demand. 
#BlackLivesMatter 

Organized by: Chuck Bontrager, Tom Hipskind, Tom Mendel, Karl Montzka, Felton Offard, Rick Snyder, Tahirah Whittington, Jim Widlowski, The Chicago TMA Executive Board (Carey Deadman, Trevor Jones, Joe Sonnefeldt, Dominic Trumfio)

Articles to Read:
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement  (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us ” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
"My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant ” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
The 1619 Project  (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
The Combahee River Collective Statement 
“The Intersectionality Wars ” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups  developed by Craig Elliott PhD
"White Privilege Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack ” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America ” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Videos to Watch: "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion " | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)

Videos to watch:
Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives : Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion " | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)

Podcasts to Subscribe to:
1619  (New York Times)
About Race 
Code Switch  (NPR)
Intersectionality Matters ! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
Momentum : A Race Forward Podcast
Pod For The Cause  (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
Pod Save the People  (Crooked Media)
Seeing White 

Books to Read:
How To Be An Antiracist  by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Eloquent Rage : A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings  by Maya Angelou
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Just Mercy  by Bryan Stevenson
Heavy : An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
Me and White Supremacy  by Layla F. Saad
Raising Our Hands  by Jenna Arnold
Redefining Realness  by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider  by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race  by Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye  by Toni Morrison
The Fire Next Time  by James Baldwin
White Fragility : Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
When Affirmative Action Was White : An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
This Bridge Called My Back  : Writings by Radical Women of Color (Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldúa)
Their Eyes Were Watching God  by Zora Neale Hurston
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
The Next American Revolution : Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs

More anti-racism resources to check out:
“Why is this happening ?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice 
Anti Racism Project 
Jenna Arnold’s resources  (books and people to follow)
Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources 
Resources  for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
Save the Tears : White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educationaltoolkits 
The [White] Shift on Instagram 
Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials 


Films and TV series to watch:
13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
King In The Wilderness  — HBO
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

(compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020; additional editing by Chuck Bontrager, Tom Mendel, Karl Montzka, )