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Here are a few organizations that need your help to eradicate racism, police brutality, and the disproportional discrimination against black people in the LGBTQIA+ community and a master guide on how to help broken down in three parts.
This organization works with communities and city council members in Minneapolis to redistribute money from the police department to other parts of the city's budget that "truly promote community health and safety."
With the donations it receives, New York City-based The Okra Project fights food insecurity and "pays black trans chefs to go into the homes of black trans people to cook them a healthy and home-cooked meal at absolutely no cost." In addition, it provides free meal delivery to black trans people who are homeless or do not have adequate space in their homes for mean preparation by a chef.
North Star Health Collective is a group of health care providers who work in alliance with organizations to create safer environments for protesters.
This national fund helps pay bail for people in need (including protesters). Once a client's case has ended, the bail money is returned to the fund and used over and over again, so your donation here can go a long way. You can also visit The National Bail Fund Network to see a full directory of bail funds by state.
Colin Kaepernick founded this organization that holds education seminars across the country for black and brown youth. Know Your Rights Camp teamed up with defense lawyers in the Minneapolis area to help provide legal resources for those in Minnesota in need right now.
Fair Fight, founded by Stacey Abrams, promotes fair elections by bringing voter discrimination to light with education programs and election reform advocacy.
BreakOUT! aims to make New Orleans a safer city for LGBTQIA+ youths. To do so, it "builds on the rich cultural tradition of resistance in the South to build the power of LGBTQ youth ages 13-25 and directly impacted by the criminal justice system through youth organizing, healing justice, and leadership development programs."
Campaign Zero aims to end police brutality by providing the public and government officials with urgent, research-based policy solutions.