Anti-Racist Resource Guide for the Tech & VC Community

Female Founders Fund
Female Founders Fund
6 min readMay 31, 2020

“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”

-Angela Y. Davis

At Female Founders Fund, we remain more committed than ever to our goal of creating a more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem. All of us have a role to play in shifting existing paradigms.

The resources below have been compiled for the tech & VC community with the intention of deepening anti-racism knowledge and to share ways we can participate in creating change. #BlackLivesMatter

Resources for your company

To understand inherent bias in tech

Coursework and other Resources

Organizations to follow on social media doing important work regarding racial equity and justice

Organizations working to diversify the tech and coding landscape

Reading List

Podcasts and Radio

Movies and Shows

  • 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
  • American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
  • Black Power Mixtape: 1967–1975 — 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
  • 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

Take Action

If you plan to participate in any civil action protests or events please ensure that you educate yourselves on your rights as a protester: Know Your Rights. If you would like to educate yourself or those around you on citizen rights in the face of discrimination and your rights when encountering law enforcement, please utilize these resources.

We recognize that these issues are emotionally traumatic and taxing for anyone that is burdened by them. Your health and safety is most important. Please prioritize yourselves during these difficult times.

If you’re looking to get involved outside of organizing in person, we’ve rounded up a list of ways you can take action from home:

Sign a Petition

  • Sign the Color of Change petition, here or text “FLOYD” TO 55156
  • Sign Change.org petition and consider donating, here
  • Sign the petition, Justice for Breonna Taylor, here

Donate

Contact Officials

Contact the Police Chief Medaria Arredondo to demand the Fraternal Order of Police hold these four officers accountable through their pension or other penalties monetarily for George Floyd’s death and work to revise policing policy in his department. Ways to contact:

Contact the Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and demand that the District Attorney seek charges immediately. Ways to contact:

Contact the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and demand these officers be charged with murder and arrested. Ways to contact:

Contact the Minnesota US Attorney’s office to express your outrage on the lack of charges for these officers:

Send a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey or Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding justice, accountability and/or policing changes.

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