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Letters for Black Lives is a set of crowdsourced, multilingual, and culturally-aware resources aimed at creating a space for open and honest conversations about racial justice, police violence, and anti-Blackness in our families and communities.

An amazing team of more than 330 volunteer translators just dropped 26 translated letters in support of #BlackLivesMatter! Use these letters to talk to your family and community about why we must support #BlackLivesMatter. Get the letters here and stay tuned for more translations to come!

“Since the first letter in 2016, we’ve had four years of increased racism within the US and another rise of white supremacy around the world. So this year, the community wrote another letter — because we are sad and angry, but also because we are full of love for our families and have hope for a more just and equitable future.”

In the midst of powerful uprisings in defense of Black lives, the time to practice solidarity is now. One way we can act today to stop killing Black people is to stop calling the police, and to make sure our loved ones stop too. We know this may be a difficult conversation and there is no one right way to do it. But, as Asian Americans committed to justice, we must try. Black lives depend on it.

We wrote a letter to help you talk to your own family about not calling the police. 

As Asian Americans, we are demanding that our community take control of how we interact with the police and work to redefine what safety looks like, in solidarity with Black communities. We must stop investing in a police system that is violent and racist.

How White People Sound When They “Disagree” With PoC About Racism Posted on

This morning on Twitter, Mia had a few words for white people who “disagree” with PoC about racism. It’s funny because it’s true.