Black Lives Matter. We stand with our Black community and wanted to use this space to share Black crafters and Black yarn stores we love as well as Black organisations, Black activists and educational materials that our team have been finding useful. We will continue to add to this list as we continue to learn and grow.
We have a lot of learning to do, and are taking this time to reflect. We are working on longer term initiatives to ensure our commitment goes beyond this post and we hope to have an update on these soon. In the meantime we hope all of our community find these resources useful, we are always open to hearing your feedback so please feel free to get in touch.
BLACK CRAFTERS TO FOLLOW
@blackgirlknitclub
A community of Black Women & Girls who love to learn new hand skills and celebrate each other
@bipocinfiber
Dedicated to highlighting Black, Indigenous and People of Colour working with fiber
@therookiehooker
Just a boy who’s a tad obsessed with making things out of yarn
@theyarnmission
Knitting for Black Liberation, anti-oppression. Pro-Black, Pro-Community, Pro-Rebellion
@jammella
Knitter, Yoga teacher and Doula
@ggmadeit
Knitter and blogger
@ocean_bythesea
Yarn dyer, knitter and small business owner
@snerbyarn
All round crafting guru and online yarn business owner
@jeanettesloan
Activist and founder of @bipocinfiber
@lhamiltonbrown
Artist and researcher into the history of Black knitting
@iamkristabel
Lifestyle blogger and crafter
@tlyarncrafts
Crochet designer and all-round yarn lover
@jonahhands
Crochet designer and maker
@abolajiooo
Crafter passionate about ethical fashion
@bresellsseashells
Crochet designer and blogger
@cro.chel
Crochet designer and small business owner
@gavriellamakes
Knitwear designer and fiber enthusiast
We knit, we sew, we see things!
BLACK YARN STORES TO BUY FROM
BLACK ORGANISATIONS TO FOLLOW
Black Lives Matter
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Campaign Zero
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
Reclaim The Block
https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
https://www.naacp.org/
Colour Of Change
https://colorofchange.org/
Black Visions Collective
https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
The Minnesota Freedom Fund
https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate
Women for Political Change
https://www.womenforpoliticalchange.org/about
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund
https://brooklynbailfund.org/
BLACK ACTIVISTS & AUTHORS
@janayathefuture
International Ambassador @blklivesmatter
@adwoaaboah
Activist, Model and founder of GURLS TALK
@candicebrathwaite
Presenter, Writer & Founder of @MAKEMOTHERHOODDIVERSE
@lemizanicolau
Lifestyle blogger
@poppyokotcha
Environmentalist
@flex.mami
Activist and writer
@khiramomodu
Activist and creative
PETITIONS TO SIGN
Justice for George Floyd
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
Justice for Belly Mujinga
https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga?use_react=false
Improve maternal mortality rates and health care for Black women in the UK
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301079
Justice For Breonna Taylor
https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
Justice for Tony McDade
https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-tony-mcdade
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
https://www.change.org/p/district-attorney-tom-durden-justice-for-ahmaud-arbery-i-run-with-maud
Justice for Sheku Bayoh
https://www.change.org/p/police-scotland-investigate-the-death-of-sheku-bayoh-in-police-custody?source_location=petitions_browse
Introduce a race relations class into high school curriculum
https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/introduce-a-race-relations-class-into-high-school-curriculum
BOOKS TO READ
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernadine Evaristo
Becoming
Michelle Obama
So You Want To Talk About Race
Ijeoma Olua
Anything We Can Learn About
James Baldwin
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Don’t Touch My Hair
Emma Dabiri
THINGS TO WATCH
When They See Us
Ava DuVernay, Netflix
Just Mercy
Destin Daniel Cretton, Free to watch in June on Amazon Prime, YouTube and more
Selma
Ava DuVernay, Amazon Prime
13th
Ava DuVernay, Netflix
PODCASTS TO LISTEN TO
Black Gals Livin’
Jasmine Braithwaite and Victoria Sanusi
About Race
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Come Through
Rebecca Carroll
Code Switch
Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji, NPR
Pod Save The People
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