“Digital Black Power, Social Media, and Justice” Resource Guide ABFE Makes a Point Blog – ABFE President and CEO, Susan Batten Taylor “Makes A Point” on Ferguson: What Can Philanthropy Do? 1. We love data – so let’s start there. 2. Grantmaking organizations can use their convening power to organize discussions in their regions about community/police relationships. 3. More investments are needed in Black communities to help young people and families navigate public systems that repeatedly devalue our lives. See Susan’s full blog post, here. Call to Action: 10 Ways You Can Help The People Of Ferguson, Missouri! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/19/how-to-help-ferguson_n_5688541.html?utm_hp_ref=tw Black Voices and Public Radio – 1. Longevity- Sirius/XM Radio Host Joe Madison: http://joemadison.net/ Joe Madison Arrested in NY Protest: http://goo.gl/xHEBYM 2. The Hardest Working Man in Radio- Tom Joyner: http://blackamericaweb.com/tom-joyner/ 3. All Cylinders- Steve Harvey: http://powerhits95.com/on-air-hosts/the-steve-harvey-show 4. Enormous Loss- Michel Martin: http://alldigitocracy.org/ferguson-coverage-proves-npr-needs-tell-me-more/ Social Media Activism [#BlackTwitter] - 1. The Secret Power of Black Twitter: http://goo.gl/rDNPoZ 2. Is Twitter the underground railroad of activism: http://goo.gl/01Ea0k 3. Why #BlackTwitter Was Essential to Media Outrage over Ferguson: http://goo.gl/vPsKxM #BlackTwitter Voices - @ElonJames @GoldieTaylor @ZellieImani @Jelani9 @WesleyLowery @ZerlinaMaxwell Stay In Touch with ABFE: Contact: Bianca D. Alston, Membership and Program Assistant | Email: [email protected] www.abfe.org | Facebook: Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) | Twitter: @ABFE Black Politics: Faces in the Media - 1. Melissa Harris-Perry’s Searing Tribute to Black Men Killed by Police: http://goo.gl/pV9mvq 2. Rev. Al Sharpton Links Ferguson Shooting to Eric Garner Death: http://goo.gl/90LzJH 3. Soledad O’Brien: Who is Black in America: http://goo.gl/SKKE2 Black Newspapers - 1. BlackNews.com: http://www.blacknews.com/directory/black_african_american_newspapers.shtml 2. The St. Louis American: http://www.stlamerican.com/ Stay in Touch with Our Panelists - Alvin L. Starks (Moderator) Rashad Robinson Director of Strategic Initiatives, Executive Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Color of Change www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg www.colorofchange.corg Facebook: SchomburgCenter Facebook: ColorofChange.org Twitter: @SchomburgCenter Twitter: @ColorofChange Personal: @RashadRobinson Malkia A. Cyril Cedric Brown Co-Founder and Executive Director, Managing Partner, Center for Media Justice (CMJ) Kapor Center for Social Impact www.centerformediajustice.org www.kaporcenter.org Facebook: Center-for-Media-Justice Facebook: KaporCenter Twitter: @MediaJustice Twitter: @KaporCenter Personal: @CultureJedi Personal: @CedBrownSaid Dr. Brittney Cooper Darnell L. Moore Assistant Professor, Educator and Writer Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies The Feminist Wire and YOUBelong Rutgers University www.darnellmoore.squarespace.com www.rutgers.edu www.thefeministwire.com www.brittneycooper.com www.youbelonginitiative.com Facebook: Rutgers University, Newark Facebook: The Feminist Wire Twitter: @RutgersU Facebook: YBInitiative Personal: @ProfessorCrunk Twitter: @TheFeministWire @YBInitiative Personal: @Moore_Darnell Stay In Touch with ABFE: Contact: Bianca D. Alston, Membership and Program Assistant | Email: [email protected] www.abfe.org | Facebook: Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) | Twitter: @ABFE .