Back from break!! This week on White & Working on it, Brittany talks about America’s favorite thing about Sunday’s in the fall, the National Football League. We’ll dive into the history of protest and racism in the league, as well as the action the league has taken since George Floyd was murdered by police.

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This week on White & Working on it, Brittany talks about the events in Los Angeles where sheriff deputies killed Dijon Kizzee while riding his bike. Next up, a history lesson on the reparations that were promised and taken away from freed slaves after the civil war. Brittany educates us on why looting is not the issue in the 2020 civil unrest.

TAKE ACTION:

- Sign the petition demanding justice for Dijon Kizzee: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/demand-justice-dijon-kizzee/?sp_ref=669914425.176.210470.o.1.3&referring_akid=.11528476.emsnGj&source=c2c

- Send a letter to your local House Representatives in support of H.R. 40: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/reparations-slavery-now

- NPR Code Switch article/interview with Vicky Osterweil, author of “In Defense of Looting”: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/08/27/906642178/one-authors-argument-in-defense-of-looting

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Better late than never this week! Brittany shares her thoughts on the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the events that occurred thereafter. This week we also work on educating ourselves on the significance of #BlackAugust and the freedom fighters you may not have learned about in white history.

TAKE ACTION IN #JUSTICEFORJAKE

- Sign Color of Change's petition calling for the firing and arrest of the officer who shot Jacob Blake: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justice_for_jacob/?source=sms_082420_opt-in

- Donate to Jacob’s Gofundme page organized by his mother for medical & healing costs: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforjacobblake

- Donate to Milwaukee Freedom Fund to help arrested protesters: bit.ly/mkefreedomfund

- Call or Email Wisconsin State officials to demand justice for Jake —

Kenosha District Attorney⁣⁣: 262-653-2400⁣⁣, Michael.Graveley@da.wi.gov

Kenosha Mayor and City Administrator: 262-653-4000⁣⁣, mayor@kenosha.org, cityadministrator@kenosha.org

Kenosha City Attorney⁣⁣:

262-653-4170⁣⁣, webcityattorney@kenosha.org, Edward Antaramian at eantaramian@kenosha.org

Wisconsin DOJ: 608-266-1221⁣⁣

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