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Mental Health & Wellness
connects therapy seekers with culturally responsible, identity-affirming mental health professionals and counselors who specialize in intersectional issues.
connects womxn, QTBIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ with mental health services and wellness providers.
makes finding therapy and therapists groups easy for clients, supplying educational resources as well.
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ensures healing justice by providing transformative mental health support to queer and trans people of color.
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presents mental health topics and resources in an easy, accessible way to help Black womxn find a therapist.
is a lifestyle platform for women of color working to destigmatize mental health within the Black community and help black womxn find therapists.
is on an organization on a mission to increase access to mental health resources and diversity amongst mental health professionals while decreasing mental health stigma within the Black community.
provides therapy for black womxn and girls, as well as support groups that focus on healing.
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offers mental health support for the black community in partnership with other nonprofits and wellness networks.
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Leaders to Support
fights for racial equity and diversity in the arts with networking events, mentorship programs, and industry community building.
educates creators on how to build their brands online to take full advantage of the creator economy shifting to social media.
Jenné shares nourishing vegan recipes that are easy to make for beginners and help long-time practicing vegans overcome food ruts.
Atiya shares her journey as an emerging actress and entrepreneur to motivate others to live the happiness within.
Kelly creates motivational vlogs, taking viewers along as she diversifies her income and actualizes her manifestations to live a life of fulfillment.
Ambrosia shows how busy moms can utilize self-care and minimalism to add value to their lives.
Tee talks about how media and society profit off of marginalization and internalized toxic social conditioning, especially as it pertains to feminism, gay rights, and racial trauma.
Kat speaks on trans rights and issues to confront transphobic media and social beliefs in video essays and a call-in podcast show.
Ibram X. Kendi is a leading anti-racist scholar, historian, and author educating others about the long-term implications and impacts of racism and white supremacy.
Kim is a writer, feminist, and thought leader hosting shedding light on the social issues that empower and invade black culture through tactful conversation.
Kayla is an intuitive therapist, healer, and dancer making spiritual and lifestyle content bringing others closer to their own sense of self and evolution.
Jessica Alexandria is an astrologer and intuitive healer creating natural oils, remedies, spiritual courses, and energetic readings to empower self-healers through the BehatiLife YouTube channel and BehatiLife Apothecary.
Carolyn shares slow living sentiments and finds, highlighting ethical and sustainable goods in the process.
Dr. Tiffany Lester is a writer and creator teaching and advocating for integrative medicine to heal chronic health conditions.
Deun is a photographer and wellness creative providing trauma-informed care for black sexual assault survivors.
Rachel Cargle is an anti-racist activist and writer confronting the barriers of white supremacy with public academic courses and mental health support.
Emmanuel Acho is an athlete and activist hosting conversations to break the barriers and misconceptions born of racism.
Myisha is an anti-racist activist helping others heal from racial trauma and unlearn social conditioning rooted in white supremacy.
Lauren Ash is a wellness teacher and facilitator making space for black womxn to breathe easy with a supportive community, podcast, and peace-infused gatherings.
Morgan Harper Nichols is a poet and artist creating community and hope through inspirational storytelling.
is a platform pushing the future of BIPOC creative entrepreneurs forward with coaching programs, events, consulting, and speaking engagements.
is an author & wellness consultant helping others find their voice through storytelling, poetry, and creative writing to overcome shame while also establishing integral self-care practices.
offers mental health support for the black community in partnership with other nonprofits and wellness networks.
consolidates a variety of healing modalities and wellness practitioners to cultivate a community focused on releasing the stigmas still attached to self-healing.
is changing the narrative about how to process experiences in order to validate & align with the true self.
is an activist and eco-conscious writer exposing the symbiotic relationship between social and earth justice.
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Josie Ong of Affirmation Pod inspires listeners to address their emotions to end racial injustice.
Josie Ong of Affirmation Pod helps those awakening to their privilege navigate the complicated emotions they may be experiencing.
Dr. Candice Nicole guides listeners through processing racial trauma to start the process of healing.
Dr. Candice Nicole creates messages for allies processing the gravity of racial trauma.
is a pop-up yoga and meditation experience that alleviates burnout, providing tools for mind-body relief and renewal.
works to address systemic issues that impact Black people and communities in Canada through research, funding, and capacity building.
supports black womxn with mental health support through the power of breath work and community.
is a home and garden website offering guidance and representation for Black womxn navigating the gardening space.
is a home and garden website where Black mxn share their stories, as well as a love for gardening.
is a wellness community creating a safe space for Black people to heal from generational trauma.
Angie Franklin teaches yoga and the business behind yoga with courses, consulting, and donation-based offerings that increase access to wellness within communities of color.
consolidates a variety of healing modalities and wellness practitioners to cultivate a community focused on releasing the stigmas still attached to self-healing.
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Podcasts, Conversations, & Creator Channels
Amanda provides commentary on media, music, makeup, and everyday life, oftentimes highlighting how sexism and racism play out in social structures.
Ambrosia shows how busy moms can utilize self-care and minimalism to add value to their lives.
Tee talks about how media and society profit off of marginalization and internalized toxic social conditioning, especially as it pertains to feminism, gay rights, and racial trauma.
Kat speaks on trans rights and issues to confront transphobic media and social beliefs in video essays and a call-in podcast show.
Kenya critiques pop culture topics and social norms that allow white supremacy to reign supreme in media, politics, and everyday facets of life.
Stephanie provides legal analysis on pop culture and social issues through the lens of being a corporate negro and practicing lawyer.
is creating space where black womxn can be embodied by speaking on social and pop culture issues that impact them and the Black community.
shares spiritual readings, sessions, and affirmations for those wanting to connect with their higher selves.
Morgan interviews other lifetime storytellers about the meaning of peace, and how to find it in both life and work.
Emmanuel Acho facilitates deep chats about race and racial trauma that haven’t been had before.
Alex Elle hosts women of all walks of life to create sisterhood through the art of storytelling.
Lauren Ash puts listeners at ease with inspiring affirmations, meditations, and conversations with black leaders that breathe life back into the culture.
Leah Thomas sits down with climate change advocates addressing how the lack of environmental justice also impacts BIPOC communities.
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Books, Journals, & Other Publications
Written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967, this book challenges America to use its resources to end poverty and global suffering. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
aims to achieve justice by making space for Black artists and activists, as well as those of color, through their platform, print magazine, and networking events.
Adam Thompson illustrates the hardships and politics brought on both by colonialism and racism. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Vanessa Riley tells the true-life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas in a historical novel detailing how she went from a slave to a powerful landowner in the West Indies. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Zakiya Dalila Harris portrays the plights, paranoia, and politicing of the average corporate negro. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Terrie M. Williams identifies the long-lasting effects of black pain and depression to further destigmatize mental health. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Lauren Michele Jackson explains how cultural appropriation amplifies racial inequity and injustice, especially when it comes to America’s love for appropriating Black culture. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Tiffany M. Gill chronicles how black beauticians used their access and financial success to birth activism beyond their communities. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Ijeoma Oluo outlines how to approach topics pertaining to race and how it influences American culture, life, and society. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
William Gardner Smith showcases the importance of choosing empathy over hate and privilege. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Clint Smith acts as a historical guide, taking readers through pivotal moments and landmarks born of slavery that shaped American history. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Ibram X. Kendi introduces young readers and the adults in their lives to conversations about equality and antiracism. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Mary-Frances Winters explains the wear and tear of racism to accurately depict the consequences of racism and light a fire within those claiming they want justice for all. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Jason Robin covers the topic of racism and how to fight it with easily understandable explanations. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Sophie Williams gives a step-by-step guide to assist allies with being actively anti-racist. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Ibram X. Kendi exposes how racism is used to divide people based on skin color, body types, gender and gender identities, class, and culture to help others awaken to anti-racism. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Robin Diangelo reveals the phenomenon of white fragility, which keeps white people in a state of defensiveness when attempting to discuss race, racial trauma, and its long-term effects. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Zaina Arafat outlines intersectional trauma and discrimination faced by those who walk fine cultural, religious, and sexual lines of identity, and how navigating those lines can quickly morphe into patterns of self-destruction. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Mariame Kaba talks how to go about collective freedom, surpassing a justice system that punishes to reinstate power of the people. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham uplift black voices, lives, experiences, and art by displaying a collection of images, essays, photos, memes, and more to inspire readers looking to see their culture and creativity reflected in the world. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Khristi Lauren Adams facilitates cultural awareness by sharing the stories and lived experiences of girls of color. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Charlene Carruthers argues to incorporate more radical, queer, and feminist ideologies and matters in the fight for black liberation, equality, and social justice by providing the framework to help modern-day activists integrate and build upon them when mobilizing. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Rheeda Walker calls attention to the Black mental health crisis by equipping Black people with the information they need to heal from racial trauma and bias, destigmatizing mental health and wellness stigmas that pervade the community. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
creates dialogue centered around natural hair, black beauty, and black hair culture to showcase a new standard of beauty that celebrates black women in print.
Don Lemon asks how we can end racism for the foreseeable future and shares personal experiences to find that the answer is love. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Carter G. Woodson questions the American education system, which conveniently leaves out Black history, to provide solutions that challenge racial conditioning. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Adam Rutherford disputes common scientific arguments in favor of the racial divide. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a new blueprint to help folks navigate conversations about race and racism. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Dennis Kimbro adds to Napoleon Hill’s guide to help black Americans achieve financial success that lasts generations, despite the blocks placed before them. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
Michelle Obama tells of the moments that shaped her, including those where she defied all odds and expectations. Find it in our Conscious Alchemy bookshop.
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Creator Support
brings people together by increasing access to resources and equality for BIPOC photographers.
is a nonprofit funding Black artists to close the gap of systemic inequality in art.
is a virtual art gallery hosting Black art, artists of the week, and affordable advertisements for artists.
is a Black-led, queer and trans-centering organization redistributing wealth through regranting donations and fundraising.
compiles a list of six-month writing retreats or conferences to invest in freelance writers who want to advance their careers.
is investing in the generational wealth of communities of color by backing BIPOC entrepreneurs.
supports BIPOC artists who have been impacted by COVID-19 with $200 microgrants.
partners with organizations to reward grants for Black-owned businesses to support Black entrepreneurship, which accounts for less than 5% of American business.
Sign the petition calling for Creator Equality on YouTube, demanding fair TOS and hate speech policy enforcement, promotion and inclusion, resources, community support, and equal pay for the platform’s Black creators.
is a platform pushing the future of BIPOC creative entrepreneurs forward with coaching programs, events, consulting, and speaking engagements.
is a pop-up yoga and meditation experience that alleviates burnout, providing tools for mind-body relief and renewal.
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honors black hair and ancestry through natural, homemade hair care products and recipes.
nourishes and empowers curl patterns of all types with affordable, hydrating products with healthy ingredients.
serves as a platform, marketplace, and movement to increase the visibility of Black business and community, far outlasting mainstream trends and performative activism.
reclaims black history with powerful apparel and accessories that celebrate black culture.
celebrates blackness and the beauty of black hair through expressive apparel, community, and lifestyle tools.
supplies new prints, stickers, sketchbooks, planners, journals, and other stationery needs created by Morgan Harper Nichols.
supports black womxn with mental health support through the power of breath work and community.
is a home and garden website offering guidance and representation for Black womxn navigating the gardening space.
is a home and garden website where Black mxn share their stories, as well as a love for gardening.
is a wellness community creating a safe space for Black people to heal from generational trauma.
Jessica Alexandria is an astrologer and intuitive healer creating natural oils, remedies, spiritual courses, and energetic readings to empower self-healers through the BehatiLife YouTube channel and BehatiLife Apothecary.
consolidates a variety of healing modalities and wellness practitioners to cultivate a community focused on releasing the stigmas still attached to self-healing.
is making sustainable living accessible to all with carefully-crafted lifestyle products that support local designers, businesses, manufacturers, environmental organizations as well as the planet.
designs silk and satin-lined protective hair care, accessories, and products for all hair types and growth journeys.
is a black-owned, eco-luxe skincare and wellness brand creating self-focused products intended to help users rediscover, reconnect, and recover.
is an online marketplace featuring only black-owned businesses and toxic-free products made by black artisans.
sells the full, self-care luxury experience with handcrafted candles, teas, and playlists to unwind in one’s own idea of peace.
It’s time to be a better ally.
Once you know better, do better.
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Racial Justice & Reparations
defends the collective unity and future of democracy through fundraising, advocacy, and litigation that ensures the systemic equality, human rights, and civil liberties of all Americans are not only upheld but also guaranteed.
produces powerful campaigns armed with solutions to put a stop to the social norms, practices, and structures that hinder Black people and the progression of racial justice.
fights for racial justice and equality through litigation, advocacy, education, and donations that go towards defending civil rights and executive diversity.
urges Minneapolis city council and community members to redistribute money from the local police department into areas of the city budget that ensures the health and safety of community members.
coordinates bailout for black mothers and caregivers on Mother’s Day, in addition to providing employment opportunities and reform support.
Split a donation between 14 racial justice organizations.
collects reparation contributions while awaiting formal distribution by the U.S. government.
Demand justice for survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre by signing the petition.
Demand justice for Elijah McClain by signing the petition.
Demand justice for Breonna Taylor by signing the petition.
Split a donation between over 70 community relief, mutual aid, bail funds, and other racial justice organizations.
Sign the petition calling for Creator Equality on YouTube, demanding fair TOS and hate speech policy enforcement, promotion and inclusion, resources, community support, and equal pay for the platform’s Black creators.
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How to Help as an Ally
Start with The Great Unlearn. It was made for you.
Sign petitions, get loud, and demand reparations be paid to the Black community.
Drop the defenses. Stop the disrespect. Support and amplify melanated voices.
Put your money where your mouth is.
Look into how you can create an anti-racist home, belief system, and workplace.
Practice allyship, don’t just claim it.
Move issues along by dedicating your time to help an organization serve underrepresented communities.
Split donations between racial justice organizations and initiatives or find one that speaks to you.
Figure out how you’d like to meet, protest, or rally for a cause.
Gather friends, family, your community, and leverage your social media platforms to rally for social change and reform.
Tune into to worldwide needs, happenings, and sign a petition or two on Change.org.
From media to diet and purchasing decisions, we invite you to see our guide detailing how to consume and create with care.
The BLM National Resource & Education Tool compiles extensive resources to cultivate allyship and social education to support the BLM movement and address the ongoing issues that plague the black community.
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