Stop Signs are Optional will be protesting alongside the Black Lives Matter movement by replacing our normal episodes with a #podcastblackout. This episode is in support of all Black lives and includes listing the names of SOME of the Black people murdered by police violence or victims of hate crimes.

Key Moments:

(This list is missing MANY names)

Trayvon Martin: Age 17, death 2012

Tamir Rice: Age 12, death 2014

Michael Brown: Age 18, death 2014

Eric Garner: Age 44, death 2014

Sandra Bland: Age 28, 2015

Freddie Gray: Age 25, 2015

Alton Sterling: Age 37, 2016

Philando Castile: Age 32, 2016

Botham Jean: Age 26, 2018

Atatiana Jefferson: Age 28, 2019

Ahmaud Arbery: Age 25, 2020

Doug Lewis: Age 39, 2020

Breonna Taylor: Age 26, 2020

George Floyd: Age 46, 2020

If you are interested in being a guest please reach out to Lindsey:

Follow: www.instagram.com/stopsignsareoptional
Contact: [email protected] or call/text us at 407-434-0493
Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/ssao/message

Relevant Links:

75 things white people can do to for racial justice
Anti-racism resources for white people: http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
Rachel Rodgers on why white allies need to do better
Trevor Noah on why looting is a symbol of a breakdown in society and not just a free for all: https://youtu.be/v4amCfVbA_c
The She Podcasts Team invested in Trudi Lebron’s masterclass called Show Up and Serve. It is brilliant.
So You Wanna Talk About Race (get the audiobook or kindle, it seems to be sold out)
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
me and white supremacy
This historic thread

If you can’t be bothered with any of the above watch this, 45 seconds and answer the question: https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1266604941889634304

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