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This database is updated regularly with additional content and resources to combat racism and promote active, ongoing ally-ship in Kentucky. Have a resource to add to this list? Click here to email your submission.
Donate
Consider setting up recurring contributions if you are able.
- Lexington Community Bail Fund
- Louisville Community Bail Fund
- NAACP of Lexington
- Black Lives Matter Louisville
- Breonna Taylor Family Fund
- Campaign Zero against Police Violence
- McAtee Community Kitchen (Lee Initiative) – Louisville
- OneWest Louisville
- Loveland Therapy Fund – National/Serving all states
- Help West Louisville – Louisville Scoop
Email local representatives by clicking the links below. The links will open your default mail application.
Kentucky
- Attorney General – attorney.general@ag.ky.gov
- Office of Commonwealth’s Attorney – tbwine@louisvilleprosecutor.com
- Find your representative
Louisville
- Mayor – greg.fischer@louisvilleky.gov
- Deputy Mayor – ellen.hesen@louisvilleky.gov
- Chief of Community Building – vincent.james@louisvilleky.gov
- Metro Council President – david.james@louisvilleky.gov
- Interim LMPD Chief – robert.schroeder@louisvilleky.gov
Lexington
- Mayor – mayor@lexingtonky.gov
- Vice Mayor – skay@lexingtonky.gov
- Commissioner of Public Safety – karmstrong@lexingtonky.gov
- Community Outreach Liaison – ccammack@lexingtonky.gov
- Lexington Police Chief – police-chief@lexingtonpolice.ky.gov
- City Council Members – CouncilCoreStaff@lexingtonky.gov
Sign
This list includes open petitions that you can sign to encourage action in the name of justice.
- Justice for David McAtee
- Justice for Breonna Taylor
- Hold FFA Accountable
- Holding the Lexington Police Department Accountable
- Text ENOUGH to 55156 to sign Breonna Taylor petition.
Protest
This list includes safety and planning information for public protests.
Vote
Kentucky’s Primary Election is June 23, 2020. Kentucky’s General Election is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Polls are open from 6 AM-6 PM EST.
- Request your absentee ballot
- View candidates for the 2020 KY Primary
- Review your registration status
- Election Results Center
Learn
This list includes informative articles regarding current events and local databases including BIPOC history.
- Know Your Rights – Arrests and What Happens Next
- Policies to Pass to End Police Violence – 8Can’tWait
- How to Become an Active Listener
- Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
- UK Notable Kentucky African Americans Database
- Winchester African American Heritage Trail
Cope + Heal
This list reflects Black-owned therapy centers in Kentucky and other mental health resources for BIPOC.
- Ampersand 24/7 Support Line for Sexual Violence
- Black Mental Health Resources
- African American Mental Health Support + Education
- Therapy for Black Girls Directory
- Therapy for Black Men
- Revelation Counseling Center – Louisville
- Best Life Mental Health Services – Louisville
- Martin and Muir Counseling – Louisville
- Total Life Counseling and Consulting – Louisville
Read
This list includes books and works by Black Kentuckians.
- Black Box – Frank X Walker
- Bone Black – bell hooks
- I Shared the Dream – Georgia Davis Powers
- Blackberries, Blackberries – Crystal E. Wilkinson
- The World is Round – Nikky Finney
- A Bound Woman Is A Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland – Damaris Hill
- This is Major – Shayla Lawson
- Field Notes on Ordinary Love – Keith Wilson
- At the Cross: Race, Religion, and Citizenship in the Politics of the Death Penalty – Melynda Price
- Songs of the Months – Effie Waller Smith
- Monday Morning Pep Talks – Colene H. Elridge
Purchase
This list includes business directories and other Black-owned Kentucky businesses in a variety of industries.
- Lexington Black Business Directory
- Lextropolis Black Business Directory
- Louisville Black Owned Restaurants
- Black Owned Etsy Shops
- Fresh – Black Owned Bourbon Distillery
- Brough Brothers – Black Owned Bourbon
- The Wild Fig – Black Owned Bookstore
- Kentucky Small Business Connection Database – Search Minority Owned by County
- Louisville Minority Owned Business Database
- Shape It Up with Shayla
- Fabulously Fit Fitness
- Dope Designs by Nannie – Apparel
- Black Soil – Agriculture
- Barbour’s Farm, LLC – Munfordville, Kentucky
Orgs to Know
Many of these organizations have volunteer and leadership opportunities available. Further, many depend on donations from the public to sustain programming and resources. Please consider recurring financial giving.
- Believing in Forever Lexington Initiatives
- Kentucky Black Bourbon Guild
- Louisville Urban League
- 100 Black Men Louisville
- Kentucky Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
- Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice
- Kentucky Equal Justice Center
- UK Center for Equality and Social Justice
- Northern Kentucky Justice & Peace Committee
- Showing Up for Racial Justice Lexington and Louisville
- Black Males Working Academy
- ACLU Kentucky
- Planned Parenthood Kentucky
- NOIR Black Chamber of Commerce
- Nerd Squad
- Winchester Black History & Heritage Committee
Listen
This list include Kentucky-based Black-owned podcasts.
Follow
This is a growing list of Black Kentucky bloggers + digital influencers.
- Absolutely Alli
- Aisha Nwandu
- Blessed Curls
- Ciara Johnson
- Clarissa Mobley
- Coach Colene
- C’s Evolution of Style
- Forgotten Magic
- Her Mise En Place
- Jessica Verie
- Kendra Kenshay
- Kentucky with Katie
- Kya Wence
- Philip Manga
- Porscha Lynette
- Rage N’ Curls
- Really Rynetta
- Sassy Latte
- Shawntaye
- The Sit-in and Savor
- Starr Savoy
- Styled by Stacey Jay
- Tarra Yvette
- Taylor K. Robinson
- What Nicole Wore
Header art by Ciara LeRoy of Pretty Strange Design. Content compiled by Sarah Caton with contributions by McKenzie Perdew and Chelsea Brislin.