10 - You Lost Your Job. Now What?

BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES:

Petitions to sign:
Text FLOYD to 55-156
Text JUSTICE to 668366
Text ENOUGH to 55156

Podcasts 
Invisibilia: The Confirmation by NPR: HERE
The Nod HERE 
Therapy For Black Girls - HERE
Books
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo - HERE
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander -  HERE
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein - HERE
Articles 
The Atlantic: Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? HERE 
What White People Can Do To Fight Injustice In A Pandemic; Quarantining Is No Excuse Not To Be An Ally HERE
Dear White Parents of My Black Child's Friends: I Need Your Help HERE
Documentaries  
The Death & Life of Marsha P Johnson - HERE
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am - HERE
What Happened To Miss Simone - HERE
America To Me - HERE
I Am Not Your Negro - HERE
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If it wasn't us, we all know someone who has lost a job or has been affected by COVID-19. With the current unemployment rate at upwards of 15% according to the US Labor Department—regardless of whether or not you are fortunate enough to still have a job—it's important to be educated about what it's like losing your job, how to cope with it, and how to move forward. From mental health and seeking support to knowing the laws and filing for unemployment, today's episode is all about lessons learned from losing your job.

Please share today's episode with someone you think would appreciate this resource!

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BOOKS MENTIONED:
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies by Tara Schuster
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Upside of Being Down by Jen Gotch

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