Anti-racism resources
SOM stands for everybody and every body.
We believe being a great business means you have to be a good one, too. For us, this means advocating for our community—particularly our BIPOC friends & family. For White people in America, it’s up to each of us to first listen. Then, we must seek greater knowledge about our country’s deeply rooted racism and how we can support solutions to end it.
Simply and powerfully put: Black Lives Matter. We will always stand for inclusivity, whether that’s among our clientele or our teammates. We stand alongside Black members of our community and condemn systematic racism and oppression in America on our social media accounts—but this isn’t enough.
We promise to put our money where our mouth is.
Here's where we actively donate
• The Bail Project
• D.C. Fair Budget Coalition
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund
• ACLU
• Grassroots Law Project
• Little Free Diverse Libraries
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• National Black Justice Coalition
Beyond donations, we will continue to prioritize diverse representation at SOM, whether that be in our affiliates, brand partnerships, and/or creative shoots.
Have an additional initiative in mind that you don’t see here? Please reach out to us at hello@fontecollective.co.
Are you white?
As inherently privileged individuals, we believe it’s on us.
If you’re looking to deepen your anti-racism work alongside us, below are lists of resources to help you on your journey. Bear in mind, these lists are by no means exhaustive. Start by picking one book or one movie, then pick a friend to chat with. We need to be held accountable, because the most important work starts inward.
Books
• How to Be an Antiracist / Ibram X. Kendi / 2019
• White Fragility /Robin J. Diangelo / June 26, 2018
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race / Beverley Daniel Tatum / 2017
• White Rage /Carol Anderson / 2017
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race / Renni Eddo-Lodge / 2017
• Between the World and Me / Ta-Nehisi Coates / 2015
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness / Michelle Alexander / 2010
• The World That Made New Orleans / Ned Sublette / 2008
• Black Feminist Thought / Patricia Hill Collins / 2000
• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower / Brittney Cooper / 2018
• Heavy: An American Memoir / Kiese Laymon / 2018 • Just Mercy / Bryan Stevenson / 2014
• Me and White Supremacy / Layla F. Saad / 2020
• Raising our Hands / Jenna Arnold / 2020
• Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, and So Much More / Janet Mock / 2014
• So You Want to Talk About Race / Ijeoma Oluo / 2018
• The Bluest Eye / Toni Morrison / 1970
• The Fire Next Time / James Baldwin / 1962
• This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color / Edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa / 1984
• Women, Race, and Class / Angela Davis / 1981
• Black Skin, White Masks / Frantz Fanon / 1952
• Common Ground / J. Anthony Lukas / 1985
Movies
• 13th / Ava Duvernay / 2016 - Netflix
• American Son / Kenny Leon / 2019 - Netflix
• Sorry To Bother You / Boots Riley / 2018 - Hulu
• Get Out / Jordan Peele / 2017
• Clemency / Chinonye Chukwu / 2019
• Fruitvale Station / Ryan Coogler / 2013
• I Am Not Your Negro / Raoul Peck / 2017
• If Beale Street Could Talk / Barry Jenkins / 2018 - Hulu
• Just Mercy / Destin Daniel Cretton / 2019
• King In The Wilderness / Peter Kunhardt / 2018 - HBO
• See You Yesterday / Stefon Bristol / 2019 - Netflix
• Blackkklansman / Spike Lee / 2018
• Selma / Ava Duvernay / 2014
• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution / Stanley Nelson Jr. / 2015
• The Hate U Give / George Tillman Jr. / 2018 - Hulu
• When They See Us / Ava Duvernay / 2019
