How You Can Help!

Make a Donation

If you are looking for ways to donate to nonprofits that are supporting Black lives in Orange County and beyond, here are a some reputable ones to consider.

• BlackinNeuro
• Orange County African American Community Center Inc
• The Bail Project
• OC Human Relations
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund
• The Movement for Black Lives
• Color of Change
• Showing Up for Racial Justice
• National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
• The Highlander Center
• The Fund for Black Newspapers 
• JusticeLA
• The Bread and Roses Fund
• Voice of the Experienced
• The Texas Organizing Project
• Black Visions Collective
• The Transformation fund
• Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation
• The Crossroads Fund
• Life Comes From It

Support Black-owned businesses

• List of Orange County Black-owned Businesses
• List of bookstores
• Orange County businesses and restaurants
• Orange County Restaurants
• Los Angeles Restaurants

Take Action With the ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California defends the fundamental rights outlined in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These include the right to freedom of speech and assembly, the right to religious freedom, due process of law, equality before the law and the right to privacy. Click the “Take Action” tab to send messages to state and local representatives.

Join a Black Lives Matter Chapter or Start a New One

Join a local Black Lives Matter chapter. The global organization has chapters in more than a dozen U.S. cities including Los Angeles and Long Beach. Interested in starting a chapter? Here’s how.

Innocence Project

Get involved with the Innocence Project. Founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Project exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. Take a stand against wrongful convictions by joining a local organization, inviting an exoneree to speak or signing up for volunteer opportunities.

Know Your Rights Camp

Know Your Rights Camp is a free campaign founded by Colin Kaepernick to raise awareness on higher education, self empowerment and instructions on how to properly interact with law enforcement in various scenarios. Camps have been held across the country from Oakland to New York.

The Movement for Black Lives

From leadership development to a Week of Action, the Movement for Black Lives “makes it possible for us, and therefore everyone, to live healthy and fruitful lives.”

My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

In 2014, former President Barack Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper “to address persistent opportunity gaps facing boys and young men of color and to ensure all youth can reach their full potential.” Within the Obama Foundation, MBK Alliance focuses on building safe and supportive communities for boys and young men of color where they feel valued and have clear pathways to opportunity. From becoming a mentor to supporting your local MBK community, you can get involved here.

Get Involved With the NAACP

“NAACP membership makes a positive difference in the lives of Americans, and provides an opportunity to become an important part of a network of hundreds of thousands of member advocates.” Here’s how to get involved.

The NAACP also has a Legal Defense Fund. Donations to the fund help win landmark legal battles, protect voters across the nation, and advance the cause of racial justice, equality, and an inclusive society. Donate here.

Register to Vote

Learn how to register to vote and find the deadlines for voter registration in your state.