Since last week, protests have erupted in over 300 cities nationwide against the endless police violence waged against Black people.

The protests emerged in the wake of a string of high-profile police killings, including those of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee in Kentucky, Sean Reed in Indianapolis, Tony McDade in Florida, George Floyd in Minnesota, and Ahmaud Arbery, who was fatally shot by a retired police officer and his son in Glynn County, Georgia.

Donations to local bail funds can go a long way toward getting people released as soon as possible and protecting the health and well-being of protesters who risked their safety in the name of Black liberation.

Organizations like M4BL and Minneapolis-based groups like 

Black Visions Collective and 

Reclaim The Block have specific demands and action steps around defunding the police and reallocating that money toward community-based resources and services.

You can also delve into the work of other national organizations like 

Color Of Change* that advocate for police accountability and are circulating petitions calling for the officers involved in the deaths of Taylor and Floyd to be fired and charged with murder.