Resources for Anti-Racist Allyship and Activism
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I’m writing this on a Sunday evening after a week of heavy news and subsequent flurry of conversation on social media about race and injustice.
For those who want to play their part in change and consider themselves anti-racist, here are some resources:
Books:
Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - The Sunday Times Bestseller by Akala
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Reni Eddo Lodge
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi
White Spaces Missing Faces: Why Women of Color Don't Trust White Women by Catrice M Jackson
Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias by Dr Pragya Agarwal
Teacher’s Reading List of Antiracist Books for Kids Goes Viral
31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Audio and Visual:
Podcast episode with Nova Reid
Nova Reid Ted Talk - ‘Not All Superheroes Wear Capes’
"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion": Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable by Luvvie Ajay
A debate between James Baldwin and William Buckley
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper by Trevor Noah
We need to talk about an injustice by Bryan Stevenson
How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time by Baratunde Thurston
The 1619 Project Podcast
Revolution Playlist of speeches and lectures compiled by Rachel Cargle
A Weekend of Pain and Protest from The Daily
The Mind of the Village from The Hidden Brain
10 Documentaries To Watch About Race Instead Of Asking A Person Of Colour To Explain Things For You
Dr Robin D’Angelo discusses ‘White Fragility’
Sesame Street explain ‘Black Lives Matter’
Brene Brown with Ibram X. Kendi
The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List Articles:
Living Google Doc of Anti-Racism Resources
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
‘I Need to Talk to Spiritual White Women about White Supremacy’ by Layla Saad
No, I Won’t Stop Saying ‘White Supremacy’
An Essential Anti-Racist Reading List
How to Be an Ally by Isabelle Silvers
Learn to Be Anti-Racist by Arthi Rangaraj
The 1619 Project Magazine
Undoing Racism Resources from Mary Pender Greene
A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters a book list by decade compiled by Ibram X. Kendi
Baratunde’s World Saving Books from Baratunde Thurston
Countdown to Main Street, a blog by Mindy Fullilove
The Politics of Empathy and Race from Psychology Today
Building the Anti-Racist Classroom
How to Raise Race-Conscious Children
Anti-Racist Resources from Shaa Wasmund
Marie Forleo list of resources
12 Black Mental-Health And Wellness Resources to Follow on IG