Articles
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“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer in The Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists)
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”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas in NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
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The 1619 Project (all the articles) by The New York Times Magazine
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“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston in Vox (May 28, 2019)
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Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
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“Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin in The Bold Italic (June 1, 2020)
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Welcome to the Anti-Racism Movement – Here’s What You’ve Missed by Ileoma Oluo
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“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi in The Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
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White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
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“Whiteness: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
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"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion", Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
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‘It’s time to unpack white fragility’, interview with Robin DiAngelo, PhD
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Public Address On Revolution: Revolution Now by Rachel Cargle
‘The Urgency of Intersectionality’, Kimberlé Crenshaw on TED
Videos
Podcasts
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1619 from New York Times
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Code Switch from NPR
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Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
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Pod For The Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
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Pod Save the People from Crooked Media, hosted by Deray
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Rising Stories, interview with Rachel Cargile on White Feminism and Womanhood
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Seeing White from Scene on Radio
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What Matters from Black Lives Matter
Books
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Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
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Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination by Robin D. G Kelley
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Freedom Is A Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
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Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
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How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
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Racism in the United States by Joshua Miller and Ann Marie Garran (free eBook)
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Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
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Real American: A Memoir by Julie Lythcott-Haims
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Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (free eBook)
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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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The Memo by Minda Harts
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
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The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
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The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh
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The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class by David R. Roediger
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
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Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel
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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century Americaby Ira Katznelson
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors (Cullors-Brignac) and Asha Bandele
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Who do you serve? Who do you protect? Edited by Edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price (free eBook)
Film and TV
Anti-Racist Education
This page offers resources for white and non-Black folx to deepen and engage in anti-racist work. It is not an exhaustive list but rather an evolving one which will be updated over time. Thank you for sharing this information and for being involved in the important and necessary work of anti-racism.
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Articles
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Videos
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Podcasts
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Books
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Film and TV
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Social Media
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Additional Resources
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Talking to children about racism
Many of these resources were gathered from other anti-racist compilations including:
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Anti-racism Resources for White People compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker & Alyssa Klein
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Anti-racism Library Curated compiled by LeanIn.org
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Anti-racism Resources compiled by Rachel Ricketts
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Collection of BLM Resources compiled by Black Lives Matter
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Robin DiAngelo, Resources compiled by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
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13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
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Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
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Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
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Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
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Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
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Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
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I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
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Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
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King In The Wilderness — HBO
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See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
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Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
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The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
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When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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Da 5 Bloods (Spike Lee) - Netflix
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Malcom X (Spike Lee) - Netflix
Social Media
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Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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The [White] Shift: Instagram
Additional Anti-racism Resources
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75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack
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Jenna Arnold’s Resources (books and people to follow)
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Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism, compiled by Nicola Carpenter
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Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
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Showing Up For Racial Justice, educational toolkits
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“Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
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Anti-Racist Checklist for Whites by Robin DiAngelo, PhD (adapted from Dr. John Raible)
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Activism & Allyship, compiled by the Black@ Airbnb Employee Resources Group
“A Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom, and Justice” by The Movement for Black Lives
Talking to kids about racism
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Books
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A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
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Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
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31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
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The Color of Us, by Karen Katz
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The Skin I’m In, by Pat Thomas
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Podcasts
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“Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey” from Integrated Schools podcast
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“Tips for talking about race with small children”, from Third Space podcast
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Articles
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“Teaching Your Child About Black History Month” by Nefertiti Austin from PBS
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Other
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Your Kids Aren’t too Young to Talk About Race, compilation by Pretty good
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Talking to Kids About Racism and justice: a list for parents, caregivers, and educators, compiled by Oakland Public Library
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