Resources to Start Your Antiracist Education
Hello! I firmly believe the first way to be an ally is to educate yourself and then unpack your privilege and prejudice. I hope you find this list of resources as a helpful way to dip your toe into starting your anti-racist education. It is not perfect, nor is it complete. I am trying to limit my recommendations to those I have personally done or experienced, but I have also included resources highly suggested by others. The resources I have yet to interact with are denoted by an asterisk. I will update this list as I continue to learn and grow as well.
Words to know
Prejudice
Discrimination
White privilege
Racism
Colorblind racism
Microaggression
Identity
Social location
Intersectionality
Performative allyship
PoC
BIPoC
Hispanic
Latinx
Equality
Equity
White flight
Internalized oppression
Tone policing
Books for adults
I have included hyperlinks to Amazon, but implore you to consider buying your books from Black owned businesses such as Medu Bookstore (ATL), Harriett’s Bookshop (Philadelphia), and Ashay at the Bay (California; books).
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? This is an excellent introduction to all things related to race
Kindred by Octavia Butler (also available as a graphic novel) Known to be the first science fiction novel written by a Black woman. The main character keeps getting pulled back in time to a plantation, where she must act as a slave to survive.
The 57 Bus A look at the juvenile justice system while also exploring the differences between gender and sexuality
Dear Martin A YA read where a young boy named Justyce tries to make sense of his world by trying to figure out what MLK would do in his situation.
Long Way Down A YA read. Will is trying to decide what to do about the death of his brother. Written in prose, this novel takes place in the span of a single minute it takes him to ride the elevator down to the first floor of his apartment building.
White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism explains the concept of white flight, specifically as it pertains to Atlanta.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You ***
Check out this antiracist book list curated by one of my favorite teachers on Youtube
Books for Kids
Check this booklist created by The Conscious Kid on Patreon
https://booksforlittles.com/racial-diversity/
http://www.whitesugarbrownsugar.com/2020/06/10-anti-racism-childrens-picture-books.html
Organizations
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
NAACP (Georgia chapter)
Activities
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
YouTube Videos
Brown eye/ blue eye experiment by Jane Elliot
Institutional racism in the US explained through a Michael Jackson song
Eliminating microaggressions: the next level of inclusion
Bias in Medicine: last week tonight with John Oliver
Felony disenfranchisement: last week tonight with John Oliver
School segregation: last week tonight with John Oliver
Why cities are still so segregated: let’s talk NPR
American segregation mapped out: day and night by Vox
George Floyd, Minneapolis protests, Ahmaud Arbery and Amy Cooper
MTV decoded (checkout all of her videos)
How to deal with the police: parents explain by Cut
Why is “left tube” so white? By Kat Blaque
Netflix
Dear White People
When They See Us
13th***
Podcasts
Pod Save America
1619***
Links to articles
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/color-blindness-is-counterproductive/405037/
https://cssp.org/2020/03/recognizing-race-in-language-why-we-capitalize-black-and-white/
https://arrow-journal.org/why-people-of-color-need-spaces-without-white-people/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/11/12/white-flight-without-the-actual-flight/#37a2f0a853c6
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-happens-when-police-officers-see-protesters-as-the-enemy
https://www.aclu.org/issues/juvenile-justice/school-prison-pipeline
https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/19/why-racial-wealth-gap-persists-more-than-years-after-emancipation/
https://inequality.org/facts/racial-inequality/
https://plsonline.eku.edu/insidelook/brief-history-slavery-and-origins-american-policing
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/tulsa-race-massacre
Protest information
This Google document contains many of the community bail funds, memorial funds, political education resources, the names of organizations to put on your radar, and general advice/tips for people attending protests or using social media as an organizing tool.
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1CjZMORRVuv-I-qo4B0YfmOTqIOa3GUS207t5iuLZmyA/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR01XeuBKjui9egk1tl86wjL0tsraomjRTkMrMO6k0ML_EKwt4fHtDyJPZA
Once you feel you have a better understanding of race, privilege, and all the intricacies, please check this list to continue your education.