Anti-Racism: Getting Started
Below you will find a collection of relevant online news articles that help provide background and context on topics such as race, privilege, power, and diversity. This is just a resource, not a map leading to a destination– but help along the way, a strong start.
10 Simple Ways White People Can Step Up to Fight Everyday Racism
By Derrick Clifton : September, 2014 – Mic.com
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
By Debbie Irving : 2020 – DebbyIrving.com
America, The House That Slavery Built
By Tasha Williams : June, 2018 – Pacific Standard
Are All White Americans Police Officers?
By Andre Henry : May, 2020 – Medium: Level
The Case for Reparations
By Ta-nehisi Coates : June, 2014 – The Atlantic
Detour Spotting for White Anti-Racists
By Jona Olsson : January, 2011 – Cultural Bridges to Justice
Dismantling Racism: A Resource Book for Social Change Groups
Western States Center : 2003
From White Racist to White Anti-Racist: The Life-Long Journey
By Tema Okun : changework.net
Harvard Implicit Bias Assessment
Project Implicit : 2011 – Harvard University
How Black Lives Have Always Mattered: A Reading List
By Joseph E. Peniel : February, 2015 – National Public Radio
Letter from Birmingham Jail
By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. : April, 1963 – The Atlantic
A Letter to My Nephew
By James Baldwin : December, 1962 – The Progressive
Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror
Equal Justice Initiative
The Making of Ferguson: Public Policies at the Root of Its Troubles
By Richard Rothstein : October, 2014 – Economic Policy Institute
No-Man’s-Land: Fear, Racism, and the Historically Troubling Attitude of American Pioneers
By Eula Biss : February, 2008 – The Believer
On Being Comfortable with Discomfort: Tiffany Jewell Explains What It Means To Be Anti-Racist
By Vanessa Willoughby : January, 2020 – School Library Journal
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
By Peggy McIntosh : July/August 1989 – Peace and Freedom Magazine
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
By Reni Eddo-Lodge : May, 2017 – The Guardian