Anti-Racism Resources

Anti-Racism and Allyship Resources

If you are looking for educational resources on anti-racism work, please review the information below:

  1. Educate yourself on the issue

    1. Learn about the racial injustice that is rooted in the framework of this country. This education needs to be done by you. Don’t expect others to do it for you, ESPECIALLY Black people. 

  2. Recognize your Privilege 

    1. We all have privileges, or special advantages that are available to particular people. Make sure to identify all of your privileges. In this situation, unless you are Black, you have privilege. 

  3. Donate

    1. There are so many places that you can donate to if you are financially able. Visit Blacklivesmatters.carrd.co for a full list !! 

      1. This is particularly important for those who are unable to protest

  4. Sign petitions

    1. Signing petitions is a good way to show support for an issue, and your support indicated to a decision maker that a cause is important to your community - Blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

  5. Speak Up and Speak Out

    1. We can no longer be silent. Talk about the issue, share resources with your friends and be vocal about how you feel. To turn a blind eye to this blatant racism and remain silent is inexcusable. 

  6. Amplify Black Voices

    1. Whenever you can, amplify the voices of Black people. Cite their work, share their posts and articles, and listen to their perspectives concerning this issue. DO NOT speak for Black people. 

  7. Learn your history with the issue

    1. Essentially all communities in the country are tied to the issue of racial injustice.

  8. Learn how to be Anti-Racist 

    1. Even if you do not have the malicious intent of being racist, we must be actively anti-racist. Listen, Learn, take action, and fail forward, all while checking yourself, and those around you (INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS!) 

Places to donate:

Anti-Racism Book List:

  • The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander 

  • White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

  • Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

  • When they call you a terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-cullors & Asha Bandele

  • Mindful of Race by Ruth King 

  • An indigenous peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-ortiz

  • Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum 

  • Tears we cannot stop: A sermon to white america by Michael Eric Dyson 

  • This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewwell and Aurelia Durand 

  • Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? by Mumia Abu-Jamal 

  • I'm still here by Austin Channing Brown

  • So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo 

  • Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad 

  • Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 

  • How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

  • The fire next time by James Baldwin 

  • Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

Educational Articles:

More anti-racism resources to check out:

Educational Podcasts:

  • Code switch 

  • About Race with Renni Eddo-Lodge 

  • The Stoop The chicken and Jollof Rice show 

  • The Nod

  • GirlsLikeMe

  • Identity Politics

  • Uncivil 

  • Seeing white Series 

Anti-Racism Courses:

  1. Layla F. Saad - Good Ancestor Academy 

    1. Allyship in the Workplace - 90 minute class

    2. How to Show Up in BIPOC-Only Space Without White Centering - 60 minute class

    3. Dismantling White Feminism - 90 minute class

    4. Parenting and White Supremacy - 90 minute class

  2. Ericka Hart: Racial and Social Justice 101 and Racial and Social Justice 202 

  3. Rachel Cargle: “Unpacking White Feminism” 

Anti-Racism Shows/Movies:

  • Slavery by Another Name (PBS Documentary) 

  • 13th Directed by Ava DuVernay (can be found on Netflix) 

  • When They See Us (can be found on Netflix)

Tools Specifically to educate white people:

Vital critique: Whites Only: SURJ And The Caucasian Invasion Of Racial Justice Spaces by DiDi Delgado, Black Lives Matter-Cambridge

MacKenzie Martin