Learning is a never-ending process
Looking to self-educate on difference shades of blackness and/or black identities? Here are some resources to help expand your knowledge on anti-racism, specifically as it relates to anti-Blackness. This is not by any means a comprehensive resource guide, but should get you started in understanding the complexities of racism and systematic injustice that exist in the fiber of our communities. This compilation does not necessarily mirror our beliefs; instead, it comprises recommendations provided by a range of experts and organizations within this field.
Detangling Black Identities Perfect 10 Challenge
Step1: Pick 10 Black Stories
Step 3: Pick 10 friends to listen with you
Step 2: Listen to a story a day
Read through the amazing lineup of Black Stories.
Step 2: Listen to a story a day
Step 3: Pick 10 friends to listen with you
Step 2: Listen to a story a day
Pick 10 stories and think of which friends you want to listen to the stories with.
Step 3: Pick 10 friends to listen with you
Step 3: Pick 10 friends to listen with you
Step 3: Pick 10 friends to listen with you
Tag a friend along with the story and connect. Share what you learnt from listening
Resources
Watch and Listen
Watch and listen to the stories. By listening to podcasts, webinars, watching short documentaries, you learn more and develop better understanding of racism in its many forms.
- Anti-Racism Video Guide
- 13th (Netflix original)
- Putting Racism on the Table
- Podcast Interview of Ibram X. Kendi by Brene Brown
- CodeSwitch Podcast from NPR
- Small Doses with Amanda Seales Podcast
- Speaking of Racism
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Seeing White
- Afropunk Solution Sessions
- There Goes the Neighborhood
Read and Learn
From racial inequities, white privilege and systemic injustice, explore practical ways to understand, explain, and develop an eye for identifying racism and your implicit biases.
- Anti-Racism Resource Guide
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Cultural Organizing
- Justice in June (schedule of daily readings/resources)
- Scaffolded Anti-Racism Resources
- The Anti-Racist Starter Pack
- Project Implicit
- Books to Talk to Your Children About Racism
- How to Talk to Your Children about Racism
- Strategies For Inclusivity in Sports
Leverage your voice
Now more than ever is the time to join the fight against racism, social injustice and systematic discrimination. Leverage your voice and privilege to speak against racial disparities. Be an ally. Get involved