Anti-racism refers to a form of action against racial hatred, bias, systemic racism, and the oppression of marginalized groups. Being antiracist is based on conscious efforts and deliberate actions to provide equitable opportunities and outcomes for all people on an individual and systemic level. People can act against racism by acknowledging personal privileges, confronting structures and acts of racial discrimination, and working to change personal racial biases.
Source: Wikipedia
The resources below are here to help deepen our anti-racism understanding and work toward building and sustaining a more humane community because of, rather than in spite of, our differences.
All sources of information contain some degree of bias. We encourage you to read, analyze and digest with a critical lens. Learning is not a solo endeavor but a joint accomplishment, so share your new knowledge with others, listen to understand their perspectives, and seek knowledge transfer opportunities.
Videos
- The Danger of a Single Story: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED Talks 2 (9:27)
- What It Takes To Be Racially Literate: Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo | TEDWomen (12:13)
- How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time: Baratunde Thurston | TED2019 (16:43)
- 10 Documentaries to Watch About Race Instead of Asking a Person of Colour To Explain Things For You
- How To Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them: Vernā Myers | TEDBeaconStreet (17:36)
- 29 Movies, Shows, and Documentaries to Watch to Educate yourself on Racial Injustice by Ashely Selleke | Theevrygirl.com (June 4, 2020)
- Our Fight for Disability Rights— And Why We’re Not Done Yet: Judith Heumann | TEDxMidAtlantic (16:55)
- How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)"
- The Disturbing History of the Suburbs | Adam Ruins Everything (Redlining) (October 4, 2017)
- How to Resolve Racially Stressful Situations | Howard C. Stevenson TED Talk (17:27)
- Bear Witness, Take Action: Bryan Stevenson (4:10)
- Take “the other” to lunch: Elizabeth Lesser | TEDWomen (10:53)
- The Urgency of Intersectionality: Kimberlé Crenshaw | TED Talk (18:49)
- Melina Epler: 3 Ways To Be A Better Ally In the Workplace | TED Salon: Brightline Initiative (9:28)
- Brené Brown on Empathy (2:53)
- Race in the Workplace | Zoom & Time for Learning – 3-part series
- The difference between "not racist" and antiracist: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | TED2020 (50:53)
- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man | Emmanuel Acho | YouTube Series
Articles
- Daring Discussions Toolkit | Margaret Wheatley
- How Did We Get Here? by Gillian B. White | The Atlantic (June 16, 2020)
- Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
- How White Managers Can Respond to Anti-Black Violence by Michael W. Kraus (Yale University, June 1, 2020)
- For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies by Courtney Ariel |Sojo.net (August 16, 2017)
- My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
- Is Your Company Actually Fighting Racism, or Just Talking About It? By Kira Hudson Banks and Richard Harvey | HBR (June 11, 2020)
- Tips for Discussing Racial Injustice in the Workplace Helpful communication models for discussing microaggressions. (SHRM, June 2020)
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
- Getting Over Your Fear of Talking About Diversity by Daisy Auger-Dominguez | HBR, November 2019)
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
- Taking Steps to Eliminate Racism in the Workplace The countervailing force of racism often undermines efforts to build diverse and inclusive workplaces. (SHRM, October 2018)
- America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
- Code of Ethics for White Anti-Racists by Tim Wise | Medium.com (June 16, 2020)
- How to Talk to Your Children About Protests and Racism by Sandee LaMotte | CNN.com (June 2, 2020)
- How to Turn White Privilege Into Antiracist Allyship | WGPH.org (June 5, 2020)
- The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019
- Hiring Discrimination Against Black Americans Hasn’t Declined in 25 Years A meta-analysis of job callback rates (HBR, October 2017)
- People Suffer at Work When They Can’t Discuss the Racial Bias They Face Outside of It | (HBR, July 2017)
- U.S. Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism What Leaders can do today | (HBR, June 2020)
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Doyle | Retrieved from http://danielcoyle.com/excerpt- culture-code/ (2018)
Podcasts
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Queering Desi
- Latinos Who Lunch
- Disability Matters
- Women at Work
- Women’s Hour Daily
- Identify Politics
- Making Gay History
- Tech Inclusion
- 1619 (New York Times)
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Books
- Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt
- The Art of Caring Leadership by Heather Younger
- A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space by Eliza VanCort
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite
- The Memo: The Women of Color Need to Know To Secure A Seat at the Table by Minda Harts
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- Black Fatigue by Mary Frances Winters
- We Can’t Talk about That at Work! How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics by Mary-Frances Winters
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation by Matthew Riemer
- Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White by Frank Wu
- Subtle Acts of Exclusion by Tiffany Jana & Michael Baran
- The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety by Timothy R. Clark
- The Latino Threat by Leo R. Chavez
- The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leadership by Andres Tapia & Alina Polonskaia
- American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear by Khaled A. Beydoun
- No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights by Joseph P. Shapiro
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- Coach the Person, Not the Problem by Marcia Reynolds
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affects Us and What We Can Do by Claude Steele
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Additional Resources
- Talking About Race | The National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Beyond This Moment virtual series: Doing Our Work: White Folks Engaged in the Movement for Racial Equity (Zoom recording)
- Keep It Real-Diverse2 (games/cards to facilitate difficult conversations)
- Race Matters: Eradicating Racism in the Corporate World: A webinar series | Korn Ferry
- Accountability Statement | Robin DiAngelo
Self-Care Resources
- How Advocates for Inclusion Keep From Burning Out | Jennifer Brown
- Finding Balance Without Burnout | Lily Zheng
- Four Bodies: A Holistic Toolkit for Coping with Racial Trauma | Nappy Head Club
- Make It OK: Support Your and Other's Mental Health | makeitok.org
- Stress Reduction | UT EAP
- The Hopeful App | TWLOHA (self-care app that offers mood tracking, journaling, daily encouragement, and more)
- BIPOC Mental Health Resources | TWLOHA
- Practices for Regulating your Nervous System and Reducing Stress | LinkedIn Learning course
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