These resources have been pulled from a number of sources. This is meant to be a repository for all people (especially those who benefit from systemic racism) to educate themselves on racism, implicit bias and its damaging effects and how to be an ally to the black community.
[Articles] Navigating the Workplace
- 3 Things You Should Not Say To Your Black Colleagues Right Now by Adunola Adeshola | Forbes (June 1, 2020)
- What Happened When My White Boss Talked To Me About Race In America by Mandela Schumacher-Hodge | (June 12, 2016)
- How to Manage Your Team in Times of Political Trauma by Michelle Kim | Awaken (September 4, 2017)
- Dear White People: Here Are 10 Actions You Can Take To Promote Racial Justice In The Workplace by Dana Brownlee | Forbes (June 1, 2020)
- Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death by Shenequa Golding | Medium (May 28, 2020)
- Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not by Danielle Cadet | Refinery29 (May 28, 2020)
[Articles] Racial Equity Theory
- “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
- Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law by Nikole Hannah-Jones | ProPublica (June 25, 2015)
- Remember, No One is Coming to Save Us by Roxane Gay | The New York Times (May 30, 2020)
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
- The American Nightmare By Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | The Atlantic (June 1, 2020)
- The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Atlantic (June 2014 Issue)
- The Combahee River Collective Statement by Combahee River Collective
- The History White People Need To Learn by Mary-Alice Daniel | Salon (February 7, 2014)
- The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
- The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism by Audre Lorde | BLACKPAST (August 12, 2012)
- There Is No 'Post Racial' America by Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Atlantic (July/August 2015 Issue)
- Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | The Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
[Articles] About White Privilege
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
- The White Racial Frame by Joe Feigen | Racism Review (July 20, 2009)
- Intentions Don't Really Matter by Jamie Utt | Everyday Feminism (July 30, 2013)
- The Privilege of Politeness by Naamen Gobert Tilahun | The Angry Black Woman (February 12, 2008)
- Objectivity Can Be Oppressive by Sian Ferguson | Everyday Feminism (March 27, 2016)
- Enough with the White Male Rage Narrative by Hadley Freeman | The Guardian (November 10, 2016)
[Articles] For White Allies—What White People Should & Shouldn’t Be Doing
- 5 Racist Anti-Racism Responses “Good” White Women Give to Viral Posts by Katie Anthony | KatiKatyKate (May 26, 2020)
- 6 Questions to Stop Asking Your Black Friends Right Now by Dynasti Hunt | Linkedin (May 31, 2020)
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack | Medium (August 13, 2017)
- 11 Things White People Can Do to Be Real Anti-Racist Allies by Kalli Holloway | AlterNet (April 27, 2015)
- 12 Ways to be a White Ally to Black People by Janee Woods | The Root (August 19, 2014)
- 12 Things White People Can Actually Do After the Ferguson Decision by Joseph Osmundson and David J. Leonard | Huffington Post (November 26, 2014)
- Being a White Aspiring Ally by Amy Sanchez | National Latin@ Network (August 15, 2013)
- Black and Brown People Have Been Protesting for Centuries. It's White People Who Are Responsible for What Happens Next. by Savala Trepczynski | Time (June 1, 2020)
- Dear White People, This is What We Want You to Do by Kandise Le Blanc | Inside The Kandi Dish (May 30, 2020)
- Here Are 4 Ways to Navigate Whiteness and Feminism - Without Being a White Feminist by Maddie McClouskey | Everyday Feminism (June 29th, 2015)
- How To Be A Better Ally: An Open Letter To White Folks by Another Round, Tracy Clayton, Heben Nigatu | Buzzfeed News (December 30, 2015)
- How to be a White Ally | Blavity (June 7, 2016)
- How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality by Claire Lampen | The Cut (June 2, 2020)
- My White Friends Who See Tragedy in the Black Community and Say Nothing, Make it Personal by Kiara Imani Williams | Huffington Post (December 6, 2017)
- No, really. Are you ready to organize with white people for racial justice? by Garrett Bucks | The White Pages (May 29, 2020)
- On Making Black Lives Matter by Roxane Gay | Marie Claire (July 11, 2016)
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott, PhD
- ‘We need co-conspirators, not allies’: how white Americans can fight racism by Rose Hackman | The Guardian (June 26, 2015)
- What if…..White People Took Responsibility for Our Role in this Moment? by Kathleen Osta | Medium (May 30, 2020)
- What white people need to know, and do, after Ferguson by Sally Kohn | Washington Post (November 28, 2014)
[Articles] For Non-Black People of Color (NBPOC)
- 6 Ways Asian Americans Can Tackle Anti-Black Racism in Their Families by Kim Tran | Everyday Feminism (January 27, 2016)
- 7 Ways Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Anti-Blackness by Palmira Muniz | The Body is Not an Apology (November 18, 2019)
- 9 Anti-Black Behaviors Latinos Need to Stop by Johanna Ferreira | HipLatina (June 2, 2020)
- Asian Americans Benefit From Black Struggle and We Need to Start Shouldering the Burden by Ally Ang | BDG Blog (July 30, 2015)
- The Afro-Latino Story of Latino Anti-Blackness by Tanya Kateri Hernandez | Al Dia (February 19, 2020)
- We Are NOT All Trayvon: Challenging Anti-Black Racism in POC Communities by Asam Ahmad | BGD Blog (July 16, 2013)
- What Role Do Asian Americans Have in the Campus Protests? by Kevin Cheng | The Atlantic (December 8, 2015)
[Books] To Read
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority by Tim Wise
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism, and White Privilege by Robert Jenson
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Witnessing Whiteness by Shelly Tochluk
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
[Podcasts] To Subscribe To
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Seeing White
[Films & TV Series] To Watch
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 (Goran Olsson) — Available to rent
- Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
- Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
- Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
- King In The Wilderness (Peter Kunhardt) — HBO
- Malcom X (Spike Lee) - Available to rent
- See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
- Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Stanley Nelson Jr.) — Available to rent
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
[Organizations] To Follow on Social Media
- Antiracism Center: Twitter
- Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
[Action] Places to Donate
- List of bail funds to support protestors.
- Fund Black Visions Collective (Movement for Black Lives affiliate).
- Fund Minnesota Freedom Fund (specifically working to bail people out right now).
- Fund BlackOut Collective providing support to groups in 5 cities who are doing days of action next week in response.
- Fund Long-term Movement for Black Lives fund.
- Fund Campaign Zero organization that utilizes research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in the U.S.
- Fund Reclaim the Block (organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety).
- Fund the Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative (identified and teamed up with top defense lawyers and civil rights lawyers nationwide to provide legal resources for those in need).
- Fund the National Police Accountability Project to support victims of police misconduct.
- Fund the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) to realize the promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
- Fund the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (legal organization fighting for racial justice).
- A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support