ANTI-RACISM: SUGGESTED BOOKS/PODCASTS
White Fragility
“The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.” CLICK HERE to view this book on Amazon
How to Be an Antiracist
“Kendi’s title encompasses his main thesis: simply not being racist isn’t enough. We must actively choose to be “antiracist,” working to undo racism and its component policies in order to build an equitable society. To read this book is to relate to the author as an individual and realize just how much we all have in common. As Kendi writes: race is a mirage, assigning an identity according to skin color, ignoring the individual.” CLICK HERE to view this book on Amazon
Irresistible/Healing Justice Podcast
“We are a community supporting each other to make joyful lifelong commitments to social justice work. We learn from many lineages, and connect and visualize stories, strategies, & practices that fortify our movements for change.” CLICK HERE to listen to Healing Justice Podcast
Code Switch Podcast
NPR podcast Code Switch offers “the fearless conversations about race that you’ve been waiting for”, delivered by a team of people of colour. From making pop culture connections to looking at how what is happening today echoes history, the podcast shows how racism affects everyone. CLICK HERE to listen
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
Uprooting Racism offers a framework for understanding institutional racism. It provides practical suggestions, tools, examples, and advice on how white people can intervene in interpersonal and organizational situations to work as allies for racial justice. CLICK HERE to view this book on Amazon
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