Antiracist Resource List
Blog Posts
Black-Owned Businesses in Sonoma County, https://www.sonomacounty.com/blog/black-owned-businesses-sonoma-county?fbclid=IwAR16XX4fFHXSZofmpuZ08jdsBJ5B-ZzOKlvWrejcGeJg6rZhXU4NW_tfCIk This post highlights some Black-owned businesses in Sonoma County; at the end of the article there are three compilations that include many more.
"Interrupt the Systems"https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/879136931/interrupt-the-systems-robin-diangelo-on-white-fragility-and-anti-racism A recent interview with Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility.
"No, We Can't Calm Down" https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/ A cartoon graphic that explains tone policing.
What is code-switching? Blog post from the UK https://tinyurl.com/Code-Switching Another wake-up to what People of Color must pay attention to that those of us with shite privilege can ignore.
White Anti-Racism
Affinity Groups: I Used to Be a Skeptic, But Now I’m an Evangelist An exploration of why at times it is important for groups to
gather by racial identify, from Justin C. Cohen's blog.
Books
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
How To Be an Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi The author explores his own racism and the concepts we need to understand to move beyond "I'm not a racist" to "I am an anti-racist." Among the concepts he explores: power, biology, culture, behavior, and dueling consciousness.
I Am not Your Negro, by James Baldwin, compiled by Raoul PeckTo compose his stunning documentary film,
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing BrownFrom a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America’s love affair with “diversity” so often falls short of its ideals.
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger by Lama Rod Owens White supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death. In Love and Rage, Lama Rod Owens, coauthor of Radical Dharma, shows how this unmetabolized anger--and the grief, hurt, and trans-historical trauma beneath it--needs to be explored, respected, and fully embodied to heal from heartbreak and walk the path of liberation.
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence by Derald Wing Sue
Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society by john a powell
Radical Dharma, by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, with Jasmine Syedullah, PhD
The Body Is not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, by Sonya Renee Taylor
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing ourselves and transforming our communities through mindfulness by Rhonda V. Magee To have the difficult conversations required for working toward racial justice, inner work is essential. Through the practice of embodied mindfulness--paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way--we increase our emotional resilience, recognize our own biases, and become less reactive when triggered.
The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
The Third Reconstruction - How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear by The Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II "This book is about the Forward Together Moral Movement…Because we can never know the ecstasy of true hope without attending to the realities of the poor and forgotten, this is also about what is wrong in America."
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett A novel that narrates the experience of identical twin girls who choose to live their lives in different parts of the United States, one as white, one as "colored." The author was interviewed at length about her book. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIOdOv0DyfQ
Waking Up White by Debby Irving At the end of each chapter there are reflective thought-questions that would be great to discuss. She also has a website with a 21--day challenge (see under Websites)
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo Racism is a system of oppression that puts one group, white people, at an advantage and oppresses people of culture. Everyone living in the US receives this acculturation, regardless of the color of their skin. To deconstruct the system of racism, those who have the unearned privilege must actively oppose institutionalized racism. Good people are racists; the call is to become anti-racists.
Why Are the Black Kids All Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel TatumDr. Tatum is a sociologist who describes different elements of systemic racism and its impact on all our lives.
Movies
From Fast Company, a list of 49 Black movies to watch that will spark joy:https://www.fastcompany.com/90515310/49-black-movies-to-watch-that-will-spark-joy
13A Netflix documentary that may be available FOR FREE on YouTube. Although the 13th amendment ended slavery, its wording supported a continuing system of labor for free and the biased incarceration of Black people. Michelle Alexander, the author of The New Jim Crow, is one of those interviewed throughout the film.
The Best of Enemies TRUE story where a KKK leader and a Black community activist ultimately connected as people/friends as they worked through a tense community event in 1971. At the end, it shows the two real people. Inspirational. People can change!
Fences A Pulitzer prize winning play remade as a movie, it chronicles the life of an African American family in the 1950s and 1960s.
Harriet Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and became a leader in the Underground Railway; she never lost a single passenger.
I Am not Your Negro, produced and directed by Raoul Peck beautifully edited series of readings, contemporary news images and footage of James Baldwin speaking to racism and life in the United States.
If Beale Street Could Talk Based on the novel by James Baldwin, this story is set in 1970s Harlem where a young family fights for justice.
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, based on the book by Bryan Stevenson
Selma Dr. King led a three-month protest that culminated in the march on Selma, Alabama and ultimately led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Podcasts
Unlocking Us, Brene Brown: Ibram Kendi interview on how to be an anti-racist https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-ibram-x-kendi-on-how-to-be-an-antiracist/ Brene Brown hosts several important podcasts on determining what is ours to do, understanding what holds us back.
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, CNN https://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america Brief interviews and explorations of a variety of topics from the experience of Sikh children to the Standing Rock action to what white supremacy looks like in the United States. Now in its fifth season, these are sips of insight, 1 to 3 minutes in length. Be aware, sometimes Kamau Bell's politics comes through and you may not agree. It's still worth watching.
White Anti-Racism Affinity Groups: I Used to Be a Skeptic, But Now I’m an Evangelist An exploration of why at times it is important for groups to gather by racial identify
Songs
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" https://www.blackpast.org/black-past-features/black-national-anthem/ The Black national anthem
"Stand for What," by Nick Cannon. A tribute to Colin
Kapernick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h09wbv1JDA
"Strange Fruit" sung by Billie Holiday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DGY9HvChXk The strange fruit that Billie Holiday sings about are those murdered by lynching. Here is a link to more of the story: https://youtu.be/UapdRCSQEaA
Videos
Dear White People, Netflix series Students of color navigate the realities of a
liberal ivy league college that thought it was beyond all that racism stuff
How Can We Win, by Kimberly Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llci8MVh8J4 A powerful, no holds barred exploration
of how people of color experience life like a rigged monopoly game. Notice if
tone policing comes up for you.
Interview with Layla Saad, author of Me and White Supremacy-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LImNpSgGgpE Learn more about the background of the book
and what moved Layla Saad to write it.
Racist - Antiracist, Except of TED talk by Ibram X.
Kendi https://www.facebook.com/TED/videos/2514479635528955/ In Prof. Kendi's view, there is no such
thing in the US as not being a racist. One is either a racist or an antiracist.
Racial Microagressions:
[Academic explanation] https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=118&v=TPCGNDaE7MA&feature=emb_title
[Where PoC are the targets} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjgozDwAjqg
[Where white people are the targets, a spoof that clearly makes its point though in reality microagression is not humorous] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPRA4g-3yEk
A Speech by Frederick Douglas, July 5, 1852 https://youtu.be/NBe5qbnkqoM Descendants of Frederick Douglas reading a portion of his 1852 speech delivered 11 years before the Emancipation Proclamation
White Myths with Robin DiAngelo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjHg65JORi8 Short (under 4 minutes) intro to the myths white people learn.
Websites
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge, by
Debby Irving, www.debbyirving.com/21-day-challenge
Debby Irving is the author of Waking
Up White. In addition to the
powerful invitation to commit to a 21-day practice of studying, reflecting,
engaging and acting, this is an astonishing list of resources to read, to
watch, to listen to, as well as suggesting actions to take.
21 Places to Visit to Understand Race in America https://redtri.com/places-to-visit-to-understand-race-in-america/slide/1 We can't actually visit right now but many of these sites have websites with virtual tours or blogs.
https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/1H-Vxs6jEUByXylMS2BjGH1kQ7mEuZnHpPSs1Bpaqmw0/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR2rEERbm5wcRnsNHhvVQW87Rw0HagRyIXVAosd7y_RqIlRGED8d4rUJXo8A resource compiled as a starting place for individuals working to be better allies.
The TNQ Show engages leading voices on critical topics of racial justice in America. Created by best-selling author Austin Channing Brown, Season 1 is now available featuring Nikole Hannah Jones, Andre Henry, Brené Brown, and more.
Resources Regarding Racism and Anti/Blackness https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTkmrhfhYUfCcTbp3NoDmxKZUAN7xMiVuhqIlNBizKz-Ih7yPPqTPFgYzmd5NgKtEdpVugB6GoZwPWR/pubhtml?fbclid=IwAR2pU4BilDl_6ya286aJ_B4rfU6TO8BmXfdh4zWkd3cYWSY2EG2OeOhuGoI
What is Mine To Do, Tracy Brown Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/minetodo Tracy Brown RScP was the chair of the Centers for Spiritual Living Leadership Council. She is an established consultant in the areas of diversity, inclusion, and change.
Where Do I Begin? A 28-day reading plan for aspiring allies https://tinyurl.com/AspiringAllyReadingPlan Glimpses into some of the major writings on racism, anti-racism, and the institutional structures. Annotated, with ways to go deeper if desired.
Articles
The 1619 Project https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/magazine/1619-intro.html
The Cultural Appropriation Primer, K. Tempest Bradford Why is cultural appropriation a part of the conversation about white supremacy? Bradford's article walks through the structures and also points toward several other resources to understand the ideas.
Several Antiracist Books Are Selling Out. What Else Black Booksellers and Publishers Say You Should Read. A list published in Time magazine in June 2020. https://time.com/5846732/books-to-read-about-anti-racism/
The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun. https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html
To Confront Inequality You Must First Understand It by Bette Lovehttps://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/02/07/all-teachers-need-therapy-white-teachers-need.html An online article published Education Week earlier this year.
The White-Savior Industrial Complex by Teju Cole Article in The Atlantic, March 21, 2012 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/
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