Couple days ago, one of the participants of the giveaway I hosted in my Instagram Stories shared this quote by Rachel Ricketts. I have not been able to stop thinking about it: it is so powerful. I think it captures the importance of individual action and personal accountability in antiracism work so perfectly.
With that in mind, here is a list of books, podcasts, movies, Instagram accounts, and other sources that were recommended to me, and I added several that I have found deeply influential in my understanding of the subject of racism. I plan to keep adding more, so if you have suggestions, please let me know.
Note: I did not include antiracism books that were written by white people as I have come to realize, thanks to Elle Glenise Pike of Where Change Started, how it is wrong that white people should profit off of antiracism work. There is a difference between becoming part of the solution and making a living through this work.
BOOKS:
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
How to Be Antiracist by Ibram Kendi
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Me and My White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Talking Up To the White Woman Aileen Moreton-Robinson
White Rage by Carol Anderson
We Want to Do More Than Survive by Bettina L. Love
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young
WORKSHOPS (in person):
Undoing Racism Workshop: Antiracism training for anyone in Human Services, Education and beyond http://antiracistalliance.com
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS:
Note: When entering online spaces of the following people, please be respectful in how you interact with them.
@wherechangestarted – Inspiring individual action and personal accountability with self-guided educational resources for becoming antiracist
@aja.barber – Aja holds important conversations about fashion, trends, and sustainability through the lens of antiracism and intersectionality
@iamrachelricketts - Rich resourcses that articulate what structural racism is and how it fits into historical patterns that continue today
@theconsciouskid – Parenting and education through a critical race lens
@leesareneehall – Leesa facilitates workshop leaders in unpacking their biases in order to create inclusive learning spaces
@rachel.cargle – Thought-provoking, critical discourse on racism in the US
@dr.rosalesmeza – Helping women of color identify blocks, confront colonial mentality, and reclaim their intuition so they can live whole, well, and free
@alokvmenon – Transgender/gender non-conforming writer, performer, and speaker who focuses on expanding notions of femininity, issues of ableism of beauty standards, historical revisionism and cultural racism
@kanishka.sikri – Poet, writer, post-de-colonial theorist, transnational feminist
PODCASTS:
Stepping Into Truth: Conversations on race, gender, and social justice with Omkari Williams
Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
Decarcerated hosted by Marlon Peterson
Justice in America Podcast (The Appeal)
MOVIES:
When They See Us (Netflix miniseries, the after-show with the director, actors, and Oprah) – “a dense, fast-moving series that examines not just the effects of systemic racism but the effects of all sorts of disenfranchisement” The Guardian
WEBSITES:
http://www.dismantlingracism.org/