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If you want to actually learn, educate yourself, & begin your anti-racist journey, I recommend you follow these people (although it’s not their job to educate you; Google is free): @thearmchaircom, @sharifawrites, @andrehenry, @sista_theology, @_PassTheMic, @jelani9, @JemarTisby
But wait! There’s more: @DrCEdmondson, @TruthsTable, @AfroRising, @wetalkdifferent, @austinchanning, @CarlosHappyNPO, @AndCampaign, @ava
And more! @consciouskidlib, @Burns23, @DrIbram, @eugenegu, @wellreadblkgirl, @mochamomma, @KyleJamesHoward
You need books? I got book recs. DM me & I’ll send you a whole list of books to read, but here’s a good start:
White Fragility: Why It& #39;s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807047414/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cbbVEbYQYW967">https://www.amazon.com/dp/080704...
White Fragility: Why It& #39;s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807047414/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cbbVEbYQYW967">https://www.amazon.com/dp/080704...
What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy – Revised Edition (Counterpoints) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433131102/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ncbVEbYC4CWJ7">https://www.amazon.com/dp/143313...
How to Be an Antiracist https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525509283/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hebVEbBAEH14W">https://www.amazon.com/dp/052550...
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (National Book Award Winner) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568585985/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pfbVEbQ0E6GCC">https://www.amazon.com/dp/156858...
So You Want to Talk About Race https://www.amazon.com/dp/1580058825/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vgbVEbZNXPT0Q">https://www.amazon.com/dp/158005...
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310113601/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lhbVEbMPW5819">https://www.amazon.com/dp/031011...
Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802416985/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ShbVEbCBXDHTA">https://www.amazon.com/dp/080241...
Be the Bridge: Pursuing God& #39;s Heart for Racial Reconciliation https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525652884/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rjbVEbSVJG4EW">https://www.amazon.com/dp/052565...
White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830843930/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JkbVEb6TFKWGC">https://www.amazon.com/dp/083084...
MORE people to follow: @MsPackyetti @ShanaVWhite @uthatwhiteguy @IjeomaOluo @RenyTay @JackieHillPerry @BerniceKing @Imani_Barbarin @Rondell_Trevino @TheDailyShow @WhenTheySeeUs @VashtiHarrison @VanJones68 @z
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465060684/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4NcVEbSB47F1V">https://www.amazon.com/dp/046506...
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness https://www.amazon.com/dp/1620971933/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4OcVEbE5JQRND">https://www.amazon.com/dp/162097...
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631494538/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bPcVEbS7CK0ZC">https://www.amazon.com/dp/163149...
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide https://www.amazon.com/dp/1632864126/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pQcVEbZHJCRZM">https://www.amazon.com/dp/163286...
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553447459/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3QcVEbY29QT7J">https://www.amazon.com/dp/055344...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400052181/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.ScVEbQCQY5PZ">https://www.amazon.com/dp/140005...
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America& #39;s Great Migration https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679763880/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hVcVEbVV7KB6V">https://www.amazon.com/dp/067976...
Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830845259/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-WcVEb8ENEJDR">https://www.amazon.com/dp/083084...
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465049664/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TYcVEb60S73S3">https://www.amazon.com/dp/046504...
Diversify and/or decolonize your bookshelf: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Isabel Allende, Celeste Ng, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jackie Hill Perry, Tayari Jones, Mychal Denzel Smith, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Malala Yousafzai, & so many more.
I’ll keep adding resources, books, articles, etc. I’ve literally made it SO easy to start educating yourself. White folks, it’s on us to educate ourselves & fight for justice. You just have to DO the work. It’s a journey & you’ll never fully “reach” an end in your lifetime (1)
But, it’s worth it & necessary. Before you can “pass the mic”, advocate for others, be an anti-racist educator, teach your children, anything like that, you have to do the work within yourself. Like I said, my DMs are always open.
More books! https://www.amazon.com/This-Book-Anti-Racist-lessons-action/dp/0711245215/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=anti-racist+books&qid=1589392149&s=books&sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/This-Book...
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Disinherited-Howard-Thurman/dp/0807010294/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Dis...
https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Lynching-Tree-James-Cone/dp/1626980055/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TBFLS2GKWG35&dchild=1&keywords=the+cross+and+the+lynching+tree&qid=1589392573&s=books&sprefix=the+cross+and+the+lynchin%2Cstripbooks%2C272&sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Lyn...
https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Justice-Redemption-Stevenson/dp/B00RWRKLU8/ref=sr_1_7?crid=KP0PX6FS3SYN&dchild=1&keywords=bryan+stevenson&qid=1589392626&s=books&sprefix=bryan+s%2Cstripbooks%2C257&sr=1-7">https://www.amazon.com/Just-Merc...
An article with good resources: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/must-read-books-about-white-supremacy-in-the-us">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/a...
Another great article of anti-racist books (from @DrIbram): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/2...
An anti-racism resource collection from Resource Sharing Project: http://www.resourcesharingproject.org/anti-racism-resource-collection">https://www.resourcesharingproject.org/anti-raci...
More educational resources: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture.html">https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-sup...
https://civilrights.org/heres-10-things-you-can-do-to-stop-white-supremacy/">https://civilrights.org/heres-10-...
https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/white-antiracism-living-the-legacy">https://www.tolerance.org/professio...
https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/10/30/774704183/historian-ibram-x-kendi-on-how-to-be-an-antiracist">https://www.npr.org/local/309...
If you’re feeling overwhelmed & want to know where to *start* with educating yourself on justice issues & anti-racism, these books are a great stepping stone. (pic by Jane Mount from @idealbookshelf on insta)
Are you an ally, accomplice, or co-conspirator? I’m trying to move from ally to co-conspirator, but it takes WORK & EFFORT. Check out @MsPackyetti’s post on insta for more info.
