Power in Knowledge
In this time of turmoil, I realize I must be mindful to listen and learn, and educate myself on how to become an anti-racist. My goal is to boost the signal for resources I’ve found enlightening.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” –Maya Angelou
Read and educate yourself
- 48 Books by Authors of Color
- “America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America” by Jim Wallis
- “Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity” by E. Patrick Johnson
- “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- “Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People” by Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji
- “Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings that Formed the Movement” Edited by: Kimberlé Crenshaw, Neil T. Gotanda, Gary Peller, and Kendall Thomas
- “Drylongso: A Self-Portrait of Black America” by John Langston Gwaltney
- “How to Be Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
- “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness” by Austin Channing Brown
- “In a Single Garment of Destiny” – A Global Vision of Justice by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Krik? Krak!” by Edwidge Danticat
- “Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor” by Layla F. Saad
- “Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out” by Ruth King
- “My Life, My Love, My Legacy” by Coretta Scott King
- “Ohio State Murders” a play by Adrienne Kennedy
- “Racial Formation in the United States (Third Edition)” by Omi & Winant
- “Slavery and the Culture of Taste” by Simon Gikandi
- “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
- “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America” by Michael Eric Dyson
- “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison
- “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” by Richard Rothstein
- “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin
- “The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race” by Jesmyn Ward
- “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander
- “The Problem of the Color[blind]: Racial Transgression and the Politics of Black Performance” by Brandi Wilkins Catanese
- “The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing” by Anneliese A. Singh
- “This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on how to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work” by Tiffany Jewell
- “Troubling Vision” by Nicole R. Fleetwood
- “Venus” a play by Suzan-Lori Parks
- “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo
- “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness: What It Means to Be Black Now” by Toure
- “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race” by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD
- “Women, Race and Class” by Angela Davis
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