Anti-Racism Resources
It’s not enough to be “not racist.” We need to be actively anti-racist. To do that, we need to develop an understanding of systemic racism and take a deep look at and reflect upon our own beliefs and behavior. It’s up to us to listen, learn, take action, own up to our mistakes, and have tough conversations with ourselves and our friends and family.
Here are some resources to help you cope and educate yourself.
To cope:
Mental Health Resources
- Black Mental Health Alliance
- Therapy for Black Men
- Heal Haus
- Sista Afya
- Viva Wellness
- Inclusive Therapists Database
- Guide to Allyship
- Diversity Talks Two-Part Webinar Series
- June 24, 1 PM Eastern: White Folks (Part I): We Have To Talk About Race
- July 22, 1 PM Eastern: White Folks (Part II): A Call to Action
To get informed:
Movies/TV
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
- Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Streaming FREE in June on multiple digital platforms including YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, and Vudu
- I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck) — Streaming FREE in June on Hoopla and Kanopy
- More on Good Good Good
Books
- Nonfiction:
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- Fiction:
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
You can find a list of black-owned bookstores to support with your purchase here
Articles
- America’s Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism (TIME)
- Summary: George Floyd. (USA Today)
- What We’re Reading About The Past Week Of Protests (NPR)
- The Death of George Floyd, In Context (The New Yorker)
- Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? (The Atlantic)
- You shouldn’t need a Harvard degree to survive birdwatching while black (The Washington Post)
- Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People. (The New York Times)
- Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge (Los Angeles Times)
- The 1619 Project (The New York Times Magazine)
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