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Me and White Supremacy

Via Layla F Saad.  Me and White Supremacy When Layla F. Saad ran a free month-long Instagram challenge during the summer of 2018, she had no idea it would become an international cultural movement. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE GALVANIZED BY THE #MEANDWHITESUPREMACY CHALLENGE, EXAMINING AND OWNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAYS IN … Read More

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How To Be An Antiracist

Via Ibram X. Kendi. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a refreshing approach that will radically reorient America on the urgent issues of race, justice, and equality. How To Be An Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice … Read More

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An Antiracist Reading List

Via The New York Times.  An Antiracist Reading List Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage. By Ibram X. Kendi No one becomes “not racist,” despite a tendency by Americans to identify themselves that way. We can only strive to be “antiracist” on a daily basis, to continually rededicate ourselves to … Read More

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“Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”: A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity

Via GoodReads.  “Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”: A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity by Beverly Daniel Tatum Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping … Read More

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So You Want to Talk About Race

Via GoodReads.  So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today’s racial landscape–from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement–offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide In So You … Read More

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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

Via GoodReads.  White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson (Foreword)  4.35  ·   Rating details ·  78,509 ratings  ·  11,301 reviews The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. Referring to the defensive moves … Read More

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