Via HuffPost. 11 Things To Do Besides Say ‘This Has To Stop’ In The Wake Of Police Brutality Want to end police brutality against Black people? To paraphrase Angela Davis, it’s not enough to *not* be racist — you need to be antiracist. By Brittany Wong Let’s face it: We’ve become depressingly rote in our … Read More
Via Medium. White Allies: Your Anger Belongs in the Streets, Not at Home A five-step process for persuading white friends and family with compassion, not contempt. By Dr. David Campt Calling people racist won’t change hearts and minds, but conversations about racism can. If you want to make a difference, persuade your white peers with … Read More
Via the New York Times. Everyone’s an Antiracist. Now What? Recognizing that Black people deserve dignity isn’t progress. By Erin Aubry Kaplan Contributing Opinion Writer The new unbridled enthusiasm for the cause of Black lives reminds me of the Dr. Seuss fable “Horton Hears a Who.” A kindly elephant named Horton becomes aware of a whole … Read More
Via New Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness “One of the most influential books of the last 20 years.” —Chronicle of Higher Education “Two years after Obama’s election, Alexander put the entire criminal justice system on trial, exposing racial discrimination from lawmaking to policing to the denial of … Read More
Via Penguin Random House. The Bluest Eye By Toni Morrison ABOUT THE BLUEST EYE New York Times Bestseller Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes … Read More
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
