Via Ethnicities.  By Paul C Gorski Equity Literacy Institute, Asheville, NC, USA and Noura Erakat School of Integrative Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA Racism, whiteness, and burnout in antiracism movements: How white racial justice activists elevate burnout in racial justice activists of color in the United States Abstract Social movement scholars have described … Read More

Via Awake Manual.  White Awake Manual  Online Manual White Awake originated as a set of educational resources for guiding white affinity processes (workshops and/or study groups by and for white-identified people), and the first section of our Manual – “Workshops and Study Groups” – focuses exclusively on this type of educational work. As White Awake grows, … Read More

Via WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh.  Principles for White Affinity Study Groups Sources/Resources:  “About Study Group” from WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh wwhatsup.wordpress.com/studygroup  The Catalyst Project collectiveliberation.org  We focus on working with other white people and in majority white organizations. This is a response to generations of encouragement from activists of color for white people to take on this responsibility … Read More

“Why is this happening?” — an Introduction to Police Brutality from 100 Year Hoodie Police Brutality Isn’t New, Cameras Are Today we spend the hour with Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of an explosive new book about white supremacy and being black in America. Titled “Between the World and Me,” it is written as a letter to … Read More

Via Showing Up For Racial Justice. POLITICAL EDUCATION, TOOLKITS, AND OTHER RESOURCES POLITICAL EDUCATION Political education is the collective process of study, research, analysis, and storytelling that helps us understand our situation and what we’re up against and what we can do about it. The purpose of political education is to build a shared language about … Read More