Via Penguin Random House. The Fire Next Time Teacher’s Guide BY JAMES BALDWIN NOTE TO TEACHERS Nobody Knows My Name (1961-the year of the Freedom Riders) and The Fire Next Time (1963-the year of the March on Washington) were first published when the civil rights movement was in full sway across the United States. James Baldwin had already been … 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
Via Ibram X. Kendi. Stamped From The Beginning — Ibram X. Kendi WINNER OF THE 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016 Nominated for the 2017 Hurston / Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book 2016 A Kirkus … Read More
Via Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre. ELIZABETH’S BOOKSHOP & WRITING CENTRE Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre is an innovative literacy center designed to amplify and celebrate marginalized voices. Our catalog highlights, promotes, amplifies, celebrates, and honors the work of writers who are often excluded from traditional cultural, social and academic canons. Through curated collections of … Read More
Via Anti-Racism Resources. Anti-racism Resources for White People This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues. … Read More
Via Medium. Whites Only: SURJ And The Caucasian Invasion Of Racial Justice Spaces White-led racial justice groups have displayed problematic behavior, lack of accountability, and outright anti-Blackness. Last summer — after a 20 year hiatus — Hollywood released the long awaited sequel to the alien invasion blockbuster, Independence Day, entitled Independence Day: Resurgence. The original film was … Read More
