Anti-Racism Resource and Reading List
artwork by Courtney - @courbs102
We usually share new blog posts every Tuesday, but given the recent horrific events that have occurred in America (and honestly, have been occurring for far too long), we want to take a backseat on sharing original content this week and simply publish this list of anti-racism resources today.
We The Dreamers is a company and blog operated by two white women, and we are fully committed to doing a better job of amplifying the voices of the black community and taking vocal, anti-racist action. Sadly, the violence and systemic racism that black people experience in this country is far from new, and honestly, we should have shared resources like this and spoken more openly about anti-racism a long time ago. This list is only a very small start, but we wanted to share these resources in case they can be of any help to fellow white people looking for a place to begin.
Frankly, our voice is not the one that needs to be centered right now. We are learning alongside our fellow white readers, and we have a lot to learn and improve. We firmly believe and know that it is not the job of BIPOC to educate us on these matters, which is why we’re sharing resources that have been helpful to us in our anti-racism education and encouraging our friends and followers to join us in doing the work - let’s all research, google, read, donate, and most of all, listen.
There are probably a multitude of incredible resources that aren’t on this list, so please feel free to add or suggest anything additional.
Books:
How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi
Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Places to Donate:
Accounts to Follow:
Here is a much more in-depth list of anti-racism resources for white people compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein that includes plenty of articles, videos, and helpful links.
