Anti-Racism Resources
- By Seven Stones Leadership
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During this time we have been collecting resources to help us all get to work. We will update this blog post as we continue to collect the resources we believe are fitting in this moment.
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Here is the list of the resources we use in our work at Seven Stones:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – United Nations
Books:
The 7 Laws of Enough by Gina and Jen
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Mindful of Race by Ruth King
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Heart Talk by Cleo Wade
Waking Up White, and Finding myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
White Like Me by Tim Wise
Access to Power by Julia Kelliher
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Podcasts:
“Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence” | Resmaa Menakem speaking with Krista Tippit
“In Conversation” | Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem speaking with Krista Tippett
“Healing Racialized Trauma: A Conversation with Resmaa Menakem and Tara Brach” | Tara Brach speaking with Resmaa Menakem
Articles:
“The janitor felt invisible to Georgetown students — until one changed his life” | Petula Dvorak
“Boston. Racism. Image. Reality.” | A Boston Globe Spotlight
“Why Diversity Programs Fail” | Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev
“How White Women Use Themselves as Instruments of Terror” | Charles M. Blow
Resources for Understanding Power and Racism
Books:
A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki
A Life of Being, Doing, and Having Enough by Wayne Muller
Access to Power by Julia Kelliher
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Biased by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD
Conversations in Black by Ed Gordon
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Heavy: a Memoir by Kiese Laymon
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Love and Rage by Lama Rod Owens
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Mindful of Race by Ruth King
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Radical Dharma by Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah, PhD
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (novel)
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda V. Magee
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
Well, That Escalated Quickly by Franchesca Ramsey
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
White Like Me by Tim Wise
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD
You Can’t Touch My Hair (and Other Things I Have to Explain) by Phoebe Robinson
Podcasts:
“Talking About Whiteness” | Eula Biss speaking with Krista Tippit
“Where Does it Hurt?” | Ruby Sales speaking with Krista Tippit
“Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence” | Resmaa Menakem speaking with Krista Tippit
“Racism, White Privilege, and Healing America” | Reverend Michael Beckwith
“In Conversation” | Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem speaking with Krista Tippett
Videos and Movies:
“Conversations with the Wise” | Ruth King
“Deconstructing White Privilege” | Dr. Robin DiAngelo
“Weaponising Tears” | John Amaechi
“Color blind or color brave?” | Mellody Hobson – 15 mins
“Confession Time: Facing my Racism” | Zach Arias
“An ‘unapologetic’ black feminist on accelerating the pace of change” | PBS NewsHour
“The Case for Reparations” | Ta Nehisi Coates – IOP
“These Black History Documentaries Will Help You Expand Your Knowledge and Become a Better Ally” | Ashley Oken
TED.
“The path to ending systemic racism in the US” | Panel discussion with Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King and Anthony D. Romero
“The difference between being “not racist” and antiracist” | Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
“How you can be an ally in the fight for racial justice” | Deray Mckesson
“Racism has a cost for everyone” | Heather C. McGee
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable” | Luvvie Ajayi
“The urgency of intersectionality” | Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
“We need to talk about an injustice” | Bryan Stevenson
Articles and More Resource Lists:
“5 Ways White People Can Take Action in Response to White and State-Sanctioned Violence” | Showing Up for Racial Justice
“Me & White Supremacy: How to Check Your White Privilege” | Zoe Beaty
Anti-Racism Resources | Compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein
“How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change” | Barack Obama
“An Ongoing List of Ways to Join the Anti-Racist Fight” | AnOther
“How to Support Protesters in Every City” | Jael Goldfine and Taylor Champlin
“Justice for George Floyd: What to Read and What You Can Do” | Stephanie Eckardt
“#BlackLivesMatter: Here’s Ways You Can Get Involved in the Movement” | The Honey POP
“Why Diversity Programs Fail” | Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev
“Mindful of Race, Transforming Racism from the Inside Out” | Ruth King
“For Our White Friends Desiring to be Allies” | Courtney Ariel
“Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay – Chances Are They’re Not” | Danielle Cadet
“The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today” | Josh Holland
“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Work in Progress” | Jocelyn Wyatt
“Standing United” | Jenae Butler
“Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others” | Pepperdine University
“Resources to Help Empower Asian and Pacific Islander Communities” | Online MSW Programs
“Transcending Jewish Trauma” | Jo Kent Katz
Educational
“National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal” | Smithsonian
