In this time of chaos and COVID-19, there is a movement that will certainly be discussed in the 2020 chapter of history books. The Black Lives Matter movement has gained incredible momentum after the death of George Floyd, one of the many black individuals murdered by police violence. I have seen a quote circling the internet “learning about racism instead of experiencing it is a privilege”. I certainly experience this privilege as a white woman, and I believe that part of my, and all white people’s, responsibility is to take this time to listen and learn from black voices about racism as much as possible.
I have compiled a list of resources that I’ve discovered from all over social media and other areas of the internet. It’s time for me to get learning, and I encourage any other non-black folk to join me.
Books
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race / Renni Eddo-Lodge
How to Be an Antiracist / Ibram X. Kendi
White Fragility / Robin J. Diangelo
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations
About Race / Beverley Daniel Tatum
Between the World and Me / Ta-Nehisi Coates
Me and White Supremacy / Layla F. Saad
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color / Roasrio Morales
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind / Harriet A. Washington
The End of Policing / Alex S. Vitale
Some more incredible Black Writers: Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker
Movies, Documentaries, and Series
13th
Sorry To Bother You
When They See Us
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Dear White People
Whose Streets?
I Am Not Your Negro
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap
Teach us All
Podcasts
1619
Intersectionality Matters!
Throughline
Code Switch
Pod Save the People
If anyone needs me, I’ll be spending time diving into this list.