Antiracism and Allyship Resources: Take Action

Antiracism is a transformative idea that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism--and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. Racism intersects with class and culture and geography and even changes the way we see and value ourselves. Kendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves.

Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when their ideas about race and racism are challenged, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors on the part of white people prevent meaningful cross-racial dialogue, progress, and understanding.

In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.

A timely, crucial, and empowering book about racism—and antiracism—in America. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning" reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future.

Black women's anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy. But Cooper shows us that there is more to the story. Black women's eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. It's what makes Beyoncé's girl power anthems resonate. It's what makes Michelle Obama an icon. This book argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one's own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up.