Anti-Racism Resources for Everyone

As a woman of color, I have a responsibility to my community to show up.

As a writer, I have a responsibility to my art.

As someone building a platform, I have a responsibility to lift up and amplify voices that are not my own.

I provide these recommendations as a way for you to come to terms with how you approach Black Lives Matter. These are given to you without affiliate links.

If you want a list of the ways you can help support BLM, go here.

Books

• American Lynching by Ashraf H.A. Rushdy
• City Kids, City Teachers by William Ayers and Patricia Ford
• Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis
• From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
• How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
• Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

Articles and Other Helpful Links

• 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship
• Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community
• The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• The Nap Ministry
• The Presumed Alliance: The Unspoken Conflict Between Latinos and Blacks and What It Means for America
• Self-Care for POC
• When White Women Cry: How White Women’s Tears Oppress Women of Color