ACTIONS WE COULD TAKE

The list below, derived from the Georgetown University Anti-Racism Toolkit, offers actionable steps to support and advance anti-racism efforts:

• Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America
• Anti-Racism Project
• Becoming Trustworthy White Allies
• Dear Anti-Racist Allies: Here’s How to Respond to Microaggressions
• For Those Who Give a Damn, But Don’t Know What To Do
• Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
• How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams
• How to Retain Women of Color and Indigenous Women Grad Students
• How White People Can Be Better Allies to the Black Community
• Jenna Arnold’s Resources (Books and People to Follow)
• Listening to Black Voices While White
• Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice: Moving from Actor –> Ally –> Accomplice
• Rachel Ricketts’ Anti-Racism Resources
• Resources for Accountability and Action for Black Lives
• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
• Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
• Showing Up For Racial Justice’s Educational Toolkits
• Submit a complaint in DC
• Submit a Georgetown Discrimination & Harassment Complaint Form
• White Supremacy Culture

SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR PROTESTING

• Guidelines for Safe Protesting–Democratic Socialists of America (LA)
• Know Your Rights: Protestor’s Rights–ACLU
• Safety During Protest–Amnesty International

106 THINGS WHITE PEOPLE CAN DO FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

• List of things white people can do for racial justice

Resources provide invaluable insights and tools to educate on recognizing and dismantling systemic racism. From literature and educational programs to actionable steps and guides, these resources empower people to take informed and meaningful steps towards promoting racial equity and harmony.

20 BEST ANTI-RACISM BOOKS

1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
2. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
3. The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley by Malcom X and Alex Haley
4. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo
5. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
6. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
7. So You Want to Talk About Race By Ijeoma Oluo
8. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
9. Home by Toni Morrison
10. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
11. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
12. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
13. Becoming by Michelle Obama
14. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
15. I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
16. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
17. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
18. Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey
19. Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
20. White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Tim Wise