Even if you already understand that your life experience cannot be assumed as universal, learning about how racism shapes all our lives allows for more informed anti-racist work. The resources here largely focus on the experience of the Black community in the United States; however, similar resources can be found to learn more about indigenous, Latinx and Asian communities as well.

Read/Watch

In the wake of the social justice protests last summer, there are a number of compilations of resources, listed in the Deeper Dive section below. If you are really not sure where to start, here are just a few suggestions:

Walking While Black, essay by Garnette Cadogan, 2016
The List: From Slavery to George Floyd – Systemic and Structural Racism in America, Marquis D.B., 2020
Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?, Ibram X. Kendi, 2020

Deeper dive

Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources: A compilation of resources, organized so as to help people move to deeper and deeper levels of allyship
Justice in June: Resources grouped by how much time you want to spend
Anti-Racism Resources: A similar compilation of resources, organized by type of resource (articles, videos, podcasts, etc.)
Anti-racism Resource Guide: An even larger compilation of resources, including resources for a range of specific racism-related issues (e.g., housing, health, etc.) as well as resources relevant to specific ethnicities
Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus, JSTOR

Reflect

What have you learned about the experience of Black Americans that you were not aware of previously?