Resources

Resources with an Intersectional Antiracist Focus

In order to support a social justice culture of continual learning and skill-building, we invite you to explore these resources along with us. We use the term “intersectional” (Crenshaw, 1989) to acknowledge the distinct experiences of interlocking oppressions, such as being Black and transgender – living at the “intersection” of both identities. Rather than isolating one form of oppression to examine an experience (ie: ability), intersectionality addresses the ways all our privileges/advantages and oppressions combine and impact our experiences (ie: ability, class, gender, race, etc).

As activists and social justice workers, we recognize the role that racism plays in cementing in all other forms of oppression. When we commit to antiracist practice in addressing all other forms of oppression with an intersectional lens, we move all of our work forward.

Seminars and Videos:

Articles:

Podcasts:

Books:

  • So You Want To Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
  • Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A Developmental Strategy for Everyone, by Laurel Collier Smith, Garth R. Johnson, Liz Goodwin, Leticia Nieto and Margot F. Boyer. Links to articles introducing key concepts here.
  • White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Dr. Robin DiAngelo. Here’s the article version: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
  • A Different Vision: A Revolution Against Racism in Public Education, by Susan Anglada Bartley
  • The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
  • Freedom Is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
  • An Indigenous Peoples History of the US, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
  • Borderlands/La Frontera, by Gloria Anzaldúa
  • Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
  • Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X. Kendi
  • America is Not the Heart, by Elaine Castillo
  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley
  • Care Work, by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
  • White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
  • People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn
  • Disposable Domestics, by Grace Chang, Ai-jen Poo
  • My Mother’s Hands, by Resmaa Menakem
  • Becoming Antiracist: A 52 Week Guide to Overcoming Your Racist Bypassing Behaviors, by L. Glenise Pike

Resources For Parents

  • “O Freedom: A Conscious U.S. History Curriculum” Grades 3-7 – by Woke Homeschooling
  • “Raising White Kids” – Jennifer Harvey
  • “Growing Up with Privilege – Margaret Hagerman

Reflection Questions:

  • How do you relate to the perspectives expressed in these resources? What information does that give you about yourself?
  • What do you notice in your reactions? What questions surface? What feelings come up for you?
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