Anti-Racism Resources for White People
Racial justice and climate justice are deeply intertwined. It is essential that white people be actively anti-racist to help dismantle white supremacy and build a just society. There are many resources available for white people to learn more about how to take action for racial justice. The list below provides a brief overview of some of the resources the white staff and advisors at the Hive Fund have found useful.
A few readings/lessons to start
Videos and courses
Good Ancestor Academy, Layla Saad’s ongoing anti-racism masterclasses and lessons via Patreon
“Unpacking White Feminism” lecture and a social syllabus for white women on how to be an ally to black women (2020) by Rachel Cargle
What is Systemic Racism 8-part video series by Race Forward
Books
Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (2019) by Layla Saad
How to Be an Anti-Racist (2019) by Ibram X. Kendi
So You Want to Talk About Race (2018) by Ijeoma Oluo
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (2010) by Michelle Alexander
White Rage (2016) by Carol Anderson
Articles
“Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture” (2001) by Tema Okun
“Ending the Uncivil War” (2021) an interview with author Heather McGee by Anand Giridharadas
”The 1619 Project” (2019) New York Times Magazine
"The Case for Reparations" (2014) by Ta-Nehisi Coates
“White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” (1988) by Peggy McIntosh
Curated lists of resources
“An Antiracist Reading List” by Ibram X. Kendi
Anti-racism resources for white people by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein
Reading list on Racism and the Environmental Movement (2020) New York Times
Resources and Reading on Racial Justice, Racial Equity, and Anti-Racism, Institutional Anti-Racism and Accountability Project
Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism by Nicole Carpenter
Resource list for white people and non-Black people of color by Bola Juju, witchdoctorpoet
Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources for White Allies by Anna Stamborski, Nikki Zimmermann, and Bailie Gregory
Activists to follow on social media
Layla Saad, @layla_saad
Ijeoma Oluo, @ijeomaoluo
Rachel Cargle, @rachelcargle
Adrienne Maree Brown, @adriennemaree
Alicia Garza, @chasinggarza
Group to join
Standing Up for Racial Justice--SURJ (local chapters everywhere)
FOR CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENTAL PHILANTHROPY
Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table, a report from Echoing Green and The Bridgespan Group (Introduction and executive summary here)
Embedding Equity, by Erin Rogers/Hewlett Foundation
Green 2.0 2019 Environmental Foundation Report Card
Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity publications
”Philanthropists Bench Women of Color, the MVPs of Social Change”, Vanessa Daniel
As the South Grows: So Grows the Nation, a report from Grantmakers for Southern Progress and the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy