The United States of America has a messy and unfortunate history of racism and white supremacy. For those of us who are white, unpacking our white privilege and learning about white supremacy and attempting to dismantle the systems of oppression we have grown up surrounded by - even unconsciously by those with the best of intentions in teaching a "colorblind" ideology - can be difficult, confusing, and uncomfortable. This reading list was born of a desire to have a list of links to read and watch to help ourselves become better educated. If you have any links, books, essays, YouTube videos, documentaries, etc. that you think would be good additions, please feel free to let us know and we'll check them out.
Links to read:
- Why Reverse Racism Isn’t Real. http://feminspire.com/why-reverse-racism-isnt-real/
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Good Ally. http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally/
- Ally-phobia: On the Trayvon Martin Ruling, White Feminism, and the Worst of Best Intentions. http://the-toast.net/2013/07/24/ally-phobia-the-worst-of-best-intentions/http://the-toast.net/2013/07/24/ally-phobia-the-worst-of-best-intentions/
- White People Fatigue Syndrome. http://thefeministgriote.com/white-people-fatigue-syndrome/
- To a former facebook friend. http://blog.franchesca.net/post/56065976948/to-a-former-facebook-friend
- Things I Won’t Do to Make Your Space Less Racist. http://the-toast.net/2013/12/20/things-wont-make-space-less-racist/
- It’s Not My Fault! Your Guide to Defensive Feminism. http://the-toast.net/2013/08/20/guide-to-defensive-feminism/
- When Whites Just Don’t Get It, Part 3. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-whites-just-dont-get-it-part-3.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
- BlogHer’14 Closing Keynote on Race, gender, and the Internet: Where Do We Go Next? http://www.blogher.com/blogher-14-closing-keynote-race-gender-and-internet-where-do-we-go-next?wrap=blogher-topics%2Fblogging-social-media&crumb=10
- Feminism and Race: Just Who Counts as a “Woman of Color”? http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/09/12/221469077/feminism-and-race-just-who-counts-as-a-woman-of-color
- America’s Not Here for Us. http://butterfly-confessions.com/2013/07/03/americas-not-here-for-us/
- White Supremacy & Fear: The Cracks in America’s Foundation No One Will Fix. http://butterfly-confessions.com/2014/08/21/white-supremacy-fear-the-cracks-in-americas-foundation-no-one-will-fix/
- Truth Tuesday: Sometimes, I still Wish I Was White. http://napkinhoarder.com/post/55660559069/truth-tuesday-sometimes-i-still-wish-i-was-white
- On Being Fat, Brown, Femme, Ugly, and Unloveable. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/07/fat-brown-femme-ugly-unloveable/
- Ebola and Black-Phobia. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/10/ebola-black-phobia/
- Why We Should Abandon the Word “Subtle” When Discussing Racism.http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/09/abandon-word-subtle-discussing-racism/
- The Danger of a Single Story.http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story/transcript?language=en
- 10 Simple Ways White People Can Step Up to Fight Everyday Racism. http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/09/non-racist-white-person/
- 15 Questions White Folks Never Have to Ask Themselves.http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/10/questions-white-people-never-ask/
- As Sisters in Zion… http://ablackmormongirl.blogspot.com/2014/10/as-sisters-in-zion_2.html
- Christa’s Pinterest board of links for learning about race:http://www.pinterest.com/christer1979/me-trying-to-learn-about-race/
- 5 Ways White Feminists Can Address Our Own Racism.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-milstein/5-ways-white-feminists-can-address-our-own-racism_b_3955065.html
- Thoughts on the Trending Hashtag: #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen.http://www.theindividualistfeminist.com/home/2013/8/13/thoughts-on-the-trending-hashtag-solidarityisforwhitewomen
- Feminism Can’t Be Just For White Women.http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/feminism_cant_be_just_for_white_women
- #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen: Women of Color’s Issue With Digital Feminism.http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/solidarityisforwhitewomen-hashtag-feminism
- After #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen: So You Want To Be An Ally, Now What? http://www.xojane.com/issues/after-solidarityisforwhitewomen-so-you-want-to-be-an-ally
- SlutWalk: A Stroll Through White Supremacy.http://tothecurb.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/slutwalk-a-stroll-through-white-supremacy/
- Policing Feminism: Regulating the Bodies of Women of Color.http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/06/10/policing-feminism-regulating-the-bodies-of-women-of-color/
- 10 Things White Feminists Should Know to Better Understand Intersectionality. http://empathyeducates.org/10-things-white-feminists-should-know-to-better-understand-intersectionality/
- 9 Clueless Things White People Say When Confronted With Racism. http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/clueless-things-white-people-say-racism/
- How to Talk to White People About Iggy Azalea. http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/talking-about-iggy-azalea-white-people/
- Colorblind Ideology Is a Form of Racism. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/colorblind/201112/colorblind-ideology-is-form-racism
- The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism. http://www.thenation.com/blog/178101/effects-ignoring-systemic-racism
- Those Tears. http://resistracism.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/those-tears/
- Addressing the Black Elephant in the Room. http://alifediasporatic.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/addressing-the-black-elephant-in-the-room/
- Black Pearls of Great Price. http://ablackmormongirl.blogspot.com/2013/12/black-pearls-of-great-price.html
- I'm So Ready to See Dear White People! http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2014/10/dear-white-people.html
- Halloween Has a Blackface Issue and It's a Racism Problem. http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2013/10/halloween-blackface-racism.html
- In Pursuit of Justice. http://alifediasporatic.wordpress.com/2014/09/28/in-pursuit-of-justice/
- The Strangest Trees: A (Brief) Discussion of Anti-Black Violence in the United States. http://alifediasporatic.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/the-strangest-trees/
- We're Part of History Too: Black Women and the Struggle to Locate our Stories. http://www.forharriet.com/2014/03/were-part-of-history-too-black-women.html
- Could You Pass the Literacy Test Given to Black Voters in the 1960's? http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/could-you-pass-the-literacy-test-given-to-black-voters-in-th
- I Taught My Black Kids That Their Elite Upbringing Would Protect Them From Discrimination. I Was Wrong. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/11/06/i-taught-my-black-kids-that-their-elite-upbringing-would-protect-them-from-discrimination-i-was-wrong/?tid=sm_fb
- 18 Things White People Should Know/Do Before Discussing Racism. http://blog.franchesca.net/post/88672806962/18-things-white-people-should-know-do-before-discussing
- On Tone Policing: Why It's Bullshit and Why You Need to Stop. http://groupthink.jezebel.com/on-tone-policing-why-its-bullshit-and-why-you-need-to-1148310719
- This Is a Post About Tone Policing. http://tooyoungforthelivingdead.tumblr.com/tone-policing
- How to Deal with Being Called Out. http://tooyoungforthelivingdead.tumblr.com/called-out
- What Not to Do When You Find Out You're Racist. http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/2014/11/what-not-to-do-when-you-find-youre-racist/
- 12 Things White People Can Do Now Because Ferguson. http://qz.com/250701/12-things-white-people-can-do-now-because-ferguson/
- Overreacting to Ferguson. http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/2014/11/overreacting-to-ferguson/
- Discussing Race with School Staff Post-Ferguson. http://www.kellywickham.com/mochamomma/2014/11/30/discussing-race-with-school-staff-post-ferguson.html
- Three Quarters of Whites Don't Have Any Non-white Friends. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/27/three-quarters-of-whites-dont-have-any-non-white-friends-2/
- The Pain of the Watermelon Joke. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/29/opinion/the-pain-of-the-watermelon-joke.html
- In America, Black Children Don't Get to Be Children. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-america-black-children-dont-get-to-be-children/2014/11/26/a9e24756-74ee-11e4-a755-e32227229e7b_story.html
- 4 Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Asian-American Men. http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/11/lies-asian-american-men/
- Bright Like a Diamond, White Like a Princess. http://www.sparksummit.com/2013/04/17/bright-like-a-diamond-white-like-a-princess/
- Whitewashing the Disney Princesses. http://stopwhitewashing.tumblr.com/post/41953979441/whitewashing-the-disney-princesses
- AS Complaint Department: #AGDoCGoTY: Because Representation in AG Lines Matter. http://americangirloutsider.blogspot.com/2015/01/ag-complaint-department-agdocgoty.html
- 10 Speeches by Black Women That Everyone Needs to Read. http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/01/02/10-speeches-black-women-everyone-needs-read/
- 3 Ways We Can Improve Maternal Mental Health Care for Women of Color. http://www.postpartumprogress.com/3-ways-can-improve-maternal-mental-health-care-women-color
- Women of Color and Maternal Mental Health: Why Are We So Underserved? http://www.postpartumprogress.com/women-color-maternal-mental-health-underserved
- Quitando la Mascara: This Latina's Fight Against Postpartum Anxiety. http://www.postpartumprogress.com/quitando-la-mascara-latina-fight-postpartum-anxiety
- Postpartum Depression: It Doesn't Just Happen to White Women. http://butterfly-confessions.com/2012/01/24/postpartum-depression-it-doesnt-just-happen-to-white-women/
- I Am Not Charlie. Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie. http://nblo.gs/12F3Yr
- Let's Declare #IAmNigeria to Honor Nation's 200 Lives Lost to Terrorists. http://thegrio.com/2015/01/12/iamnigeria-nigerian-boko-haram/
- I'm Sick of the Unintentional Ignorance of White People. http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/im-sick-unintentional-ignorance-white-people
- The Invisible Women of the Civil Rights Movement. http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/essayworks/77522-the-invisible-women-of-the-civil-rights-movement
- 5 Reasons White People Don't Have to Hate People of Color to Be Racist. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/dont-need-hate-to-be-racist/
- On Ferguson and 4 Ways We Can Choose to Divest from White Supremacy. http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/12/on-ferguson-and-4-ways-we-can-choose-to-divest-from-white-supremacy/
- Why It's Not Racist When People of Color Point Out White Supremacy in White People's Actions. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/not-racist-call-out-racism/
- Criminal Injustice: 5Disturbing Facts About Women of Color and the Prison Industrial Complex. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/03/woc-prison-industrial-complex/
- 4 Messed Up Sexist Things That Happen to Women of Color. http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/07/sexist-things-women-of-color/
- 3 Important Examples of Why Our Feminism Demands Anti-Racism. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/feminism-demands-anti-racism/
- Your Internalized Dominance Is Showing: A Call-In to White Feminists Who Believe That #AllLivesMatter. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/your-internalized-dominance-is-showing/
- Beauty Whitewashed: How White Ideals Exclude Women of Color. http://everydayfeminism.com/2012/11/beauty-whitewashed/
- Why Our Feminism Must Be Intersectional (And 3 Ways to Practice It). http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/why-our-feminism-must-be-intersectional/
- 6 Black Girls Your History Books Forgot. http://sesimag.com/2013/02/13/6-black-girls-your-history-books-forgot/
- Hey, Step Back with the Riot-Shaming. http://www.maskmagazine.com/the-substance-issue/struggle/step-back-with-the-riot-shaming
- White Privilege and What We're Supposed to Do About It. http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/07/white-privilege-and-what-were-supposed.html
- White Privilege Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means. http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2014/05/white-privilege-doesnt-mean-what-you.html
- Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-crosleycorcoran/explaining-white-privilege-to-a-broke-white-person_b_5269255.html
- White Privilege Explained in One Simple Comic. http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/09/white-privilege-explained/
- 7 of the Most Unrecognized Women in Black History. http://madamenoire.com/139400/7-of-the-most-unrecognized-women-in-black-history/
- We're Part of History Too: Black Women and the Struggle to Locate Our Stories.
- http://www.forharriet.com/2014/03/were-part-of-history-too-black-women.html
- Women of Color and Feminism: A History Lesson and Way Forward. http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/07/28/women-of-color-and-feminism-a-history-lesson-and-way-forward/
- Is Your Halloween Costume Racist? http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/10/is-your-halloween-costume-racist/
- The Difference Between Cultural Exchange and Cultural Appropriation. http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/09/cultural-exchange-and-cultural-appropriation/
- 4 Ways to Honor Native Americans Without Appropriating Our Culture. http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/08/honor-native-americans-without-appropriating/
- What, Exactly, Is Cultural Appropriation (And How Is It Harmful)? http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/12/what-exactly-is-cultural-appropriation-and-how-is-it-harmful/
- Epic Takedown of Racist Halloween Costumes (In the Form of a Baking Tutorial!) http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/10/halloween-cupcakes/
- "Totally Biased" Comic on Race, Politics, and Audience. http://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/161073894/totally-biased-comic-on-race-politics-and-audience
- What They Really Mean When They Say They're Not a Feminist. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/03/what-im-not-a-feminist-means/
- White Fragility, Silence, and Supremacy: Why All White Hands Are Bloody. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2015/06/white-fragility-silence-and-supremacy-why-all-of-your-hands-are-bloody/
- About Charleston, Forgiveness, and Black Pain. http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2015/06/charleston-forgiveness-and-black-pain.html
- Why the Shoe Fits: Change Matters. http://dads4change.com/2015/06/change-matters/
- Let's Get to the Work of Anti Racism. http://www.kellywickham.com/mochamomma/2015/6/19/lets-get-to-the-work-of-anti-racism.html
- Say Something. http://www.chookooloonks.com/blog/say-something?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=twitterfeed
- The Aftermath: Are We Ready to Get Real or Will the Circle Jerk Continue? http://blackgirlinmaine.com/current-events/the-aftermath-are-we-ready-to-get-real-or-will-the-circle-jerk-continue/
- That's What SHE Said: Love for #Charleston. http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2015/06/thats-what-she-said-love-for-charleston.html
- Dear White People/Queridos Gringos: You Want Our Culture but You Don't Want Us - Stop Colonizing the Day of the Dead.https://ayadeleon.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/dear-white-peoplequeridos-gringos-you-want-our-culture-but-you-dont-want-us-stop-colonizing-the-day-of-the-dead/
- 8 Facts About Race Every White Person Needs to Know to Help Fight Racism. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/facts-about-racism/
- Here Are 4 Ways to Navigate Whiteness and Feminism - Without Being a White Feminist (TM). http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/navigating-whiteness-feminism/
- On Charleston: I Wish I Had Something Better to Say. http://www.addyeb.com/butterflyconfessions/2015/6/19/wednesday-night-and-thursday-morning
- We Need to Stop Making Black Women the Mammies of Our Movements (And Our Friend Groups) Right Now. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2015/06/stop-making-black-women-the-mammies-of-our-movements/
- "They Were So Nice": 4 Reasons I've Been Nice About Racism and Why I Won't Be Anymore. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2015/06/they-were-so-nice-4-reasons-ive-been-nice-about-racism-and-why-i-wont-be-anymore/
- White Fragility, Silence, and Supremacy: Why All White Hands Are Bloody. http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2015/06/white-fragility-silence-and-supremacy-why-all-of-your-hands-are-bloody/
- An Open Letter to Allies: Demand Justice for Sandra Bland. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/attiya-latif/an-open-letter-to-allies-_b_7812980.html
- Black Women Speak Out About Experiences With Police Brutality. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/black-women-police-brutality/
- Matt McGorry Responded Perfectly to People Who Use "All Lives Matter" as a response to "Black Lives Matter". http://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelblackmon/matt-mcgorry-has-a-few-words-for-people-who-respond-to-black#.mg260mkyy
- Here Are the Real Reasons Why We White People Struggle to Admit that Racism Still Exists. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/why-white-people-struggle-with-racism/
- The Beginning Black Feminist's Guide to Feminism Without the Anti-Black Bullsh*t. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/guide-to-non-racist-feminism/
- The Black Feminist's Guide to the Racist Sh*it That Too Many White Feminists Say. http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/black-feminists-guide-white-feminists/
- Thanks for Nothing: Black Women Don't Owe White Feminism a Damn Thing. http://www.forharriet.com/2015/07/thanks-for-nothing-black-women-dont-owe.html
- Dear Taylor Swift: If Your Feminism Ain't Intersectional, It Ain't Sh*t. http://www.forharriet.com/2015/07/dear-taylor-swift-if-your-feminism-aint.html
- Faux-gis: The Problem With Instagram Yogis Who Don't Walk the Walk. http://www.forharriet.com/2015/07/faux-gis-problem-with-instagram-yogis.html
- Making Our Voices Heard: Black Women Speak Out About Surviving Sexual Assault. http://www.forharriet.com/2015/07/making-our-voices-heard-black-women.html
- Abigail Fisher: Please Stop Blaming People of Color for Your Mediocrity. http://www.forharriet.com/2015/07/abigail-fisher-please-stop-blaming.html
- This Is What White People Can Do to Supportt #BlackLivesMatter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/06/this-is-what-white-people-can-do-to-support-blacklivesmatter/?postshare=4251438871753131
- A Long and Exhaustive List of Grievances. https://happycosmopolite.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/a-long-and-exhaustive-list-of-grievances/
Links to watch:
- BlogHer ‘14 Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Feminism & the Internet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l6_6-Yb8zg
- BlogHer ‘14 Voices of the Year - A’Driane Nieves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjrEZeg4Hug
- Aamer Rahman (Fear of a Brown Planet - Reverse Racism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_mRaIHb-M
- The Danger of a Single Story. https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
- Is Racism Over yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_hx30zOi9I
- Sister Citizen: Shame Stereotypes and Black Women in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blX2YHdqUJA
- Black Female Voices: Who is Listening - A public dialogue between Bell Hooks + Melissa Harris-Perry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OmgqXao1ng
- On Intersectionality in Feminism and Pizza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgK3NFvGp58
- Jon Stewart on the Mother Emanuel (Charleston) Church Shooting: http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/kb2h42/charleston-church-shooting?xrs=playershare_fbshare
- 2015 Theology from the Margins Conference: Keynote Speech by Dr. Fatimah Salleh. https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/2015-theology-from-the-margins-conference-keynote-speech-by-fatimah-salleh/
Books/essays: Title. Author.
- Coming of Age in Mississippi. Anne Moody.
- Migrant Daughter: Coming of Age as a Mexican American Woman. Frances Esquibel Tywoniak and Mario T. Garcia.
- Intersectionality and Identity Politics: Learning from Violence against Women of Color. Kimberle Crenshaw.
- Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America. Carole Boston Weatherford. (http://www.amazon.com/Gordon-Parks-Photographer-Captured-America/dp/0807530174)
- Feminism is for Everybody. Bell Hooks.
- Race Matters. Cornell West.
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Paulo Friere.
- Sister Citizen. Melissa Harris-Perry.
- Native Son. Richard Wright.
- Outliers. Malcolm GLadwell.
- The New Jim Crow. Michelle Alexander.
- The House on Mango Street. Sandra Cisneros.
- In the Time of the Butterflies. Julia Alvarez.
- Just Pick One: Stories of a Biracial Girl. Tinesha Zandamela.
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