Antiracist Resources
Read, Watch, Listen and Learn
YWCA Delaware is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. To ensure our commitment to our mission and ability to best serve our community, we must continuously seek knowledge and acquire new tools and skills that enhance our capacity to do the work of seeking justice. In doing so, we commit to a lifelong journey of learning, listening, and un-learning the conditioning of a society that is steeped in historical, structural and systematic racism. We invite you, our YWCA Delaware supporters to join us on this life-long journey. Below, you will find a list of books, articles, movies, documentaries and podcast that can start or deepen your understanding of race, racism, and antiracism in the United States, and how you can take actions every day to eliminate racism. This is by no means a complete list, and we’d love to know what you’re reading. Send suggestions to rcotto@ywcade.org.
Books
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- Books by AAPI Authors
- One Person, No Vote by Carol Anderson
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander - The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
by Grace Lee Boggs - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
- Faces at the Bottom of the Well by Derrick Bell Foreword by Michelle Alexander
- The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
- Handbook for Nonprofit Leadership: Recruiting, Training and Engaging Trustees of Color by Cynthia Primo Martin
Check Delaware Libraries for book availability.
Articles/Blog posts
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- “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
- ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
- The Combahee River Collective Statement
- “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
- “Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
- ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
- “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Movies/Videos/TV
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- Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
- “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion” | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
- Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
- Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
- Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
- Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
- King In The Wilderness — HBO
- See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
- Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Organizations to follow on social media
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- Antiracism Center: Twitter
- Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Additional resources
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- 97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Anti-Racism Project
- Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
- Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
- 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
- “Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
- Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials
Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Six ways to celebrate and honor the heritage, history, continuing culture, and contributions of Indigenous peoples in Delaware:
1. Attend Delaware Art Museum’s ?? ????, ?? ????? storytelling performance on Saturday, October 15th from 3 – 4 p.m. ? https://bit.ly/3fStb8S
2. Watch our Let’s Talk conversation on the importance of sharing Indigenous perspectives. ? www.ywcade.org/lets-talk
3. Read about Native American concerns and priorities heading into the midterm elections in @YWCA USA’s fifth national survey of women in the US: ? https://bit.ly/3T9y8sb.
4. Listen to The Nanticoke Indian Association, Inc’s featured speakers, Ragghi Rain and Karelle Hall, on Saturday, November 5th, at the #NanticokeIndianMuseum in Millsboro, DE. ? https://bit.ly/3EvXxrR
5. Explore the Nanticoke and Lenape Confederation Learning Center and Museum’s recommended non-fiction and history books. ? https://bit.ly/3fYLtoP
6. Check out educational movies on a variety of topics concerning Indigenous peoples.
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Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.