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Anti-Racism Resources
Image: Black Lives Matter Protest in Boston, MA by Calder McCay '20 BFA Industrial Design. "Tools of Protest" tape by Cedric Douglas '11 BFA Graphic Design
Anti-Racism practice means to put yourself outside your comfort zones, check biases daily, self-reflect, and make adjustments.
The Office of Justice, Equity, and Transformation has curated the following list of resources which covers BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Self Care, Supporting Black Owned Businesses, Protesting, Alternative Actions (White People, Non-Black POC, LGBTQ+, Children), In the Workplace, Voting and Local Engagement, Policing, Philanthropy, and Additional Resources.
bipoc self care
- Radical Self Care: Angela Davis (4.5 minute video)
- The Four Bodies: A Holistic Toolkit for Coping With Racial Trauma
- Black Lives Matter Meditation For Dealing With Racial Trauma
- Radical Self Care: 25 Tips for Black People
- The Nap Ministry
- Therapy for Black Girls
- Therapy for Black Men
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
- The BIPOC Project
- Red Table Talk
- Black Is a Rainbow Color (illustrated by alumna Ekua Holmes)
- Academics for Black Survival and Wellness
- Black Wellness Guide
Support Black Owned Businesses
- Here’s a Running List of Black-owned businesses to Support in Greater Boston
- 18 Black-owned Restaurants in Boston Open for Takeout or Delivery
- 50+ Black-owned Boston restaurants to support
- As Pandemic Impacts Business, Frugal Bookstore Offers A Silver Lining In Nubian Square
- Find & Support Black-Owned Businesses With These Apps & Websites
Protest
- How to Protest Safely During a Pandemic
- ACLU: Know Your Rights - Protesters’ Rights
- MIRA: Know Your Rights (immigrant and refugee advocacy)
alternate actions
- 26 Ways to be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets
- 12 Ways You Can Be an Activist Without Going to a Protest
- Allyship (& Accomplice): The What, Why, and How
- How to be an "Ally" to the Black Community (7.5 minute video)
- Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead)
- Getting Called Out: How to Apologize (8.5 minute video)
- 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge ©
- FOR WHITE PEOPLE
- Dear White People, This is What We Want You to Do
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- 10 Ways White People Can Support Black Coworkers
- A Conversation With White People On Race | Op-Docs | The New York Times (5.5 minute video)
- Robin DiAngelo on "White Fragility" (9 minute video)
- Why “I’m Not Racist” is Only Half the Story | Robin DiAngelo | Big Think (6.5 minute video)
- Tim Wise - The History of Whiteness (7 minute video)
- It's Time for White Folks to Dismantle the Master's House (written by S. Rae Peoples, MassArt Residence Director)
- FOR NON-BLACK PEOPLE OF COLOR
- Non-Black POC Need to Start Having Conversations About the Anti-Blackness in Our Communities: A Guide to Starting Anti-Racist Conversations with Friends and Family
- 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
- 30+ Ways Asians Perpetuate Anti-Black Racism Everyday
- How Latinx People Can Fight Anti-Black Racism in Our Own Culture
- Latinos Must Confront 'Ingrained' Anti-Black Racism Amid George Floyd protests
- 7 Ways Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Anti-Blackness
- FOR THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
- When POC Is Not Enough: Anti-Blackness in the LGBTQ+ Community (audio/panel discussion)
- White Gay Privilege Exists All Year, but it is Particularly Hurtful During Pride
- Being African American & LGBTQ: An Introduction
- Black Trans Protesters Are Marching for a Police Killing That Cis People Aren’t Talking About: Tony McDade
- FOR KIDS
- Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
- The Top 5 Reasons Well Meaning White Parents Do Not Discuss Race With Their White Children
- ‘Mom, Why Don’t You Have Any Black Friends?’
- How to Talk to Kids About Race (3 minute video)
- Wee The People (a Boston-based social justice project for children)
in the workplace
- Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A Lot
- 3 Things You Should Not Say To Your Black Colleagues Right Now
- We Must Step Up For Black People Right Now - Here’s How
- Teaching Tolerance: What White Colleagues Need to Understand
- 10 Ways White People Can Support Black Coworkers
- IISC: Living (and Working Virtually) in Uncertainty
- National Forum on Demonstrating Care for Black Employees (video)
voting and local civic engagement
- Black Lives Matter Boston
- How to Support Racial Justice in Massachusetts
- Black Voters Matter Fund
- Town Hall Project
- Register to Vote in Boston
- Voting Topics
- How to Vote in the US
policing
- American Police (NPR audio)
- Teach the History of Policing
- What Would it Mean to 'Defund the Police'? These Cities Offer Ideas
philanthropy
- Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
- Association of Black Foundation Executives, A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities
- 135 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color
additional resources
- Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc / #BlackLivesMatter
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
- Race Forward
- The Anti-Racism Project
- Equity in the Center
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
- A Conversation on Race: A Series of Short Films About Identity in America.
- Talking About Race (Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture)
- How to Support the Black Trans Lives Matter Movement
- Actions for Solidarity: #BlackTransLivesMatter
- Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist (audio)
- Healing Resources for BIPOC Organizers & Allies Taking Action for Black Lives
- Tyrone Maurice Adderley Lecture Series
- 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
- COVID-19: Systemic Racism – Tricia Rose on The Perri Peltz Show (9 minute audio)
- Why Cities Are Still So Segregated | Let's Talk | NPR (6.5 minute video)
- A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters
- The 1619 Project
- Code Switch Listening Party Kit
- Aperture "Vision & Justice: A Civic Curriculum"