Antiracism work
Antiracism as it stands today
I have found antiracism work personally and professionally rewarding. Growing up in the American South, I have always been troubled by racial inequality. I will admit I did not always know how to stand up for humanity nor did I always have the will to do so. I am able to say I am a work in progress as I identify as an ally to so many things. However, labels come cheap. Anyone in America can wake up and say, "Hey, I'm an actor." Few of them can be successful at it from the get go. It takes practice. It is a practice. It takes learning. It takes listening. It takes courage. It take the courage to fail. It takes grit. It requires collaboration more so than confrontation. It takes community. It takes will. It takes working through the uncomfortable and getting to the better side of it. Antiracism work is also a practice. I find myself truly beginning that practice. I have been in community with others who are also beginning that practice as well as those who have mastered the practice of being ambassadors to the community. My goal, right now, is to grow, and learn, and understand, as one of my trainers, Nicole Brewer stated, we are all works in progress. I believe I can have agency in the progress of making America more antiracist and less the status quo.
Below I am sharing resources that have found useful. There are thousands, if not millions, of resources on antiracism. Should you want to begin the journey, or if you are already a practicing antiracist, I hope you find these resources helpful.
Below I am sharing resources that have found useful. There are thousands, if not millions, of resources on antiracism. Should you want to begin the journey, or if you are already a practicing antiracist, I hope you find these resources helpful.
Books and where to start:
|
Digital resourcesPODCASTS:
|
Important people to my journey
|