Anti-Racism Resources
This anti-racism resource list of videos, movies, books and articles is intended to serve as a curated shortlist of some available information/education about anti-black racism, including some Canadian voices, that might be helpful in your self-education and self-awareness journey.
This anti-racism resource list is by no means exhaustive. I've also included links to additional Canadian anti-racism resources at the end if you want to do a deeper dive. So, go ahead and make sure you bookmark this page and save the others!
I’ve come to understand that like anything worth doing, anti-racism learning is a lot of work. It requires courage and openness for personal growth, in whatever form that takes. It also involves lots of reflection (external world and self-reflection), new learning, unlearning and greater awareness of, and connection to, the world we live in. Although you may chart our course on this learning journey, we are in this together, knowing you, me, and the world will be better for it.
*Although the focus is on anti-black racism, it is not without an acknowledgement of the historical and current experiences of Indigenous communities (as well as other racialized groups) as part of any conversation of racism in Canada.
Anti-Racism Watch List Suggestions:
The realities of being Black in Canada in 2020 – Cityline (Feb 2020)
CTV News Special - Realities of Racism – CTV News (June 2020)
What Systemic Racism in Canada Looks Like – CBC (July 2020)
Call it Out – Racism, Racial Discrimination and Human Rights (e-learning) - Ontario Human Rights Commission
CitylineReal On Race series on Youtube – Cityline (June – July 2020)
Anti-Racism Reading List Suggestions:
The Skin We’re In - Desmond Cole
Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present
(Robyn Maynard)
Until We are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada – Rodney Diverelus, Sandy Hudson, Syrus Marcus Ware (Listen to the CBC interview with Rodney Diverlus)
Additional Anti-Black Racism Resources:
How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
Me and White Supremacy (Layla F. Saad)
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race (Beverly Daniel Tatum)
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism (Robin DiAngelo)
So, You Want to Talk About Race (Iieoma Oluo)
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (Jennifer L. Eberhardt)
Why I Am No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo Lodge)
Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You (Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi)
Anti-Racism Articles Suggestions:
The Pandemic of Black Trauma Will Never End – Kathleen Newman-Bremang (Refinery29) (May 2020)
Seven Deadly Sins to Avoid on the Path to Anti-Racism - iPoltics
Dear White People: Here are 10 Actions You Can Take to Promote Racial Justice in The Workplace – Dana Brownlee (June 2020)
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Peggy McIntosh
Anti-Racism Resource Watch List:
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap
13th
Fruitvale Station
When They See Us
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Hidden Figures
The Hate U Give
Strong Island
Mudbound
Anti-Racism Resource Watch List - YouTube:
Trevor Noah on George Floyd, Amy Cooper & Racism in Society | The Daily Social Distancing Show
For a more comprehensive list of Canadian Anti-Racism Resources also check out:
Resources for Ending Anti-Racism in Canada – Canadian Women Foundation
A resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work – Institute of Communication Agencies
Black Lives Matter A Resource - Coco + Cowe
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