Suggested Reading

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This list is a work in progress, so please check back often for more listings.

Unlearning Racism Series (by vegankid)
The Set-up
Part I: Its Good to Talk About Racism
Part II: Getting to Know Ourselves
Part III: Just Lists

Places to begin
How to Suppress Discussions of Racism by coffeeandink
Shinin’ the Lite on White Privilege by Sharon Martinas
White Privilege Shapes the U.S. by Robert Jensen
Privilege is Driving a Smooth Road and Not Even Knowing It by Ampersand
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
White Supremacy on My Mind: Learning to Undermine Racism by Chris Crass
No, Not Everyone Felt That Way by Tim Wise
The Art of Defending Racism by yeloson

Becoming critical allies
Whose Ally? Thinking critically about anti-oppression ally organizing by Michelle O’Brien
Whiteness, Organizing, and Allies by Laura Close
The Work is Not the Workshop by Catherine Jones
What I Wish I Knew: My Own Goals for Anti-Racist Practice by Catherine Jones
For White Folks: How to Become an Ally Part 1 | Part 1b | Part 2 by Changeseeker

We are not a single identity: finding intersections
Intersections by Malik Guevara
sexually undesireable by blac(k)ademic
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack of Sexual Conservatism by One Tenacious Baby Mama
Which “We” Are We? by Barbara Smith
The Common Elements of Oppression by Suzanne Pharr

“Reverse” racism
Playing Our Race Card by Tim Wise
Ray Nagin, White Rage, and the Manufacturing of “Reverse” Racism by Tim Wise

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