Resources on Racial Trauma, Black Justice, and Allyship

Anti-Racism Definition: Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies and practices and attitudes, so that power is redistributed and shared equitably” (attributed to NAC International Perspectives: Women and Global Solidarity).

Resilience Resources for Black People:

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
• Resources for Black Healing – Google doc from Micalah Webster, MSW/MHSA
• “Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages” from Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, Univ. of South Carolina

Resources for Allyship, Education, and Activism:

• “10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship” (by Mireille C. Harper, on Instagram)
• “Anti-Racism Resources for White People” by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein (May 2020)
• "Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers can Address Re-traumatization" by Tiarra McKinney (Northwestern University)

Books on Black History and Current Events

• Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America by Ta-Nehisi Coates (e-audiobook)
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (e-audiobook)

Films, Documentaries, and TV Shows

• The 13^th (Netflix)
• Dear White People (Netflix) – TV show (season 1) & Movie (CPL)
• When They See Us (Netflix)

Where You Can Donate

• American Civil Liberties Union
• Black Lives Matter 

Check out the full resources list here