Let’s Begin: Starting Anti-racist Conversations
It’s time to have some uncomfortable conversations. Due to recent events we’ve been having a lot of conversations with fellow white people, around racism and white allyship. This ten minute episode is meant to be a resource for our fellow white ally’s who struggle to answer some questions around Black Lives Matter. Share it with friends and family who you want to start a discussion with, or use it to begin your own conversations.
If you want to learn more about race, Black Lives Matter and delve deeper into concepts like white privilege and white fragility, we have some resources linked below:
Resources and Links
- Anti-Racist Resource List: This lists some basic definitions about concepts like white privilege, books, podcasts and
- First Nations Resource Directory: Some excellent links for places to donate to (Australian)
- Meyne Wyatt: Watch Meyne Wyatt close Q+A with a monologue from his play, City of Gold.
- Indigenous deaths in custody: Interactive database of indigenous deaths in custody
Nikila’s Book List:
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria | Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Women, Race, & Class | Angela Davis
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Paperback | Michelle Alexander
- Talkin’ up to the White Woman | Alleen Moreton-Robinson