EPISODE 2! In this episode, we discuss race - specifically what it means to be a white person today. As a white woman in today's society, I hold immense privilege solely because of my race. This is my small attempt to use that privilege to be heard by other white people who may or may not be thinking about race critically on a day to day basis. We begin with another, more formal, introduction to the podcast and dive right in to the subject. White privilege, performative activism, and institutional racism are all terms that a white person should be familiar with. If you're not, join the discussion. If you are, listen anyway and maybe you'll expand your understanding or confirm your own definitions. Thank you for listening.
Below are books/podcasts/resources that you can use to educate yourself and others:
Books:
"Unequal City" - Carla Shedd
"Just Mercy" - Bryan Stevenson
“Between The World and Me” - Ta-Nehisi Coates
"Go Tell It On The Mountain" - James Baldwin
"Sister Outsider" - Audre Lorde
"The Color of Law" - Richard Rothstein
"Why I'm No Longer Talk To White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
“Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex” - Article on indigenousaction.org
Podcasts/Podcast Episodes:
GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp
The Michelle Obama Podcast
Code Switch
Nice White Parents
“On Performative Allyship and Black Joy” - Queerology: a Podcast on Belief and Being (was mentioned in the episode, but mistakenly referred to it as “Ally in Training”)
“How to Be an Antiracist ft. Ibram X.” - Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
“I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness ft. Austin Channing Brown” - Unlocking us with Brené Brown
Resources/Organizations:
Color of Change
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Loveland Foundation
Center for Black Equity
American Civil Liberties Union
Campaign Zero
National Urban League
Dream Defenders
The Marsha P. Johnson Institution
Know Your Rights Camp
Emergency Release Fund
Community Justice Exchange
*NOT an exhaustive list, but a good jumping off point. If you have recommendations you don’t see on this list, PLEASE share them with me! **If any proceeds are made from this episode, I will donate all to an organization/organizations on the list above.
