Resources for Self-Education on Race-Based Bias, Prejudice, and Discrimination
White Folx Work: Learning About Racism, Respectfully
These resources have been selected for white individuals who seek to self-educate about racism. Please consider that self-education may be more respectful and thoughtful than asking members of communities of color to provide you with explanations about racism. Many excellent resources exist and are easily accessible -- and many of these resources are created by or in collaboration with people of color for just this purpose. You can honor their talent and dedication, and get great insights at the same time, by utilizing their books, articles, and videos to educate yourself about race-based bias, discrimination, and prejudice.
And, of course, please consider starting your self-education journey with Waking Up White!
Waking Up White Blog - Alice Benson
This resource list will be updated regularly. Know a great book, article, website, or video related to white privilege and social injustice? Please share by emailing LaXWakingUpWhite@gmail.com. Our Steering Committee will review your suggestion and consider adding it to the list published here.
These resources have been selected for white individuals who seek to self-educate about racism. Please consider that self-education may be more respectful and thoughtful than asking members of communities of color to provide you with explanations about racism. Many excellent resources exist and are easily accessible -- and many of these resources are created by or in collaboration with people of color for just this purpose. You can honor their talent and dedication, and get great insights at the same time, by utilizing their books, articles, and videos to educate yourself about race-based bias, discrimination, and prejudice.
And, of course, please consider starting your self-education journey with Waking Up White!
Waking Up White Blog - Alice Benson
This resource list will be updated regularly. Know a great book, article, website, or video related to white privilege and social injustice? Please share by emailing LaXWakingUpWhite@gmail.com. Our Steering Committee will review your suggestion and consider adding it to the list published here.
WuW Recommendation of the Month
How Do I Begin?: A Hmong American Literary Anthology
Edited by the Hmong American Writer’s Circle This diverse collection of short stories and poetry was intentionally composed by young Hmong writers, mostly from Fresno, CA, seeking to fill bookshelves void of Hmong literature, stories and poetry. These Hmong American writers earnestly make visible the tumultuous transitions that emerged from their decades long, shifting cultural landscape. Laying claim to their place in literature, they share their tender memories, heart crushing losses, and uneven tensions experienced while seeking new life pathways. Writer, Soul Choj Vang, plants the seeds for this anthology: How do I begin my song? Where do I enter the chorus when my part is not yet written, when the conductor won’t point my way? Recommended selections by Soul Choj Vang: Here I am and The Last Drops. How Do I Begin? is available at: La Crosse Public Library/Main Branch Pearl Street Books Murphy Library UWL Big Box Stores |
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- Recordings of the La Crosse Regional Read Public Presentations
- La Crosse 2021 MLK Celebration Recording of the Jan. 18 2021 program featuring Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
- It Takes a Community to Eradicate Hate TED Talk with La Crosse Resident Wale Elegbede
- Recording of Anti-Racism: The La Crosse Viewpoint Roundtable hosted by GLADC, Oct. 1, 2020
- Jim Crow of the North PBS Documentary on housing segregation in Minneapolis, MN
- Why We Must Confront Hard Historical Truths TED Talk with Hasan Kwame Jeffries
- The Difference Between Being Not Racist and Antiracist TED Talk with Ibram X. Kendi
- Rep. John Lewis essay, "Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation" read by Morgan Freeman, MSNBC, July 30, 2020
- WPR Newsmakers - Interview by Ezra Wall with Dodie Whitaker, Sr. Laura Nettles, and Jean Pagliaro July 10, 2020
- Voices of Uprising: The Long Path Towards Racial Justice with Dr. Richard Breaux, Antoiwana Williams, Darrell King, Jr., June 17, 2020
- WXOW Hometown Conversations hosted by WXOX
- WPR Newsmakers - Interview by Ezra Wall with Shaundel Spivey, Thomas Harris, and Mayor Kim Kabat, June 5, 2020
- BLACK LIVES MATTER! - Interview with La Crosse Activist Shaundel Spivey, article by Brittany Styles, June 3, 2020
- The Color of Fear Movie- Diversitytrainingfilms.com. What it Means to be American The 'Red Ground' Scene
- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - Emmanuel Acho Part 1 Part 2
- 10 Documentaries to watch instead of asking a person of color to explain things to you. If you, like many, are finding it hard to articulate how to discuss issues of racism, injustice, discrimination and privilege, we’d like to encourage you to take some time to learn and listen.
- For Parents:
- Little E: The Big Misunderstanding by Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr.
- Black Lives Matter Instructional Library - click on each book to hear a read-aloud. Not sure where to start? We recommend "A Kids Book About Racism" by Jelani Memory
- Talking Race with Young Children - NPR
- CNN and Sesame Street Racism Town Hall for kids and families, June 3, 2020
- Original Sesame Street race episode, 1993
- 21-day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge: Protest & Rebellion - Eddie Moore Jr., Marguerite Penick-Parks & Debby Irving
- Anti-Racism Virtual Training- Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso
- Virtually visit America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, WI
WAKING UP WHITE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS
- Debby Irving - "Waking up White" author, 2021 White Privilege Symposium keynote speaker, and racial justice educator and speaker
- Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.- currently serves as Director of The Privilege Institute (TPI) and The National White Privilege Conference (WPC), both founded under his direction to provide opportunities and possibilities for research, publications, speaking and collaborations by those committed to true social and institutional change.
- Greater La Crosse Area Diversity Council- strengthens the workplaces and communities of the Greater La Crosse Area by promoting and cultivating diversity, access, inclusion and equity through collaborative projects and programs.
- Hope Restores - This organization is built to serve the La Crosse Area Blck Community to "bridge the gap" and "uplift the power" that is inside of all fo us.
- Nurturing Diversity Partnerships- co-founded by Reggie Jackson and Dr. Fran Kaplan, provides education, training, and consulting services to foster diversity, inclusion, and equity within institutions and communities.
- The Privilege Institute (TPI) provides challenging, informative, and practical strategies, programs, and resources. We equip and empower people, organizations, institutions, and communities committed to action and accountability related to issues of diversity, power, privilege, and leadership.
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Racism Has a Cost for Everyone - Heather C. McGheeRacism makes our economy worse -- and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and travels across the US, McGhee shares startling insights into how racism fuels bad policymaking and drains our economic potential -- and offers a crucial rethink on what we can do to create a more prosperous nation for all. "Our fates are linked," she says. "It costs us so much to remain divided." Heather C. McGhee designs and promotes solutions to inequality in America, showing what individuals, governments and the private sector can do to help the country live up to its ideals.
How Should White People Talk about Race? - Keonte TurnerIn this episode of Ethics Today we talk to Keonte Turner, member of the La Crosse School Board and the La Crosse MLK Community Celebration Committee, about the discomfort white people often feel in addressing racial issues, the burden of publicly representing minority populations, and the challenge of working to reform institutions from within. Hosted by Richard Kyte of the DB Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University
Sundown Towns - Jenny DeRocherIn 2016, UW-La Crosse History student Jenny DeRocher wrote and presented her capstone project, which argues that the city of La Crosse, WI can be considered a sundown town. DeRocher used framework outlined by sociologist James W. Loewen, a researcher of sundown towns who defined them as U.S. communities that historically worked to keep their population all-white throughout the 20th century by intentionally using a variety of tactics, including what he called "freeze outs." It is through this strategy that DeRocher found supporting evidence to argue that La Crosse was a sundown town, which has lasting effects in today's community.
Let's Get to the Root of Racial Injustice - Megan Ming FrancisIn this talk, Megan Francis traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out "fix-all" cures to a complex social problem. Megan Ming Francis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington where she specializes in the study of American politics, race, and the development of constitutional law.
White Rage: The Unspoken truth of our nation’s divide - Carol Anderson.Carol Anderson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of African American Studies at Emory University. Her research focuses on public policy with regards to race, justice, and equality.
Race: The Power of an IllusionAward-winning three-part video series from PBS. Shorter clips and text resources available online. A great place to start your learning journey. The clip at left focuses on unjust structural systems that have led over time to a huge gap in wealth between white and non-white population groups in the U.S. Important factual, historical information usually left out of textbooks.
30 minutes Concepts Unwrapped: Implicit BiasWhat is implicit bias, what's the evidence, and how does it affect us?
University of Texas-Austin McCombs School of Business 8 minutes How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a TimeTED Talk by Baratunde Thurston "explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally 'living while black.'" Read more on the TED Talk webpage.
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As you do this work, we invite you to read and reflect on the the following statement from Mr. Keonte R. Turner, member of the La Crosse School Board and the La Crose MLK Community Celebration Commitee:
To our fellow white folks who are protesting and shedding light on the deep rooted problems of injustice in our country, in our world, and in our community, thank you. But we must make a few things clear to you for ongoing protest.
Do not speak for the Black community of La Crosse.
I see this as stripping the Black community of La Crosse our voices. Doing something good for a community of people to show face without coming up with real solutions is none other than a beautiful red apple with a rotten core. It looks edible, but rather problematic on the inside.
The protesting is not the problem, entirely. Nothing wrong with that in the sense that of course, raising awareness and speaking out against injustice in theory is a good thing. What is problematic is when whites don’t stop before they start and ask theirselves, “But WHAT is actually needed? We don’t need assumptions. Nor do we need for whites to speak for us. We need you to listen.
We in the Black community respect our allies if they’re willing to put in the work, check their assumptions, and acknowledge that “cultural competence” and “anti-racism” are not skills that can be mastered. Meet us at our table where we make our own decisions and come up with our own solutions within our communities- because nobody knows what is best for our community but us.
If you have to ask us (The Black community) if it okay to “Do” something, it probably means ...it is not okay to do. Again, thank you for fighting and marching along side us. But don’t be our voice. It is important that you understand to not drown out the voices of the Black community in times like this. It can be rather be counterproductive and problematic to true justice and change. - June 2020
To our fellow white folks who are protesting and shedding light on the deep rooted problems of injustice in our country, in our world, and in our community, thank you. But we must make a few things clear to you for ongoing protest.
Do not speak for the Black community of La Crosse.
I see this as stripping the Black community of La Crosse our voices. Doing something good for a community of people to show face without coming up with real solutions is none other than a beautiful red apple with a rotten core. It looks edible, but rather problematic on the inside.
The protesting is not the problem, entirely. Nothing wrong with that in the sense that of course, raising awareness and speaking out against injustice in theory is a good thing. What is problematic is when whites don’t stop before they start and ask theirselves, “But WHAT is actually needed? We don’t need assumptions. Nor do we need for whites to speak for us. We need you to listen.
We in the Black community respect our allies if they’re willing to put in the work, check their assumptions, and acknowledge that “cultural competence” and “anti-racism” are not skills that can be mastered. Meet us at our table where we make our own decisions and come up with our own solutions within our communities- because nobody knows what is best for our community but us.
If you have to ask us (The Black community) if it okay to “Do” something, it probably means ...it is not okay to do. Again, thank you for fighting and marching along side us. But don’t be our voice. It is important that you understand to not drown out the voices of the Black community in times like this. It can be rather be counterproductive and problematic to true justice and change. - June 2020
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