We can’t eradicate racism if white people and people of privilege don’t come together and serve as allies to promote racial justice. Not sure where to start in your allyship journey? Check out these five resources to educate yourself on ways to combat racism. When we are open to owning our bias, we can take control of our learning of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji and Dr. Anthony G. Greenwald
This book clarifies the science underlying the “blind spot” in our minds that contains buried biases we have based on someone’s nationality, age, religion, gender, and ethnicity. Banaji and Greenwald challenge readers to examine their blind spots and how these biases affect our decisions, such as who we surround ourselves with and how we act.
“Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People” by Matthew Hutson
In this opinion article published in the Washington Post, Matthew Hutson shares his point of view of the book Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Banaji and Greenwald. Hutson questions how our implicit and explicit attitudes affect our behaviors in varying circumstances and explores how an important step in counteracting our biases is to acknowledge them.
Check Our Bias to Wreck Our Bias by Saleem Reshamwala
This video gives insight into the findings of a study that contacted 6,500 professors from 260 US universities by email whose recipient had a name that sounded male or female and white, Chinese, Hispanic, Indian, or Black. It also introduces the well-known online test called the Implicit Association Test that helps you recognize your biases.
How to Be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
This book provides readers a wide variety of anti-racist concepts to help readers recognize the harmful consequences of racism along with the efforts that society can make to speak up and stand against it. Kendi also writes about his own experience and evolution with race, giving readers tips and encouragement to be an antiracist.
White Ally Toolkit
The White Ally Toolkit is a Dialogue Company initiative founded by Dr. David Wiley Campt. The goal is to unite white anti-racism allies to combat racism in the US using the R.A.C.E Method—an approach centered on listening, storytelling, compassion, and ongoing dialogue—to facilitate non-violent, effective communication when talking about racism and the obligation white people have to dismantle it.
