Tex insisted on being in this photo, swipe right ➡️ for a zoom in on titles and authors. Someone reached out to me recently to share that they are doing a lot more research on #whitefragility. I wanted to share the resources @anyanoconeco and I have collected over our journey to be intersectional feminists and helpful co-conspirators and allies who raise up black voices for the civil rights movement. Remember: it is no black person's job to educate you, tell you how to help, or discuss blackness with you. This is work we white people need to do on our own. We must reverse the brainwashing, as children from generations of oppressors, in order to destroy white supremacy. Some of these books are textbooks we've used in class or bought for ourselves. Others are autobiographies and historical fiction, others still are insights to different facets and cultures that provide context and background on black lives, black cultures, and black achievements. There are several fiction books in here as well. Reading books from black authors, and especially stories that are not meant for me but are for black audiences is important to understanding we white people are not the center of the universe. Seeking out black fiction writers has helped me break from the egocentric perspective I learned and believed by reading lessons and stories from black authors and seeking to see the struggles, journeys, and joys from the perspective of people who don't look like me. Please please reach out to me if you have questions, want resources, or have your own resources to share with me! We will never stop learning; sharing our knowledge is important so black people don't have to explain to their oppressors how they are being oppressed. #blacklivesmatter #blm #whiteness #whiteprivilege #learning #education #reading #read #undoingracism #ally #coconspirators #saytheirnames (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJFNmTlIoK/?igshid=1jbaqxsggib5i
