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Anti-Racism Reading List October 2025

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It's a mixed bag this month, looking at misogynoir, whiteness, neurodivergence, and more, with articles focused on different parts of the globe. Ready to dive in?

1. I Tested AI on Different Black Hairstyles. The Results Surprised Me. by Dr Janice Gassam As...

REBOOT: Dear Would-Be Ally Who Messed Up

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This month’s reboot is an open letter came about after an incident that happened at work. It’s pretty much as originally written, though I’ve updated my terminology in a couple of places. If you’ve seen it befo...

We Always Have to Wonder (Take 2) - SARN Minis #75

We Always Have to Wonder (Take 2) - SARN Minis #75 Transcript

Hi, I'm Sharon Hurley Hall. Welcome to the Sharon's Anti-Racism Newsletter podcast, SARN Minis.

The point is that I have to wonder.

I'll get back to that.

On my most recent trip, the immigration officials got the dogs out. They were moving them along the other queue, looking like they were going to stay there.

Then all of a sudden they veered towards me, and moved the dogs next to my bags.

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SARN Reader Survey Results 2025

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Here are the results of the 2025 reader survey. Just 59 responses this year, but I can still see interesting trends, taking into account last year's data as well. Please note, I've rounded percentages up or dow...

A Week in My UK Life 2025

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As you know I spent most of September in England. During that time I moved between London, the East Midlands and Manchester, with a one-day foray into Coventry, where I used to work. It was definitely an "inte...

"I Wouldn't Have Rented to You If I'd Known You Were Black"

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This is another story from back in the dim and distant past of my life in France which was a place where I experienced racism daily for more than a year.

As I mentioned before I was sharing a flat with one of my teaching assistant colleagues who was racialised as white. She had made all the original arrangements with our landlady and so the first time I met her was when we went to make the ...

Celebrating Blackness Matters for Kids (and Adults Too)

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I was watching an episode of Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over a while ago. It's the one where she interviews a model mum, whose daughter is also a model. Both are racialised as Black.

What struck me first in the episode is that it didn't shy away from talking openly about racism in Britain. I believe we need more conversations like that

What struck me next is that the mum went out of her way to mak...

Can the England Flag be "Reclaimed"? I Doubt It!- SARN Minis #74

Can the England Flag be "Reclaimed"? I Doubt It! - SARN Minis #74 Transcript

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As I travelled around England in September 2025, I noticed something. A preponderance of St. George Cross flags, the flag that's the symbol of England, hanging at the front of different homes.

That always gives me pause.

As I explained to a friend racialised as white talking about reclaiming the flag, that symbol hits different f...

Building Our Own Table - Taj M. Smith

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I’ve known Taj M. Smith for years and have been lucky enough to participate in some of his community calls. Taj is an expert in fighting burnout, and has a very calm energy which feels necessary in the times we’re in.

Taj, tell me briefly about your background prior to founding Rooted Respite

I learned to hustle and grind early. I started working when I was nine, washing cars in the apartm...

Untold (But No Longer Unheard)

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I was very excited to see Nova Reid and Afua Hirsch on the same stage. To be honest when I heard that this was happening at the time I'd be in London I just booked the ticket without even checking what it was about. The fact that I was also getting to go with one of my favourite people, the fabulous Yinka Ewuola, was a bonus.

I never got time to look into it fully but I'd been following the...