White Privilege

[close] "For many people, myself included, books are one of the few places where we can safely challenge our own thinking, learned behavior, and ideologies..." — Justin Baldoni This "group," launched in 2014, is actually a constantly-updated reading list. Click Bookshelf to see the long list of topics. Everyone is welcome. People who identify as white and are rather new to thinking about racial justice are invited to start with the "Beginners" shelf. This group focuses on U.S. nonfiction. We also recommend Literary Fiction by People of Color, a longstanding Goodreads group. Curated by Faith Reidenbach, a queer white woman. Feel free to message me.

[close] This group is for all educators actively attempting to be anti-racists in and out of the classroom. It is for all educators attempting to decenter whiteness in classrooms. It is for all educators that value celebrating varying culture and identity! It is for the social studies teachers that teach #hardhistory. It is for the ELA teachers that value #ownvoices novels. In short, it is for all of us seeking to be better advocates, disruptors, and anti-racists.

[close] Book group to discuss works about issues surrounding race and racism.

[close] Online Discussion Group: Please join me in a 6-week discussion about Austin Channing Brown's personal story shared in her new memoir, I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. The discussion will begin on Sept. 17 and run for six weeks closing on Friday, Oct. 26. Discussion questions will be posted each Monday afternoon with an invitation to reply and discuss throughout Monday through Thursday. We will reflect on two chapters (or interludes) per week.