5 Resources for white allies Seeking to Learn How to Better Support Social Justice Movements
Here are five resources for white allies seeking to learn how to better support Black leaders and social justice movements:
"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo. This book explores the defensive reactions that white people often have when discussing racism, and offers suggestions for how to overcome them.
"How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi. This book offers a framework for understanding racism and how to actively work against it.
"So You Want to Talk About Race" by Ijeoma Oluo. This book provides guidance on how to have difficult conversations about race, and offers insight into common racial issues and their impact.
"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander. This book examines the ways in which the criminal justice system perpetuates racial inequality, and offers suggestions for how to challenge it.
"Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" by Ibram X. Kendi. This book provides a comprehensive history of racist ideas in America and their impact on society, and offers a framework for understanding how to combat them.
Sign the Petition to Reinstate Dr. Medlock
On Monday, April 17, 2023, Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) Commissioner, Morgan Medlock, MD, MDiv, MPH, a Black community leader, was unjustly removed from her Colorado cabinet position without cause. Her removal risks the lives of millions of people in Colorado who deserve accessible, trauma-informed, and culturally-responsive behavioral health care. It also perpetuates the message that strong, qualified Women of Color are vulnerable to the whims of political systems and cabinet leadership.
Demand justice for Dr. Medlock by signing the petition for Governor Polis to bring her back as the Commissioner of the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA).