Anti-Racism Resources for the GAP Community and Others
Resources from Black Authors and Therapists
● Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective Toolkit and Resources
● Ourselves Black: A Podcast on Childhood Trauma
● Black Mental Health: 7 Self-Care Tips
● Podcast: Therapy for Black Girls
● Four Bros Speak: Rwenshaun Miller, Paul Williams, Aaron Muller, and Stevon Lewis (June 4, 2020)
● My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem, LICSW, SEP is also offering a free 5-day Racialized Trauma Home Study Course
Resources for the Black Queer and Trans Communities
● Ways You Can Support the Black Queer Community
● The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
● The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
● National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network- Radical Syllabus
Anti-Racist Resources to Expand Consciousness of Racial Bias
(Portions Adapted from Black Well-Being and Ally Resources, Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
● Black Lives Matter: Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists
● Explore Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources and note the stages of white identity development, paired with tools to read, watch, listen, and learn.
● This is Not a Riot!, Fordham University, Resource Guide, an outstanding resource that challenges common myths.
● The following links may help expand or clarify language if terms feel new or uncertain.
○ Racial Equity Tools: Glossary
○ Perception Institute: Key Concepts
● Explore resources, including anti-racist trainings for individuals and organizations from the Center for Racial Justice in Education.
● See upcoming Anti-Racist Training from Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso
Videos
● A Conversation on Race: A Series of Short Films about Identity in America (about 5 minutes each)
● 5 Things You Should Know About Racism | Decoded | MTV News (6 minutes)
● Tim Wise: White Privilege (9.5 minutes)
● Color Blind or Color Brave (14 minutes)
● Liberty, Democracy, Equity, and Justice in Healthcare: Leana Wen at Ted (15 minutes)
● The Danger of a Single Story (19 minutes)
● Bell Hooks: Pain to Power (90 minutes)
● Ted Talks to Help You Understand Racism in America (Playlist)
● Unlocking Us: Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist (1 hour)
● Code Switch by NPR (Podcast Series)
Books and Articles
● From the Transformational Chairwork Psychotherapy Project/Amanda Garcia Torres: Using Psychotherapeutic Dialogues for Healing and Transformation: Chairwork y La Raza (an article on using Chairwork with people of Hispanic, Latino, Afro-Latino, Chicano, and Tejano (HLACT) identities). 2020
● From the world of Assertiveness Training: A Personal Bill of Rights
● Radical Dharma, Talking Race, Love and Liberation, by Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, with Jasmine Syedullah. 2016. This book discusses systemic racism, sexism and homophobia found in Buddhist circles, and discusses teachings (which promote equality) and how they get distorted. The authors are people of color and queer.
● Love and Rage. The Path of Liberation through Anger, by Lama Rod Owens. 2020.
● Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out. by Ruth Kind. Sounds True. 2018.
● The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness. by Rhonda V. Magee, with foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn. 2019.
● How to be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide. by Crystal Fleming. 2018.
● Waking Up White by Debby Irving. 2014.
● What's Missing from White Fragility by Lauren Michele Jackson. 2019.