Anti-Racism Resources

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Compiled by Darliene Howell

Each month, we will be featuring educational resources on the NAAFA Community Voices Blog. Some resources will be historic information about systemic racism. Others will be resources on doing the internal work of understanding ourselves and how we play a part in that system. There will also be actions that can be taken to directly oppose racism. You can find more resources on the NAAFA website at https://naafa.org/anti-racism.

March was Women’s History Month. Continuing the theme, we are sharing resources that specifically feature women and discuss inequality based on race and gender.

HISTORICAL RESOURCES - Black Women who have changed history:
The Struggle for Women's Equality in Black America
Between Two Worlds: Black Women and the Fight for Voting Rights
These 19 black women fought for voting rights
15 Black Women Civil Rights Leaders You May Not Have Heard Of
Fat Black Women are Black History, Too

SYSTEMIC RACISM
What's Policy Got to Do with It? Race, Gender & Economic Inequality in the United States

Portrait of Darliene Howell, an older Caucasian woman with short white hair, wearing glasses.

Darliene Howell (she/her) - Administrative Director for NAAFA. Darliene has worked directly with NAAFA since her retirement in 2004; first as the recording secretary to the Board of Directors in 2007, then elected as the Chair of the Board and Administrative Director in 2015. She has been active in fat community 20+ years.