Anti-Racism Resources
Graphic reads, "Fight RACISM." Below that is a graphic of raised clenched fists signifying black, brown, tan and white people.
Compiled by Darliene Howell
Each month, we will be featuring educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter and 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 may also be actions that can be taken to directly oppose racism.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF RACISM AND ANTI-FATNESS
Video: Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
Video: Fat Phobia is Rooted in Racism - TikTok @hannahtalksbodies
Weight Bias Is Rooted in Racism and Hurting Us All - LiveStrong.com
SYSTEMIC RACISM AND ANTI-FATNESS
Video: Belly Of The Beast: Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness with Da'shaun L. Harrison
The Racial Language of Fatphobia - anthropology-news.org
The Racial Origins of BMI - the-ard.com
Video: How BMI Perpetuates Racism & Hurts Marginalized People - NowThis News
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 and was the Chair of the Board in 2015. In 2020, she elected to step down as Chair of the Board and remains Administrative Director. She has been active in fat community 20+ years.