Anti-Racism Resources: February 2021
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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.
Getting to know your own implicit biases is step one of becoming an anti-racist ally to other marginalized communities. That's why Harvard's Project Implicit Social Attitude Assessment, a free online tool that unravels the workings of racist thinking, is well worth its 10-minute commitment for anyone who wants to confront their racist thoughts and beliefs.
The Urgency of Intersectionality-TED talk with Kimberlé Crenshaw
TRIGGER WARNING: Talk ends with pictures of violence against black women. Crenshaw is the author of the term "intersectionality" and discusses how combined biases create even more harm for marginalized people.