Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action
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Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action
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Vickie –
This journal is just what I was looking for. After almost six decades of feeling helpless about all the human rights abuses I heard about, I finally realized that I was – part and parcel – right in the middle of it.Racism wasn’t something “out there” which we people needed to overthrow. Racism was/is an inside job. It’s the air we all breathe. And me being a woke Caucasian really didn’t matter, plus this idealistic concept really never existed.My entire world view is undergoing a transformation. It’s about time. I’m glad Professor Kendi wrote his 2019 book “How to be an Antiracist” and I’m very pleased he put together this journal.I can’t simply keep reading books. I need to get involved within the core of these ideas and to confront my own self in this next step on the journey.
Leanne –
This past year, I read Kendi’s _How to Be an Antiracist_, and really appreciated how his book asked me to question many belief systems that I had grown up with or had witnessed in society. As an educator, I want to educate myself as best as I can about how I can be antiracist and how I speak up to social injustice, and this new journal provides another tool for doing so. In many ways, I feel like it’s the practical how-to manual from _How to Be an Antiracist_ in that Kendi asks you reflect on your personal beliefs and values in order to grow.Each page has a thought-provoking question typed at the top, with plenty of space to record your thoughts and ideas. Although I’ve only completed one prompt for today since the book just arrived, I can already tell that this will help be more introspective about my beliefs and more self-reflective about any lingering prejudices I hold.This would also be really helpful to use for any anti-racism discussions taking place in the work place or in an educational setting. At the school where I teach, we are bringing together various groups on campus to discuss how we can dismantle racist frameworks, and sharing not the content of what we wrote but rather the general ideas could really help move some of our conversations forward.I really recommend this book!
Doug Wood –
This is a great way to internalize the concepts taught in Kendo’s book. The questions are thought-provoking and powerful. Honest answers make your experience worth the work!
Lee –
It is easy to read through nonfiction on important topics like this one and gain (what feels like) some life changing insights, only to soon forget most of what was learned. Having a workbook is a helpful way to promote deeper reflection on the issues, and helps embed the ideas into long-term memory. As a white reader, I can say that this workbook (and the original text) have helped me see ways that I was enacting racism, and have supported me to change. It isn’t always easy for white people to see (or admit) their covert or unintentional racism, especially if they consider themselves ‘not like’ individuals who openly speak and act in a racist way. But it is time to get humble, because racism is everywhere and people who have the best intentions are often still helping to sustain racist ideas and behaviours. Racism is horrible, and horribly wrong. It is time to change it. Denial or defensiveness change nothing. This book is a great help to readers who want to be part of this crucial cultural shift towards respect and justice.