White privilege related resources and how to be an ally
Never judge a book by its cover
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Launched during National Inclusion Week, ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ features a range of diverse voices from LJMU staff, students and the local Liverpool community.
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There are a range of resources below in relation to white privilege and how to be an ally.
Books
- White fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism (opens in a new tab) - Robin J. DiAngelo
- How To Be An Antiracist (opens in a new tab) - Ibrahim X. Kendi
- Me and White Supremacy (opens in a new tab) - Layla Saad
- White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-racial Society (opens in a new tab) - Kalwant Bhopal
- Understanding white privilege: creating pathways to authentic relationships across race (opens in a new tab) - Frances E Kendall
- White rage: the unspoken truth of our racial divide (opens in a new tab) - Carol Anderson
- White privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Document (opens in a new tab) - Peggy McIntosh
- Tears we cannot stop (opens in a new tab) - Michael Eric Dyson
Websites
- The Guardian - Do the work: an anti-racist reading list (opens in a new tab)
- BBC Newsround - White privilege: What is it and how can it be used to help others? (opens in a new tab)
- Racial Equity Tools Glossary (opens in a new tab)
Videos
- White Privilege (opens in a new tab)
- Sometimes You're A Caterpillar (opens in a new tab)
- We Asked People About Racism & White Privilege In The UK (opens in a new tab)
- Heartbreaking Moment When Kids Learn About White Privilege | The School That Tried to End Racism (opens in a new tab)
- James Corden Gets a Lesson on White Privilege (opens in a new tab)
- Race & Privilege: A Social Experiment | Regardless Of Race | CNA Insider
- White privilege, systemic racism explained | CBC Kids News (opens in a new tab)
- Light Skinned Privilege | Decoded (opens in a new tab)
- Explained: White Privilege, Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias | NBC10 Philadelphia (opens in a new tab)
- What Is Privilege? (Social Privilege) (opens in a new tab)
- That Moment I Understood White Privilege (opens in a new tab)
- Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo (opens in a new tab)
- Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (opens in a new tab)
- Students Learn A Powerful Lesson About Privilege (opens in a new tab)
- Tips For Being An Ally (opens in a new tab)
- How to be an ally for racial equality (opens in a new tab)
- A guide to allyship: How to become an ally (opens in a new tab)
- Equality: Being an Ally Starts with Your Intention (opens in a new tab)
- After the protests: How to be an active ally to the Black community (opens in a new tab)
- How to Be a Good Ally - Identity, Privilege, Resistance | Ahsante the Artist (opens in a new tab)
- How To Be An Ally (opens in a new tab)
- Allyship is the Key to Social Justice | Whitney Parnell | TEDxHerndon (opens in a new tab)
- How to be a better ally in conversations about race (opens in a new tab)
- How to be an ally when you don't know where to start (opens in a new tab)
- Kids Explain Allyship (opens in a new tab)
- If Microaggressions Happened to White People | Decoded | MTV News (opens in a new tab)
- "Allyship" for Race Equality in UK Universities (opens in a new tab)