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#BlackLivesMatter: Background, Context, Resources

White Privilege

Understanding White Privilege by Frances Kendall
Call Number: 305.809 K333
ISBN: 9780415874267
Publication Date: 2013

How to Really Understand White Privilege | Quartz
By Jeff Yang.
The Real Reason White People Say ‘All Lives Matter’
By John Halstead
What Riding My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege | Quartz
By Jeremy Dowsett.
What White Privilege Really Means: It’s not about what whites get. It’s about what blacks don’t.
By Reihan Salam, from Slate, 12/17/2014.
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
By Peggy McIntosh
What is White Privilege, Really?
by Cory Collins
Understanding White Privilege
by Francis E. Kendall, Ph.D.
Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race
by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Asian Pacific American Voices

CAPAC Statement on Riots in Ferguson
Statement by the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, November 24, 2014.
Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans
By Soya Jung.
The Asian American Response to Black Lives Matter Is Part of a Long, Complicated History
by Cady Lang
Black Lives Matter ignites activism among Asian Americans
by Dandan Zou
‘You’re Asian, Right? Why Are You Even Here?’
by Aaron Mak
The History Of Solidarity Between Asian And Black Americans
by Ailsa Chang from NPR

Being an Ally

Witnessing Whiteness by Shelly Tochluk
Call Number: 305.800973 T562
ISBN: 1607092565
Publication Date: 2010

Checklist for white allies against racism
12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People
From The Root.
The Do's and Don'ts of Being a Good Ally
From The Angry Black Woman.
White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy
From Teaching Tolerance.
Your Guide On How to Support Black People After Incidents of Police Violence
By Alan Pelaez Lopez
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
by Paul Kivel
How to be a good white ally, according to activists
by Emily Stewart
No more white saviours, thanks: how to be a true anti-racist ally

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