Anti-Racism Educators:

Leesa Renee Hall: An amazing, thought-provoking Black anti-racist activist who creates expressive writing prompts to unpack our biases and has written articles on systemic racism. While going through her “Unpack Your Biases” 28-day challenge, so many toxic thoughts and feelings came up that had never been challenged or brought forward to the front of my thoughts. I highly recommend supporting her and engaging with her work. It is transformational.

Shishi Rose: An incredibly humbling and challenging anti-racist activist, as well as a doula that prioritizes and promotes Black maternal health. She bluntly challenges those of us with racist ideologies and lifestyles, in order to make the world a safer and better place for Black people. She is not about coddling because she isn’t doing this for white people, she is doing it to make the world better for Black people. She, out of everyone here, challenges me the most to be a lot better. She provides many opportunities to support Black businesses, support Black folks who are struggling, and pay reparations. Her Instagram is full of these opportunities, and she also provides a newsletter with tons of information on Black issues and how we can help. Her and Chrissy Degallerie also co-host a podcast, ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’.

Rachel Ricketts: A Black woman who uses her knowledge, compassion, and insight to guide people in “spiritual activism”. (She also provides an amazingly comprehensive list on anti-racist resources around the web.) Her Instagram also offers many more resources for those looking to go deeper in fighting racism from within.

Aja Barber: Aja is a three birds, one stone type deal. She is knowledgable about the intersection of race, gender, and sustainability, and she shares that knowledge and her expertise on her Patreon page.

Catrice M. Jackson: A challenging and blunt truth-seeker. She does not shy away from telling white folk [myself included] what we need to hear, and she is bold (and inspiring) in how she sets firm boundaries to keep herself safe and her energy and time expenditures deliberate. She has also written several books on a variety of topics including challenging “inclusivity” as we know it today, white allyship, and how Black and/or Indigenous women can defy white women violence. She is incredibly active and keeps a list of resources here.

Rachel Cargle: She is a writer, lecturer, academic, activist and a Black woman that creates materials to fight racism. She has created a fund to provide therapy for Black women and girls that has surpassed it’s goal of reaching $100,000, a 30-day course for white people to engage in anti-racist efforts, a newsletter called State of the Woman on women’s affairs, and a Patreon community for providing thoughtful essays on the topics of race and womanhood.

Layla F. Saad: Another Black woman who has created and shared a plethora of high-quality anti-racist projects that others can engage in. She is the creator of the #MeandWhiteSupremacy workbook, that is now available for pre-order, and is also the host of the Good Ancestor podcast.

No White Saviors: a group of Black and white individuals that challenge the deeply ingrained belief that communities of color or minority communities need to be saved by [us] white people. They denounce going to foreign countries and taking selfies with poor and/or people of color to later post to Instagram (an example of performative activism). They denounce going into communities that [we] white people are not a part of and claiming to know best what these communities need (example 2). They denounce not following the lead of people and groups already in those communities, who know and understand the communities, who speak the language, and who are part of the community. No White Saviors provides additional educational resources via their Patreon. 

Angry Asian Feminist: She is another woman that shares articles and posts that resonate with her and inform her followers on subjects like racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, and many other social justice issues. Her Patreon offers further resources for those who support her work.