How I'm Learning
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Partly for you and mostly for me I am starting a LIST of resources that am learning from in my commitment to better understand and support my black brothers and sisters. IF you have resources to recommend, please leave them below in the comments. 🖤
This documentary.
I watched via Amazon Prime—over two evenings—so I could digest and think. As I watched I kept thinking of an IG meme I had seen earlier that said, “I understand that I don’t understand!” and honestly, I’m not sure I want to understand, because what has played out in our country is ugly and gut wrenching.
This book.
She Stood for Freedom
I think I may have purchased the last paperback copy, but you can still download the eBook.
If you watch the documentary above, you will learn that Loki Mulholland descends from slave holders. This is NOT a very happy thing to discover in your family history, but … he tells of how one person can begin to redeem a family and turn the story around. In Loki’s case, this person is his mother, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. Joan became an ardent civil rights activist and Freedom Rider. This is her story. I will be reading it to Addie.
This book.
Blind Spot
Hidden Biases of Good People
This is the kind of book I LOVE. I don’t have to read it front to back and I get to better understand the genesis of biases via research that has been conducted and analyzed for years. This book does not directly address the current discussion of race prejudice, discrimination and injustice, but it is helping me open up to WHY these challenges arise and how I can intentionally outsmart them in my own mind and life.
This TED Talk.
Rich Benjamin’s presentation struck a personal chord because I live just 20 minutes from one of the three communities he visited during his two year road trip to experience and document white suburbia. This is very eye-opening! Note: Rich has authored a book titled Searching For Whitopia
These two Instagram accounts.
@historycoolkids and @blackhistory I am LOVING the opportunity to read more diverse stories about amazing people.
This webinar.
I recommended this webinar replay in episode 72 of my podcast, but it’s worth mentioning here as well. You gain access to this in exchange for your email address and it’s totally worth it. I pretty much love everything Harris III creates and produces, including his podcast.
Let me know what you think of any of these and be sure to comment and share with me what and how and where YOU are learning. #blacklivesmatter
