Anti-Racism Resources: Articles

An open letter to clergymen, encouraging them to participate in the Civil Rights Movement out of a moral duty to take direct action against unjust laws.

Coates describes the generational economic legacy of slavery and the reasons America will not have equality until it is addressed.

This essay looks back at The Negro Family: The Case for National Action, or the Moynihan Report, for its 50th anniversary.

From the Southern Poverty Law Center, this article examines the way Black criminality has been used to uphold white supremacy throughout American history.

This article focuses on publishing but makes clear points applicable to the larger United States. It examines performative allyship that upholds white supremacy.

Article in Forbes that explains the way "colorblindness" actually hinders antiracist efforts because it ignores systemic racism and White supremacy.

From Real Talk: WOC & Allies, this article examines the way politeness can lead to complicity in white supremacy.

An article highlighting the ways small acts of everyday racism supports white supremacy.

This article from the executive director of the Women's Medical Fund discusses how the work for racial equity will inherently be uncomfortable for White people and non-Black POC.

This article is part of The Guardians series on the 400th anniversary of enslaved people being brought to the United States.