This month has been both devastating and painful as well as abundant and rewarding. I continue to be brought to my knees by the cruelty and destruction caused by white supremacy and the ways in which I am complicit. At the same time, my antiracist consulting business is booming and I am finding myself overwhelmed with work. So I sit with gratitude that I have work while at the same time acknowledge that I am making money on racism. I don’t believe that I will work myself out of a job in this lifetime. I work so that someday there will not need to be any antiracist consultants. This is my life's work and I find joy and abundance in the relationships I build and nourish. I find joy in my growth and the growth I am blessed to see in others. At the same time, there is always the heartbreaking unpacking and healing of my own internalized racism and the daily witnessing of the impacts of racism on the hearts, spirits, and bodies of both BIPOC and white people.
This month, I had to prioritize and make choices about where to put my time and energy. One of the things I had to let go of was the way I typically like crafting my blog. I usually make it a point to discuss how all the resources have impacted me, but I just didn’t have the bandwidth to do it this month and need to be compassionate with myself. However, I made a commitment to myself that I would share resources each month so I want to honor that and at least share what I’m reading, watching, and learning.
See you on the journey,
Robin
The Truth, and the Anti-Black Violence of My Lies by Jessica Kruge - https://medium.com/@jessakrug/the-truth-and-the-anti-black-violence-of-my-lies-9a9621401f85
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson -https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084FLWDQG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Isabel Wilkerson, "Caste" (with Bryan Stevenson) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP0m0jKORwg
This Is What You Should Do With Your White Guilt - https://medium.com/@kesialexandra/this-is-what-you-should-do-with-your-white-guilt-f033d4d17be2
So You Want to Be an Anti-Racist. Really? - https://medium.com/swlh/so-you-want-to-be-an-anti-racist-really-4d8e728cf94b
Find Blacked owned bookstores: https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/
The Center for the Study of White American Culture (CSWAC) is offering a three-part live, interactive online workshop: What White People Can Do About Racism - Part 1.
