Anti-racist Resources

In 2008, in response to a request from the Women of Color Caucus, the Implementation Collective began sponsoring an annual pre-conference workshop and conference session focused on challenging white women to actively engage in the journey of becoming anti-racist. Despite this ongoing commitment, there is still much work to be done to uproot anti-Blackness and racism within the field of psychology, our organization, and the world at large. This page is here to serve as a resource for AWP members to deepen their ongoing commitment to anti-racist praxis. 

Comprehensive Resource Guides

• Includes information about understanding racial/cultural trauma, healing for Black individuals and racial trauma, ally resources, tool kits and trainings, and therapist resources.

• Includes resources, activities, and actions scaffolded according to where you are currently in your racial identity development process.

• With more than 40 local chapters, this is a global network working collectively for Black liberation.

• Includes links to various articles, books, podcasts, films, and organizations to engage with.

• Includes step-by-step instructions for ways to engage in action to fight racism.

• Rachel Cargle is a Black community educator and this resource list includes items such as a free 30-day #DoTheWork course and lectures such as "Unpacking White Feminism" and "White Supremacy in Heels"

• Described as "A growing resource for learning about anti-racism, and supporting the people & organizations doing important work for the Black Lives Matter movement."

Resources for Raising Anti-Racist Children

• Parent Toolkit: How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism
• Embrace Race – Children’s Books to Support Conversations about Racism
• Primer on How and What We Teach Youth about Racism and Xenophobia Across Family, School, Peer, Community, and Media Contexts 
• ChildMind.org - Facebook Live Conversation with Kids about Race with Kenya Hameed, PsyD and Jamie Howard, PhD
• A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
• How to Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids
• Dr. Bedford Palmer's book - Daddy, why am I brown? Healthy conversations about skin color and family
• NY Times Article on Discussing Race with Children

Teaching Resources & Important Frameworks

• Academics for Black Survival and Wellness
• The Racial Healing Handbook by Dr. Anneliese Singh
• Somatic Abolitionism - My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
• Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture - Racial Trauma Healing Tool Kit
• The Psychology of Radical Healing Collective
• Teaching Tolerance - A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
• Anti-Racist Teaching Resources from MLA
• Community Ready Corps 5 Methods 
• Colorlines
• Heal our Communities