RACE IS NOT "JUST" A CONSTRUCT Race must be understood as a fictitious category constructed by the ruling class over the course of recent history. What is meant by the...
RACE MUST BE CONFRONTEDThe U.S. was founded upon racist violence, and the legacy of that violence lives on today. We cannot pretend that race does not affect...
WE MUST ADDRESS RACE DIRECTLYWe will talk directly about race. By stating what we mean, we will avoid reinscribing racism in an unintentioned way. We will directly...
WE MUST RESIST OTHERING & STEREOTYPINGSystemic racism positions oppressed groups as “other” from the experiences of those in power. Stereotypes are a form of “othering,” and...
WE MUST REFUSE TOTALIZING NARRATIVESWe will not give in to what Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls the “single story.” Like a stereotype, a “single story” is the repetitive...
WE MUST DECENTER THE COLONIZER’S PERSPECTIVEWE MUST DECENTER THE COLONIZER’S PERSPECTIVE. When producing any form of work it is critical to avoid reinforcing the perspective of the...
WE MUST CONTEXTUALIZE RACEOur language is deeply entrenched in racism. To create as an anti-racist is to actively confront, challenge, and reexamine every word,...
WE MUST HUMANIZE OURSELVES & OUR SUBJECTSHumans are humans—not stereotypes or archetypes or symbols or tools or fuel or set pieces or cargo or playthings or prizes or numbers or...