Antiracism Further Learning Resources Directory
Use this resource to find further learning resources for ongoing antiracism learning and practice. If you haven’t yet taken Eager’s course: Working Towards Antiracist Education: A Framework for Educators, it is a great place to start as it provides a comprehensive breakdown of key concepts as well as their practical application in an education setting, and a framework for ongoing antiracist practice, learning, and teaching.
This is NOT a paid partnership. At Eager, we create directories for further learning because we believe in the importance of ongoing learning around social justice issues, whether they come from us or elsewhere. None of the resources provided below have paid to be listed here.
(This is only the beginning! If you see something missing from this list and would like to recommend additions, please get in touch and let us know!)
Organisations Doing Great Work
Organisations that Provide Resources for British Teachers:
CERES - Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland – Edinburgh/Moray House based, free teacher education resources
Webinar: Racial Equality and Scottish School Education
The Anti-Racist Educator – Glasgow based, a very wide range of learning resources for teachers
https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/
The Black Curriculum — England based, created by a group of young black women in response to their experiences at school- Full units of work! Black history focus.
Show the Racism Red Card – Resources for working with children on race issues, serving Scotland, England & Wales
Geogramblings.com – by Kit Rackley — A geography resource website for teachers with the following useful antiracism resource:
Decolonising Geography [Geogramblings]
Books
Essential Reads for Teachers:
Social Justice Re-Examined: Dilemmas and solutions for the classroom teacher 2nd Edition, by Rowena Arshad, Terry Wrigley & Lynne Pratt — This book clarifies concepts and value differences and the subtle ways in which inequality often works. Theoretical as well as practical, these chapters look from inside out from the perspective of the teacher. They cover a wide range of issues: race, gender, poverty and class, sexuality, religion, English as an Additional Language, Islamophobia, Traveller children and ADHD.
Black and British; A Forgotten History by David Olusoga— In this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean.
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala — Covering everything from the police, education and identity to politics, sexual objectification and the far right, Natives speaks directly to British denial and squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain's racialised empire.
Essential Reads for White People:
Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World by Layla F. Saad – teaches readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of colour, and in turn, help other white people do better, too
White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Race by Robin DiAngelo — explains the defensive instincts and reactions of white people in discussions about race and focuses on the way systemic racism is perpetuated unconsciously by individuals
Essential Reads for Everyone:
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo — Answers questions about race and offers advice for how to talk about the issues. While focused specifically on America, can be useful for those living in the UK and other places as well.
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala — Covering everything from the police, education and identity to politics, sexual objectification and the far right, Natives speaks directly to British denial and squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain's racialised empire.
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge — Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today.