Racial Literacy

Book Club

Virtual affinity group book club

for White women (cis or trans) interested in exploring our internalized racism to dismantle White supremacy.

I've been doing race literacy work since 2015. My journey has been pretty solo for the most part. I've read books, watched documentaries, and attended classes, but I haven't had a consistent support system in place to turn to with questions or a place to go to when I wanted feedback on my thought process to see where White supremacy was showing up. I'd usually Google my issue and comb through materials until I had an answer.

​As I speak up more and more against White supremacy, a lot of White people message me privately with thoughts or questions. They're afraid to go public with their questions or comments for fear of being criticized, appearing insensitive or ignorant, or - most distressing to them - hurting people of Color.

I completely understand all of this as I've been there - and continue to be there on my race literacy journey.

But our silence is privilege and it keeps White supremacy in place. I know you know this to be true; otherwise, you wouldn't be interested in a race literacy book club.

Book for 2025:

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine

by Uché Blackstock, MD

Details:

  • Cost: Free

  • When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month

  • Time: 7-8pm ET / 6-7pm CT / 4-5pm PT

  • Where: Zoom (not recorded to encourage safety so you can ask questions and share thoughts/feelings)

Note:

  • You do not have to attend every book club: come and go as you please. However, the more you come, the more you'll learn about yourself and how White supremacy shows up in your life. Attending sporadically isn't likely to have much impact especially if you're new to race literacy.

  • This is NOT Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI): This is race literacy work.
    DEI work focuses on organizational structures. Race literacy work, although a crucial component of organizational work, has an individual component because it requires that we look at our internalized racism. Race literacy work must be done by White people; otherwise, DEI initiatives in organizations will likely fail because the roots of racism aren't being addressed.