So how do we make sure we sustain our anti-racist work at all times? We build it into our lifestyle. We make paying attention to race a part of our daily life, make taking action a habit, surround ourselves with folks who care about anti-racism, and keep our eyes on our Freedom Dreams.

We can do this by staying LOCT into anti-racism:

When you see someone who's really knowledgeable about something, it doesn't happen by accident, and it doesn't happen overnight. You can become knowledgeable on a topic in a matter of days, weeks, or years. But to be the best you can be at something, you have to keep learning and growing.

In order to continue learning something you're passionate about, though, it's important to understand what keeps you engaged in learning. Here are some tips to be a lifelong learner of anti-racism:

bell hooks once said:

"One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone."

Remember the characteristics of White Supremacy Culture? It includes the concept of individualism. However, the action of one person is much less powerful than the action of many people working together. This is why it is important to keep a community of people who support you and who you support in doing anti-racist work. The more you grow and speak out, the more you may find you are outgrowing some of your friends who are still afraid to talk about these things. You cannot do this work alone, so it's important to build a community to keep you engaged, grounded, supported, and growing in this work.

One of the things you've worked hard on over the past 8 weeks is becoming more aware of your own bias, privilege, racism, complicity, and areas for growth. You've learned to recognize mistakes you might make, apologize when called in or out, and be attentive to the way your privilege impacts your mindset. Self-awareness is a muscle, though. Let's think about it like running. When you begin running, it's hard to go long distances without getting tired, but the more consistently you run, the easier it gets. However, if you suddenly stop running and try to pick it up again months later, you'll be out of breath in the first mile.

So we have to maintain the muscle of self-awareness by continuing to check ourselves:

Have you noticed the way that when something awful happens, like a case of police brutality or the passing of a harmful law, many people who rarely talk about racism suddenly have a lot to say? Yet, when the news cycle moves on from that event or stops covering protests, lots of people stop pushing so hard.

After George Floyd's murder, many White folks began donating to, posting, and reading about anti-racism. They attended protests and held book clubs. But as the protests died down, the energy to dismantle their own bias and educate themselves about racism also died down. For BIPOC people, though, the world was still the same dangerous place it was months before. So, until our society actually changes, we have to keep the same energy for anti-racism, even when racism isn't in the headlines.

Here are some reminders about keeping that energy:

So, this is where the Young White Folks Workbook ends, but it isn't where your work ends. You've grown a lot in these past 8 weeks but there's always more to learn.

Make sure you stay LOCT into anti-racism by keeping:

• Learning

• Open

• Checking yourself

• That energy

Time to go out there and make the work your own!

WEEK 7: FREEDOM DREAMS

Dismantling: the act of pulling apart, taking down, or destroying the systems of oppression that maintain racism

Freedom Dreaming: visualizing a future of joy and liberation for all people, where those who are marginalized by our current system are leading and celebrated

Reform: adjusting the systems we currently have to be more equitable

Revolution: imagining completely different and new systems

WEEK 6: CALLING IN

Calling Out: a direct and public way of telling someone that they are being racist, offensive or harmful

Calling In: a way of sharing with someone the harm they are causing, while supporting them in learning to do better

WEEK 5: OWN UP

Impact: how your action affects others

Intention: how you meant for your actions to affect others

Complicity: being involved in, helping, or knowing about (but not stopping) wrongdoing, like not speaking up against racism

Cultural Appropriation: using the customs, language, fashion, behaviors, traditions, or practices of a marginalized group to your benefit without acknowledging and learning from the culture

Microaggressions: subtle actions or statements that cause harm because they remind marginalized people of their experiences with discrimination

Performative Allyship: participating in activism for the recognition as a "good person" publicly, rather than to actually improve the world

White Saviorism: participating in actions you believe will rescue BIPOC people from their bad situations, making you the hero

White Fragility: becoming defensive, guilty, or aggressive when you own racism or privilege is pointed out

Validation-Seeking: taking actions to prove that you are a "good" white person and expecting acknowledgement for doing these action and having good intentions

WEEK 4: ACT ON IT

Internal Work: the work we do on ourselves to become better people and co-conspirators

External Work: the work we do in our communities and societies to make the world a better place

WEEK 3: PROCESS THE FEELS

White Supremacy Culture: the attitudes, values, beliefs, and ways of being created to justify and uphold racism and keep White folks in power

Decentering: taking privileged groups out of the spotlight to focus on the experiences, feelings, and needs of marginalized groups

WEEK 2: UNPACK YOUR PRIVILEGE

Dominant Culture: groups of people labeled as "normal" in a society because they have the most power to say what's normal because they historically have the power to make the laws

Subordinate Culture: groups of people who don't fit the narrow definition of "normal" created by the dominant culture

Privilege: the benefits people get from holding an identity that is part of the dominant culture

Marginalized: when a group of people is treated as insignificant, powerless, or lesser because of their identity

White Privilege: the benefits White people get simply for being White

Common Decency: the opportunity, kindness, and trust given to privileged people that everyone else should have

Unearned Power: imbalances of power that allow privileged people to get away with harmful actions.

WEEK 1: WHERE ARE YOU?

White Supremacy: the ways that our society is built to create a hierarchy with White folks on top. It is the ways the laws, norms, and expectations of our society put White people first, while harming Black people , Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC).

Oppression: unjust treatment and harm over a long time due to your belonging to a group that has less power.

Interpersonal Harm: hurt done by one person to another.

Systemic Oppression: harm done by systems like laws, institutions (education, medicine, prison), and societal norms

Anti-Racism: actively working to end systemic racism by changing your thoughts, actions, and the society around you

Active Ally: someone who is against racism, mostly in their thoughts and words

Accomplice: someone who is against racism through their actions and behaviors

Co-conspirator: someone who is actively working with BIPOC communities to end racism by taking risks in their daily lives