Allyship & Self-Awareness

Articles & Opinion

7 Things Feminists of Color Want You To Know, Gina M. Florio, https://www.bustle.com/articles/120684-7-things-feminists-of-color-want-white-feminists-to-know

7 Ways to be a Christian Ally to LGBTQ+ People, Rev. Jeff Nelson & Rev. Caleb Williams, https://www.rofum.org/7-ways-to-be-a-christian-ally-to-lgbtq-people/

Ally or co-conspirator?  What it means to act #InSolidarity, https://movetoendviolence.org/blog/ally-co-conspirator-means-act-insolidarity/

Are you an ally or a co-conspirator in the fight for racial equality?, Dihanna Figueroa and DJ  Kast, https://www.marine-ed.org/news/dei-dispatch-column-are-you-an-ally-or-a-co-conspirator

Be Intentional About Diversity, Brian Hilliard, https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/354300

Becoming A True White Ally Against Racism, Andres Tapia, https://www.kornferry.com/insights/this-week-in-leadership/become-a-white-ally-against-racism

Becoming A Trustworthy White Ally, Melanie S. Morrison, https://reflections.yale.edu/article/future-race/becoming-trustworthy-white-allies

Dear Men Who Wish To Be Allies, Lisa O'Neill, https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/03/dear-men-who-wish-to-be-allies/

From Ally to Co-Conspirator: BLM Solidarity in Latinx, API, and White Communities, California Preterm Birth Initiative, https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/events/ally-co-conspirator-blm-solidarity-latinx-api-and-white-communities

How Men Can Be Better Allies to Women, W. Brad Johnson et al, https://hbr.org/2018/10/how-men-can-become-better-allies-to-women

How Middle Managers Can Help Make a More Equitable Workplace, Wharton School of Business, https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/middle-managers-can-help-make-equitable-workplace/?utm_source=kw_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-06-29

How to Be A Co-Conspirator, The Conscious Kid, https://www.theconsciouskid.org/how-to-be-a-coconspirator

How to Build an Anti-Racist Company, Quartz, https://qz.com/guide/antiracist-company/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=qz-paid&utm_campaign=membership-prospecting-es-2020%7Clookalikes-us%7Cstatic-anti-va&fbclid=IwAR3NRGD72H_to8vBPwulSjG_ZvudAkfjiKJkN0FHER4p8gSyhA2rvtM7F8c

How to Challenge Resistance to DEI Change, https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2021/06/03/how-to-challenge-resistance-to-dei-change/?sh=1360838c6331

How to Survive a Difficult Conversation, Ellen McGirt, https://fortune.com/2019/10/21/how-to-survive-a-difficult-conversation-raceahead/

John Kelly, the Civil War, and America's Textbooks, Arica Coleman, https://time.com/5013943/john-kelly-civil-war-textbooks/

The Brutal Truth Every White Feminist Needs to Hear, Julie Zeillinger, https://www.mic.com/articles/125084/the-brutal-truth-every-white-feminist-needs-to-hear

The Need for Allyship in LGBTQ Faith-Based Communities, Desiree Sansing, https://www.glsen.org/blog/need-allyship-lgbtq-faith-based-communities

The Role of White Co-Conspirators in Dismantling Systemic Racism, Andrew Greenia, https://embracingequity.org/blog/2018/11/2/let-us-work-together-the-role-of-white-co-conspirators-in-dismantling-systemic-racism

Twisted Sources: How Confederate Propaganda Ended Up In The South's Textbooks, Facing South,  https://www.facingsouth.org/2019/04/twisted-sources-how-confederate-propaganda-ended-souths-schoolbooks

We're Entering the Age of Corporate Social Justice, Lily Zheng, https://hbr.org/2020/06/were-entering-the-age-of-corporate-social-justice?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=mtod_actsubs

We're In a Moment of Collective Trauma.  But There Are Glimmers of Hope.  john.a.powell, https://belonging.berkeley.edu/glimmers-hope

When Feminism is White Supremacy in Heels, Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a22717725/what-is-toxic-white-feminism/

White Feminism is Toxic to the Actual Feminist Movement, Carlos Olvera, https://www.theodysseyonline.com/white-feminism-toxic

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, Peggy McInTosh, https://psychology.umbc.edu/files/2016/10/White-Privilege_McIntosh-1989.pdf

Why Gender Bias Still Exists and What We Can Do About It, Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/londonschoolofeconomics/2019/07/05/why-gender-bias-still-occurs-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/?sh=3396b7135228

Why the Term "BIPOC" is so Complicated, Explained by Linguists, Constance Grady, https://www.vox.com/2020/6/30/21300294/bipoc-what-does-it-mean-critical-race-linguistics-jonathan-rosa-deandra-miles-hercules

Blogs & Newsletters

Dear Men Who Wish To Be Allies, Lisa O'Neill, https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/03/dear-men-who-wish-to-be-allies/

How to Become an Ally for Women's Rights, Aspen Russell, https://www.awis.org/attention-men-ally/

Learn to Facilitate Productive DE&I Conversations, All Together, https://alltogether.swe.org/2021/03/learn-to-facilitate-productive-dei-conversations/

On Getting Checked, KatyKatiKate, https://www.katykatikate.com/the-blog/2018/10/15/on-getting-checked

Recommended Reading for Allies, Toria Gibbs et al, https://codeascraft.com/2016/08/10/recommended-reading-for-allies/

What is BIPOC and Why You Should Use It, Mahreen Ansari, https://www.hercampus.com/school/umkc/what-bipoc-and-why-you-should-use-it

Books

An Unintentional Accomplice, Carolyn Baker

Anti Racist Ally, Sophie Williams

Better Allies, Karen Catlin, https://betterallies.com/

Co-Conspirator for Justice, Susan M. Reverby

Dear White Women, It's Not You, It's Me, Hannah L. Drake

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower, Brittany Cooper

Field Notes on Allyship, Introduced by Time Wise

Good Guys, David G. Smith W Brad Johnson

How to be an Anti-Racist, Ibram X. Kendi

It's Time to Talk (And Listen), Anastasia S. KIm, Alicia Del Prado

Me and White Supremacy, Layla F. Saad

Men Explain Things To Me, Rebecca Solnit

So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, James McBridge

The Intimacy of Race, Eva Medilek

The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander

The Origins of Others, Toni Morrison

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love, bell hooks

Trans Allyship Workbook, Davey Shlasko

Undoing Ableism, Susan Baglieri, Priya Lalvani

White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo

Documentaries

Movies & Television

Other Resources, Studies, and Guides

Anti-Racist Allyship Starter Pack, compiled by Jourdan Dorrell, Tatum Dorrell, & Matt Herndon, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tkxv-RvhVenYQgIibSLy3oaL9fMX6nzi/view?usp=sharing

Anti-Racism Resources for Parents, compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker & Alyssa Klein, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/edit?usp=sharing

Being a Co-Conspirator, Teaching While White, https://www.teachingwhilewhite.org/being-a-coconspirator

Black Attorney Affinity Group Allyship & Anti-Racism Resource Kit, Cooley, https://www.cooley.com/-/media/cooley/pdf/baag-allyship-and-antiracism-resource-kit.ashx

Designing Agendas for Equity Work, National Equity Project, https://www.nationalequityproject.org/free-webinars?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-LOEBhDCARIsABrC0TkdHtdTNKxh4c9wHh2OtqLAoIwI7egjmhT5DhISaq79CWUZvUGBqg8aAgdLEALw_wcB

Diversity & Inclusion ToolKit, NATS, https://www.nats.org/_Library/docs/NATS_Diversity_and_Inclusion_Toolkit_Final_FINAL_6_16_20.pdf

EveryDay Inclusion, The Moxie Exchange, https://themoxieexchange.com/ei/

Male Advocates and Allies: Promoting Gender Diversity in Technology Work, NCWIT, https://www.ncwit.org/resources/male-advocates-and-allies-promoting-gender-diversity-technology-workplaces

Men in the Mix, American Bar Association, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/initiatives_awards/men-in-the-mix/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=salesforce_367238&sc_sid=00218239&utm_campaign=YOURABA&promo=YOURABA&utm_content=&additional4=&additional5=&sfmc_j=367238&sfmc_s=46819037&sfmc_l=2836&sfmc_jb=2007&sfmc_mid=100027443&sfmc_u=10658971

Messaging Guidance on Responding to the Atlanta Shootings, NAPAWF, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IJe9QLLZi7gnmeeBcn3JlpdzXOIIJNIccad7fjZ-Iwk/edit#

On Being a Co-Conspirator Resource Guide, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jy_R5TVVYTIW2rwU8F04LOTCVsxL7uad/edit

Race Matters, Korn Ferry, https://infokf.kornferry.com/race-matters-pov.html?utm_source=website&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=link&utm_content=pov&utm_campaign=20-06-NA-RM

Resources for Asian American Community on Anti-Blackness, https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/publication/resources-asian-american-community-anti-blackness

Trevor Ally Training, The Trevor Project, https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/programs-services/trevor-ally-training/

UMass Amherst College of Behavioral Sciences DEI Resources, UMass Amherst, https://www.umass.edu/sbs/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

Why Co-conspirators?, Tufts University, https://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/AntiRacismResourceGuide/WhyCoConspirators

Other Videos

Amplifying Unheard Voices: The Black Male Voice, Boston Bar Association, https://vimeo.com/449687738

Can Businesses Thrive with a Focus on Diversity & Inclusion?, Forum on Workplace Inclusion, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=entYd_Jz2Ko&feature=youtu.be

How to be a Better Ally, Think Tank Thursday of BAYWOM ProVisors, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MktmnJTeYsxeUgMlRggjYaTKjGsH2bEP/view

Implicit Bias: The Psychology of Ordinary Prejudice in Everyday Lives, The Sherrill Center and Kimmell Arena, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo2cNam9rXg

Let's Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable, JLL, https://vimeo.com/437024616

One Simple Skill to Curb Unconscious Gender Bias, The Behavioral Science Guys, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEHi4yauhu8

Recognizing Privilege and Power, Michael Yates, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2-RvClIZdE

Strong Opinions Loosely Held, Robin DiAngelo, https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/why-are-white-people-so-bad-at-talking-about-race

Tackling Racism in the Legal Profession: A Conversation about Race, Responsibility, and Remedy, Sari de la Motte, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DtrzrcflcY

The Business Case for Diverse Leadership, Knowledge at Wharton, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYyrsZRrWx4&feature=youtu.be

The Business Case for Diversity, Diversity Inclusion, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFNFqHX12P4&feature=youtu.be

The Business Case for Diversity, Hitachi, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFNFqHX12P4&feature=youtu.be

The Business Case for Inclusion and Diversity, Brenda Trenowden, https://www.bain.com/insights/the-business-case-for-inclusion-and-diversity-video/

The Good White Liberal Response (Explicit Language), Rachel Rodgers, https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1Ez5qHL6o/?hl=en

Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man, Emmanuel Acho, https://uncomfortableconvos.com/

Unconscious Gender Bias, Jennifer Whelan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmBSNhX0Qr0

Podcasts

Ted Talks

How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Timel Baratunde Thurston, https://www.ted.com/talks/baratunde_thurston_how_to_deconstruct_racism_one_headline_at_a_time

How to Design Gender Bias Out of Your Workplace, Sara Sanford, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOqyuxb5S0

Implicit Bias: How We Hold Women Back, Maureen Fitzgerald, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1MBSczyzI

Interrupting Gender Bias Through Meeting Culture, Selena Rezvani, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX3GuacF6l8

What You Can Do To Reduce Gender Bias and Why You Should Help, Susan Fleming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_cGws3qGaA

Why Gender Equality Is Not Just About Women, Caroline Strachan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCknUJJc3qU

Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders, Sheryl Sandberg,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uDutylDa4

Training Materials

Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-American/Xenophobic Harrassment, hollaback!  https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/

Check Your Privilege, https://checkyourprivilege.co

Websites

Revving up DEI through email signatures, https://www.prnewsonline.com/revving-up-dei-through-email-signatures/

2050 Trailblazers, 2050 Trailblazers, https://www.2050trailblazers.com/

Black/Asian Solidarity, https://crossculturalsolidarity.com/black-asian-solidarity/?utm_source=Management+Center+Resources&utm_campaign=fdb9717b75-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_06_01_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9e85c2aa3-fdb9717b75-410293721

Bullying Prevention, Intervention, and Resource Guide for Parents, Asian American Psychological Association, https://aapaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bullying-Parent-Guide_AAPA_final-English-1.pdf

john a. powell, http://www.johnapowell.org/media

Just A List of Hundreds of Businesses Led by Black Women+, Ellevest, https://www.ellevest.com/magazine/elle-raisers/black-women-owned-businesses

National Equity Project, https://www.nationalequityproject.org

Show Up: Your Guide to Bystander Intervention, hollaback!, https://www.ihollaback.org/app/uploads/2016/11/Show-Up_CUPxHollaback.pdf

The Conscious Kid, https://www.theconsciouskid.org

Understanding Racism, Privilege, and How to Effect Change, Cooley, https://www.notion.so/Understanding-Racism-Privilege-and-How-to-Effect-Change-14857cd713c24f2ba067ee9a4b953ab1

What Can I Do?, Korn Ferry, https://infokf.kornferry.com/rs/494-VUC-482/images/Korn-Ferry-Race-Matters-What-Can-I-Do.pdf?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20-06-gbl-rmemail&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1GallUVTRNV05rT1dFeCIsInQiOiI4UjZ3U0pWZkZieTZoVkRWWjNvWGNiU1BxdGg1WWQ5YkNhNlA5TXhMdjJyN21PSlBSR1doTFNoKzhaeFhSdnF3a3VERjFIdnlkTTN0elB4UEpUc0RzK3ZWdW80WFFFK1BLT0lTWUtlNTJGYUF4bU9VMUNJNVk4U0Eya2ZvTkVkRiJ9

What Should I Do?, Women in Consulting, https://wic.memberclicks.net/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-resources-tools

Women in the Workplace, McKinsey, https://womenintheworkplace.com/