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Anti-Racism Reading List March 2025
10+ insightful articles to promote learning and action on anti-racism
Sharon Hurley Hall
March 26, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes
Hello friends,
There is a LOT in this month's reading list, from lessons from history, to changing our thinking, to surviving and thriving this moment in global history. And the Of Note section is getting longer. So, without further ado, feel free to dive in…
1. Reclaiming Knowledge: The Evolution of Decolonial Thought and the DIA Framework by Christian Ortiz
Christian Ortiz has been bringing it recently - I look forward to seeing his articles in my LinkedIn feed. What I like about this article isn't just the theme and approach but also the fact that he explicitly acknowledges that it's built on ancestral wisdom and that it's being released to the world as a shared piece of knowledge:
“This framework is not meant to be static. It does not seek validation from colonial institutions but remains in dialogue with the communities it serves. It is a communal offering, designed to grow through continuous engagement with Black, Indigenous, and feminist knowledge keepers.”
2. When Education Erases: The Harm in Superficial Black History Lessons by Meghan Stewart
I felt the opening sentence to my core. Though there was some Caribbean flavour, my own education was largely very "English grammar school" in approach. As this author points out, we can and must do better:
“I need our history to be honoured with the same depth and care as other histories. I need our stories to exist beyond civil rights struggles and adversity. I want my daughter to know that she comes from a lineage of artists, healers, visionaries, mathematicians, and philosophers. That she is more than resistance, she is also creativity, joy, and possibility.”
3. Maroon Leadership: A Blueprint for Workplace Resistance and Collective Strength by Janice Gassam Asare, Ph.D.
One thing I DID learn about in school was the resistance to enslavement by the Maroons of Jamaica, which is why this article caught my eye. It points the way to a model of resistance and community that's much needed in these times:
“These communities thrived by leveraging collectivism, strategic adaptability, and ancestral wisdom. This leadership framework draws from the spirit of Sankofa, going back and reclaiming what is valuable from our past. It recognizes that beyond the trauma and oppression imposed on the African diaspora, there is also a rich inheritance of resistance, innovation, and self-determination.”4. title
4. What is White Nationalism? by Arturo Dominguez
As the author points out, we need to understand it to fight it, so here's a primer:
“Once referred to as “leaderless” movements – a decades-old misnomer – these hate groups and far-right extremists can no longer be referred to as such. While they have always had obvious leaders, legacy media often refers to those who commit hate crimes as “lone wolves” or refer to the broad amount of hate groups as leaderless. This is largely attributable to the fragmented nature of hate groups nationally. We can all see who their leaders are now.”
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