Starter Kit for White People Ready to End White Supremacy

It is past time for white people to take action to dismantle systemic racism and white supremacy. This is a guide with information for those ready to do the work. It starts with you and your willingness. May you find courage, compassion, and justice on your journey.

Here is a list of ways to take responsibility:

1) Act Now

There is no time to pretend we are not all affected by the brutality and inequality rampant in this country. We need to take immediate action to reduce harm to oppressed groups. Here is a document with steps we can take right away: bit.ly/BlackLivesAction

2) Educate Yourself

It is not the job of people of color to teach you about racism and white supremacy, white privilege or white fragility. Here are a list of books to read, pick 1, pick 3, pick 5, get started.


3) Show Up

Show up to protests, show up to conversations with people of color that you are invited to join, donate to organizations who are doing the work.
Here is a helpful article with more actions you can take as an antiracist white person.


Here is a list of some of the organizations you can donate to.


Local to Oakland: antipoliceterrorproject.org


4) Hold yourself, systems, and other white people accountable

Check your own bias, privilege and entitlement all the time. Hold the police, all systems, and politicians accountable. See link under Act Now for steps to hold the police and politicians accountable now. Call out bias and racism on the spot when you hear and see it.

5) Step Back

In conversation be aware of your positionality (the power you hold and your comfortability based on the color of your skin, your
class, citizen status, gender, sexuality and physical ability).
Let others take the lead in group discussions and don't jump to share, instead wait to allow for others to share. Come to learn and listen, not to teach and assume, or show how much you "know" about the experience of others.


6) Think before you call the police

Police presence is automatically a danger to the lives of people of color.

Some things to consider before you call the police:

-Is someone in physical danger or are you protecting property (property does not have more importance than life!)?

-Does someone seem suspicious because of an unchecked bias you have?

-Is there a way to solve the problem on your own or with the help of a community member?

-Can you go to a police station to report harm to human life rather than bring the police into the community?


Your commitment to being anti-racist all the time is essential, for until we all rise together we all fall. It is time to heal the deep injustice this country was built upon and continues to operate under. It is up to the people to make this change and the time is NOW.

In love and solidarity.

Please add helpful information in comments below and share with as many white folks as possible.