{"id":20415,"date":"2020-12-05T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T02:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=20415"},"modified":"2020-12-15T15:49:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:49:41","slug":"becoming-an-antiracist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/becoming-an-antiracist\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming an Antiracist: 3 Steps and 4 Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are the steps to becoming an antiracist? How can you help make yourself a better advocate for dismantling racism?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming an antiracist can help you better combat racial injustice. Ibram X. Kendi identifies three steps for learning how to be an antiracist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to find out what the steps are and to see some exercises to help you in your journey to becoming an antiracist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Process for Becoming an Antiracist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of becoming an antiracist is identifying your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/racist-ideas\/\">racist ideas<\/a> and working to dismantle them, but another large part is changing your actions. In the previous chapter, we looked at some of the methods used and compared their success rates. In this chapter, we\u2019ll look at how to harness the most effective techniques to achieve results. Ibram measures success by results, not by intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How to Be an Antiracist <\/em>is part how-to and part memoir. Author Ibram X. Kendi, like many of us, grew up in a racist society and internalized many of its ideas. Throughout much of his life, he was racist, and<em> <\/em>he describes how he changed his thoughts and actions\u2014and how you can change yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kendi&#8217;s book covers three major steps to becoming an antiracist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Learn what racism is and how it evolved.<\/li><li>Become aware of subtle racist ideas you might have been unknowingly supporting and weaken them.<\/li><li>Start supporting antiracist rather than racist policies.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antiracism <strong>Exercises<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Antiracism involves targeting racist policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How would you find out what some of the racial inequities are in your region? Consider connecting with antiracism groups, looking up statistics, or talking to activists.<\/li><li>How would you find out what policies are responsible for these inequities?&nbsp;<\/li><li>How would you find out who or what group is responsible for implementing or maintaining these policies?&nbsp;<\/li><li>How could you take power away from those responsible for racist policies? Consider supporting antiracism candidates to replace racist power, stepping into a position of power yourself, or protesting.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the steps to becoming an antiracist? How can you help make yourself a better advocate for dismantling racism? Becoming an antiracist can help you better combat racial injustice. Ibram X. Kendi identifies three steps for learning how to be an antiracist. 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