Chapter 14 - How To Be An Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi

Chapter 14 - Gender

Gender Racism: A powerful collection of racist policies that lead to inequity between race-genders and are substantiated by racist ideas about race-genders.
Gender Antiracism: A powerful collection of antiracist policies that lead to equity between race-genders and are substantiated by anti-racist ideas about race-genders.

To be antiracist is to reject not only the hierarchy of races but of race-genders.

To truly be antiracist is to be feminist. 

To be antiracist (and feminist) is to level the different race-genders, is to root the inequities between the equal race-genders in the policies of gender racism. 

To Read/Research List
Dorothy Roberts
Angela Davis
Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"
Combahee River Collective and Statement
Maria Stewart
Sojourner Truth
Frances Harper
Ida B. Wells
Anna Julia Cooper
Frances Beal
Nikki Giovanni
Audre Lorde
Toni Cade Bambara
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

Self-Reflection.
I am living with three strong women. I am the husband of a strong, determined and loving woman. My wife has worked so hard and overcome so many barriers to provide for our family. Our two young girls are strong, smart, beautiful, funny, and compassionate. Whitney, my wife, has earned everything she has without the need for me. I have learned to check my patriarchy at the door and live being a feminist. I will help raise our two girls to know their power and abilities to accomplish what they desire. I will recognize the complete equality of not only the women in my life but all women. 
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