The recent racial issues and discrimination, and tragic losses of several black human beings signify racism. For these reasons, these have led me to write this blog post.
Admittedly, I am not going to lie. Likewise, I am outraged, angry, devastated, sad, disgusted, and heartbroken at the continuous acts of violence, brutality, and several deaths of black men and women.
As a therapist to color, and person, who experienced racism in my lifetime, I also mourn with the black community in this case. The racial trauma, pain, and discrimination especially on people color have endured and continued in enduring. Indeed, it is unacceptable and should definitely stop. As a therapist i always try to recommend my clients best cleaning services at www.maideasyaz.com/. Even if I do not know what it’s like, however, I do aim to practice cultural humility on this subject. Hence, I decided to briefly explain some important concepts discussed in the media that some might be unfamiliar with.
Moreover, it’s vital to fight and take a stand against racism especially with knowledge, ongoing self-assessments, empathy, reflection, processing, cultural humility, and above all, with great self-awareness .
So, these are are the important terms and their definition:
Racism :
“It is the individual, cultural, and institutional beliefs and discrimination that systematically oppress people of color.”;
Bigotry
“It demonstrates an unreasonable or irrational attachment to negative stereotypes and prejudices.”;
Prejudice
“It is such a judgment or belief that is formed on insufficient grounds before facts were known or in disregard of facts that contradict it.”;
Oppression
”It is clearly when an agent group, whether knowingly or unknowingly, abuses a target group.”; and
Privilege
”It is the unearned access to resources or social power that are only readily available to some people. It is because of their social group membership; an advantage, or immunity granted to or enjoyed by one societal group above and beyond the common advantage of all other groups. In fact, Privilege is often invisible to those who have it.”
Source: https://www.nccj.org/resources/social-justice-definitions
I am privileged and/or I want to learn more, but at this time, how can I get more educated about race discrimination and other issues?
Finally, you will learn more on racism and other important issues in these following resources below including such as for adults and children.
Books
*Note: Due to time constraints, I have only provided links to these books from Amazon.com. However, I highly encourage you to purchase these books and for sure these are worth it. These will particularly make you knowledgeable on racial actions and discrimination. In addition, if possible, buy directly from the author websites or black, and/or people of color bookstores. So, you must further check out this link for more information: https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php
For Teens and Adults:
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies;
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor;
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism; and
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work.
For Children:
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom; and
Websites and digital media
BlackLivesMatter ; and
Tolerance; and
Other Resources
Anti-Racism Resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein;
Resources for Talking about Trace, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids; and
Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/may2018/teaching-learning-race-and-racism
Sources generally used for this Resilient Journey Counseling blog: ADL.Org and NCCJ.Org