This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell

She shares her work online on different platforms, mainly Instagram, where she posts daily illustrations, live paintings, and animations. Her clients include Apple, Refinery29, and Tinder. Her work has been featured in advertising campaigns, galleries, and editorial magazines. 'I use vibrant colors and joyful music to spread good vibes to talk about diversity and open a conversation about why it matters to include more color in our society.' She wants to create more nuanced illustrative stories by portraying women of color standing proudly and fiercely. Her work is dedicated to representing people of color in society, and she uses bold art as a vivid demonstration. Find her on instagram: Durand is a French illustrator based in Paris. This is her first book for children and young adults. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her two sons, her husband, and a turtle she's had since she was nine.

She spends her time baking bread, building LEGOS, watching British detective shows, and dreaming up how she can dismantle white supremacy. Tiffany Jewell is a Black biracial writer and Montessori educator. Illustrator Aurélia Durand brings the stories and characters to life with kaleidoscopic vibrancy.Īfter examining the concepts of social identity, race, ethnicity, and racism, learn about some of the ways people of different races have been oppressed, from indigenous Americans and Australians being sent to boarding school to be 'civilized' to a generation of Caribbean immigrants once welcomed to the UK being threatened with deportation by strict immigration laws. All you need is a pen and paper.Īuthor Tiffany Jewell, an anti-bias, anti-racist educator and activist, builds solidarity beginning with the language she chooses-using gender neutral words to honor everyone who reads the book. 20 activities get you thinking and help you grow with the knowledge. Each chapter builds on the previous one as you learn more about yourself and racial oppression. Gain a deeper understanding of your anti-racist self as you progress through 20 chapters that spark introspection, reveal the origins of racism that we are still experiencing, and give you the courage and power to undo it. 'In a racist society, it's not enough to be non-racist-we must be ANTI-RACIST.' -Angela Davis Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation.

This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell