White people are always asking, "What can I do to fight racism?"
There's a shit ton you can do, of course.
And one of the best ongoing things you can do is read books by and about Black people and other people of color.
This doesn't mean you have to stop reading books by and about White people.
It just means that reading books only by and about White people gives you a limited perspective of the vast dynamism of the human condition.
I've probably read over 1500 books in my life. And up until about six or seven years ago, I'd say about 85% of them were by and about White people.
At one point, I realized that that was not okay. And I intentionally decided to diversify my reading. I intentionally started reading books by African writers, Asian writers, Latino writers, Native American writers.
I didn't stop reading books by White people. I wasn't on some crusade against White writers. I just wanted to be more aware of a wider scope of lived experiences.
I re-established what was "normal" for me to read. I expanded my opportunities for learning, growth, connection, understanding, empathy.
Well, gotta go! Gotta get back to What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young.