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For the better part of 2018, I was trying to figure out the best way to talk about race in The Shameless Mom Academy.\xa0I was doing all the research, learning all the things, curating all the resources.\xa0\nI wanted to be able to have the most valuable, productive, well-planned conversation possible.\xa0\nThen I realized something.\xa0\nI was sitting up on my high horse of white privilege waiting to make this as comfortable as possible for me, so I could make it as perfect as possible for you.\xa0\nAnd that is NOT how this conversation should go.\xa0This is not about my comfort.\xa0This is not about tying anything up in a bow.\xa0\nAnd by waiting to have this conversation with you, I was not only sitting in my white privilege, I was continuing to make space for white supremacy at the expense of people of color, including my friends of color and Shameless Moms of color.\nSo, a few days ago, after an incident in this community that screamed of privilege, I knew I could not sit this out any longer.\xa0\xa0By waiting to talk about this I was doing harm, I was being complicit.\xa0I was part of the problem and not part of the solution.\nI sat down and recorded this to share what I\u2019m learning about white privilege, how I\u2019m navigating it and what resources I\u2019m finding to be the most informative and valuable.\nMy hope is that you find this informative and eye-opening.\xa0After over a year of reading and research, I have been humbled over and over by how little I understood about white privilege and how much I was doing to contribute to the problem more than the solution.\xa0\nPlease note the people and resources listed below.\xa0These women have been instrumental in my learning over the last year - and have been powerful forces of education and support in countless conversations about race at the expense of their own time, energy, and resources.\xa0They are heroes and warriors.\nResources:\nBooks:\nMe and White Supremacy Workbook by Layla Saad\n This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins\n We\u2019re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union\n I\u2019m Judging You by Luvvie\n So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo\n The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish\n White Fragility by Robin Diangelo\n Hunger by Roxane Gay\n This Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor\n Becoming by Michelle Obama\nPeople to follow on social media:\nLayla Saad\nRachel Cargle\nIjeoma Oluo\nDanielle Brooks\nSonya Renee Taylor\nLena Waithe\nLaverne Cox\nTracee Ellis Ross\nIssa Rae\nSerena Williams\nEricka Hart\nJessamyn\nRoxane Gay\nCatrice Jackson\nShiShi Rose\nMorgan Jerkins\nPlease note this list is not comprehensive.\xa0These are resources that have been helpful to me.\xa0I would love to know if there are others that have been helpful to you.\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nBioclarity: Go to BioClarity and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get your free clarifying masque when you purchase a skincare routine.\n\n\nHourglass Cosmetics: Get free shipping with your purchase of a full sized Caution Mascara at Hourglass Cosmetics and use the promo code SHAMELESS at checkout.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices