Knowra Anti-racism Anti-racism Anti-racism is the active opposition to racial prejudice and structural inequality through beliefs, policies, and actions that challenge and change them.
Structural racism : Structural racism is the system of policies, practices, and norms that produces racial inequality across institutions and society. Anti-racist action targets the institutional arrangements that keep racial disparities in place.
Abolitionism : Abolitionism is the movement to end slavery and the institutions that support it. Abolitionist campaigns established an early model of organized opposition to racial domination.
W. E. B. Du Bois : W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist who analyzed race and inequality. His scholarship and activism linked racial analysis with organized political struggle.
Color-blind racism : Color-blind racism uses claims of racial neutrality to explain or defend inequality while avoiding explicit racial language. It contrasts with anti-racism by treating attention to race as a problem rather than a response to unequal systems.
Restorative justice : Restorative justice is an approach to harm that emphasizes accountability, repair, and the needs of affected people. It offers alternatives to punitive systems that disproportionately harm racialized communities.
Institutional racism : Institutional racism is racial inequality produced or maintained by an institution's policies, practices, or routines. Changing institutional rules is one direct way to oppose racism beyond individual prejudice.
Haitian Revolution : The Haitian Revolution was the 1791–1804 uprising that ended French colonial rule and slavery in Saint-Domingue. Its defeat of slavery and colonial rule made it a landmark in anti-racist struggle.
Ida B. Wells : Ida B. Wells was an American journalist and anti-lynching activist who documented racial violence. Her investigations exposed lynching as a system of racial terror requiring public opposition.
Racial color blindness : Racial color blindness is the principle or practice of disregarding race in social judgment or policy. Its refusal to consider race can leave existing disparities unaddressed, unlike anti-racist analysis.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion : Diversity, equity, and inclusion describes organizational efforts to broaden representation, ensure fair treatment, and support participation. These programs can translate anti-racist aims into workplace and institutional practices.
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