Welcome to The AntiRacist Table

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At the table — both metaphorically and literally, we work, nourish, celebrate, strategize, grieve, grow, learn, and fight, together and alone.

The AntiRacist Table was created in response to the Racial Reckoning in America, as a way to bring AntiRacism into daily life as a daily practice. Educating Americans about African American history and the Black experience, along with rehumanizing Black people and motivating action to help create an AntiRacist America are our goals.

Ultimately, the choice is up to you–What awaits you is allyship, abolition, co-conspiratorship, and the dismantling of racism in yourself, your family, your community, your school, and your workplace.

Welcome to our table. Changemakers and forces for good unite!

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30 Day Challenge – A Long-Form AntiRacism Program!

Take a stand for humanity! Do you want to be part of the solution? Learn how to be AntiRacist and how to incorporate AntiRacism into your life with our FREE Self-Paced, 30 Lesson Program. The journey to cultivating a life committed to being AntiRacist is a lifelong pursuit that starts and ends with you. AntiRacism is an intentional daily practice that requires willpower, truth, love, and patience.

The AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge is a long-form contemplative study, specifically curated to educate, to help people face and get past shame, anger, and blame, and to develop empathy–all key elements of creating an AntiRacist America.

During the Challenge you will have opportunities to cultivate mindfulness and daily practices centered around equality, justice, and humanity as you integrate The AntiRacist Table Core Principles into your life. Engaging and interactive, the daily lessons infuse videos, readings, reflection, meditation, and other disciplines. Our self-paced Challenge is composed of 30 lessons that lay the foundation for active AntiRacism.

Housed on our platform, the lessons and our community space can even be accessed through a convenient mobile APP! Our Challenge can be done solo or in groups and provides the perfect framework for meaningful discussions and real change.

The Challenge will push you to unlearn, reflect, self-educate, and develop awareness of existing oppression, racial beliefs, biases, and privileges. Still have questions? Read our FAQs by clicking on FAQs below.

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Testimonials

“It has been a very enlightening, heart opening, and challenging experience. Keeping up with each day has been a challenge in itself, but well worth it. I find myself more and more committed to do the work both inner and outer to be an anti-racist. I’ve shared pieces of it with colleagues and they have appreciated the resources. The mindfulness training and journaling has been especially important to do for a place of processing emotions and making commitments.”

“This Challenge has been most amazing in my life.
Thank you so much.
I have been reading and watching antiracist media for the past three years, and I must say that you have curated the absolute BEST work to be part of the challenge.”

“This 30 Day Challenge is a great opportunity for learning some lesser known aspects of American history that have needed wider exposure for a long time, as well as a guide to self transformation around issues of race. Thank you to the creators of this program. It is sorely needed!”

“I’ve been doing this program and it is excellent. So wonderfully curated. And the mindfulness component! It is really great and I have already shared with our admin team. I am hoping to use it with our faculty. Wonderful work!”

“The writings, videos, people’s responses are all moving, and hopefully moving us all to places where we can speak honestly with one another and begin to stand up for one another. Staying silent no longer can be a safe option. Black lives matter. Black lives have to matter.”

“I am so appreciative of how this challenge has been put together. The combination of readings, video, and exercises has been incredibly helpful and meaningful. THANK YOU!”

NEW The AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge Resource Ebook

By popular demand—we’ve compiled your favorite AntiRacist Mindfulness Practices and Communication Practices into a handy downloadable PDF! And because we strive to provide you with helpful tools we’ve included a few new ones. To make incorporating AntiRacism into your life as a daily practice a little easier, PURCHASE our handy and OPTIONAL Resource Ebook today.

Are you new to The AntiRacist Table and not a Challenge participant yet? You’re sure to find our Resource Ebook and our Challenge to be well worth your time.

Testimonials
“Have you compiled these anti-racist mindfulness meditations in a way that they can be downloaded, or perhaps purchased? They are really wonderful, and would be helpful to have for the long haul. Thank you so much for this amazing course.”

“Thank your for this. The challenge was such an anchor for me this summer—I really appreciated every day and missed the assignments once it was complete. So this is a real gift.”

“Thank you for making this available!!”

THE ANTIRACIST TABLE

CORE PRINCIPLES

Intention – Set and live in the intention to cultivate an AntiRacist America and take action that dismantles racist policies.
AntiRacist – Create AntiRacist policies and engage in the world as an AntiRacist.
Individuality – See individuals as individuals– positive or negative qualities of the individual are not attributed to all.
Equality – Hold all groups of people–race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, ability, age, and any intersectionality, as equal.

Empathy – Cultivate empathy by rehumanizing the dehumanized.
Courage – Put courage, compassion, and vulnerability over comfort.
Allies – Recruit and support partners committed to AntiRacist work.
Humanity – Take actions that support humanity.
Love – Choose love and healing over fear and oppression
Educate – Educate yourself and honor the history of others

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A comprehensive program for reparatory justice which includes a formal apology, redress to fundamentally change the conditions of structural, racial economic inequality, a rigorous and accurate curriculum integrated into schools telling the story of America’s history, the dismantling of racist policies, ending violence against Black people, and action to create an AntiRacist America.

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Flowers for the Table

Flowers for the Table is an affinity space for Blacks by Blacks to nourish and rejuvenate our minds, bodies, and souls. This space is dedicated to the health and well-being of Black people. You will find joy and beauty here as you look after your well-being. We honor and celebrate Black culture by highlighting Black excellence. Join us at the Table for empowerment, joy, and inspiration.

Nurture the Narrative

Nurture the Narrative is a community space that provides tools to help you incorporate AntiRacism into your daily life as a daily practice. This is a space for education and re-education centered around being an AntiRacist. Spotlighting the importance and power of knowledge, this is a place for positive mirroring where affirming content will amplify our voices. Our Lessons of the Hour will feature short Black history segments as well as a book club on the seminal books, How to be an Antiracist and White Fragility.

We strive to support Black people in the work of healing from racial trauma, daily racial abuse, discrimination, and violence against Black people.

The work of being an AntiRacist will not be completed in one day, one year, or even one decade. We recognize that this work is difficult–the only way out is in, the only way through is through.

ABOUT US

We are the great-great-granddaughters of Caroline and Allen, who were born enslaved in the state of Alabama. We are the daughters of a Black man who grew up in segregation. We are the mothers of Black sons and daughter. This work is deeply personal to us. We feel and hear the call. It echoes at our very core. As Maya Angelou said, we are “the dream and the hope of the slave.” We carry their legacy and the fight for human rights today.

We are activists and supporters of people in their quest to be the changemakers we need to create a just world for our collective future.

Kirsten is an attorney and a student of nonviolence communication (NVC), right speech, conflict resolution, and meditation. Her undergraduate degree is in African American Studies and English, and in addition to her JD, she holds an LLM in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Lynn is an educator who is passionate about teaching young children and supporting families, work that she has done for over ten years. In addition to her Undergraduate degree in Fine Arts she has her MAT in Early Childhood Education.

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The AntiRacist Table brings AntiRacism into daily life as a daily practice. Our 30 Day AntiRacist Challenge teaches people how to be an everyday AntiRacist. We support and empower people who want to help make America AntiRacist. With education and awareness, we work to reclaim Black humanity. At the Table, we are a voice for social justice through activism. We embrace emotion and use mindfulness, nonviolent communication (NVC), and right speech. Stand with and stand up for humanity at The AntiRacist Table!

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions.

What is the AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge?

The AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge is a free, self-paced long form contemplative study that guides those on the path to bring AntiRacism into life as a daily practice. The Challenge is an inner journey of self discovery, truth telling, and transformation.

Composed of 30 self-paced lessons, complete with daily mindfulness practices that flow in an intended sequence, the Challenge is grounded in our ten core principles: intention, AntiRacist, individuality, equality, empathy, courage, allies, humanity, love, and educate

Our intentionally sensory rich curated study weaves teachings from the leading experts in the field of antiracism, social justice, African American history, culture, and the arts while centering journal contemplation, and meditation to support inner growth and development.

What will I learn in the AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge?

In the AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge you will learn:

To think critically about the true American story
To understand anti-Blackness and its legacy in American history to present day
To see the intersections of whiteness: emotionality, privilege and fragility
How to be an active ally/co-conspirator
To be empowered to build capacity for change first within oneself and then within one's circle of influence
To see, identify, and work to dismantle the three pillars of racism: self, culture, and systems

The Challenge is not about blame, shame, or guilt. The Challenge centers truth telling and deepening awareness of one’s sense of responsibility for the continued existence of inequitable systems.

Who can participate in the Challenge?

The Challenge is free and available to anyone who wants to participate. We recommend students be in at least ninth grade to participate.

Individuals can do the Challenge independently or in groups. Organizations, institutions, schools, communities, congregations, families, and any collection of people have and are encouraged to take the Challenge together.

We know that institutions and individuals frequently have financial barriers to accessing comprehensive AntiRacism/DEI training. We created this program to allow broad access to in-depth, high quality AntiRacism education accessible to all. For a group guide, please see our Field Guide. If you have questions about bringing our Challenge to your organization or community please email us: info@TheAntiRacistTable.com

Educators can receive Professional Learning Units (PLUs) in Rhode Island and the District of Columbia. If you are interested in bringing PLUs to your district or have questions about how to receive PLUs please contact us.

How do I Access the Challenge?

First, register for the Challenge by clicking Join Now. Once registered, the Challenge is accessible online in the “Courses” tab of our community website.

Challenge Zoom Calls

As a way to support our participants, we host free monthly Challenge Zoom calls. We discuss aspects of the Challenge and break out into small groups for reflection and discussion. We also support groups with customized Zoom calls and workshops for a fee.

A Word About Anti-Blackness and the Focus of this Challenge

This Challenge specifically shines a light on the African American experience of racism and oppression. Anti-Blackness is at the root of systemic racism in America and it requires specific concentrated attention to bear witness and actively engage in the work to dismantle it. Indigenous people and other people of color undoubtedly experience racism and marginalization as part of this caste system. We believe any attempt to disrupt anti-Blackness is AntiRacist work that dismantles racism experienced by all people.

A Note About Language Usage in the 30 Day Challenge: African Diaspora, American Indian, Alaska Native, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese, Other Asian, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Other Pacific Islander, Mexican, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Hispanic, Latinx, and Biracial People

As indicated by the list above, identifying people and categories of people in the racialized American system has many complexities, including the fact that race is a man-made construct. The list above is the one that is used in the US Census (with African Diaspora in place of Black or African American and the addition of Biracial). We understand the term African Diaspora to describe people of African origin, living outside of the continent by choice, or most predominantly against their will, due to the Transatlantic slave trade. This Challenge is centered around American anti-Blackness that was created in connection with American chattel slavery and initially inflicted upon enslaved Africans and their descendants, who are commonly referred to as Black or African American. One way to reference the list above is to use the terms Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). BIPOC is intended to be more inclusive and to respect experiences and narratives of these differing identities. While not everyone chooses to use BIPOC, for ease of readability and collective understanding, we have chosen to use BIPOC to refer to African Diaspora, American Indian, Alaska Native, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese, Other Asian, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Other Pacific Islander, Mexican, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Hispanic, Latinx, and Biracial people. If you have questions or concerns about this approach please do not hesitate to let us know.

At the AntiRacist Table, we believe in one race, the human race, however, to learn our history and its ramifications, we must use terminology that allows us to understand who and what we are talking about.

A Special Note to our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Participants:

The exercises in this Challenge can be done from your perspective, relative to your relation to whiteness and anti-Blackness. Anti-Blackness can be internalized and inflicted by BIPOC as well as non-BIPOC people. Activities that talk about supporting Black people can be looked at through the lens of empowering Black people and celebrating Black strength, joy, and excellence.

Please contact us if you have any additional questions.

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