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Layla SaadMe and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla SaadNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Part 3: “Now What? Continuing the Work After Day 28”
Part 3 Summary
The final section focuses on what ought to happen next after Day 28. Saad recommends keeping the journal to reference when re-examining white supremacy and complicity in the future. She also suggests doing the 28-day challenge again later to help reveal new layers of complicity in white supremacy.
Tips for continuing antiracist work include regularly reflecting on the journal prompts; finding other antiracist educators; following through on antiracist actions; showing up to rallies, meetings, marches, and fundraising events for BIPOC; uplift and fairly pay BIPOC leaders and educators; and ask those around you to live according to antiracist values.
Although the past 28 days focused on personal complicity in white supremacy, this will need to translate into larger structural change. Personal growth and understanding of white privilege and supremacy is important, but the work must be done every day in order to help center and imbue dignity for marginalized groups. Saad circles back to her desire to be a good ancestor and appeals to the “good ancestor” in the reader/participant.
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