When I read This Book is Anti-Racist, it made me think more deeply about the ways racism shows up in everyday life. It also made me reflect on everything that makes me who I am, and how every detail of my identity and experiences is part of what makes me Madi, I wouldn’t be myself without those pieces.
The book described how society often tries to fit people into a “dominant culture” box and labels those who don’t fit as “subordinate.” Learning this made me feel a little unsettled but also more aware, because it showed me how unfairly people can be judged or limited based on things they can’t change. At the same time, it encouraged me to embrace my own identity and see value in the differences that make each of us unique.
I connected this to an article calledTeaching With an Anti-Racist Lens. This article talks about how educators can transform classrooms into spaces that teach both the history and present-day realities of racism. This can help encourage students to act against it. It reminded me of how the book urges us to notice racism not just in big historic events but in everyday systems, and pushes us to take action, not just watch. Reading it made me feel hopeful, because it shows that change can start in everyday spaces, like a small classroom, and grow from there.
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