"Just tell me what to do."
That's what many white people ask in antiracism work. But there's no script for solidarity. Casey Tonnelly shares their unflinchingly honest account of what it means to reckon with whiteness, let go of defensiveness, and commit to community-based change. Instead, Striving for Antiracism: My Imperfect Journey offers something better: a window into one person's real, messy, ongoing path of learning, unlearning, and listening.
Written with honesty, humor, and humility, this book is perfect for:
✅ Workplace Employee Resource Groups
✅ Book clubs
✅ Facilitators & Trainers
✅ Teamwide DEI learning
✅ Personal accountability
It's not a manual-but it is a mirror.
Edwards, Karimah: - Karimah approaches all her projects using a racial equity lens and is committed to elevating the voices, capabilities and needs of community members who often fall outside the circle of human concern. Karimahbrings more than a combined 20 years of experience in research, training, facilitation, policy and planning.Throughout her public sector career, Karimah was responsible for planning and design development, programdevelopment, managing capital projects and providing equitable and inclusive community engagement inpartnership with government agencies, community-based organizations and non-profits including faith-basedorganizations. Skilled at navigating critical matters, Karimah has provided racial equity assessments andtrainings for multiple jurisdictions across the country, served as a transition facilitator for federal employeesfollowing the 2019 government shutdown and has served as a member of multiple public and privatecommittees dedicated to eradicating racism and supporting social justice.
Wheeler, Kyana: - "Rooted in the belief that relationships and community are central to our liberation, I am a Black woman with extensive experience in anti-racism change efforts. An accomplished race relations trainer skilled in anti-racist data and measurements, systems analysis, group facilitation, anti-racist leadership development, and policy impact analysis, I am practiced in implementing systemic change within large complex structures. With an M.Ed in Organizational Leadership and a MPA in Policy Development, I have actively engaged in moving the City of Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) forward over the last 15 years.A board member of the Non-Profit Anti-Racist Coalition (NPARC) and founder of Kyana Wheeler Consulting, I work with organizations to embed institutional practices that create sustainable change and develop infrastructure that supports conversations about systems of oppression through the lens of race. A proven consensus builder adept in developing partnerships between leadership and staff, I am experienced in coaching and motivating people to build skill and create capacity in increasing their effectiveness in challenging inequity within their organizations.I wear many hats in my personal life - wife, mother, and spoken word artist, using my art as a platform to connect with community and generate discussions that imagine a world more humane, just and free."
