Getting Over Ourselves

“After Malcolm X returned from a transformative pilgrimage to Mecca as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz and founded the Organization of African Unity, he shared his new understanding that the enemy is White racism, not White people. When well-meaning White people then began to feel free to approach him and ask what they could do to help, he counseled working in their own communities, with other White people. I can’t speak for anyone else, but my own immediate reaction upon learning of this was, ‘Noooo! White people nooooo! Pleeeeze not White people! They’re such a royal pain!’” — From the Introduction

“There’s nothing wrong with being European-American; that’s not the problem. It’s almost like white people don’t believe that other white people are worthy of being redeemed.” — Ruby Sales

Now, here is Getting Over Ourselves: A Handbook for Spiritual Healing of White Racism, to help White people both heal from being a royal pain and redeem our own selves. Use it as a DIY, adapt it to where you are, get together with friends and workshop it. It’s freeing—and it’s free!