James Dombrowski, Carl and Anne Braden, Frank Wilkinson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Atlanta, Georgia April 30, 1961. The next day Frank and Carl went to jail for defying the House Un-American Activities Committee.
“Ask Anne” uses the familiar style of an advice column for white people to ask other white people their questions about race, racism, and white supremacy. Our goal is to take labor off people of color, make the anti-racist movement more accessible, and bring more white people into racial justice work in DC.
The project honors Anne Braden (1924-2006) who was a white anti-racist organizer, journalist, and leader in racial justice movements in the South. She worked from the perspective that white people have a self-interest in dismantling white supremacy. See the Anne Braden institute for Social Justice Research page for additional resources about Anne.
Are you a white person living in DC with questions about race, racism, or white supremacy? Write to us at surjdc+askanne@gmail.com with your question, a preferred pseudonym, and subject line “Ask Anne.”
