Do the Work! is a hands-on workbook for anyone overwhelmed by racial injustice, who feels shocked by all the American histories they never learned, and who keeps asking the question “what can I DOOOOOO?!” Packed with humorous, thought-provoking activities—all are rooted in history and contemporary social justice concepts—the book helps readers move from "What can I do?" to... you know... actually doing the work.

Overwhelmed by racial injustice? Outraged by the news? Find yourself asking, “What can I doooooo?” DO THE WORK!

Revelatory and thought-provoking, this highly illustrated, highly informative interactive workbook gives readers a unique, hands-on understanding of systemic racism—and how we can dismantle it.
Packed with activities, games, illustrations, comics, and eye-opening conversation, Do the Work! challenges readers to think critically and act effectively. Try the “Separate but Not Equal” crossword puzzle. Play “Bootstrapping, the Game” to understand the myth of meritocracy. Test your knowledge of racist laws by playing “Jim Crow or Jim Faux?”

Have hard conversations with your people (scripts and talking points included). Be open to new ideas and diversify your “feed” with a scavenger hunt. Team up with an accountability partner and find hundreds of ideas, resources, and opportunities to DO THE WORK!

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1. A  SOCIAL JUSTICE WORKBOOK FOR EVERYONE, RIGHT NOW: Do The Work offers readers creative, practical, actionable ideas, advice, and guidance via humorous, thought-provoking activities. It’s not an in-depth, deep-dive into the history of racist ideas in American (because there are already plenty of those!), or a crucial scholarly text about the construction of whiteness and white supremacy (because you bought at least one of those and haven’t read past the foreword yet.). It’s a workbook, meant to be picked up, put down, carried around, ripped apart, played with, shared, and absorbed.

3. HUMOR AND HANDS-ON LEARNING: Experience gerrymandering through a  Connect-the-Dots activity of Pennsylvania's 7th district. Learn about redlining through a Color-by-Numbers map based on the infamous redlining maps created by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation in the late 1930s. Take a "Nope or Nice" quiz that tests your knowledge of which commonly used words have racist roots or are offensive to some groups. And try your hand at questions from the state of Alabama’s 1965 Literacy Test (until Literacy Tests were finally eliminated by the Civil Rights Act that year,  a person who missed more than 7 of the 68 questions would have their applications to vote denied).