Anti-racism means actively identifying and working against racism in policies, institutions, culture and one's own behavior. It differs from simply not being racist, which can mean staying passive while racist systems continue.
The practice has deep roots in abolitionists, civil rights organizers and Black freedom movements. The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, founded in New Orleans in 1980, trained thousands through its Undoing Racism workshops. Ibram X. Kendi's 2019 book How to Be an Antiracist defined an antiracist as someone supporting policies that reduce racial inequity, and the book became a bestseller during the 2020 protests.
Anti-racism focuses on outcomes. Racial gaps in wealth, health, schooling, policing and housing are treated as evidence of racist policy to change. Critics argue the approach centers race too heavily or produces performative trainings. Anti-Racism Daily's view is that anti-racism is a daily practice of learning and taking action, not a single statement.