Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall is an educator, author, equality advocate and anti-racism activist. A former journalist and writer, Sharon is also the author of I'm Tired of Racism: True Stories of Existing While Black, the Founder and Curator-in-Chief of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter, where she's on a mission to fight racism one article at a time, and the founder of the SHHARE Anti-Racism Community

Essays

REBOOT: The Idea of Black Exceptionalism is Harmful

Mar 18, 2026

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6 min read

REBOOT: The Idea of Black Exceptionalism is Harmful

What's truly exceptional about Black Excellence - and what's not

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Unintentional Racism - Why It Doesn't Mitigate the Harm

Mar 16, 2026

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5 min read

Unintentional Racism - Why It Doesn't Mitigate the Harm

Intent, Impact and Repair

Sharon Hurley Hall

Interviews

Building Our Own Table: Arlene and Louis Byrd

Mar 11, 2026

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7 min read

Building Our Own Table: Arlene and Louis Byrd

Meet the founders of Hiyer

Sharon Hurley Hall

Podcast

When I'm Not in the Room: The Real Test of White Allyship- SARN Minis #83

Mar 9, 2026

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4 min read

When I'm Not in the Room: The Real Test of White Allyship- SARN Minis #83

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Mar 4, 2026

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8 min read

The BBC, the BAFTAs and the N-word

An Anti-Racism Epic Fail

Sharon Hurley Hall

Behind The Scenes

Mar 2, 2026

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7 min read

An Update From Sharon - March 2026

What's going on and coming up

Sharon Hurley Hall

Reading lists

Feb 25, 2026

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11 min read

Anti-Racism Reading List February 2026

10+ thought-provoking articles to foster anti-racism learning and action

Sharon Hurley Hall

Podcast

Revisiting A Different World - SARN Minis #82

Feb 23, 2026

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5 min read

Revisiting A Different World - SARN Minis #82

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

REBOOT: Some Thoughts About Black History Month

Feb 18, 2026

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7 min read

REBOOT: Some Thoughts About Black History Month

Surprise, surprise - these are still on point in 2026!

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Hidden Racism in Interracial Relationships: What White Partners Miss

Feb 16, 2026

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8 min read

Hidden Racism in Interracial Relationships: What White Partners Miss

Why good intentions aren't enough

Sharon Hurley Hall

Interviews

Feb 11, 2026

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7 min read

Building Our Own Table: Isvari Maranwe

Meet the founder of Yuvoice

Sharon Hurley Hall

Podcast

Feb 9, 2026

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4 min read

If You Only - SARN Minis #81

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Tackling Workplace Racism? You’ll Need More Than One Workshop

Feb 4, 2026

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6 min read

Tackling Workplace Racism? You’ll Need More Than One Workshop

Why a single unconscious bias workshop isn't enough - and what to do instead

Sharon Hurley Hall

Behind The Scenes

Feb 2, 2026

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7 min read

An Update From Sharon - February 2026

Activism, speaking out, introversion and more

Sharon Hurley Hall

Reading lists

Jan 28, 2026

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9 min read

Anti-Racism Reading List January 2026

10+ informative articles to foster anti-racism learning and action

Sharon Hurley Hall

Podcast

The Messages of Renee Good's Shooting - SARN Minis #80

Jan 26, 2026

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5 min read

The Messages of Renee Good's Shooting - SARN Minis #80

Sharon Hurley Hall

Interviews

Building Our Own Table: Ashley McGirt-Adair, MSW, LICSW

Jan 21, 2026

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8 min read

Building Our Own Table: Ashley McGirt-Adair, MSW, LICSW

Meet the founder of Therapy Fund Foundation

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

2025 Was Tough - How Will Anti-Racists Handle 2026?

Jan 19, 2026

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6 min read

2025 Was Tough - How Will Anti-Racists Handle 2026?

Reflections and future actions from Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Jan 12, 2026

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9 min read

Best of 2025 on SARN

Articles, podcasts and reviews to enlighten and inspire

Sharon Hurley Hall

Podcast

Venezuela Invasion - Capitalism and Colonialism- SARN Minis #79

Jan 7, 2026

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6 min read

Venezuela Invasion - Capitalism and Colonialism- SARN Minis #79

Sharon Hurley Hall

Behind The Scenes

Jan 5, 2026

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7 min read

An Update From Sharon - January 2026

Looking back, looking ahead

Sharon Hurley Hall

Reading lists

Dec 29, 2025

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10 min read

Anti-Racism Reading List December 2025

10+ thought-provoking articles to promote anti-racism learning and action

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Dec 22, 2025

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7 min read

REBOOT: “Racism is Like Air”

A non-exhaustive list of where privileging whiteness shows up, especially in relation to parenting and children

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Dec 17, 2025

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6 min read

Writing While Black

Excerpt from a conversation with Lisa Hurley for the Space to Exhale Podcast

Sharon Hurley Hall

Essays

Why "You're So Articulate" Hits Different

Dec 15, 2025

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5 min read

Why "You're So Articulate" Hits Different

Unpacking the harm and offering an alternative

Sharon Hurley Hall