During a bus ride with a group of fellow college students, Jenny Booth Potter came to a life-changing realization. She decided that racism in all its forms—in policies and systems, in organizations and churches, in neighborhoods and families—could no longer be tolerated. And even though Jenny didn't know what to do about racism, she was certain of one thing: doing nothing is no longer an option. That declaration Jenny made to her peers was more than seven words uttered on a bus. It was a vow, a lifetime commitment to seek racial justice.

With candor and humility, Jenny shares her very imperfect but relentless journey of growing in awareness of racism, of reckoning with her own white privilege, and of learning how to be an antiracism advocate alongside her young family. If you're anything like Jenny was on that bus—overwhelmed by the enormity of racism and compelled to do something, but uncertain if you can actually make any difference—then Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option is for you. Join Jenny and see for yourself what everyday antiracism looks like.

Jenny Booth Potter is a creative producer, storyteller, and co-host of The Next Question, a web series about expanding our imagination for racial justice. She has co-led racial justice trainings across the country for churches and organizations, and is a founding partner of HerSelf Media, an organization that aims to create stories that empower and bring joy to Black women. Jenny and her husband make their home outside of Chicago with their two boys and one wild puppy.

"Our job is not to make our kids feel better about the world. It's to invite, foster, and encourage brave kids to be ready to deal with a complicated future."

—Jenny Booth Potter, Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option

Praise for Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option:

"Inside these pages you will find an honest account of what it takes to move beyond performative allyship and get into the fight for justice. If you, as a White person, feel compelled to move off the sidelines and get into the fight for justice, but are unsure about how to begin your journey, there is no one I trust more to walk beside you than my friend Jenny."

—Austin Channing Brown, author of I'm Still Here

"It takes the most brave and generous souls among us to open up their lives and invite us along. As an ally and seasoned practitioner, Jenny Potter is undeniably one such soul. With striking vulnerability and sincere hope, she tells stories and unfolds memories that compel her readers to make the pursuit of antiracism the only viable option for a world of justice and mutual flourishing for us all."

—Ashlee Eiland, co-lead pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and author of Human(Kind)

"With honesty and humility, Jenny Booth Potter takes readers on a journey of awakening to the layers of racism that pervade every sector of society as well as recognizing her own passive and active participation in it. This book gives other white women permission to confess their own racism and refuse passivity, instead leaning in to the lifelong work of dismantling racist strongholds in their own lives and in the world."

—Katelyn Beaty, author, journalist, and editor

"In Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option, Jenny Booth Potter writes directly to this audience in an honest and practical way, addressing this reality head-on. Starting with her own antiracist journey, there's no sugarcoating the challenges, missteps, and discomfort Jenny has encountered. But for those who are ready to self-examine, engage, and act, her words are a clarion call that it's necessary and worth it."

—Patricia A. Taylor, writer and antiracism educator

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