RACIAL JUSTICE RESOURCES
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There are so many resources about Race, Racism, Systemic Racism, How to be a White Ally, How to be an Anti-racist Activist and so many other topics related to Racial Justice. We have attempted to share with you information and links to other resources that you might want to check out. As of yet, Your Racial Justice Coordination Team has not vetted all of these resources that have come to us via viable sources, but, we wanted to share. This page will be updated frequently. If you have any comments on this or the other Racial Justice pages, please contact one of the Racial Justice Coordination Team Members.
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BOOKS
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Caste, the origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson- In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi.- Mr. Kendi's concept of anti-racism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. Instead of working with the policies and system we have in place, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it.
How to be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal Fleming, PhD- " Dr. Fleming offers a straight-no-chaser critique of our collective complicit ignorance regarding the state of race in the United States....This book will leave you thinking, offended, and transformed."- Nina Turner, former Ohio state senator.
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad- Structured as a 28-day guide targeted at white readers, the book aims to aid readers in identifying the impact of white privilege and white supremacy over their lives.
Waking Up White by Debby Irving-Irving writes about her discoveries about herself after taking a graduate school course in "Race and Cultural Identity" and how she began to question her long held assumptions about race and culture in her book, "Waking up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race." "I see what I am spared day in and day out and I am focused on how easy it is for me to just wake up and go about in a world that was constructed for me."
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo- Robin DiAngelo Ph.D., a New York Times bestselling author and racial justice educator, fleshes out what it means to be white and why the majority of people in the United States take grave offense at the mere discussion of racism in her book “White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People
White Rage by Carol Anderson- From the Civil War to our combustible present, acclaimed historian Carol Anderson reframes our continuing conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.
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It's time to Retire the term "White Privilege"
Let’s retire the term “white privilege.” Like many terms born during times of racial upheaval, the term is now doing more harm than good. Labels don’t end racism, true human connections do. |
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
"I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group" I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege. So I have begun in an untutored way to ask what it is like to have white privilege.White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools , and blank checks. |
White Supremacy Culture by Tema Okun- This is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations. Culture is powerful precisely because it is so present and at the same time so very difficult to name or identify. The characteristics listed herein are damaging because they are used as norms and standards without being proactively named or chosen by the group. They are damaging because they promote white supremacy thinking. Because we all live in a white supremacy culture, these characteristics show up in the attitudes and behaviors of all of us – people of color and white people.
White supremacy is a script we’re given at birth
It’s written in our flesh and rehearsed throughout history. by Reggie Williams September 15, 2020 |
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PODCASTS |
Black History Year
Black History Year connects you to the history, thinkers, and activists that are left out of the mainstream conversations. You may not agree with everything you hear, but we’re always working toward one goal: uniting for the best interest of Black people worldwide. |
The History of American Slavery with Jamelle Bouie and Rebecca Onion
With the help of acclaimed historians and writers, Rebecca Onion and Jamelle Bouie explore the history of American slavery and examine how the institution came to shape our country’s politics, economy, and culture. |
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture.
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NPR's Throughline- Policing in America George Floyd's name is on a list now, a very long list, a centuries-old history of black Americans dying at the hands of police. Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei of NPR's history podcast Throughline set out to learn the origins of policing in America
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Uncivil brings you stories that were left out of the official history of the Civil War, ransacks America's past, and takes on the history you grew up with. We bring you untold stories about resistance, covert operations, corruption, mutiny, counterfeiting, antebellum drones, and so much more. And we connect these forgotten struggles to the political battlefield we’re living on right now. The story of the Civil War — the story of slavery, confederate monuments, racism — is the story of America.
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The Truth About the Confederacy in the United States
(1 hour 40 minutes)
President Trump claims that removing Confederate symbols amounts to erasing history. False. This is about whether we as a nation choose to honor those who made their names fighting for white supremacy and slavery. Jeffery Robinson will speak about the dark history of the Confederacy and the monuments built in public spaces around the country – what these symbols really mean and how they’ve been used by politicians to rewrite history and incite racial violence.
(1 hour 40 minutes)
President Trump claims that removing Confederate symbols amounts to erasing history. False. This is about whether we as a nation choose to honor those who made their names fighting for white supremacy and slavery. Jeffery Robinson will speak about the dark history of the Confederacy and the monuments built in public spaces around the country – what these symbols really mean and how they’ve been used by politicians to rewrite history and incite racial violence.
What is White Privilege? You might have heard the term "white privilege" recently. Lots of prominent people including chat show host James Corden and England manager Gareth Southgate have referenced it in recent weeks. But what exactly is white privilege and where does it come from?
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15 Great Movies That Explore Race And Social Justice by CinemaBlend. This list of movies was published on June 7, 2020. Descriptions and links to where to see these movies included in the list.
30+ Films You Need to Watch About Race in America by No Film School. This is a list of movies, documentaries and series dealing with race. This list is from 7/2016.
12 Movies to Watch to Educate Yourself About Racism and Protest History, Recommended by Experts by Time magazine. This list was published on June 4, 2020. Descriptions and links to where to see these movies included in the list.