Resources to Study and Learn From
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
This brand new portal on race is robust and incredibly helpful. You can navigate it from the perspective of an educator, a parent/caregiver, or an ally.
ANTIRACISM
Be proactive and vocal. Passive silence is no longer an option.
Anti-Racism Resources - BlackOutTuesday - Many more helpful links and resources within this link.
Antiracism Project - List of Resources
Racial Justice Resources - Rachel Ricketts
Constructivist Listening - “Constructivist listening is an effective strategy for engaging in conversations that are both intellectually demanding and emotionally challenging. It is distinct from most forms of listening in that its purpose is for the benefit of the speaker, not the listener.”
POLICE REFORM & ABOLITION
What Does Defund and Abolish the Police Mean // Reform vs Abolition Info - VICE
Campaign Zero - The campaign has been around for a few years but the data and resources continue to evolve.
Campaign Zero’s #8CantWait Initiative to Immediately Address Police Violence
American Policing Has Always Been About Enforcing White Supremacy
“Militarization is not just about hardware. The militarization of policing is also about a set of tactics and strategies used by police.”
DEFUNDING POLICE
What does it mean? Where does your city stand? Do you know how much of your city’s budget currently goes to funding the police? How is that money spent?
NYT // What Would Efforts to Defund or Disband Police Departments Really Mean?
The Guardian // The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why
John Oliver // Explains ‘Defund the Police’ — and why it doesn’t mean ‘no police’
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PRISON REFORM
PBS Town Hall on Policing and Civil Rights w/ President Obama
The Injustice of Bail // TED - Robin Steinberg
Why Bail? // The Bail Project
We Need to Talk About Injustice // TED - Bryan Stevenson
Criminal Justice Fact Sheet // NAACP
Seeking Justice: Innocence Project Works to Exonerate the Wrongly Convicted
Bryan Stevenson Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative // Oprah Super Soul Sunday
The Racist Roots of Denying Incarcerated People Their Right to Vote // ACLU
SYSTEMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
Souther Poverty and Law Center // Demanding Justice and Systemic Change
89 Racial Equity Resources for Healthcare, Education, and Communities
BIAS
We All Have Implicit Bias, So What Can We Do About It? - // TED- Dustin Hockett
Implicit Bias -- how it effects us and how we push through // TED - Melanie Funchess
Project Implicit - Take the test
Understanding Implicit Bias // The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity
PRIVILEGE
White People, Enough // VIDEO - TED Jaelyn Coates
Privilege Demonstration Exercise // VIDEO
I grew up in poverty. Here’s why I recognize my white privilege VIDEO // TED - Tom Rietz
The Assumptions of White Privilege and What We Can Do About It
ALLYSHIP
It’s more than just a title. It’s a verb.
FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES
13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Stream on Prime Video or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
King In The Wilderness — HBO
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Stream on Prime Video
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Whose Streets? - Hulu
BOOKS
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools, 2nd Edition (2015) Glenn Singleton
Race Amity: A Primer on America’s Other Tradition, Natl Center for Race Amity
White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism, Paula Rothenberg
Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice, Eric Mason
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin DiAngelo
Privilege: Power and Difference, Allan Johnson
Privilege: A Reader, Michael Kimmel & Abby Ferber
Raising Race Questions, Ali Michael
America’s Original Sin : America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America, Jim Wallis
Slavery By Another Name, Douglas Blackmon
When Affirmative Action Was White, Ira Katznelson
The Color of Law: The Forgotten Story of How Government Segregated America, Richard Rothstein
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, Ibram X. Kendi
White Awake: An Honest Look at What it Means to be White, Daniel Hill
Empire of Cotton: A Global History, Sven Beckert
Slavery’s Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development, Sven Beckert and Seth Rockman
The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, Calvin Schermerhorn
The History of White People, Nell Irvin Painter
The End of Policing, Alex S. Vitale
Chokehold, Paul Butler
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color, Andrea J. Ritchie
Women, Race, and Class, Angela Davis
PODCASTS
SOURCES
#BlackOutTuesday List for Anti-Racism Awareness Resources bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
https://www.insider.com/social-injustice-movies-stream-for-free-selma-just-mercy-2020-6#ali-2001-1
https://www.dismantlecollective.org/resources/
America, This is Your Chance // Michelle Alexander
This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea