Anti-racism resources focused on the work of actively opposing racism by advocating for changes in political, economic, and social life.
Anti-Racism Resources
- “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists)
- ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
- The Combahee River Collective Statement
- “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston |
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
- “Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
- ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
- “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
- Adams, M. (Ed.). (2000). Readings for diversity and social justice. Psychology Press.
- Feagin, J. (2013). Systemic racism: A theory of oppression. Routledge.
- Linder, C., Harris, J. C., Allen, E. L., & Hubain, B. (2015). Building inclusive pedagogy: Recommendations from a national study of students of color in higher education and student affairs graduate programs.
- Johnson, A. G. (2001). Power, privilege, and difference. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.
- Lau, M. Y., & Williams, C. D. (2010). Microaggressions research: Methodological review and recommendations. In: D. W. Sue (Ed.). Microaggressions and marginality: Manifestation, dynamics and impact (pp. 313–336). New York, NY: Wiley
- Nadal, K. L., Wong, Y., Griffin, K. E., Davidoff, K., & Sriken, J. (2014). The adverse impact of racial microaggressions on college students’ self-esteem. Journal of College Student Development, 55, 461-474. doi:10.1353/csd.2014.0051
- Ross, L. (2016). Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses. Macmillan.
- Sue, D. W. (2003). Overcoming our racism: The journey to liberation. John Wiley & Sons.
- Antisemitism in America by Leonard Dinnerstein
- Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White by Frank Wu
- Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Bodyby Rebekah Taussig
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
- Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
- Here and Now by Deborah Lipstadt
- National Museum of African American History and Culture: Talking about race web portal
- https://www.raceforward.org/
- 21 Day Equity Challenge
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Guide to Allyship
- Racial Equity Tools
- Racial Equity Glossary
- 1619
- About Race
- Code Switch
- Intersectionality Matters!
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For The Cause
- Pod Save the People
- Seeing White
- Jewish Questions
- Pass the Mic
- Uncivil
- Self Evident
- The Humanity Archive
- The Takeaway: Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Anti-Asian Violence Spikes Across the U.S.
- Whistling Vilvaldi
- Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist(Unlocking Us)
- Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
- Fare of the Free Child podcast
- Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”
- 5 Tips for Being an Ally
- How We Can Win(David Jones)
- 13th(Ava DuVernay)
- Asian Americans(TV Series documentary)
- White Awake by Daniel Hill(FSP Chicago)
- I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown(Art of the Sermon)
- Eyes on the prize
- We need to talk about injustice by Bryan Stevenson
- The Urgency of Intersectionality by Kimberle Crenshaw
- PBS: The Origin of RAce in America
- Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be Anti-Racist at UC Berkely
- Robin DiAngelo discusses White Fragility
- Race Matters – Dr. Cornell West at the University of Washington
- TEDxRainier – Let’s get to the root of racial injustice by Megan Ming Francis
- How to tell someone they sound racist by Jay Smooth
- Race Forward – Moving the race conversation forward
- TED – Color Blind or Color Brave by Melody Hobson
- New York Times – Peanut Butter and Jelly Racism
Netflix
- 13th (Ava DuVernay)
- American Son (Kenny Leon)
- Dear White People (Justin Simien)
- See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol)
- Selma (Ava DuVernay)
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay)
Hulu
- Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada)
via Cinemax - If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.)
via Cinemax
HBO
- King In The Wilderness
- True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s FIght for Equality*
- NPR: Why all parents should talk to their children about race and social identity
- Raceconcious.org: Raising race conscious children
- Readbrightly.com: How to talk to kids about race and books that can help
- NYT: These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids
USA Today: Looking for books about racism? Experts suggest these must-read titles for adults and kids
NYT: An Antiracist Reading List
- United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Muslim ARC*: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Antiracism Center: Twitter
- Stop AAPI Hate(Take action against Asian American Pacific Islander hate in the wake of Covid-19)
- Show Up: Your Guide to Bystander Intervention(PDF)
- SPLC - Southern Poverty Law Center
- ADL: Fighting Hate for Good
- Anti-Racist Educator Self-Questionnaire and Rubric
- "Collectors, Nightlights, and Allies, Oh My!"(Marisela Martinez-Cola, JD/PhD)
- UMass ISSR Racial Justice Education Project
Teach
- Identity-Affirming Schools Need Race-Conscious Educators by Erica Buchanan-Rivera
- The Future of Healing: Shifting From Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement by Shawn Ginwright
- When SEL is Used as Another Form of Policing by Cierra Kahler-Jones
- Transformative Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Toward SEL in Service of Educational Equity and Excellence by Robert Jagers, Deborah Rivas-Drake, and Brittney Williams
- 74 Interview: Researcher Gloria Ladson-Billings on Culturally Relevant Teaching, the Role of Teachers in Trump’s America & Lessons From Her Two Decades in Education Research
- How to Be an Antiracist Educator by Dena Simmons
- Why COVID-19 Is Our Equity Check by Dena Simmons
- Decolonizing our Minds and Actions by Waziyatawin and Michael Yellow Bird
- We’re In a Moment of Collective Trauma. But There are Glimmers of Hope by john a. powell
- Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
- “Multiplication Is for White People”: Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children by Lisa Delpit
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Hammond
- Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks
- How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
- Mindful of Race by Ruth King
- We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina Love
- Common Beliefs Survey: Teaching Racially and Ethnically Diverse Students
- Mindful Reflection Process for Developing Culturally Responsive Practices
- Understanding Justice
- Dimensions of Difference and Similarity Reflection
- Strategies for Teaching Fearless SEL for Societal Change
- Reading Ourselves Whole: A Contemplative Choral Reading Method
- I See You. Everyone Matters.
- Why Marginalized Students Need Hope to Succeed by Dante Dixson
- Three Social-Emotional Skills You Need to Discuss Race in Classrooms by Amy L. Eva
- How to Help Diverse Students Find Common Ground by Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu
- How to Change the Story About Students of Color by Dena Simmons
- Why Teachers Are More Likely to Punish Black Students by Jeremy Adam Smith
- Four Ways Teachers Can Reduce Implicit Bias by Jill Suttie
- Why Don’t Students Take Social-Emotional Learning Home? by Vicki Zakrzewski
- The Nap Ministries https://thenapministry.com/
- Liberate meditation app (by and for Black, Indigenous and People of Color)
- Black Girl in Om https://www.blackgirlinom.com/
- Shine (has a Black Lives Matter meditation) https://advice.theshineapp.com/articles/shine-stands-in-solidarity-with-black-lives-matter/
- The Underbelly Yoga https://theunderbelly.com/
- Beronda Montgomery (mentoring, leadership) https://www.berondamontgomery.com/mentoring-philosophy-thoughts/
- Women's Health in Women's Hands http://www.whiwh.com/
- The Black Health Alliance http://blackhealthalliance.ca/
- A list of Mental Health Resources Available for People of Color https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9849013/mental-health-services-black-people-of-color
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective https://www.beam.community/
- Black Virtual Therapist Network https://www.beam.community/bvtn
- Project Lets Race and Mental Health https://projectlets.org/race-and-mental-health
- 12 Black Mental Health and Wellness Resources to Follow on Instagram https://www.vogue.com/article/black-mental-health-wellness-instagram-accounts
- Grief is a Direct Impact of Racism: 8 ways to support yourself https://theconversation.com/grief-is-a-direct-impact-of-racism-eight-ways-to-support-yourself-91750
- Raising Hope: Parenting in an anti-Black environment https://theconversation.com/raising-hope-parenting-in-an-anti-black-environment-87070
- Therapy for black men https://therapyforblackmen.org/
- Association of Black Psychologists http://www.abpsi.org/
- Therapy for Black Girls https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
- Legacy of Trauma: Context of the African American Existence https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/equity/projects/infantmortality/session2.2.pdf
- Lumos Transfomos https://lumostransforms.com/
- Therapy Resources for People of Color https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWShg0TZ7nJz5YJsCa1DyGCGTJMrUEd8du5vC6boVhs/mobilebasic
Free emotional well being resources
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- Mindfulness Resources, The Center for Mindful Living: https://www.mindfullivingla.org
- Guided Meditations in English & Spanish: http://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
- Breathing and Mindfulness Phone Apps: Breathe, Calm, Headspace.
- Online Yoga, All Levels: http://www.doyogawithme.com
- Crisis Text Line: free 24/7 text-based crisis intervention: text HOME to 741741 https://www.crisistextline.org/
Mindfulness & Guided Meditation
- Afro Flow Yoga: https://www.afroflowyoga.com/
- The Center for Mindful Living- inspiring videos, free mindfulness teachings, and guided meditation: https://www.mindfullivingla.org
- UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center- free guided meditations in English & in Spanish: http://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
- Bilingual Center for Mindfulness- Spanish language information of mindfulness and guided meditations: http://www.bilingualmindfulness.com/es/
- Mindful Heart Center- Japanese speaking mindfulness community resources: http://www.mindfulheartcenter.com/meditation
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