Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice Resources
The following resources are to help you engage and understand the current context of racial injustice and systematic racism.
- How Science and Genetics are Reshaping the Race Debate of the 21st Century external website
- Race Is a Social Construct, Scientists Argue external website
- Anti-racism Resources external website- A compilation of resources
- Talking about Race external website From the National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Race in American in 2019 external websiteby Pew Research
- Defining and understanding Racism external website
- Introduction to Critical Race Theory (Delgado and Stefancic) (.pdf)
- More than Prejudice: Restatement, Reflections, and New Directions in Critical Race Theory external website
- White parents must do better to raise anti-racist kids. Here's how. external website
- Resources for Engaging in Anti-Racism Work external website
- We are Living in a Racist Pandemic external website
- Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay – Chances are They’re Not external website
- Affirming Black Lives Without Inducing Trauma external website
- If You See Something, Do Something Instead of Calling the Cops (.pdf)
- So You Want to Talk About Race? by Ijeoma Oluo external website
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander external website( advanced)
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson external website
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo external website
- Native Lives Matter compiled by the Lakota People’s Law Project external website
- Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva external website
- 1619 Project collective authors from The New York Times Magazine external website
- How Managers Can (and Should) Address Race and Violence in The News external website
- Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees external website
- Black Owned Businesses You Can Support Right Now: LA Businesses external website Chicago Businesses external website NYC Businesses external website
- Where is the human in humanity? external websiteBarbara Whye, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Intel
- 10 Actions You Can Take to Promote Racial Justice in the Workplace external website
- New England Revolution Soccer Team Tackles CHANGE: external websiteConversations. Help. Amplify. Nurture. Galvanize.Educate.
- Thoughts are one things, taking action is another. Start-up leaders look for steps to fight racial injustice external website
- Safe Black Space external website
- Email to join Black Women’s Blueprint Healing Circle: counseling@blueprintny.org
- Equity in MidWifery Education external website
- The Black Girl’s Guide to Meditation external website
- Seeing White external website; A 14 part documentary series exploring witness in America. Hosted by John Biewen (2017), Scene on Radio, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
- 1619 external website; Hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Part of the 1619 Project, major initiatives form the New York Times
- Color Blind or Color Brave external website by Mellody Hobson ( March 2014)
- Watch a panel discussion with Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King, and Anthony D. Romero external website on ending systemic racism in America.
- Learn about how to build an antiracist world external website from Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- For Once, Don't Do it external website | Nike
- Racism has a cost for everyone external website by Heather C. McGhee
- Systemic Racism Explained in 4 Minute Video external website
- Take these eight steps to become a better ally external website in the fight for racial justice
- Discover the negative impact racism has on the economy external website, explained by public policy expert Heather C. McGee
- Ask yourself these three questions to decide when to speak up about racism external website.
- Watch Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s essential talk on intersectionality external website.
- Hear some hard truths about the American justice system external website in this legendary talk from Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy.
Event/Organizing Ideas
We encourage entities to take the time to organize events that will further support the work against state-sanctioned violence. Below are some options with resources/guides.
| Event Idea | Resource/How-To Guide |
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Healing Circle for the Black Community |
Family Care, Community Care and Self Care Tool Kit: Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma (.pdf) (p.14 has facilitation guide for healing circle) |
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Letter Writing Campaign for Black Mamas and Incarcerated Survivors of Violence |
Survived and Punished--Toolkit for organizing letter writing events external website |
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Virtual Campaign Effort: highlighting facts regarding violence against Black Women and LGBTQ folks |
Survived and Punished-- What’s Driving Criminalization of Women & LGBTQ People? external website |
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Study Guide for organizing against police violence towards Black Women and Women of Color |