Talking About Race
Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
A toolkit for with different materials for people talk about race, including questions for self-reflection, resources for parents, caregivers, and teachers and for self-care,
The Great Unlearn (Instagram | Patreon)
Source: Rachel Cargle
Professor David Blight, Class of 1954, Professor of American History, Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition, Yale University
Source: Open Yale – The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 (HIST119)
This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction.
Boston University
Source: Center for Antiracist Research
The mission of the BU Center for Antiracist Research is to convene varied researchers and practitioners to figure out novel and practical ways to understand, explain, and solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice. We foster exhaustive racial research, research-based policy innovation, data-driven educational and advocacy campaigns, and narrative-change initiatives. We are working toward building an antiracist society that ensures equity and justice for all. (Being launched July 1, 2020)
Good Ancestor Academy
Source: Layla F. Saad
Personal leadership and anti-racism classes for becoming a good ancestor.
Systemic Racism Explained
Animated video showing what systemic racism is and how we can solve it.
Anti-Oppression LibGuide: Anti-racist Resources
Source: New York Tech Library
The guide provides general information and a starting point to learn about anti-oppression, inclusion, and privilege, as well as provide knowledge and resources to key social justice issues.
The Psychology of American Racism
Source: American Psychologist
American racism is alive and well. In this essay, we amass a large body of classic and contemporary research across multiple areas of psychology (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social), as well as the broader social sciences (e.g., sociology, communication studies, public policy), and humanities (e.g., critical race studies, history, philosophy), to outline seven factors that contribute to American racism:
African American History: From Emancipation to the Present
Source: Yale University
The purpose of this course is to examine the African American experience in the United States from 1863 to the present. Prominent themes include the end of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction; African Americans’ urbanization experiences; the development of the modern civil rights movement and its aftermath; and the thought and leadership of Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X.
Lesson of a Lifetime
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
The article discusses Jane Elliott’s experiment dividing her third grade class based on students’ eye color to teach them about racism
Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes Racism Experiment Children Session (Video)
Source: Jane Elliott
Video of Jane Elliott’s experiment
12 Ways You Can Help Eradicate White Supremacy
Source: Ben & Jerry’s
List of actions to take to eradicate white supremacy and root out racism
What is a microaggression? 14 things people think are fine to say at work — but are actually racist, sexist, or offensive
Source: Business Insider
To avoid a toxic workplace culture, it’s important to know which phrases and actions can make employees from different backgrounds or identities feel uncomfortable and targeted. The article highlights some common microaggressions and suggests what to say instead.
Resources to Address, and Take Action Against, Racism
Source: Diversity Best Practices
Resource list for organizations to support their employees and take action against the recent violence against Black people.
Richard Rothstein Speeches
Source: Varous
Richard Rothstein is an American historian and academic. His research focuses on the history of segregation in the United States with regards to education and housing.
“The Color of Law” at Brown University
The Color of Law Details How US Housing Policies Created Segregation