Current Events
Palestine / Israel Conflict
Resources to promote peace and reduce suffering
Places to donate:
The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund - www.pcrf.net
Dror Israel - www.drorisrael.org
Social media handles/links of voices/activism on the topic of Israel/Palestine:
Gabor Mate @gabormatemd
Jewish Voice for Peace - @Jewishvoiceforpeace
Independent Jewish Voices - www. ijvcanada.og
If Not Now - @Ifnotnoworg
Democracy Now! - @democracynow
Norman Finkelstein - @normfinkelstein
Anti-Racism
The below information is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues.
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Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:
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Books:
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Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
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31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
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Podcasts:
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Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
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Fare of the Free Child podcast
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Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”
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Articles:
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PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month
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Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good
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The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon
Articles to read:
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“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
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”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
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The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
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The Combahee River Collective Statement
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“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
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Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
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”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
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“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Videos to watch:
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Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
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"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Podcasts to subscribe to:
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1619 (New York Times)
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About Race
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Code Switch (NPR)
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Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
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Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
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Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
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Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
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Seeing White
Books to read:
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Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
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Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
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How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
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Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
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Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Films and TV series to watch:
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13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
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Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
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Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
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Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
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Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
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I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
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Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
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King In The Wilderness — HBO
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See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
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Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
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The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
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When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Organizations to follow on social media:
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Antiracism Center: Twitter
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Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
More anti-racism resources to check out:
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75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
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Anti-Racism Project
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Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
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Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
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Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
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Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
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Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
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The [White] Shift on Instagram
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“Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
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Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials
Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.