Self Study

The intention of these videos and articles is to offer you different perspectives. You may not agree with what you hear, however, I invite you to sit with these voices and be open and curious. Notice what arises and let it impact you. You may still not entirely agree with what is said, and, you also may have a richer understanding of the complex situation at hand.

• We’re in a moment of collective trauma. But there are glimmers of hope (john a. powell 6/2/2020)
• Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind (Rachel Kushner, nytimes, 2019)
• How To Keep Our Children Safe: A Mother Explains Why We Must Defund Police (Asha Bandele, Essence, 6/6/2020)
• Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In (nytimes 6/15/2020)

• Anti-Racism Resources — (Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020)
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Injustice (Corinne Shutack, Medium)

• “At Least You’re Not Black”: Asian Americans in U.S. Race Relations (Elaine H. Kim, 1998) Paywall
• Non-Black People of Color Need to Start Having Conversations About the Anti-Blackness in Our Communities: A guide to starting anti-racist conversations with friends and family by Sharon Park
• 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now by Michelle Kim (May 8)

• How Latinx People Can Fight Anti-Black Racism in Our Own Culture (Angie Jamie, 6/1/2020)

General Material

These are an introduction to unconscious bias, diversity and inclusion and the mechanism of othering.

• Part 1: Diversity and Unconscious Bias
• Part 2: How Unconscious Bias Manifests
• Part 3: 5 Steps to Navigating Our Unconscious Bias
• Diversity is Complicated. Inclusion is Complex.
• Disrupting Us vs. Them: Part 1

• Is Racism Over Yet?
• Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin Di Angelo

• Decentering Whiteness (pdf)