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​A collection of resources shared by artEquity staff, community, and BIPOC Surviving PWI (Predominantly White Institutions) series participants.
Books
Articles
Podcasts
  • 1619 "Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. '1619,' a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, examines the long shadow of that fateful moment."
  • “About Race” “Co-discussants Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby host a lively multiracial, interracial conversation about the ways we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, politics, power, and privilege in our pre-post-yet-still-very-racial America”
  • "Code Switch" on NPR
  • “The Diversity Gap” “Where good intentions meet good impact.”
  • "Hear to Slay" created by Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom
  • “The Intelligence” “The Intelligence is a current-affairs podcast, published every weekday by Economist Radio, 
that provides a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.”
  • “Intersectionality Matters!” Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
  • "Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast" “Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Build on your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action by learning from organizational leaders and community activists.”
  • “Pod For The Cause” “This podcast was created for those of you wanting to effect change, who understand the importance of restoring our democracy and want to engage in deep conversation around the issues.”
  • “Pod Save the People” “On Pod Save the People, organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with fellow activists Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Sam Sinyangwe, and writer Dr. Clint Smith. They offer a unique take on the news, with a special focus on overlooked stories and topics that often impact people of color.”  
  • "Seeing White" Radio host and producer John Biewen and regular guest Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika. Series Editor is Loretta Williams.
  • "Uncomfortable Conversations" “The most uncomfortable conversations -- the ones about race, politics, religion -- are also the most important conversations. The time has come to stop avoiding those conversations and to start engaging in them. That's what Maze Jackson and Joe Walsh do on Uncomfortable Conversations. It's a weekly dialogue between two radio talk show hosts, from different places, trying to make sense of the world.”
  • “What Matters” “The purpose of this podcast is to encourage everyday people to have meaningful conversations. Each interview begins with the guest describing something that matters to him or her. By the end, we learn how similar our concerns and experiences really are and how easy it is--with the right questions--to create a genuine dialogue.”
  • "You're Pretty For A ..." “Oh, you’re pretty for a (insert country/profession/skin colour/religion/trait)”. We’re sure you’ve heard of the infamous backhanded compliment and well, we’re pretty tired of it. 3 women of colour. Londoners. Muslim. Giving you an insight on issues from a perspective not often heard. Join Saba, Iman and Salma for our Podcast; prepare to be pretty surprised and entertained.”​
Videos
  • "Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Pt. 1" by Emmanuel Acho 
  • James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)  
  • 13th, directed by director Ava DuVernay 
  • "What if white people led the charge to end racism?" by Nita Mosby Tyler 
  • Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48) "Black Feminism remains a foundational theory and practice guiding social justice movements for Black lives. On Thursday, Jan 21 of Creating Change our Opening Plenary featured a panel with Charlene Carruthers, Reina Gossett and Barbara Smith. Black Feminism challenges us to act on the inextricable connections of sexism, class oppression, racism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia. As the contemporary Movement for Black Lives has invigorated resistance to racism and structural violence, this panel reflects on ways that Black Feminism shapes and informs the current struggles and successes." - National LGBTQ Task Force
  • The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (18:27) "Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding." - TEDx Talks
  • The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History by David Ikard (18:27) "Should white people care about the whitewashing of black history? Most people will likely answer yes to this question, if only because it sounds politically correct to do so. What will hopefully become clear is that whites have as much to lose by whitewashing black history as their African American peers." - TEDx Talks
  • Deconstructing White Privilege by Robin DiAngelo (20:01) "Dr. Robin DiAngelo is transparent about white privilege couched in explicit and implicit biases in the video “Deconstructing White Privilege,” the first in a series of Vital Conversations on Racism. Dr. DiAngelo describes the most obvious and explicit aspects of racism and white privilege, while going beyond the surface of racism. Her video serves as a foundation on understanding racism and white privilege for the remaining six videos in the Vital Conversations series."- General Commission on Religion and Race of The UMC
  • "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion": Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
  • Let’s Discuss Anti-Oppression (3:56) "In this video I explore the significance of anti-oppression in various levels of society and the importance of gaining a strong background in anti-oppression theory." - Malissa Bryan
  • Let’s Get to the Root of Racial Injustice (19:37) "In this inspiring and powerful talk, Megan Francis traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out "fix-all" cures to a complex social problem." - TEDx Talks
  • No, You Cannot Touch My Hair! (16:02) “My seven year old self learnt to tell people what I thought they wanted to hear. By the age of eight I’d convinced the other kids that my hair was made of sponge… because being black it couldn’t be made of ‘hair’.” Through her own personal story and the hair-raising experiences of other women and girls, Mena Fombo’s TEDxBristol talk is a witty, yet compelling and sometimes dark exploration of the objectification of black women. It's an issue she has spent a lifetime experiencing and exploring, with both a political and creative lens." - TEDx Talks
  • The Path to Ending Systemic Racism in the US (1:06:23) "In a time of mourning and anger over the ongoing violence inflicted on Black communities by police in the US and the lack of accountability from national leadership, what is the path forward? Sharing urgent insights into this historic moment, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King and Anthony D. Romero discuss dismantling the systems of oppression and racism responsible for tragedies like the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and far too many others -- and explore how the US can start to live up to its ideals." - TEDx Talks
  • Systemic Racism Explained (4:23) "Systemic racism affects every area of life in the US. From incarceration rates to predatory loans, and trying to solve these problems requires changes in major parts of our system. Here's a closer look at what systemic racism is, and how we can solve it." - act.tv
  • UM-Dearborn Faculty Discuss Chapters of Kendi's Text "How to be an Antiracist" is the 2020-21 UM-Dearborn Community Read. The UM-Dearborn Community Read is a campus initiative to instill a joy of learning, critical thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and engagement within our community - by coming together through a common, campus read. In this playlist, various professors discuss chapters of Kendi's text.
  • Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man (9:27) "Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt African Americans are feeling today." - Emmanuel Acho
  • Verna Myers: How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Towards Them (17:53) "Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we've seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York. Diversity advocate Verna Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups. She makes a plea to all people: Acknowledge your biases. Then move toward, not away from, the groups that make you uncomfortable. In a funny, impassioned, important talk, she shows us how." - TEDx Talks
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