Social Justice and Racial Identity Resources
We curate a dynamic and ever-changing archival library of resource links that are used in our social justice and racial Identity conversations. You can always visit our library to gain insight and explore a variety of topics that further independent learning. Ife Lenard is the facilitator of the Weekly Conversation.
Virtual Library Updates
Community Recommendations
The Atlanta Massacre and the Media’s Morality Plays - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
May 14, 2021 - Letters from an American (substack.com)
The Blinding of Issac Woodard— Film, PBS
Renegades: Born in the USA Podcast— Barack Obama
Opinion | Tucker Carlson and White Replacement - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Also on our Mind
Dear White Parents, My Black Son and Husband Need You Right Now
Please Don’t Ask Your Black Friends to Teach You About Racism
Why It Is Not My Responsibility As a Marginalized Individual to Educate You About My Experience
Virtual Library Archives
Books & Articles
5 People That Can Help You Strengthen Your Empathy Muscle — Emma Pattee, NYTimes
75 Things White People Can Do — Corinne Shutack
A Cold War Between Red and Blue America — Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic
A Letter to Roy — Scot Loyd
A Tribute to Congressman John Lewis — E.J. Dionne Jr., Wash. Post
Awkward Conversations About Integrated Schools — IntegratedSchools.org
Beyond Ally: The Pursuit of Racial Justice — Maysa Akbar, PhD
Breaking the Chain: Healing Racial Trauma in the Body — Kristin Moe, Medium.com
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents — Isabel Wilkerson
Dave Chapelle: SNL Monologue (2020) — TRANSCRIPT esq. Tara Parker-Pope
Denial Is the Heartbeat of America — Ibram X. Kendi, The Atlantic
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 — Kendi, Ibram X., Blain, Keisha N.
Georgia firefighter Andrea M. Hall Pledge of Allegiance at inauguration — 19thnews.org
Glossary of Terms — IntegratedSchools.org
How to be an Antiracist — Ibram X Kendi
Just Mercy — Bryan Stevenson
Mindful of Race — Ruth King
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Our Minds — Resmaa Menakem
Opinion | Tucker Carlson and White Replacement - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Peak Anxiety? Here Are 10 Ways to Calm Down — Tara Parker-Pope, NYTimes
Race, Empathy, and the White Psyche — Susan Lanzoni, PhD, Psychology Today
Raising Our Hands — Jenna Arnold
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America — Ibram X. Kendi
The Cycle of Socialization — Bobbie Harro
The Electoral College's Racist Origins — Wilfred Codington III, The Atlantic
The Greats: Angela Davis — Nelson George, NY Times
The Importance of Juneteenth — Nicki King, Ph.D.
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness — Rhonda V. Magee
The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Race — Sam Sanders, NPR
The Atlanta Massacre and the Media’s Morality Plays - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Politics of Empathy and Race — Susan Lanzoni, PhD, Psychology Today
The Trouble With Empathy — Molly Worthen, NYTimes
This year's Thanksgiving will be challenging. Here's a powerful way to heal with gratitude — Robin Stern & Christina Cipriano, The Hill
Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation — Congressman John Lewis, NYTimes
What is Owed — Nikole Hannah-Jones, NYTimes
White Fragility — Robin DiAngelo
White Privilege Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack — Peggy MCintosh
Who We Are Podcast Chronicle of Racism in America — Vox
Poetry
It Takes Courage — Shelly Francis
Let America be America Again — Langston Hughes
Say It With Your Whole Black Mouth — Danez Smith
Still I Rise — Maya Angelou
The Gates of Hope — Victoria Safford
"The Hill We Climb" — Amanda Gorman
We Wear The Mask — Paul Laurence Dunbar
Why I Don't Write About George Floyd —Toi Derricotte
Videos, Film & Podcasts
#DoTheWork — Activist and Author, rachelcargle.com
5-Hour Empathy — Saturday Night Live
8:46 — Dave Chappelle
Brené with Joe Biden on Empathy, Unity and Courage — Brené Brown Podcast
Caste (with Bryan Stevenson) — Isabel Wilkerson
Class Privilege Problems — Resource Generation
Deconstructing White Privilege — Robin DiAngelo
Empathy for Black people in America — Dr. Joy Degruy
Empathy is Not an Endorsement — Dylan Marron
How Does Change Happen? — Angela Davis, Youtube
Just Mercy — Bryan Stevenson
Microaggressions Clip 1
Microaggressions Clip 2
Microaggressions Clip 3
Myth Busting Perceptions of Black Males — Dr. Bryant Marks
Nice White Parents — Podcast, NY Times
Paradise —Toni Morrison
Renegades: Born in the USA Podcast— Barack Obama
Self Interview — Ruth King
The 13th — Ava DuVernay
The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black In America — Shawn Rochester
The Blinding of Issac Woodard— Film, PBS
The Deciding Decade Podcast Episode 2 with Glennon Doyle — Pete Buttigieg
The Equity Series: Truth and Reconciliation — Bryan Stevenson
"The Hill We Climb" — Amanda Gorman
The Racket of Racism | Racism for Dummies | 13th Amendment — Romany Malco
The Trial of the Chicago 7 — Film, Netflix
The Truth About the Confederacy in America — Jeffrey Robinson
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Streaming Online | Hulu
Toni Morrison Beautifully Answers an "Illegitimate" Question on Race (Jan. 19, 1998) — Charlie Rose
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man — Emmanuel Acho
Understanding My Privilege — Sue Borrego
Whose Vote Counts, Explained — Film, Netflix
Who We Are Podcast Chronicle of Racism in America — Vox