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Educating Ourselves: Anti-Black Racism Resources

The Anti-Black Racism Discussion Group at ESG invites you to have a look at these resources – books, videos, and podcasts – in order to further growth and learning.  And please, spread the word! We invite anyone who is interested in forming a discussion group or in learning more about these resources to contact  Bo Bardos or Maggie Wilkinson

Books:

  • White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
  • The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole
  • How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
  • Towards Braiding by Elwood Jimmy and Vanessa Andreotti with Sharon Stein

 

Video/Online resources:

TED Talk by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Anti-Racist

https://www.ted.com/talks/ibram_x_kendi_the_difference_between_being_not_racist_and_antiracist?language=en

Emmanuel Acho leads a series of engaging conversations on a variety of topics to do with race

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

 

https://www.ted.com/talks/baratunde_thurston_how_to_deconstruct_racism_one_headline_at_a_time?language=en

Jane Elliott: a revealing clip from an interview with Jane Elliott, known for her education experiences with her elementary school class in the 1960s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUlqTNwm-mk

Articles:

Articles from Broadview, including  “Rethinking the Police: Don’t take a Knee, Take a Stand”  

The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility” by John McWhorter