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INDEX
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF RACISM
ARTICLES
History of treatment of Black Americans
158 Resources to Understand Racism in America - Smithsonian Magazine
What is Owed By Nikole Hannah-Jones
If true justice and equality are ever to be achieved in the United States, the country must finally take seriously what it owes black Americans.
History of treatment of Indigenous Americans
Did you know that November is Native American Heritage Month? Thanksgiving Day is a day of mourning for many Native Americans. Did you know that November 27th, known to most as Black Friday, is Native American Heritage Day?
What Does Thanksgiving Mean to Native Americans?
There are always two sides of a story. Unfortunately, when it comes to the history of Thanksgiving, generations of Americans have been taught a one-sided history in homes and schools. The dominant cultural and historical story has been told from the perspective of the white colonialists who landed near Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts in 1620.
The Untold History of Native American Enslavement
Long before the trans-Atlantic African slave trade was established in North America, Europeans were conducting a trade of enslaved Indigenous peoples.
This tribe helped the Pilgrims survive for their first Thanksgiving. They still regret it 400 years later - Seattle Times
This article discusses the history of Plymouth Rock from the perspective of the Wampanoag people and shows how what we learned as children has been whitewashed.
History of the treatment of Asian Americans
Anti-Asian violence has surged in the US since COVID-19. But it didn't start there
America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens
Discrimination Against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans: A Research Guide from the Library of Congress
Asian American and Pacific Islander History from History.com
In 1968, These Activists Coined the Term 'Asian American'—And Helped Shape Decades of Advocacy
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) - National Archives
The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved on May 6, 1882. It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States.
What Was Life Like in Japanese American Internment Camps? - Britannica.com
Overview of the implementation of Executive Order 9066 ordering that all people of Japanese descent be taken into custody, surround them with troops, prevent them from buying land, and return them at the close of World War II.
Contributions of Asian Americans
The Asian American Women Who Fought to Make Their Mark in WWII - History.com
They worked as pilots, translators, guerrilla fighters and more.
When 20,000 Asian Americans Demanded Garment Workers' Rights--And Won - History.com
The 1982 strike led by immigrant women earned better workplace conditions and benefits for New York City's garment workers.
8 Groundbreaking Contributions by Asian Americans Through History - History.com
From disease cures to influential tech to workers' rights, Asian American innovators have made huge impacts on people's lives.
History of treatment of Latinx Americans
The Brutal History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America
The 'Forgotten' History Of Anti-Latino Violence In The U.S.
DEFINITIONS
These anti-racism resources focus on the many facets of Hispanic, Latino/Latina, Latinx, Latine, Spanish, Chicano/Chicana, Chicanx, Afro-Latino/Latina people. The terminology may be confusing to some so we are starting these resources with definitions. As with other communities, do not assume one descriptor over another without finding how a person chooses to identify.
What Is the Difference Between Hispanic, Latino, and Spanish?
Chicano: What Does The Word Mean And Where Does It Come From?
Afro-Latino: A deeply rooted identity among U.S. Hispanics
VIDEOS
The Truth About the Confederacy in the United States (FULL Version)
Jeffery Robinson, the ACLU’s top racial justice expert, discusses the dark history of Confederate symbols across the country and outlines what we can do to learn from our past and combat systemic racism.
The Search for Racial Equity | The 1619 Project | Nikole Hannah-Jones & Dr. Kamau Bobb
The 1619 Project aims to reframe the history of the United States by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the US’s national narrative. Slavery is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the country’s very origin.
Why These Native Americans Observe A National Day Of Mourning Each Thanksgiving
Hispanic Heritage Month – NowThis Family Celebrates #HHM | NowThis
DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC RACISM
ARTICLES
Racism Against Indigenous Americans
Educators And Native Leaders Recommend Bringing Anti-Racism To The Thanksgiving Table - NPR
Here are some ways educators and Native leaders recommend bringing anti-racism to the table.
How Racism Against Native People Is Normalized, From Mascots to Costumes - Teen Vogue
In this op-ed, Heather Davidson explains the normalized racism Native people witness every day.
The "Long Awaiting"--Lifting Up Native Voices for Economic Justice - Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ)
This article is the first in a new series of articles that NPQ, in partnership with First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), will publish in the coming weeks. The series will highlight leading economic justice work in Indian Country and identify ways that philanthropy might more effectively support these efforts.
VIDEOS
Racism Against Black Americans
Public Address on Revolution by Rachel Cargle
In this address Rachel Cargle will be in community and conversation around the realities of the revolutionary moment we are in today. Using her three pronged approach; Knowledge, Empathy, Action, Rachel will address the recent police brutality and racist incidents in Minnesota and across America, analyzing the modern manifestation of America's racist history and making a call to action for all those who are ready to say, "no more".
DISMANTLING INTERNALIZED RACISM
Cultural Humility Toolkit
The University of Oregon offers a Cultural Humility Toolkit that gives information on what cultural humility is, the difference between cultural humility and cultural competence, and ways to develop cultural humility.
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
Peggy McIntosh is associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. This essay is excerpted from Working Paper 189. "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming To See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies" (1988), by Peggy McIntosh. This excerpted essay is reprinted from the Winter 1990 issue of Independent School.
dRworksBOOK - Dismantling Racism Works Web Workbook
This web-based workbook was originally designed to support the Dismantling Racism Works 2-day basic workshop. The workbook is now offered as a resource to the community.
The Search for Racial Equity | How To Be Anti-Racist | Professor Ibram X. Kendi
Professor Kendi is one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices. He has spent his career driving racial research, research-based policy innovation, educational and advocacy campaigns, and narrative-change initiatives. Professor Kendi recently published the books How to Be An Antiracist and Antiracist Baby to educate people on how to join the fight against racism. In both of these books, he explains it’s not enough to be “not racist.” He argues that to end racial disparities, it takes antiracism: actively standing against racism and replacing racist policies with policies that promote equity.
FIGHTING RACISM IN THE LATINX COMMUNITY
Podcast:
What Does It Mean To Be Me: Maria Hinojosa And Maria Garcia, On Race, Light-Skinned Privilege And Latinidad
Video:
A Conversation With Latinos on Race | Op-Docs
Article:
How Latinx People Can Fight Anti-Black Racism in Our Own Culture
ALLYSHIP
NATIVE LAND MAP
If you don't know which Native American people lived on the land that you now inhabit, check out this map and Territory Acknowledgement Guide. Native Land Digital creates spaces where non-Indigenous people can be invited and challenged to learn more about the lands they inhabit, the history of those lands, and how to actively be part of a better future going forward together.
HONOR NATIVE LAND: A GUIDE AND CALL TO ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We're all on stolen land, whether we care to admit it or not. Land acknowledgments are a way for companies and individuals to identify wrongdoing, build new relationships with Native communities, and push for change in how we interact with the land going forward.
11 Hispanic and Latino Organizations Everyone Should Know
Lean Into Allyship - Session 6 - Have Yourself A Very Anti-Racist Holiday
This 2020 webinar includes a post-election reaction from Dr. Alex Gee of the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development and its initiative, Justified Anger, how to lead antiracist conversations during the holidays, and Jackie Hunt talks about encouraging the most vulnerable and marginalized in our community right now.
8 Ways to be a Better Ally this Holiday season
This article considers what being an ally to LGBTQIA+ family and friends during the Winter Holidays looks like and eight ways to be a better ally.
Interrupting Bias: Calling Out vs. Calling In
This chart from Seedtheway gives examples of the type of things we can have in our arsenal to interrupt bias when it's presented.
VIDEOS
Hear AAPI voices/stories
The Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliation has been documenting hate crimes and hate incidents since 2017 at StandAgainstHatred.org, which is available in English, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
MoveOn.org’s Anti-Racism and Allyship Series | How We Got Here & Our Path Forward
Discussion of the political and cultural significance of the Movement for Black Lives protests with author and professor Dr. Marcia Chatelain, Moveon’s Reggie Hubbard, author and political strategist Charlene Carruthers, and Rashad Robinson of Color of Change.
MoveOn.org’s Anti-Racism and Allyship Series | How America was Built On Racism
THINGS TO DO TO OPPOSE RACISM AS A WHITE ALLY
ARTICLES
6 ways to be antiracist, because being ‘not racist’ isn’t enough – an article by Rebecca Ruiz featuring Ibram X. Kendi’s thinking
13 lists of ways to learn and show up as antiracist in this world by Jen Bokoff
26 Ways To Be In The Struggle Beyond The Streets – shared by Racial Justice Rising
97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice – a list compiled by Corinne Shutack
Shareable Anti-racism Resource Guide – compiled by Tasha Ryals
WHERE YOU CAN GO TO SUPPORT AAPI PEOPLE
Attend a workshop: Bystander Intervention To Stop Anti-Asian/American Harassment And Xenophobia Workshop
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is tracking incidents and crimes, such as harassment and violence, to help educate us all about racism and xenophobia directed toward Asian Americans. Read the stories.
If you see something, say something! Report a hate incident - stopaapihate.org
Anti-racism resources to support Asian American, Pacific Islander community - nbcnews.com
Experts share resources, guidance, tools and more.
WHERE YOU CAN GO TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
SOCIAL MEDIA
6 Ways to Activate Beyond Social Media – an instagram list by @jezzchung
10 Simple Ways White People Can Step Up to Fight Everyday Racism – a list compiled by @privtoprog, via the #ShowUp movement
Anti-racism resources for white people - a mega-document of resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein
How To Be Actively Antiracist – a list compiled by @goodgoodgoodco on instagram that draws from many brilliant writers and activists
VIDEOS
The Search for Racial Equity | Identity, Visibility, and Radical Love | Andrew Jolivétte
Due to years of racial injustice, pain and trauma have been passed down among people of color for generations. The impact that colonization had on indigenous people is still felt today, a cycle that continues to produce more trauma and suffering. However, Andrew Jolivétte, Professor of Ethnic Studies, argues that healing is possible through radical love. In this talk he offers a framework for harnessing the power that comes from embracing the ways we are connected to one another, a timely reminder that community, resilience, and participation can bring us closer to a world of liberation, cultural recovery, and self-determination.
Women’s March Feminist Future Series |Using Your Power: Privilege, Organizing, and Action
This session provides an interactive mapping tool for participants to map their own personal, communal and professional access to power and influence. The tool will help participants create an action plan for how to start working for racial justice in their own neighborhoods, jobs, and local communities immediately.
HELP PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES
Kids in Need Foundation
Product and school supplies are distributed through Kids in Need Foundation's National Network of Resource Centers and foundational programs, as well as through partnerships with school districts.
Reading Partners
Trained volunteers meet with elementary school students to deliver individualized one-on-one tutoring twice a week for 45 minutes, following a structured curriculum. Check the locations link to see if there is a program in your area.
Want to engage locally with providing books and resources to kids in your area? Why not start a "Books by BIPOC for BIPOC" project? Purchase and/or fundraise for books to give to your local schools, juvenile detention centers, or start a Little Free Library in your neighborhood! Don't know which books to buy? Check out the Race, Equity, and Inclusion Collection from Reading is Fundamental, 26 children's books to support conversations on race, racism & resistance, or ask your local librarian for referrals to young adult books written by BIPOC authors.
LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE OF COLOR
History
16 queer black pioneers who made history from nbcnews.com
A Brief History of Voguing from the National Museum of African American History & Culture at the Smithsonian
The City University of New York, Big Apple Bigotry, shares this history of LGBTQ Discrimination
Resource Guides
The University of Arizona has compiled an extensive list of resources addressing QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color) that they share on their website.
stanfordpride.org has put together a list of resources in their Responding to Anti-Black Racism
Black and LGBTQ: Approaching Intersectional Conversations from The Trevor Project
Communities of Color from the Human Rights Campaign
Articles
15 Things LGBTQ People of Colour Want You to Know from stonewallscotland.org.uk
For LGBTQ People Of Color, Discrimination Compounds from NPR
Da'Shaun Harrison writes of The Daily Realities of Being Fat, Black, and Queer in Public Spaces
Video
Meet Radically Fit: Oakland's Queer, Trans, POC, Fat Positive Gym
RESOURCES FOR BIPOC STUDENTS
Resources for Black College Students -- Wherever You Go to School
This resource lists organizations that support Black college/university students financially, mentally, socially and in career development. Allies, please remember that you can help by donating to any of the resource groups listed.
Anti-Racism College Guide for AAPI Students and Allies
This listing outlines anti-racist actions toward AAPI (Asian-American and Pacific Islander) people and discusses what protections and resources are available to AAPI college students. It outlines the history of AAPI people in America, advocacy organizations, mental health resources, how allies can help, and scholarships available.
RESOURCES FOR ANTI-RACIST PARENTING
SOCIAL MEDIA
Raising engaged anti-racist children
A twitter thread by @thecathyshow including resources from many terrific organizations.
VIDEOS
How to Talk to Kids About Race
“The worst conversation adults can have with kids about race is no conversation at all,” says author Jemar Tisby. “Talking to kids about race needs to happen early, often, and honestly.” In a new episode of Home School, The Atlantic’s animated series about parenting, Tisby offers advice on how to have a conversation with children about race, from experiential learning to watching classic animated films.
BOOKS
Sometimes People March by Tessa Allen
Designed to share with the youngest of readers, this simple picture book combines spare text with carefully drawn and delicately watercolored illustrations of people participating in historical and recent social movements. Explaining that, like ants and bands, people are stronger when they march together, this book focuses on the human emotions that motivate people to engage in public protests: concern for causes and people that they care about.
KIDS' ATTITUDES ABOUT RACE
VIDEOS
CNN Series – Kids on Race: The Hidden Picture; 3-Part Series from 2012
A Look at Race Relations through a Child's Eyes
a. Anderson Cooper details a study that seeks to gain insight into the way black and white children perceive each other.
Kids speak their minds about race
a. In part two of Anderson Cooper's special report, kids give honest feedback on racial and social issues.
Subconscious racial bias in children
a. Anderson Cooper details a 7th grader whose answers to similar scenarios differ depending on the race of the characters.
"Because I’m Latino, I can’t have money?" Kids on Race
Hear some straight talk from middle-schoolers about race and what it's like to grow up in such racially charged times. From WNYC’s Being 12 series.
RESOURCES FOR KIDS
VIDEOS
The ABCs of Black History Month | African-American History
Black History Month - Black Scientists and Inventors Part 1 (Animated)
Celebrate Black History Month with this kid-friendly, animated video on the lives and legacies of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, George Washington Carver, Madam C.J. Walker, Garrett A. Morgan, and Mae Jemison.
A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory (Young children)
The Roots of Racism: How racism against indigenous people started in Canada. (10 - 12 years)
Systemic Racism Explained (10 - 12 years)
Kids Talk About Segregation (10 - 12 years)
The Girl With Pinhead Parents, an anti-racism lesson, feat.Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh, LIGHTS & more (12 - 15 years)
Teens React To Anti-Racism Protests, Riots, Police and George Floyd News, CBC RECAP (Canadian Broadcast)
Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving (Teen Vogue)
26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students, The New York Times produced this 2017 series of mini-films that range in time from 1 to 7 minutes and cover issues of race, bias and identity in America. The series was developed to help teachers address racism but can also help individuals and families in understanding and talking about race and racism.