Resources
These resources are compiled by and for the GSM Community and acts as a living document for each of us to engage as individuals and as an institution to unlearn the entrenched racism inherent in ourselves, and our institutional and economic systems.
Movies & TV
- American History X (1998)
- American Violet (2008)
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
- Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
- Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
- Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
- Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
- King In The Wilderness — HBO
- See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
- Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- 9 Afrogreeks discuss: What does “I can’t breathe” mean in Greece | Onassis Foundation
Books
- From Here to Equality by Dr. William Darity Jr. & A. Kirsten Mullen
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
- by Michelle Alexander
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
- by Grace Lee Boggs
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Articles
- OpEd: The term ‘people of color’ erases Black people. Let’s retire it. By Nadra Widatalla | LA Times (April 28, 2019)
- “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists)
- ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
- The Combahee River Collective Statement
- “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
- “Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
- ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
- “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
- “Bystanders have the Power to Create Change” by Suzanne O’Brien
- “UC Davis Faculty Call Out Anti-Black Racism in Academia” by Caleb Hampton
Podcasts to subscribe to:
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Seeing White
Social Media to follow
- @blklivesmatter
- @colorofchange
- @naacp
- @showingupforracialjustice
- @civilrightsorg
- @reclaimtheblock
- @ethelsclub
- @unitedwedream
- @rachelcargle
- @emmanuelacho
Websites
- https://guidetoallyship.com/
- https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/resources-racial-trauma
- https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why
- http://ncrje.org/
- https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
- https://uncomfortableconvos.com/
Courses | Webinars | Documents | Trainings
- Yale University - Free Course on African American History
- Preparing for Difficult Conversations about Race by Kwame Christian Esq., M.A. | American Negotiation Institute
- #DotheWork 30 Day Challenge - Instagram/Facebook Rachel Cargle
- 25 Black Scholars You Should Know
- https://www.raceforward.org/trainings
- Justice for June
Resources at the UC Davis Campus
- Cross-Cultural Center
- Women's Resource and Research Center
- Student Recruitment and Retention Center
- AB540 and Undocumented Student Center
- LGBTQIA Resource Center
- Student Disability Center
- International Center
Reflective Questions to ask yourself and your organization
- What can I do to support BIPOC in my organization?
- How can I use anti-racist knowledge to change and progress conversations with friends, family, colleagues and peers?
- How impactful is individual ‘unlearning’?
- Will working within the system be enough or should we change the system?
- If we change the system, what does the new system look like and how do we institute and keep the energy through the messy parts of change?
- What organizations are going beyond performative allyship - and making real change?