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Systemic Racism and Injustice

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What is white privilege, really?

https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fall-2018/what-is-white-privilege-really

 

 

10 Things you should know about white privilege

https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/10/13/10-things-you-should-know-about-white-privilege

 

"White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" and "Some Notes for Facilitators"                                           https://www.nationalseedproject.org/key-seed-texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack

 

The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_bias_of_professionalism_standards

 

White Supremacy Culture

https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/

 

Whiteness

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/whiteness

 

Robin DiAngelo: How 'white fragility' supports racism and how whites can stop it

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/health/white-fragility-robin-diangelo-wellness/index.html

 

Don’t Talk about Implicit Bias Without Talking about Structural Racism

https://medium.com/national-equity-project/implicit-bias-structural-racism-6c52cf0f4a92

 

How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them [TED talk]

https://www.ted.com/talks/verna_myers_how_to_overcome_our_biases_walk_boldly_toward_them?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

 

What Are Microaggressions?   

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-are-microaggressions-and-examples

       

Racial Microaggressions Are Real. Here’s How to Navigate Them

https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/10/23/racist-racial-microaggressions/

 

How to Respond to Racial Microaggressions When They Occur

https://diverseeducation.com/article/176397/

 

 

Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry

https://www.splcenter.org/20150125/speak-responding-everyday-bigotry

 

 

10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/03/10-things-we-know-about-race-and-policing-in-the-u-s

 

Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/un-report-on-racial-disparities/

 

ABC News analysis of police arrests nationwide reveals stark racial disparity

https://abcnews.go.com/US/abc-news-analysis-police-arrests-nationwide-reveals-stark/story?id=71188546

 

The Code Switch Guide To Race And Policing

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/09/873066989/the-code-switch-guide-to-race-and-policing

 

Race & Justice from the NAACP

https://naacp.org/issues/race-justice

 

Racism In The Criminal Legal System

https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-the-criminal-justice-system

 

Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide

https://ips-dc.org/report-racial-wealth-divide-solutions/

 

From Jobs To Homeownership, Protests Put Spotlight On Racial Economic Divide

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/866794025/from-jobs-to-homeownership-protests-put-spotlight-on-economic-divide

 

Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020

 

Racial Economic Inequality

https://inequality.org/facts/racial-inequality/

 

Racial Wealth Equity

https://prosperitynow.org/topics/racial-wealth-equity

 

Why we need reparations for Black Americans

https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/bigideas/why-we-need-reparations-for-black-americans/

 

The case for reparations

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

 

 

4 Ways Racial Inequity Harms American Schoolchildren

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/11/875023672/4-ways-racial-inequity-harms-american-school-children

 

Unequal Opportunity: Race and Education

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/unequal-opportunity-race-and-education/

 

Teachers Are as Racially Biased as Everybody Else, Study Shows

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/09/teachers-have-racial-biases-too-study-shows.html

 

Racial Disparities Task Force Report: Racism and Bias
Their Role in Maintaining Racial Disparities in PreK–12 Education

https://www.apa.org/about/policy/racial-disparities-taskforce-report

 

Racial Equity Tools: Countering Attacks on Racial Equity

https://www.racialequitytools.org/resources/fundamentals/special-topics/countering-attacks-on-racial-equity

 

14 Black Activists and Authors Providing Crucial Insight Into Racial Justice in the US

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/black-activists-authors-us-racial-justice/

 

10 YOUNG RACIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/10-racial-justice-activists-you-should-know

 

Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–from Ferguson to Charleston

http://citizenshipandsocialjustice.com/2015/07/10/curriculum-for-white-americans-to-educate-themselves-on-race-and-racism/

 

Being Antiracist

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist

 

Western Mass Showing Up for Racial Justice

http://www.wmsurj.com/

 

FOR OUR WHITE FRIENDS DESIRING TO BE ALLIES

https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies

 

On Being Comfortable with Discomfort: Tiffany Jewell Explains What It Means To Be Anti-Racist

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=tiffany-jewell-anti-racism-childrens-nonfiction-author-interview

 

White allies: Here's a basic list of do's and don'ts to help you with your helplessness

https://www.salon.com/2020/06/01/white-allies-dos-donts-racism-black-lives-matter-protest/

 

75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234

 

An Ally’s Guide to Issues Facing the LGBTQ Community

https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/Allys-Guide-Issues-Facing-LGBT-Americans-Dec2012.pdf