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Resources for DEI Learning

The following information provides various resources regarding diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Anti-Racism

Becoming Allies

BIPOC Health Resources

Behavioral Health Equity Resources, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Behavioral Health Equity
Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, SAMHSA
Mental Health Disparities: African Americans, American Psychiatric Association
African American Health: Creating Equal Opportunities for Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Beams to Bridges: Supporting our Black Mental Health Community , Steel Smiling
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community, Sunshine Behavioral Health
Black and African American Communities and Mental Health, Mental Health America

Blogs and Podcasts

Podcast: "Resmaa Menakem — Notice the Rage, Notice the Silence," On Being with Krista Tippett
Citizen Journalism and Political Protests, Syracuse University
Talking About Race, National Museum of African American History & Culture
Health and Housing Equity: A New Report Released by the American Public Health Association, The Medical Care Blog

Books and Articles

"Habits of Whiteness: A Pragmatist Reconstruction," Terrance Macmullan
"The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America," Khalil Gibran Muhammad
"Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America," Jennifer Harvey
"Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves," Glory Edim
"How to be an Anti-Racist," Ibram X. Kendi
"I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness," Austin Channing Brown
"Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America," James Forman Jr.
"So You Want To Talk About Race," Ijeoma Oluo
"Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think and Do," Jennifer L. Eberhardt
"Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor," Layla F. Saad
"White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism," Robin Diangelo
"The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit From Identity Politics," George Lipsit
"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," Michelle Alexander
"The Fire Next Time," James Baldwin
"When Affirmative Action was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in 20th-Century America," Ira Katznelson
"The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness," Matt Wray, Eric Klinenberg, Irene J. Nexica and Birgit Brander Rasmussen
"Women, Race & Class," Angela Y. Davis
"This Bridge Called My Back, Fourth Edition: Writings by Radical Women of Colo," Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa
"Sesame Workshop Is Talking More Explicitly About Race — and Welcoming Two Black Muppets," Cady Lang, Time Magazine March 23, 2021
"How to be an Ally if You Are a Person With Privilege," Frances E. Kendall
“White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," Peggy McIntosh
“The Case for Reparations," Ta-Nehisi Coates
“Excerpt from Privilege, Power and Difference," by Allan Johnson
“I Used to Lead Tours on a Plantation. You Wouldn't Believe the Questions I got About Slavery," Margaret Biser
 “Allyship and Accountability Glossary," Levana Saxon
"Blacks and Whites see Racism in the United States Very, Very Differently," Ryan Struyk
"Born That Way: Scientific Racism is Creeping Back Into our Thinking," Matthew Hughey and W. Carson Byrd
"Fear of the Black Man: How Racial Bias Could Affect Crime, Labor Rates," Michel Martin, NPR
"10 Messages of Wisdom We Need to Give Black Youth Right Now," Ernest Owens
"The Racist Housing Policy That Made Your Neighborhood," Alexis Madrigal
"15 Charts That Prove We re Far From Post-Racial," Braden Goyette and Alissa Scheller
"A ‘Historic Moment’ for Native Americans," Julie Turkewitz
"When Whites Just Don’t Get It, Parts 1-7," Nicholas Kristof
"They Considered Themselves White, But DNA Tests Told a More Complex Story," Tara Bahrampour

Historical Reference

Organizations

Supporting Anti-Racist Children

The Critical Role White Parents Play in Shaping Racism — and Eradicating It, PBS
Leading the Path to Racial Justice — R ace Research Online Directory, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books, Social Justice Books
How to Raise Anti-Racist Kids: 20 Resources for Parents, Motherly
Why Raising Kids to "Not See Color" Doesn't Help Fight Racism, HuffPost
Race and Equity Resource List, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others, Pepperdine University
In My Skin: A P.R.I.D.E Podcast, University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development
Our Family’s Commitment to Being Anti-Racist, PBS Kids
Black Boys Matter: Cultivating Their Identity, Agency and Voice, National Association for the Education of Young Children

Videos and Documentaries

"I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown," Art of the Sermon
"White Awake by Daniel Hill," FSP Chicago, YouTube
"Asian Americans," TV documentary series
"13th," Ava DuVernay, Netflix and YouTube
"How We Can Win," David Jones, YouTube
"5 Tips for Being an Ally," YouTube
"Eyes on the Prize," PBS
"We Need to Talk About Injustice," Bryan Stevenson, TED, YouTube
"The Urgency of Intersectionality," Kimberle Crenshaw, TED, YouTube
"The Origin of Race in America," PBS
"Ibram X. Kendi on How to be Anti-Racist," Othering & Belonging Institute, YouTube
"Robin DiAngelo Discusses White Fragility," YouTube
"Dr. Cornell West at the University of Washington," Race Matters, YouTube
" Let’s get to the Root of Racial Injustice," Megan Ming Francis, TEDx Rainier
"How to tell Someone They Sound Racist," Jay Smooth, YouTube
Moving the Race Conversation Forward," Race Forward, YouTube
"Peanut Butter and Jelly Racism," The New York Times
“I Can't Breathe: From Agony to Activism,’' Pitt Diversity for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
"Color Blind or Color Brave," Melody Hobson, TED, YouTube
"What I am Learning From my White Grandchildren — Truths About Race," Anthony Peterson, TEDx Talks
"Juneteenth Round Table with Rep. Chris Rabb and Rep. Ed Gainey," For Our Future
"Talks to Help You Understand Race in America," TEDx Talks
"Racial Stereotyping: What Would You Do?" YouTube
"How to Reduce the Wealth Gap Between Black and White Americans," Kedra Newsom Reeves, TED Institute
"Systemic Racism in Psychiatry is Real," Medscape