Read and Watch
Use these resources to help you develop a contemporary understanding of race and racism, and cultivate a racial equity lens to improve future engagement.
Seeing and getting started: Self-awareness and listening to others
On Seeing Others, essay by Christopher Zimmerman
How often does our blindness make others invisible? Christopher Zimmerman reflects on the invisibility of the ordinary people we meet every day but subconsciously shut out of our lives because of their views. What would happen if allowed ourselves to hear their stories and struggles?
How often does our blindness make others invisible? Christopher Zimmerman reflects on the invisibility of the ordinary people we meet every day but subconsciously shut out of our lives because of their views. What would happen if allowed ourselves to hear their stories and struggles?
Seeing White, season 2 of the Scene On Radio Podcast
What does it mean to be white? What is the meaning of “whiteness”? John Biewen grapples with these questions.
What does it mean to be white? What is the meaning of “whiteness”? John Biewen grapples with these questions.
Terms and concepts
Read
- Basic definitions of institutional and structural racism
National Museum of African American History & Culture
- A comprehensive list of definitions related to race and prejudice
Whites For Racial Equity
- White Fragility is a controversial term – here is an explanation from the researcher
Medical News Today
Watch
- Dr. Ibram X. Kendi discuss the origins of racists ideas (Spoiler Alert: It isn’t people who are ignorant or hateful)
Aspen Ideas Festival discussion
- Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility'
Seattle Central Library lecture
Perspectives and experiences
Read
- Why White People Freak Out When They're Called Out About Race
AlterNet
- A Question of Color: A Debate on Race in the U.S. Workplace
Harvard Business Review
- Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don't understand the protests? What you're seeing is people pushed to the edge
Los Angeles Times
- "We are not okay. And you shouldn't be either."
Duck of Minerva
- Race at Work
Harvard Business Review
Watch
Consequences of racism on health and equity
Read
- The 1619 Project
New York Times Magazine
- Police Brutality Must Stop
American Medical Association
- 'We Are Living in a Racism Pandemic,' Says APA President
American Psychological Association
- Why So Many Organizations Stay White
Harvard Business Review
- On The Minds of Black Lives Matter Protesters: A Racist Health System
ProPublica
- What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?
NPR
Watch
- Levels of Racism: A Gardener's Tale | Dr. Camara Jones
Medical College of Wisconsin lecture
- How Racism Makes Us Sick
TEDMED
- Reggie Jackson: A History of Race
Racine Public Library lecture
- Allegories on race and racism | Camara Jones
Tedx Talks
- The biology of race in the absence of biological races | Rick Kittles
Tedx Talk