Anti-Racism Resources
This Anti-Racism Resources page contains articles, videos, and other media that is educational on the topic of anti-racism. Each resource has been vetted and reviewed by a member of the SSEC ICED committee and includes a brief description. We encourage anyone to take a look and use these resources as a means to educate themselves on racial issues.
1. Systemic Racism Explained
Four-minute watch. This animated video explains the basics of systemic racism using a “poor vs. wealthy neighborhood” example.
2. Diversity Resources and Information on Multicultural Literature
A webpage containing Diversity Resources and information on Multicultural Literature, from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education of UW – Madison.
3. What a Day (Podcast)
A daily news podcast by Crooked Media with a lot of good takes on current events. Episodes are released every weekday and are usually 20-30 minutes in length.
4. Follow Rachel Cargle on Instagram or Twitter
Rachel Cargle is a black academic, writer, and lecturer. Her social media accounts are full of educational takes and thoughtful content about race that challenge non-black people to think about race relations differently than they might.
When They See Us is a true crime documentary series available on Netflix that explores the 1989 case of the Central Park Five, where a group of Black and Brown boys were falsely accused of crimes. Four episodes, each episode between 1-1.5 hours.
6. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Emmanuel Acho)
Acho is a first-generation Black American who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, was drafted by the NFL, and then was an ESPN commentator. Ten primary frank, erudite videos (so far) with many behind-the-scenes explanations of how and why guests are eager to participate. There is also a book (released 11/10/2020) by the same title is now available.
· In Ep. 1, he is alone in the studio against a white backdrop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF4&t=34s (9.28 min).
· In Ep. 2, Matthew McConaughey participates with a list of his own questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwiY4i8xWIc&t=1s (12:59 min).
· In Ep. 2 Behind the Scenes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjn4VnRkDcA), learn how Matthew and Emmanuel got here – and see how we improvised the studio space that was no longer painted white (3:40).
· In Ep. 3, he converses with Chip and Joanna Gaines (the stars of Fixer Upper) and their children (https:%%//%%www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfo1XJDJKSU&t=307s (9:56 min).
· In Ep. 3 Behind the Scenes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2rgtXs_CwU), you’ll hear “How Chip & Joanna got here” & how their youngest son, Crew, thought the studio was a playground (2:50).
· In Ep. 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSsoVjTgYJ0), Acho responds to emails he’s received in response to the previous 3 conversations (7:24 min).
· In Ep. 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjc95uGeJ6Q): Interracial couples, Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo & Lindsey Vonn and PK Subban, sit down with Emmanuel Acho to have an uncomfortable conversation about interracial dating and the backlash that has come with it (13:13).
· In Ep. 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONTXrsvenUY), Emmanuel Acho sits down with Aaron & Jamie Ivey + their 4 kids, to have an uncomfortable conversation about the struggles, differences and what they have learned, in raising black, white and mixed children. Emmanuel asks the Ivey’s if they fear for their black children’s lives and if the kids would rather have black parents raising them (16:41).
· In Ep. 7 (https:%%//%%www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BCScklTfs0), it’s time to talk about race & religion. Carl Lentz, lead pastor of Hillsong East Coast, sits down with Emmanuel Acho to have an uncomfortable conversation about the role religion plays in fueling and/or killing racism (19:28).
· In Ep. 8 Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljgkEcc4B1k), NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, sits down with Emmanuel Acho to have an Uncomfortable Conversation with a Black Man. Emmanuel asks Goodell what he would say to Kaepernick and how he feels about the National Anthem Protests in the NFL (9:10).
· In Ep. 8 Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zH53upUQQE), In part 2, NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, sits with Emmanuel Acho to continue their Uncomfortable Conversation with a Black Man. Emmanuel asks Commissioner Goodell if players will be punished for taking a knee during the National Anthem (10:00).
· In Ep. 8 Behind the Scenes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXg_JtouUj0), Want to know how Emmanuel Acho ended up having an Uncomfortable Conversation with the most powerful man in football? Watch this! Also hear a never told before story that you HAVE to hear! (4:09)
· In Ep. 9 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-HpZQWKT4&t=198s), Emmanuel Acho sits down with police officers from the Petaluma Police Department in Petaluma, CA. They discuss polarizing topics like defunding the police, Black Lives Matter, and accountability in the police force surrounding the tragic deaths of black civilians. This is not a conversation you want to skip! (22:32)
· In Ep. 9 Behind the Scenes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXNtrqHCNUc&t=16s), do you want to know how Emmanuel felt to be in a room FULL of police officers? This behind-the-scenes tells how he and the police officers conversation came to be (1:47).
· In Ep. 10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZqVUgMR3Xo&t=318s), Emmanuel Acho sits down with comedian & best-selling author, Chelsea Handler, to have an uncomfortable conversation about “Karens,” cancel culture and her own white privilege (15:21).
7. How Can We Win (Kimberly Jones)
Kimberly Jones is a civil rights activist and author who explains the economics and the “why” of looting (6:46 minutes). Also available are her response to the first video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9SH4yBToCw 20:39 min) and then How Can You Win (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E46uaDCcT9Y 3:13 min)
8. How to be an Ally to Marginalized Co-Workers
This a quick read with a number of links to podcasts and stories on actions you can take to be more aware of discrimination.
9. 13th
A powerful documentary by Ava Duvernay that connects the era of slavery to the high incarceration rates of African Americans today. Free to view on Netflix.
10. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (book by Robin DiAngelo)
This book discusses how white people play a role in perpetuating white supremacy—and that it is possible for them to change this if they are willing to examine how underlying assumptions influence their behavior. “White fragility” refers to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially- white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. This book examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively. This is a very eye-opening book.
11. Just Mercy (book by Bryan Stevenson, also a movie on Prime Video)
Story about a man, Walter McMillian, who was wrongly accused of murder and who sat on death row for 6 years for a crime he did not commit. Bryan Stevenson, the author, is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery Alabama- a group that seeks truth and justice by challenging wrongful convictions and unfair sentences. He was the lawyer that fought for Walter McMillain’s freedom and eventually helped to have his case decision reversed and his release from death row granted.
12. The Race Awakening of 2020: A 6-step Guide for Moving Forward by Marshall Shepherd
This book is about 70 pages, where Marshall Shepherd offers 6 practical steps that we can all do to move the needle beyond social media activism, anger, apologies, and superficial activities.