Diversity and Inclusion Resources for Curricula: Race

Designed by Frank Leon Roberts. 2015 and 2016 syllabi available.

"Readings on the History of Hate in America: The history of racism and ethnic hate in America is long and deep. What are the cultural, economic, and political currents that led us here?"

"This syllabus represents an attempt to aid in these conversations, to turn our everyday conversations, debates, and discourse into a classroom, all while making sure our institutionalized classrooms are engaged with the histories, struggles, and public discourses that shape our current moment."

"We encourage all concerned about the injustices and inequities made evident by the recent events in Ferguson to join us as we dig deeper into understanding the multiplicity of factors that contribute to the criminalization and marginalization of black and brown communities."

African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), 2018.

Curated and Maintained by William R. Frey (@williamrfrey)
Doctoral Student at Columbia University’s School of Social Work

Bertrand, Marianne and Sendhil Mullainathan. "Are Emily And Greg More Employable Than Lakisha And Jamal? A Field Experiment On Labor Market Discrimination," American Economic Review, 2004, v94(4,Sep), 991-1013

Bjornstrom, E. E., Kaufman, R. L., Peterson, R. D., & Slater, M. D. (2010). Race and Ethnic Representations of Lawbreakers and Victims in Crime News: A National Study of Television Coverage. E. Social problems, 57(2), 269-293.

From the Aspen Institute, 2016. PDF version available at bottom of blogpost.

From the Understanding Slavery Initiative

Simmons University anti-oppression guide. This link is to their anti-racism page, but the guide includes several other pages of resources on anti-oppression for various identities.

By Ryan Struyk, CNN, 2017

By Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, 2015.
"The meaning of the Confederate flag is best discerned in the words of those who bore it."

Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, 2017.
"The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy."

By Gavin Evans, The Guardian, 2018.
"Its defenders claim to be standing up for uncomfortable truths, but race science is still as bogus as ever"

By Rebecca Hiscott, Huffington Post, 2014.

By Jordyne Blaise, The Atlantic, 2018.
"The racial elements and gruesome details surrounding the teen’s killing have pushed the story into the public sphere. But only some black victims are afforded this kind of attention."

By Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 2018.

DeNeen L. Brown, The Washington Post, 2015.

By Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 2015.

New York Times, 2015.
Interactive Map

Collection of resources from Racial Equity Tools including, practices, research, overview concepts, and other resources.

By Ijeoma Oluo, The Establishment, 2017.
Note: The Establishment does have a pay wall.

By Jamelle Bouie, The Nation, 2011.
"A new survey shows the wide perceptual gap in racial progress between whites and blacks."

By Dr. Robin DiAngelo, 2015.
"Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race."

By Ijeoma Oluo, The Establishment, 2017.
Note: The Establishment does have a pay wall.

EJI is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment.

By William, R. Frey, Medium.

By Jillian “Mama J” Roth, Little Feminist, 2018.

By Gregory Downs, Talking Points Memo, 2018.
"Rebels in the post-Civil War South perfected the art of excluding voters, but it was yankees in the North who developed the script."

By. Baxter Oliphant, Pew Research Center, 2017

The Pew Research Center, 2017
Complete report and dataset available.

Vox, 2015, 3 minutes.
"You may know exactly what race you are, but how would you prove it if somebody disagreed with you? Jenée Desmond Harris explains."

Michelle Alexander's Ted Talk, 2013, 23 minutes.

By lacigreen, 2015, 6 minutes
"In this video, Laci Green talks about the nature of racism in 2015. She begins by challenging commonly held ideas about what racism is. She highlights how racist attitudes have created a racist system...which have created more racist attitudes. In order to stop the cycle, she illustrates 6 common ways that racism is institutionalized. Wealth disparities and housing, education, employment, mass incarceration, racial profiling, and police brutality are all touched upon. She ends by calling white America to stop making excuses that enable the past to continue and instead acknowledge the injustice right in front of us."

New York Times' Op-Doc, Season 4, 2015.

Sue Borrego's TedxTalk, 13 minutes.
"University Chancellor, Susan E. Borrego, reflects on her life as an emancipated minor and dissects the emotionally charged conversation surrounding race relations in the United States. This raconteur uses her powerful first-person account of "White Privilege" and "Black Lives Matter" to underscore the responsibility each one of us has to bring about change. "

Rick Kittles's TEDxTalk, 2011.
"Defining "race" continues to be a nemesis. Knowledge from human genetic research is increasingly challenging the notion that race and biology are inextricably linked, engendering tremendous ramifications for human relations, identity and public health."

New York Times Op-Doc, Season 6, 2017, 6 minutes.

Guante in Button Poetry, 2017. 4 minutes