5.5: Audiovisual Resources

Act.tv. (2019, April 16). Systemic Racism Explained. [Video]. YouTube.

A short video explaining systemic racism.

Abolitionist Teaching Network. (2020-2021). ATN - Teaching To Thrive [Audio podcast series]. Captivate.fm

Teaching to Thrive is a podcast committed to sharing ideas that strengthen the everyday lives of Black and Brown students within our schools and communities. Each episode is aimed at empowering our knowledge for collective liberation.

Acho, E. (2020). Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man [TV Series]. https://uncomfortableconvos.com/.

Our Nation and world have again been confronted with its greatest ongoing pandemic, Racism. Racism is not a virus of the body; it is a virus of the mind, and unfortunately, it can be lethal. But you cannot fix a problem that you do not know you have. And if “ignorance is bliss”, in this case, bliss has caused bondage and pain for others. But there is a fix. We can all access the life-saving medicine that will cure the world’s most ailing, long-lasting pandemic. But in order to access it, we’re going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, is a safe place to have the uncomfortable conversations about race that many white people have never been able to have. But enough is enough- I want to remove the barriers for why we’ve never had these conversations. I want to provide a free space for curious white people to answer the questions they’ve always had but have been too nervous to ask. Like, “How can I have white privilege if I’m not wealthy?”, or “is racial profiling ok if black people tend to commit more crimes”, or my personal favorite from a 19-year-old girl from rural Alabama named Amy who asked, “if black people can say the ‘N’ word, why can’t I?” And many, many more. Many have thought these questions without realizing the key to mending the racial divide in our world lie within the answers, and that white people DO have the power to affect sweeping change, and short circuit racism within their own lives and communities. The cure for what ails us – all of us — lies within these, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. Enjoy

Al Jazeera English. (2020, June 9). How can you be an ally to the Black Lives Matter movement? [Video]. Youtube.

Mass protests in the US over the killing by police of George Floyd, have been swelled by the presence of people of all races in numbers not seen before. But whether it’s on the streets or online, what does true allyship look like? “You're walking down the street and you see a child and a big dog charging towards it. Do you let the dog eat the child or save the child?" writer and activist Feminista Jones told The Stream. "If you observe something, and you know something is going to happen, do you do everything you can to stop it, or do you think of self-preservation?" Activists say it’s vital that being an ally is an ongoing process of both education and action. Manuals on allyship are circulating on social media to help people take steps in that direction. Some of the suggestions are: educating yourself, researching, listening and not talking. Showing up at protests, observing and protecting people who are more vulnerable to police action. Donating to organisations on the frontline, centering and amplifying the voices of Black people.

Amanpour and Company. (2020, June 2). Bryan Stevenson: There’s a Direct Line From Lynching to George Floyd [Video]. Youtube.

Addressing the root causes of racial injustice in America is fundamental to achieving lasting change. Bryan Stevenson has dedicated his life to doing just that. As a leading civil rights lawyer, Stevenson made his name saving dozens of wrongfully convicted inmates from execution through his Equal Justice Initiative. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about solutions, from a change in the culture of policing to an embrace of truth and reconciliation.

American Documentary, Inc. & the WORLD Channel. (2012-). America ReFramed [TV Series]. The WORLD Channel.

America ReFramed brings to life compelling stories, personal voices and experiences that illuminate the contours of our ever-changing country. Since 2012, the series has premiered 170 films - more than half helmed by female makers and a third credited to BIPOC makers - centering stories of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, the formerly incarcerated, veterans, immigrants and more.

Anderson, J. & Thirteen Productions. (2017). The Talk: Race in America [Film]. PBS. AVON.

The Talk – Race in America is a two-hour film about “the talk” that parents have with their children of color (primarily boys) to teach them how to act around the police in order to remain safe.

Ayers, H. & Warren, L. (2018). An Outrage [Film]. Learning for Justice.

For decades following the Civil War, racial terror reigned over the United States and, particularly, the American South, claiming thousands of lives and uprooting countless others. Lynching—at once extralegal and a systemic form of social control—left in its wake a pain that still lingers. That pain was first endured by brutalized black bodies, and then by the black communities it devastated and displaced. Those communities now face a different kind of violence: silence and erasure. Victims of lynching were forgotten in a graveyard overgrown with weeds planted by their tormentors. An Outrage, a film by Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, joins the movement to right this wrong—not only to promote remembrance but also to illustrate how this recent history of injustice engenders further injustice today. Through the voices of scholars and activists in communities across the South, as well as through the descendants of the victims themselves, this film serves to educate viewers and call them to action. An Outrage takes viewers to the very communities where heinous acts of violence took place, offering a painful look back at lives lost to lynching and a critical look forward.

Bagwell, O. (1998). Africans in America [TV series]. WGBH Boston for PBS.

America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses.

Becton, S. & Smith, K. (2021, June 29). How Do We Pursue Equity in Education? By Learning, Unlearning, and Muddling Through [Audio podcast]. School Library Journal.

Discusses the importance of continuous, evolving work in order to "disrupt the systemic forces that continue to drive racial inequity in education."

Bennett, K. (2020, November 24). Allyship 101: Listening, Learning, and Loving Others in the Age of Black Lives Matter (S03, E08) [Audio podcast]. In Pod for the Cause. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Podcast: Allyship 101: Listening, Learning, and Loving Others in the Age of Black Lives Matter.

Bennett, K. (2021, February 26). Black Justice is Our Justice (S04, E03) [Audio podcast]. In Pod for the Cause. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Podcast: Black Justice Is Our Justice.

Bennett, K. (2021, November 5). Immigration and Race in America (S05, E03) [Audio podcast]. In Pod for the Cause. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Podcast: Immigration and Race in America.

Bennett, K. (2022-). Self Evident: Asian America's Stories [Audio podcast]. Self Evident Media.

We tell Asian America’s stories to go beyond being seen. Join us in building the most impactful home for true stories that honor the everyday lives of Asian American people — and pass the mic for everyone to represent their whole self.

Bieber, J., et al. (2020). Asian Americans [TV Series]. PBS.

Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.

Biewen, J. (2017). Seeing White (Season 2) [Audio podcast]. In Scene On Radio Podcast.

Just what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists. The renewed embrace of raw, undisguised white-identity politics. Unending racial inequity in schools, housing, criminal justice, and hiring. Some of this feels new, but in truth it’s an old story. Why? Where did the notion of “whiteness” come from? What does it mean? What is whiteness for? Scene on Radio host and producer John Biewen took a deep dive into these questions, along with an array of leading scholars and regular guest Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika, in this fourteen-part documentary series, released between February and August 2017. The series editor is Loretta Williams.

Bosch, A. (2013). Latino Americans [TV Series]. PBS.

LATINO AMERICANS is a landmark three-part, six-hour documentary series that is set to air nationally on PBS in the fall of 2013. It is the first major documentary series for television to chronicle the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape the United States over the last 500-plus years and have become, with more than 50 million people, the largest minority group in the U.S.

Bradford, J. H. (2019-). Therapy for Black Girls [Audio podcast series]. therapyforblackgirls.com

To be seen, to be heard, and to be understood. So often the stigma surrounding mental health issues and therapy prevents Black women from taking the step of seeing a therapist. This space was developed to present mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant.

Bratt, P. (2017). Dolores [Film]. AVON.

Who is Dolores Huerta? One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century — and she continues the fight to this day, in her late 80s. With unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, Peter Bratt’s film Dolores chronicles Huerta’s life from her childhood in Stockton, California to her early years with the United Farm Workers, from her work with the headline-making grape boycott launched in 1965 to her role in the feminist movement of the ’70s, to her continued work as a fearless activist. Featuring interviews with Gloria Steinem, Luis Valdez, Angela Davis, her children and more, Dolores is an intimate and inspiring portrait of a passionate champion of the oppressed and an indomitable woman willing to accept the personal sacrifices involved in committing one’s life to social change.

Brown, V. (2019-2020). Clear The Air [Blog]. cleartheaireducation.wordpress.com.

#ClearTheAir is a group of educators who believe: community, learning and dialogue are essential to our personal and professional development we have the power and responsibility to lay the foundations necessary to create a more just and equitable society education is a vehicle for social change As a part of #ClearTheAir we: engage in public discourse because it allows us to live our values out loud invite others into the conversation and hold them lovingly accountable understand that we are on a lifelong journey and are committed to taking any steps that move us forward.

Brown University. (2017, June 27). How Structural Racism Works [Video]. Youtube.

Tricia Rose '93 PhD, Director of CSREA and Chancellor's Professor of Africana Studies Samuel Rosen '14, Senior Researcher, How Structural Racism Works Project This presentation shares ideas from Professor Rose's on-going research project, which aims to make accessible to the public what structural racism is and how it works in society. The project examines the connections between policies and practices in housing, education and other key spheres of society to reveal the intersectional and compounding effects of systemic discrimination as a significant force in American society today. In addition to sharing the outline of the project, Rose and Rosen will give examples of how it works in everyday life.

Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), et al. (2020, May 1). Digital Town Hall: Asian Americans in the Time of Covid-19 [Video]. PBS.

In connection with the upcoming PBS series, ASIAN AMERICANS, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), WETA, and Asian American community leaders will host a digital town hall exploring how lessons from Asian American history can help us understand the experience of Asian Americans in the time of COVID-19.

Chandler-Ward. J. & Denevi, E. (2017-2022). Teaching While White [Audio podcast]. Teaching While White.org.

More than 80% of teachers in the U.S. are white. But most don’t know that their whiteness matters. Teaching While White (TWW) seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom. Because "white" does not mean a blank slate. It is a set of assumptions that is the baseline from which everything is judged; it is what passes for normal. TWW wants to have conversations about those assumptions: what they are, how they impact our students, and how we can confront our bias to promote racial literacy.

Chandler-Ward. J. & Denevi, E. (2021, March 3). Racial Identity for White People with Dr. Janet Helms (No. 16) [Audio podcast]. In Teaching While White. Teaching While White.org.

Jenna sat down with Dr. Janet Helms to talk about her research on White racial identity development. Dr. Helms describes how her work can be a pathway towards establishing an antiracist, White identity.

Chandler-Ward. J. & Denevi, E. (2021, October 19). Beyond the Bookclub: Antiracism in Action (No. 13) [Audio podcast]. In Teaching While White. Teaching While White.org.

What can White teachers do in this moment to take action in the midst of the duel pandemics or Covid and Racism? Our guests, Jose Vilson, and Kelly Wickham Hurst give their insights as two educators who are leading efforts to move schools towards antiracism.

Chandler-Ward. J. & Denevi, E. (2021, September 18). Brand New Pandemic, Same Old White Supremacy (No. 18) [Audio podcast]. In Teaching While White. Teaching While White.org.

Elizabeth sat down with Thu Ahn Nguyen to discuss the ways that the pandemic has highlighted white supremacy in schools.

Chandler-Ward. J. & Denevi, E. Teaching While White [Website]. Teaching While White.

More than 80% of teachers in the U.S. are white. But most don’t know that their whiteness matters. Teaching While White (TWW) seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom. Because "white" does not mean a blank slate. It is a set of assumptions that is the baseline from which everything is judged; it is what passes for normal. TWW wants to have conversations about those assumptions: what they are, how they impact our students, and how we can confront our bias to promote racial literacy.

Cheng, J., et al. (2003). Race - The Power of an Illusion [TV Series]. Kanopy.

The division of the world's peoples into distinct groups - "red," "black," "white" or "yellow" peoples - has become so deeply imbedded in our psyches, so widely accepted, many would promptly dismiss as crazy any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that's exactly what this provocative, new three-hour series by California Newsreel claims. RACE - THE POWER OF ILLUSION questions the very idea of race as innate biology, suggesting that a belief in inborn racial difference is no more sound than believing that the sun revolves around the earth. Yet race still matters. Just because race doesn't exist in biology doesn't mean it isn't very real, helping shape life chances and opportunities. (3 episodes)

Cort, J. (2021). Examining White Privilege ft. Elizabeth Denevi and Jenna Chandler-Ward [Audio podcast]. In Third Space with Jen Cort. Spreaker.com.

Founders of Teaching While White Elizabeth Denevi and Jenna Chandler-Ward join third space to discuss white privilege, white allyship, white saviorism and more. Elizabeth Denevi is the director of East Ed and co-founder of Teaching While White, Elizabeth works with schools nationally to increase equity, promote diversity pedagogy, and implement strategic processes for growth and development. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark College in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Previously, she served as a director of studies and professional development and was responsible for the stewardship and integration of curriculum from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, as well as for the oversight and coordination of professional development and evaluation for all faculty. At Georgetown Day School (DC) she served as the co-director of diversity and a senior administrator for 10 years. Elizabeth also worked at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School (VA) to create a comprehensive professional development program. She has taught English and history at a number of K-12 schools. Elizabeth has published and presented extensively on diversity and academic excellence, social justice, and equity issues. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of London, Institute of Education, a master’s degree from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University. She also holds an Oregon Preliminary Administrative License. Jenna Chandler-Ward is the Co-Founder of Teaching While White and has been an educator in non-profits, schools, and colleges for over 20 years, working with students from kindergarten to college level. Most recently, Jenna had been a middle school English and drama teacher outside of Boston for over ten years. Jenna is also a founder and co-director of the Multicultural Teaching Institute, which produces workshops and a conference for educators on issues of equity and inclusion. Jenna currently lives in Cambridge, MA, and is a diversity consultant, specializing in professional development for educators on issues of whiteness and its impacts on teaching, curriculum and leadership. She holds an M.Ed. from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree from Marlboro College.

Eakins, S. L. (2019, December 9). The Power of Names (No. 117) [Audio podcast]. In Leading Equity. The Leading Equity Center. Listennotes.

The Leading Equity Virtual Summit 2020 (January 2-7, 2020) Show Highlights Raising a Black boy in today’s society.

Edutopia. (2020). Dena Simmons on Having Fearless Conversations About Race in the Classroom [Short]. Youtube.

"As we think about social-emotional learning, how can we as educators not ignore what's happening in the world, not ignore the anti-Black racism, the injustice, and really have conversations about it?" Antiracist educator Dena Simmons speaks to the importance of having meaningful discussions about race and racism with your students.

Emdin, C. (n.d.). Teaching & Being Rachetdemic [Video]. TED.

Christopher Emdin reveals how he aims to bridge the seemingly disparate worlds of the ivory tower and the hood in his talk, "Teaching & Being Ratchetdemic." Highlighting the major inequities in urban education, Dr. Emdin argues in favor of a simple solution: that being “ratchetdemic,” or both ratchet and academic (like having rap battles about science) can empower students to embrace themselves, their background, and their education.

Facing History and Ourselves. (n.d.). [Website].

This website provides many resources, using lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate. (Facing History and Ourselves helps) educators prepare students to participate in civic life—using intellect, empathy, ethics, and choice to stand up to bigotry and hate in their own lives, communities, and schools.

Frontline. (1985, March 26). A Class Divided [Video]. PBS.

The day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third-grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups and gave them a daring lesson in discrimination. This is the story of that lesson, its lasting impact on the children, and its enduring power 30 years later.

Fry, J. (2021, November 5). Beyond Allyship [Audio podcast]. proximity.

Jen Fry is a social justice educator who trains organizations, institutions, and businesses through an antiracist lens on issues of race, inclusion, intersectionality, diversity, and equity. She runs JenFryTalks, a social justice education firm that uses conversation to educate and empower those within athletics through an anti-racist lens on issues of race, inclusion, intersectionality, diversity, and equity. Jen shares with us today how to go beyond allyship and how to be a co-conspirator to people of color in our homes, our work, and even on social media.

Fusion. (n.d.). Why We Can and Should Abolish the Police and Prison Industrial Complex - Janaya Khan [Video]. Films for Action.

Black Lives Matter activist Janaya Khan explains how we can abolish the whole criminal justice system, including police. Because, it's broken.

Gates, H. L., Jr. (2019-). Reconstruction: America After the Civil War [TV Series]. PBS.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents a vital new four-hour documentary series on Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. The series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy, with millions of former slaves and free black people seeking out their rightful place as equal citizens under the law. Though tragically short-lived, this bold democratic experiment was, in the words of W. E. B. Du Bois, a ‘brief moment in the sun’ for African Americans, when they could advance, and achieve, education, exercise their right to vote, and run for and win public office.

General Commission on Religion and Race of The UMC. (2018, March 20). Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo [Video]. Youtube.

Dr. Robin DiAngelo is the author of "What Does it Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy" and has been an anti-racist educator, and has heard justifications of racism by white men and women in her workshops for over two decades. This justification, which she calls “white fragility,” is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation. This video is part of the Vital Conversations 1 video series by the General Commission on Religion & Race of the United Methodist Church.

Goff, P.A. (2019). How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing [Video]. TED.

When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it -- and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says justice scientist Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff. In an actionable talk, he shares his work at the Center for Policing Equity, an organization that helps police departments diagnose and track racial gaps in policing in order to eliminate them. Learn more about their data-driven approach -- and how you can get involved with the work that still needs to be done. (This ambitious plan is part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

Gonchar, M. (2017, March 15). 26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students [Video]. The New York Times.

How do we get students to consider perspectives different from their own? How do we get them to challenge their own biases and prejudices? If, as Atticus Finch famously said, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” how do we get our students to do that? Teachers traditionally turn to literature, history and current events to open up these conversations, but it’s always helpful to have a bigger toolbox to tackle such important and difficult issues. That’s why we pulled together these 26 short New York Times documentaries that range in time from 1 to 7 minutes and tackle issues of race, bias and identity. To help teachers make the most of these films, we also provide several teaching ideas, related readings and student activities.

Gonzalez, J. (2017, March 12). Four Ways Teachers Can Support Students of Color (No. 64) [Audio podcast]. In Cult of Pedagogy. cultofpedagogy.com.

Interview with Dena Simmons. The difference between teachers and their students has never been so stark. A recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that since 2014, white students no longer make up the majority in American schools. Future projections show the white population shrinking to a smaller and smaller proportion of the whole, and the combined populations of students from other ethnic groups increasing so that together, they make up a steadily growing majority. By contrast, teachers in the U.S. are overwhelmingly white. What this tells me is that the life experiences of most of the people in charge of our classrooms have been pretty different from the experiences of most of their students. And that matters.

Greaves, W. (1989). Ida B Wells A Passion For Justice [Film]. Youtube.

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice (1989, 54 mins.) documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. At the time of the film’s initial release on The American Experience in late December 1989, Wells had been virtually forgotten, her autobiography long out of print. However, Wells was a household name in Black America during much of her lifetime (1863-1931) and was considered the equal of such well-known contemporary African American leaders as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. The words of Wells are brought to life in the film through the performance of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison as she reads selections from Wells’ memoir, Crusade for Justice, and other writings. The film has received many awards, including First Place Documentary Award from the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, the Silver Apple at the National Educational Film and Video Festival, and the Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice is a valuable resource for a broad range of courses, including Women’s Studies, Black Studies, and Journalism.

Hammond, Z. (2013-). Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain [Blog]. crtandthebrain.com.

Since you are an equity-minded educator like me, you are probably waging your own private movement to bust the myths behind student engagement (or the lack of) among low performing students of color, poor students, and English learners. ... This is a blog where we can get answers to our collective and individual questions about how we can help students become confident and competent learners. In this space, I want to highlight what I am learning from being out in schools and classrooms with teachers who are successful with diverse students. I want to focus on how we can take everyday strategies and practices and put them to work in their classrooms to be more culturally responsive. ... Just to let you know, on average, I publish a new post every other week – two times per month at the least (sometimes a few more). That gives me time to be in schools and to write.

Hannah-Jones, N. (2019). 1619 [Audio podcast series].The New York Times. 1619. Apple Podcasts.

In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. On the 400th anniversary of this fateful moment, it is time to tell the story. “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.

Hazard, A. (n.d.). The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you. TED-Ed.

Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the Atlantic slave trade -- which forcibly brought more than 10 million Africans to the Americas -- stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy. Anthony Hazard discusses the historical, economic and personal impact of this massive historical injustice.

Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County. (2020, October 8). Screening "Viva La Causa" and Discussion with Nelson Melgar [Video]. Youtube.

To mark National Hispanic Heritage Month, HMTC offers a virtual screening and discussion of the documentary film Viva La Causa: The Story of César Chávez and a Great Movement for Social Justice, presented in conjunction with the David Taub Reel Upstanders Film Series. This film explores the farm workers strike in Delano, California, which lasted from 1965 until 1970 and paved the way for the creation of the United Farm Workers labor union. A post-screening discussion about farm workers on Long Island today is led by community activist Nelson Melgar.

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM). (2018). Rochelle Gutiérrez: "Rehumanizing Mathematics: A Vision for the Future" [Video]. Youtube.

For far too long, we have embraced an "equity" standpoint that has been poorly defined (Gutiérrez, 2002) or constantly shifting (NCTM, 2008). It has been difficult to assess progress beyond closing the achievement gap or recruiting more diverse students into the mathematical sciences. Instead, we should rehumanize mathematics, which considers not just access and achievement, but the politics in teaching and mathematics. This approach begins with 1) acknowledging some of the dehumanizing experiences in mathematics for students and teachers and 2) how students could be provided with windows and mirrors onto the world and ways of relating to each other with dignity. As such, we can begin to think differently about student misconceptions, teachers as identity workers, and why it is not just that diverse people need mathematics but mathematics needs diverse people (Gutiérrez, 2002; 2012). In this talk, I focus on two areas for rehumanization: 1) teaching/learning and 2) scholars and everyday citizens. With respect to teaching and learning, I present eight dimensions of a rehumanized mathematics classroom: participation/positioning; cultures/histories; windows/mirrors; living practice; broadening maths; creation; body/emotions; and ownership. Then, I offer ways for mathematicians and mathematics educators to take risks in ensuring those dimensions happens in small and large ways. In addition, with the recent national attacks on mathematics education scholars who address social justice and whiteness, I explain a bit about my case and then offer ways to rehumanize our field to affect scholars and everyday citizens. In particular, I highlight how understanding our history (e.g., how scientists in the 1970s stood for political and social action) as well as creating greater alliances between mathematicians and mathematics education scholars might allow us to take greater risks in our everyday work.

King, S. (2019-). Knowing How It's Built, So That We Can Tear It Down (No. 246) [Audio podcast]. In The Breakdown. The North Star.

Today Shaun wants to teach you what may be his most important lesson on how we can actually abolish the systems and structures of mass incarceration and police brutality. We often fail in these attempts, because we don't actually know what we're tearing down. It's not one system. And we are choosing to believe that's good news. It's 30,000 microsystems.

King, S. (2019-). The North Star [Website]. thenorthstar.com.

Independent, grassroots liberation-journalism focused on politics, power, race, policing, mass incarceration, organizing, and change.

King, S. (2022, January 19). One key way we CANNOT respond to racism & bigotry (No. 559) [Audio podcast]. In The Breakdown. The North Star.

I actually think it is a natural human response to return ugliness to those who were ugly to you or someone you care about. It feels good. I get it. It's something I have to resist every single day, though, because before you know it, you may be as bad or worse than them. Yesterday I posted a horrible video of openly racist basketball fans in China openly calling former NBA player Sonny Weems a nigger there. It was ugly. But in response to it, I see something that I often see in response to hate. And I want to talk about it.It's one key way we CANNOT respond to hate. Let me unpack and explain it.

The Language & Life Project. (2020, October 19). Talking Black In America [Video]. Youtube.

TALKING BLACK in AMERICA follows the unique circumstances of the descendants of American slaves and their incredible impact on American life and language. Speech varieties from the African American community reflect the imprint of African language systems, the influences of regional British and Southern American dialects, and the creativity and resilience of people living through oppression, segregation and the fight for equality. Filmed across the United States, TALKING BLACK in AMERICA is a startling revelation of language as legacy, identity and triumph over adversity. With Reverend Jeremiah Wright, DJ Nabs, Professor Griff, Quest M.C.O.D.Y., Dahlia the Poet, Nicky Sunshine and many others. For more, see talkingblackinamerica.org

The Language & Life Project. (2021, January 21). Signing Black In America [Video]. Youtube.

Just like spoken languages, sign languages have dialects. Black ASL is the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Largely unknown to outsiders, Black ASL has become a symbol of solidarity and a vital part of identity within the Black Deaf community. For more about the documentary project, check out https://www.talkingblackinamerica.org For more information about Black Sign Language, check out the Black ASL Project: http://blackaslproject.gallaudet.edu/... and The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/bookpage.

The Language & Life Project. (2022, September 8). Talking Black In America -- Roots [Video]. PBS.

Talking Black in America — Roots is the third program in a series of television documentaries exploring dimensions of African American language and culture and their formative influence on the United States and beyond; it is a celebration of African-American resiliency, creativity, and ingenuity, finding a connection of the spirit to the people and society of West Africa and the African Diaspora.

The Language & Life Project. (n.d.). The Talking Black in America Project [Website]. Talking Black in America.

This 5-part documentary series explores the most controversial and misunderstood language variety in the United States: African American Language (AAL). With the perspectives of everyday people and the guidance of historians, linguists, and educators, the series showcases the history of the language, the symbolic role it plays in the lives of African Americans, and the tremendous impact on the language and culture of the United States.

McGhee, H. C. (2019). Racism has a cost for everyone [Video]. TED.

Racism makes our economy worse -- and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and travels across the US, McGhee shares startling insights into how racism fuels bad policymaking and drains our economic potential -- and offers a crucial rethink on what we can do to create a more prosperous nation for all. "Our fates are linked," she says. "It costs us so much to remain divided."

MTV Impact. (2019, January 25). Light Skinned Privilege | Decoded [Video]. Youtube.

Do light skinned black women have skin color privilege? The answer is yes! And while we tend to think about people being judged by the color of their skin, as “Racism” the truth is the “colorism” exists both inside and outside the black community. How so? Watch the episode to find out.

National Education Association Center for Social Justice. (n.d.). A Social and Racial Justice Checklist for Safe, Healthy and Just Learning. NEA edjustice.

As we expand digital learning models, due to COVID-19, it’s important to remember that students with disabilities, those without access to the internet, and LGBTQ, Black, brown and Indigenous populations are at higher risk of experiencing school closures more intensely. Regardless of the education delivery system during the pandemic, all students must be provided the care and attention and learning opportunities they are guaranteed and deserve. Ask yourself the following questions when planning or assessing digital instruction through a racial justice lens…

Netflix. (2016). 13th [Video]. Youtube.

Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America. This piercing, Oscar-nominated film won Best Documentary at the Emmys, the BAFTAs and the NAACP Image Awards.

Netflix. (2020, April 17). Explained | Racial Wealth Gap | FULL EPISODE | Netflix [Video]. Youtube.

In partnership with Vox Media Studios and Vox, this enlightening explainer series will take viewers deep inside a wide range of culturally relevant topics, questions, and ideas. Each episode will explore current events and social trends pulled from the zeitgeist, touching topics across politics, science, history and pop culture -- featuring interviews with some of the most authoritative experts in their respective fields. In this episode: Cory Booker and others discuss how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded to create a racial wealth gap.

The New York Times. (2019). The 1619 Project [Website]. The New York Times.

The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. 1619 and American History | The 1619 Project Book.

The New York Times. (n.d.). A Conversation on Race: A series of short films about identity in America [Video]. The New York Times.

Your Stories: In addition to the series of videos, we are featuring personal stories that reflect the breadth of experiences in the United States. [This page is evolving]. NOTE: Because of the often painful subject matter, some of these stories include words that may offend readers.

The New York Times Learning Network. (2021, March 4). Strategies for Facilitating Conversations About Race and Racism in the Classroom [Video]. Youtube.

Educators share some of their practical strategies for facilitating conversations about race and racism in the classroom. Among their suggestions: start with a temperature check, provide varied options for participation and recognize the power of language. This video is a part of our Resources for Teaching About Race and Racism With The New York Times post: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/le... For more information: Our full guide on how to use The Learning Network: https://nyti.ms/30TLNLp

NPR. (2013-). Code Switch [Audio podcast series]. NPR.

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020.

NPR. (2019 - 2023). White Lies [Audio podcast series]. NPR.org.

On the morning of August 21, 1991, a group of Cuban detainees took over a federal prison in Talladega, Alabama, and demanded their freedom. But how did they get here? And what became of them after? In season two of NPR's Pulitzer-finalist show, we unspool a decades-long story about immigration, indefinite detention, and a secret list. It's a story about a betrayal at the heart of our country's ideals. And in charting a course to our current moment of crisis at the border, we expose the lies that bind us together.

Okun, T. (2022). (divorcing) White Supremacy Culture [Website]. whitesupremacyculture.info.

This website is a long-time dream finally bearing fruit, a needed remix of the widely circulated article​​WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE originally written and published in 1999. This website is conceived and designed by Tema Okun with support by and from many genius colleagues and friends. A note: This website is best viewed on a computer. The layout is not particularly phone or even tablet friendly.

Panoply. (2016-2017). Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race [Audio podcast]. Panoply.

Co-discussants Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby host a lively multiracial, interracial conversation about the ways we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, politics, power, and privilege in our pre-post-yet-still-very-racial America. This show is "About Race."

PBLWorks. (2020, August 10). Zaretta Hammond | PBL World 2020 Keynote (Day 2) [Video]. Youtube.

Zaretta Hammond shares her insights on Project Based Learning and more at PBL World 2020.

PBS. (1987, 1990). Eyes on the Prize [TV Series]. World Channel.

Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Winner of numerous Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, and a Television Critics Association Award, Eyes on the Prize is the most critically acclaimed documentary on civil rights in America. Eyes on the Prize recounts the fight to end decades of discrimination and segregation. It is the story of the people — young and old, male and female, northern and southern — who, compelled by a meeting of conscience and circumstance, worked to eradicate a world where whites and blacks could not go to the same school, ride the same bus, vote in the same election, or participate equally in society. It was a world in which peaceful demonstrators were met with resistance and brutality — in short, a reality that is now nearly incomprehensible to many young Americans. Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, Eyes on the Prize traces the civil rights movement from the Montgomery bus boycott to the Voting Rights Act; from early acts of individual courage through the flowering of a mass movement and its eventual split into factions. Julian Bond, political leader and civil rights activist, narrates.

PBS. (2011). The Black Power Mixtape [Film]. Youtube.

For three decades, the film canisters sat undisturbed in a cellar beneath the Swedish National Broadcasting Company. Inside was roll after roll of startlingly fresh and candid 16mm footage shot in the 1960s and 1970s in the United States, all of it focused on the anti-war and Black Power movements. When filmmaker Goran Hugo Olsson discovered the footage, he decided he had a responsibility to shepherd this glimpse of history into the world. With contemporary audio interviews from leading African American artists, activists, musicians and scholars, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 looks at the people, society, culture, and style that fuelled an era of convulsive change. Utilizing an innovative format that riffs on the popular 1970s mixtape format, Mixtape is a cinematic and musical journey into the black communities of America. At the end of the '60s and into the early '70s, Swedish interest in the U.S. civil rights movement and the U.S. anti-war movement peaked. With a combination of commitment and naiveté, Swedish filmmakers traveled across the Atlantic to explore the Black Power movement, which was being alternately ignored or portrayed in the U.S. media as a violent, nascent terrorist movement. Despite the obstacles they encountered, both from the conservative white American power establishment and from radicalized movement members themselves, the Swedish filmmakers stayed committed to their investigation, and ultimately formed bonds with key figures in the movement. This newly discovered footage offers a penetrating examination — through the lens of Swedish filmmakers — of the Black Power movement from 1967 to 1975, and its worldwide resonance. The result is like an anthropological treatise on an exotic civilization from the point of view of outsiders who approached their subject with no assumptions or biases.

PBS. (2014, September 26). America After Ferguson [Video]. PBS.

This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, explores the many issues brought into public discourse in the wake of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri. The program includes national leaders and prominent thinkers in the areas of law enforcement, race and civil rights, as well as government officials, faith leaders and youth.

PBS. (2016). The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution [Film]. AVON.

Revisit the turbulent 1960s, when a new revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Panther Party at the vanguard. Stanley Nelson tells the vibrant story of a pivotal movement that feels timely all over again.

PBS. (2022, October 17). Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March [Film]. Youtube.

Explore the fight against Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta. Examine how this critical moment of racial reckoning sheds light on the struggles, triumphs and achievements of AAPI communities.

PBS. (n.d.). Black Culture Connection [Website including videos]. PBS.

Welcome to PBS' Black Culture Connection. This is a place where we celebrate Black experiences, learn Black history, and uplift Black voices. Come for the documentaries, stay for the Block Parties. Explore Black history and culture through films, stories, and voices across public media.

Peck, R. (2016). I am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin and Race in America [Film]. Kanopy.

An Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism. In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends--Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only thirty completed pages of his manuscript. Now, in his incendiary new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and flood of rich archival material. I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.

Race Forward. (n.d.) Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast [Audio podcast]. Race Forward.

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Build on your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action by learning from organizational leaders and community activists.

Robinson, T. (2020, May 27). A Time for Justice [Video]. Youtube.

In A Time for Justice, four-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim captured the spirit of the civil rights movement through historical footage and the voices of those who participated in the struggle. Narrated by Julian Bond and featuring John Lewis, the 38-minute film allows today’s generation of students to witness firsthand the movement’s most dramatic moments—the bus boycott in Montgomery, the school crisis in Little Rock, the violence in Birmingham and the triumphant 1965 march for voting rights.

Sambou, T. S. (n.d.) The First Time I Realized I Was Black [Video Series]. CNN.

In "The Souls of Black Folk," W.E.B. Du Bois talks about the first time he realized his skin color made him different. We asked celebrities, CNN anchors and reporters, and others to tell us when they first realized that being black affected how people treated them.

Sen, R. (n.d.). What is Systemic Racism? [Videos]. Race Forward.

"What Is Systemic Racism?" is an 8-part video series that shows how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society: Wealth Gap, Employment, Housing Discrimination, Government Surveillance, Incarceration, Drug Arrests, Immigration Arrests, Infant Mortality… yes, systemic racism is really a thing. Featuring Jay Smooth, produced by Kat Lazo. Follow online with #SystemicRacismIs. Rinku Sen President of Race Forward & Publisher of Colorlines introduces the series.

Simien, J. (2014). Dear White People [Film]. Tubi.

Black students at an Ivy League university try to navigate their way through supposedly post-racial America in this provocative and hilarious satire.

Singer, B., et al. (2002). Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin [Film]. AVON.

On November 20, 2013, Bayard Rustin was posthumously awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. Who was this man? He was there at most of the important events of the Civil Rights Movement - but always in the background. Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin asks "Why?" It presents a vivid drama, intermingling the personal and the political, about one of the most enigmatic figures in 20th-century American history. One of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and A. Philip Randolph, organizer of the march on Washington, intelligent, gregarious and charismatic, Bayard Rustin was denied his place in the limelight for one reason - he was gay. Rustin was born in 1912 into a Pennsylvania Quaker family steeped in ideas of social justice and non-violence. He moved to Harlem during the socially and culturally tumultuous 1930s and, after a brief flirtation with the Communist Party found a more congenial home in A.J. Muste's pacifist Fellowship of Reconciliation. While there, he served prison terms for resisting the draft during World War II and later for integrating interstate buses. When A. Philip Randolph, aging head of the Black labor movement, turned to the fellowship for tactical help, Rustin worked closely with him and developed a belief that the labor movement offered the best hope for Black advancement. Then in 1953, Rustin was arrested during a casual homosexual encounter. A.J. Muste forced him out of the fellowship. When the Montgomery bus boycott was launched, he went to Alabama in 1956 and became a mentor in non-violence to the 26-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Though Rustin would advise the younger civil rights leader until his assassination in 1968, King broke publicly with Rustin in 1960, when Representative Adam Clayton Powell threatened King over the issue of Rustin's homosexuality. But when the 1963 march on Washington was proposed, the civil rights leadership recognized there was only one man who could organize it - Bayard Rustin. After the march's overwhelming success Rustin forged the fragile alliance between the labor unions, the Civil Rights Movement and the Democratic Party which was responsible for much of the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960's. Later on, Rustin angered former colleagues by not speaking out against the war in Vietnam, and by taking controversial stands against Black Nationalism and affirmative action. In the 1970s and 1980s, he returned to his early interest in international affairs and human rights, working on behalf of refugees around the world. Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin contributes a fascinating new chapter to our understanding of both progressive movements and gay life in 20th-century America.

Smith, C. (n.d.). The danger of silence [Video]. TED.

"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says poet and teacher Clint Smith. A short, powerful piece from the heart, about finding the courage to speak up against ignorance and injustice.

Smith, L. (2015, February 23). American Denial [Video]. PBS.

In his 1944 study of the ‘Negro Problem’ in America, Gunnar Myrdal posed a simple, disturbing question: How can Americans espouse a belief in liberty, equality and equal opportunity while enabling openly racist Jim Crow practices against black citizens? American Denial uses ‘the Myrdal question’ to probe and expose the power of denial and unconscious bias in what some have called a ‘post-racial’ America. The film’s narrative cross-cuts between past and present, between Myrdal’s investigation –-and his own personal struggle with denial— and 21st century stories of racial injustice that we overlook while insisting on the preeminence of the ideals of liberty, justice and equality. The film’s original artwork and photo-montage reenactments brings viewers face-to-face with racist ‘stop and frisk’ practices, our incarceration crisis, and racially patterned poverty. The film introduces psychological testing that reveals white implicit bias toward African Americans, as well as African American’s negative attitudes toward themselves. Historians, psychologists, sociologists and Myrdal’s family members offer expert insight, but also share their own personal, unsettling stories. The result is a film that challenges our assumptions about who we are and what we really believe, while illuminating a pattern of racial oppression that we have actively recreated throughout history to the present moment — while just as actively denying its consequences.

Smithsonian. (2017, October 10). Confronting the Past: The Tulsa Race Massacre (Season 2, Episode 9) [Audio podcast]. In Sidedoor. Smithsonian Institution.

May 31 and June 1, 1921, a riot destroyed almost 40 blocks of a wealthy black neighborhood in North Tulsa, Oklahoma. No one knows how many people died, no one was ever convicted, and no one really talked about it nearly a century later. This is the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre and why it's important that you know it.

Smithsonian. (2018, May 9). Cherokee Story Slam (Season 2, Episode 24) [Audio podcast]. In Sidedoor. Smithsonian Institution.

Animals that talk? A bag of fire ants? Secret dancing superpowers? In this episode, Robert Lewis, an acclaimed Cherokee storyteller, spins stories about a legendary troublemaker: Jistu the Rabbit. Along the way, we visit the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, exploring the power stories hold to keep people connected to their culture across time and geographic distance. Experience the transformative power of a good tale.

Stanford SPARQ. (n.d.). RaceWorks Video Collection [Video Series]. Stanford University.

Race Works toolkit. Includes videos, instructions & materials, and more.

Stevenson, B. (2012). We need to talk about an injustice [Video]. TED.

In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.

TED-Ed. (2018, July 24). The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson [Video]. Youtube.

Take a closer look at the life of escaped slave and American icon Harriet Tubman, who liberated over 700 enslaved people using the Underground Railroad. Escaping slavery; risking everything to save her family; leading a military raid; championing the cause of women’s suffrage; these are just a handful of the accomplishments of one of America’s most courageous heroes. Janell Hobson details Harriet Tubman's many fights for freedom. Lesson by Janell Hobson, directed by Yan Dan Wong.

TED. (2009). The Danger of a Single Story (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi) [Video]. Youtube.

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

TEDWomen (2016). The racial politics of time - Brittney Cooper [Video]. TED.

Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historically it has been stolen from people of color, resulting in lost moments of joy and connection, lost years of healthy quality of life and the delay of progress. A candid, thought-provoking take on history and race that may make you reconsider your understanding of time, and your place in it.

TEDx Talks. (2016, March 21). Let's get to the root of racial injustice | Megan Ming Francis | TEDxRainier [Video]. Youtube.

In this inspiring and powerful talk, Megan Francis traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out "fix-all" cures to a complex social problem Megan Ming Francis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington where she specializes in the study of American politics, race, and the development of constitutional law. She is particularly interested in the construction of rights and citizenship, black political activism, and the post-civil war South. Born and raised in Seattle, WA, she was educated at Garfield High School, Rice University in Houston, and Princeton University where she received her M.A. and her Ph.D. in Politics. In her award winning book, Civil Rights and the Making of the Modern American State, shows that the battle against lynching and mob violence in the first quarter of the 20th century were pivotal to the development of civil rights and the growth of federal court power. She is inspired by people who fight for justice–even when the end appears nowhere in sight.

TEDxUofA. (2018, September 28). "White Immunity": Working through the pitfalls of "privilege" discourse | Nolan Cabrera [Video]. Youtube.

White immunity builds off White privilege, and explores how Whiteness creates a type of social inoculation from racism for White people. Dr. Cabrera links the historical formation of Whiteness in the U.S. to contemporary times, ultimately calling for White people to develop greater racial empathy and responsibility. Nolan Cabrera is scholar of race and racism, specifically focusing on Whiteness in higher education. He has also been deeply involved in the Mexican American Studies controversy in Tucson Unified, recently serving as an expert statistician for the plaintiffs in the federal case. He was the only academic featured in the MTV documentary "White People." This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

Thurston, B. (2019). How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time [Video]. TED.

Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while Black." In this profound, thought-provoking and often hilarious talk, he reveals the power of language to change stories of trauma into stories of healing -- while challenging us all to level up.

Tippet, K. (2017, January 19). Eula Biss - Talking About Whiteness [Audio podcast]. In On Being. The On Being Project.

You can’t think about something if you can’t talk about it, says Eula Biss. The writer helpfully opens up lived words and ideas like complacence, guilt, and opportunity hoarding for an urgent reckoning with whiteness. This conversation was inspired by her 2015 essay in The New York Times, “White Debt.”

UHGCSW. (2018, September 6). A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott [Video]. Youtube.

A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott is the latest installment of the student-led Social Justice Solutions series. Each year, we invite activists, thought leaders, and the community to explore action-oriented strategies to affect social change. This year we are honored to host two luminaries who have long been on the front lines of pushing the national conversation on race and racial justice forward.

Vedantam, S. (n.d.). Changing Behavior, Not Beliefs [Audio podcast episode]. Hidden Brain Media.

The rift between police and Black Americans can feel impossible to bridge. But in his work with police departments across the U.S., Yale psychologist Phillip Atiba Goff has found novel ways to address the problem.

Vedantam, S. (n.d.) The Mind of the Village [Audio podcast episode]. Hidden Brain Media.

A culture of racism can infect us all. On this week’s Radio Replay, we discuss the implicit biases we carry that have been forged by the society around us.

Wallace, J. (2020, June 17). Minding the Obligation Gap: The Central Role of Leadership [Video]. Youtube.

Minding the Obligation Gap Summer Learning Institute Webinar #1: Privilege, Equity, Pedagogy.

Wilbur, M. (2019-2022). All My Relations [Audio podcast series]. All My Relations Podcast.

Haslihail and Osiyo! Welcome to All My Relations, a podcast where we explore what it means to be a Native person in 2019. To be an Indigenous person is to be engaged in relationships—relationships to land and place, to a people, to non-human relatives, and to one another. All My Relations is a place to explore those relationships, and to think through Indigeneity in all its complexities. On each episode hosts Matika Wilbur (Tulalip and Swinomish) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation), delve into a different topic facing Native peoples today, bringing in guests from all over Indian Country to offer perspectives and stories. We dive deep, play some games, laugh a lot, cry sometimes, and hope that you’ll join us on this journey together. The podcast came from a desire to have more Indigenous voices accessible in mainstream media—both Matika and Adrienne are surrounded every day in life and work by brilliant Native folks who are fighting and resisting settler colonialism, while also celebrating and uplifting their communities and cultures. The majority of Americans never see this side of Indian Country, and instead only see stereotypical Hollywood Indians set in the historic past or sad, dark poverty porn. We want to offer an alternative, to move beyond bland stereotypes and misrepresentations, and engage in the messy, beautiful, and complicated parts of being Indigenous. We want this space to be for everyone—for Native folks to laugh, to hear ourselves reflected, and give us a chance to think deeper about some of the biggest issues facing our communities, and for non-Native folks to listen and learn. Our first season covers a wide range of topics from food sovereignty to Native mascots, fashion, literature, sex, relationships, DNA, identity, politics, and more. We talk with incredible guests like Kim Tallbear, Jessica Metcalfe, Stephanie Fryberg, Deborah Parker, Valerie Seagrest, Billy Ray Belcourt and Joshua Whitehead, and so many more.

Wilkinson, B. (2021, August 10). Racism is the Problem - What Equity and Justice Require of Us w/ Tamice Spencer [Audio Podcast]. In The Diversity Gap. Live Grace Productions. Anchor.fm.

Racism is the Problem - What Equity and Justice Require of Us w/ Tamice Spencer Insight: Your team’s lack of “racial diversity” is not the root of the problem. Racism and white supremacy are the root problems. Action: Adjust your perspectives and strategies accordingly. My conversation partner for this episode is Tamice Spencer. Tamice graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a double major Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Advertising. At age 20 she felt the call to vocational ministry quite strongly and hasn’t looked back. She has worked with hundreds of young adults and has a passion for learning, speaking, songwriting, and teaching. Tamice is the Founder of Sub:Culture Incorporated a non profit that seeks to eradicate barriers for black college students. Sub: Culture Incorporated was created with students on the margins in mind and a longing to see them centered, and holistically cared for while on campus. Tamice is also co-founder of the Kingdom Collaborative, an Atlanta based collective of HBCU ministry practitioners. For six years she served on full-time staff with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and the last two years on staff as the Associate Area Director of HBCU Planting & Strategy for the Southeast Region.

Wilkinson, B. (2021, August 24). Motivation Matters - Interrogating White Racial Identity and Practicing Antiracism w/ Jenny Potter [Audio Podcast]. In The Diversity Gap. Live Grace Productions. Anchor.fm.

Motivation Matters - Interrogating White Racial Identity and Practicing Antiracism w/ Jenny Potter Insight: Your motivation for diversifying your team matters. Action: If your motivation is to honor people's dignity, keep going. If your motivation is to appear relevant, stop now. Jenny Booth Potter is a woman who has dedicated her life to practicing antiracism and to supporting the work of Black women activists. Jenny is thoughtful and brings so much clarity and conviction to her antiracism work. In this conversation, we dive into what it’s been like for her as a white woman to go on a journey of show up to the work of racial justice with consistency and authenticity. I am grateful for Jenny’s voice and leadership, and I know you will be too.

Wilkinson, B. (2021, February 9). Slowing Down Enough to Know What's Driving Your Cultural Change [Audio Podcast]. In The Diversity Gap. Live Grace Productions. Anchor.fm.

The *way* we pursue change is just as important as the *why.* In this episode, Bethaney reviews and closes out the culture series. You'll get a recap of every lesson in the series, as well as some perspectives on how to slow down enough to evaluate *how* you're pursuing change. The tools we use to pursue cultural change are important! Listen in to hear why.

Wilkinson, B. (2021, January 14). Resisting Racial Color Blindness in Anxious Times [Audio Podcast]. In The Diversity Gap. Live Grace Productions. Anchor.fm.

In this episode of The Diversity Gap Academy, we take a break from our series on organizational culture to discuss racial color blindness. When the world is anxious and as racial tensions rise, racial color blindness can seem like the way to go. In this episode, we explore: what is racial color blindness? How is it showing up these days? How do we resist it? And why? Insight: Your team’s lack of “racial diversity” is not the root of the problem. Racism and white supremacy are the root problems. Action: Adjust your perspectives and strategies accordingly. My conversation partner for this episode is Tamice Spencer. Tamice graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a double major Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Advertising. At age 20 she felt the call to vocational ministry quite strongly and hasn’t looked back. She has worked with hundreds of young adults and has a passion for learning, speaking, songwriting, and teaching. Tamice is the Founder of Sub:Culture Incorporated a non profit that seeks to eradicate barriers for black college students. Sub: Culture Incorporated was created with students on the margins in mind and a longing to see them centered, and holistically cared for while on campus. Tamice is also co-founder of the Kingdom Collaborative, an Atlanta based collective of HBCU ministry practitioners. For six years she served on full-time staff with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and the last two years on staff as the Associate Area Director of HBCU Planting & Strategy for the Southeast Region.

Williams, D. R. (2016). How Racism Makes Us Sick [Video]. TED.

Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. In this eye-opening talk, Williams presents evidence for how racism is producing a rigged system -- and offers hopeful examples of programs across the US that are working to dismantle discrimination.

Winning in Life Today. (2020, June 11). Resmaa Menakem- Racialized Trauma - The Weathering Effects on the Human Body [Video]. Youtube.

My guest Resmaa Menakem is a national speaker, licensed therapist, and New York Times best selling author. In this episode of FB Live w/ Nicole Evans, Resmaa talks about the weathering effects of racialization on the human body.

WNET, et al. (2013). The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross [TV Series]. AVON.

Survey the full sweep of African-American history with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: This series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent right up to today when America remains a nation deeply divided by race.

YouTube Movies and TV. (2013). 12 Years a Slave [Video]. Youtube.

(Buy or Rent) From director Steve McQueen comes this powerful nominee for nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, based on Solomon Northup's astonishing true story. In 1841, Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free citizen, is kidnapped, stripped of his identity and sold into slavery. Now, he must find the strength to survive in this unflinching story of hope that earned a Golden Globe® for Best Picture, Drama.