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Resources for Conversations on Racism

Resources from the Cornell Community

Resources from Cornell Units

Faculty Contributions: Writing, Research and Art

Media Resources on Racism and Anti-Racism

Books

Articles and Readings

Articles for the STEM Community

STEM Readings:

  • Edwards, Mélise. “Cognitive Reserve and Racial Privilege in STEM.” Journal Name, vol. (issue), year.
  • Asai, David. “Excluded.” Journal of Microbiology Education, vol. 21, no. 1, 2020.
  • Asai, David. “Race Matters” (PDF). Cell, vol. 181, May 14, 2020.
  • Asai, David. “To Learn Inclusion Skills Make it Personal.” Nature, May 20, 2020.
  • Killpack, Tess L., and Laverne C. Melón. “Toward Inclusive STEM Classrooms: What Personal Role Do Faculty Play?” (PDF). CBE: Life Science Education, vol. 15, no. 3, 2016, pp. 1-10.

    Podcasts

    Essays and Stories

    Talks and Short Videos

    • Davis, Angela, and Jane Elliott. “A Conversation of Race and Privilege.” YouTube, uploaded by University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work (UHGCSW), 6 Sept. 2018. URL.
    • Smith, Barbara, Reina Gossett, and Charlene Caruthers. “Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives.” YouTube, uploaded by National LGBTQ Task Force, 23 Jan. 2016. URL.
    • McIntosh, Peggy. “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion.” YouTube, uploaded by TEDx Talks, 5 Nov. 2012. URL.
    • Noah, Trevor. “Trevor Noah: George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper.” YouTube, uploaded by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, 29 May 2020. URL.
    • Love, Bettina. “We Want to Do More Than Just Survive.” CSPAN, 19 March 2019. URL.

    Recommended Documentaries, Films and Series

    • DuVernay, Ava. 13th. Netflix, 2016.
    • Leon, Kenny. American Son. Netflix, 2019.
    • Olson, Göran, director. The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975. 2011.
    • Chukwu, Chinonye, director. Clemency. Neon, 2019.
    • Simien, Justin, director. Dear White People. Roadside Attractions, 2014.
    • Coogler, Ryan, director. Fruitvale Station. The Weinstein Company, 2013.
    • Peck, Raoul, director. I Am Not Your Negro. Velvet Film, 2016.
    • Jenkins, Barry, director. If Beale Street Could Talk. Hulu, 2018.
    • Kunhardt, Peter, director. King in the Wilderness. HBO, 2018.
    • Bristol, Stefon, director. See You Yesterday. Netflix, 2019.
    • DuVernay, Ava, director. Selma. 2014.
    • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution. 2015.
    • Tillman Jr., George, director. The Hate U Give. Hulu with Cinemax, 2018.
    • DuVernay, Ava, creator. When They See Us (series). Netflix, 2019.

    Resources for Educators

    Readings and Tools

    • Gonchar, Michael. “26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students.” The New York Times, 15 March 2017. URL.
    • Sathy, Viji, Hogan, Kelly A. and Calvin M. Sims. “A Dozen-Plus Ways You Can Foster Educational Equity.” Inside Higher Ed, 30 June 2020. URL.
    • DuVernay, Ava. Array 101: An online education platform of a supplemental learning guide to Array’s films and TV series. URL.
    • “Becoming Anti-Racist: Being a Better Adviser, Lab Mate and Friend to Black Colleagues” (PDF). URL.
    • Council of Graduate Schools. “Social Justice and Anti-Racism Resources for Graduate Education.” URL.
    • Stanford University. “Stanford’s SPARQtools (specifically RaceWorks) – a digital toolkit.” URL.
    • McIntosh, Peggy. “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” Peace and Freedom Magazine, July/August 1989. URL.

    Trainings and Activist Tools

    For Families

    This list was adapted from the University of Michigan’s Anti-Racism Resources and  Resources for Support, sourced from the OUD DEI Team, U-M’s Development Professionals of Color, and Anti-Racism Educators.

    Thank you, Sheri Notaro (U of M), for sharing the University of Michigan resource list. Thanks also to Noliwe Rooks, Sara Xayarath Hernández, Adi Grabiner-Keinan, and Neema Kudva for contributing their ideas and resources.