Articles, Essays, and Interviews with Biz
- Wilson, Audra. "Practically Speaking: Real Talk About Race." Practically Speaking. Vocalo
- "Diversity and Inclusion Matter." Evanston Roundtable.
Raising/Educating Children
Webber | Nahliah | If You Really Want to Make a Difference in Black Lives, Change How You Teach White Kids | Education Post.org | July-20 |
Prior to October 2017
- Anderson, Melinda D. "How the Stress of Racism Affects Learning." The Atlantic.
- Anderson, Melinda D. "Why the Myth of Meritocracy Hurts Kids of Color." The Atlantic.
- Beard, Hilary. "The Dos and Dont's of Talking to Kids of Color About White Supremacy." Colorlines.
- Blad, Evie. "Adults See Black Girls as Less Innocent Than Their White Peers, Survey Finds." Education Week.
- Brown, Emma. "A Principal Met a Student She Expelled, and it Changed Her Approach to Discipline." The Washington Post.
- Blad, Evie. "Human Book Characters May Be Better Than Animals for Teaching Moral Lessons." Education Week.
- Blad, Evie. "Positive School Climates May Help Narrow Achievement Gaps, Analysis Find." Education Week.
- Briscoe-Smith, Allison. "How to Talk with Your Kids about Donald Trump." Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley.
- Costello, Maureen. "What to Say to Kids on November 10 and the Days After." Teaching Tolerance.
- DeWitt, Peter. "The School Climate Problem (and What We Can do About It)." Education Week.
- "The Experiment." BBC Stories.
- Fattal, Isabel. "Reading Racism in Dr. Seuss." The Atlantic.
- Grant-Thomas, Andrew. "Your 5-year-old is already racially biased. Here’s what you can do about it." Embrace Race.
- Grandpre, Lawrence. "This ‘Diversity’ Stuff Can Kill You: What I Learned as a Black Man at America’s Least Diverse Elite College." Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
- Greenberg, Jon. "Your Local Public School Is Failing at Addressing Racism – Here Are 3 Ways How." Everyday Feminism.
- Gross, Terry and Hannah-Jones, Nikole. "How The Systemic Segregation Of Schools Is Maintained By ‘Individual Choices’." NPR.
- "How Should I Talk about Race in My Mostly White Classroom?" ADP.
- Judson, Andie. "CMS Teacher Connects to Students with Personalized Handshakes." WCNC.
- Kandick Topher. "Every Book You Teach Is a Political Choice. Make It a Step Towards Social Justice." Education Post.
- Kirp, David L. "Don’t Suspend Students. Empathize." The New York Times.
- Kirp, David L. "Nudges that Help Struggling Schools Succeed." The New York Times.
- Kirshenbaum, Gayle. "It's Time For White Parents Of White Kids To Bring The Resistance Home." Huffpost.
- Lattimore, Kayla. "When Black Hair Violates The Dress Code." NPR.
- "Let Her Learn: Join the Fight to Stop School Pushout." National Women's Law Center.
- Milner, H. Richard IV. "Yes, Race and Politics Belong in the Classroom." Education Week.
- Oluo, Ijeoma. "I am Drowning in Whiteness." KUOW.
- Pastor, Kevin. "The Lie." Vimeo, Untitled Productions.
- Rhodes, Marjorie. "Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children." The Conversation.
- Slaughter, Danielle. "5 Ways Parents Pass Down Prejudice and Racism." The Huffington Post.
- Sparks, Sarah D. and Harwin, Alex. "How Parents Widen—or Shrink—Academic Gap." Education Week.
- Suárez-Orozco, Carola and Suárez-Orozco Marcelo. "Immigrant Students Are Internalizing Stereotypes. Educators Can Help." Education Week.
- Tastrom, Katie. "7 Tips for White Parents to Talk to Their Kids About Police Murders of Black People." The Body is Not an Apology.
- "That Black Boy..." Remaking Mom.
- Tranchell, Savannah. "Creating a Better Education for Everyone." University of Idaho
- Turner, Cory. "Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem." NPR.
- Turner, Shane. "Dear Higher Education - This is Why Your Diversity Initiatives are Failing." Advancing Diversity.
- Strauss, Valerie. "The first thing teachers should do when school starts is talk about hatred in America. Here’s help." The Washington Post.
- Utt, Jamie. "5 Actions White Educators Can Take to Help Make Schools Anti-Racist." Everyday Feminism.
- Valby, Karen "The Realities of Raising a Kid of a Different Race." Time.
- Wanjuki, Wagatwe. "A boy told his teacher she can’t understand him because she’s white. Her response is on point." Upworthy.
- Watson, Angela. "10 things every white teacher should know when talking about race." The Cornerstone for Teachers.
- Watt, Sherry K. "Racism's Toll." The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Race/Ethnicity/Identity
Prior to October 2017
- Chandrashekar, Ruchita. "I Learned To Stop Giving Cultural Ignorance A Pass." The Huffington Post.
- Gomez, Carlos Andrez. "Latin America is Not Just Mexico." We are mitu.
- Graham Brett, Teresa. "Conversations About Race." Parenting for Social Change.
- Howard, Tyrone C. "When We Talk About Race, Let's be Honest." Education Week.
- Kaba, Mariame. "How the School-to-Prison Pipeline Works." Teen Vogue.
- Park, Gene. "The Soft Bigotry of Having to Change Your Name." The Washington Post.
Whiteness/White Privilege/White Supremacy/Antiracism
Truss | Joe | What Happened When My School Began to Dismantle White Supremacy | NextGenLEarning | Aug-19 |
Vu | What to Say and What Not to Say in Your Statements about White Supremacist Coup Attempt at the Capitol | Nonprofitaf | Jan-21 |
Contreras | Yolanda | Can Anybody Hear Me? | Community Centric Fundraising | Nov-20 |
Glaude, Jr.
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How Whiteness Affected the Election | NPR.org | Nov-20 |
Eberhardt | Jennifer | How Racial Bias Works - How to Disrupt It | Ted Talk | Sep-20 |
Gassam Asare | Janice | Trump Bans Diversity Training, Claiming It's Divisive, Anti-American Propaganda | Forbes.com | Sep-20 |
Byrd | Miyah | You Don't Have Black Friends. You Barely Have Black Acquaintances. | Medium.com | July-20 |
Lazzaro | Philippe | The Beauty of Antiracism | July-20 |
Prior to October 2017
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- Ariel, Courtney. "For Our White Friends Desiring to be Allies." Sojourners.
- Banks, Jasmine. "Do Not Unfriend the Racists: You Have Work to Do." Just Jasmine.
- Beinart, Peter. "Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby." The Atlantic.
- Benn, Jessie. "The Unchecked Racism Of The Left And The Platinum Rule." Huffpost.
- Coates, Ta-Nehisi. "The First White President." The Atlantic.
- Cook, Jeff. "Why I'm a Racist." Beyond the Glass Wall.
- DiAngelo, Robin. "No, I Won’t Stop Saying White Supremacy." The Good Men Project.
- Greenberg, Jon. "How White Americans’ Hatred of Racism Actually Supports Racism Instead of Solves It." Everyday Feminism.
- Harriot, Michael. "Yes, You Can Measure White Privilege." The Root.
- Hugs, Robot. No, We Won’t Calm Down – Tone Policing Is Just Another Way to Protect Privilege." Everyday Feminism.
- Lee, Frances. "Excommunicate Me from the Church of Social Justice." Autostraddle.
- Nolan, Hamilton. "The Definition of Racism." Fusion Media, with Splinter News.
- Oluo, Ijeoma. "I am Drowning in Whiteness." KUOW.
- Oluo, Ijeoma. "White People: I Don’t Want You To Understand Me Better, I Want You To Understand Yourselves." The Establishment.
- Park, Gene. "The Soft Bigotry of Having to Change Your Name." The Washington Post.
- Prince, Richard. "What happens When a Patient Demands a White M.D.?" The Root.
- Rice, Zak Cheney. "The Side of the Oklahoma Racist Frat Story That Nobody Is Talking About." Mic: The Movement.
- Rockquemore, Kerry Ann. "Allies and Microaggressions." Inside Higher Ed.
- Sachs, George. "10 Ways White Liberals Perpetuate Racism." The Huffington Post.
- SafetyPinBox.com
- Schillinger, Heidi. "We Can't Train Our Way to Racial Equality." Fakequity.
- Systemic Racism is Real Ben & Jerry's.
- Utt, Jamie. "5 Ways to Avoid Common Ally Pitfalls by Learning From Your Mistakes." Everyday Feminism.
- "What is Systemic Racism?" Race Forward.
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Cultural Appropriation/Halloween
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- Bradford, K. Tempest. "Commentary: Cultural Appropriation Is, In Fact, Indefensible." NPR.
- Duan, Carlina. "Michigan in Color: I am Not a Geisha." The Michigan Daily.
- Howerton, Kristen. "Nine Steps for Avoiding Racist Costumes at Halloween." Rage Against the Minivan.
- Moya-Smith Simon. "100 Ways to Support—Not Appropriate From—Native People". Vice
- Uwujaren, Jarune. "The Difference Between Cultural Exchange and Cultural Appropriation." Everyday Feminism.
- Walker, Tate. "4 Ways To Honor Native Americans Without Appropriating Our Culture." Everyday Feminism.
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Gender Norms/Expectations/Issues
Damour | Lisa | Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office | NY Times | February-19 |
Criado-Perez | Caroline | The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes | The Guardian | February-19 |
Giovanni | Isabella | 17 Real-Life Would-You-Rathers I, a Woman, Have Had to Ask Myself | McSweeney's | June-18 |
Katz | Jackson | We Need to Talk About Masculinity | AJ+ | May-18 |
Milner | Claire | The 10-Year Baby Window That Is the Key to the Women’s Pay Gap | NY Times | April-18 |
Hawley | Alexi | How to Be Part of Hollywood’s Harassment Solution (Guest Column) | Hollywood Reporter | November-17 |
Prior to October 2017
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- "Celebrating Inclusive Mother’s Day & Father’s Day." Welcoming Schools.
- Cornish, Audie. "How Do You Raise A Feminist Daughter?" NPR.
- Emma. "The Gender Wars of Household Chores." The Guardian.
- Reiner, Andrew. "Talking to Boys the Way We Talk to Girls." The New York Times.
- Simon, Erica Williams. "3 Girls Got on National Television and Told the Not-So-Pretty Truth About America." Upworthy.
- "The Experiment." BBC Stories.
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Gender/Sexual Relationships
Wieners | Brad | How to Talk to Boys About Porn, Consent and Sex, According to Boys & Sex Author | Men's Health | January-20 |
Know the Difference | Tolerance.org | November-18 | ||
Shana | Have You Played The Consent Game? (Advice for Talking Consent with Kids, Pre-Teens, and Teenagers) | The MomEdit | October-18 |
Prior to October 2017
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- Favilli, Elena and Cavallo, Francesca. "The Ugly Truth of Children's Books." Rebel Girls.
- Hawley, Alexi. "How to be a Part of Hollywood's Harassment Solution." The Hollywood Reporter.
- Reist, Melinda Tankard. "Sex Before Kissing: How 15-Year-Old Girls Are Dealing With Porn-Addicted Boys." Fight the New Drug.
- Steinberg, Stacy and Sager, Jennifer. "How to Parent Against Rape Culture." The Washington Post.
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LGBTQ+/Gender Identity/Expression
Workplace Advocates | Out and Equal | Out & Equal | May-20 | |
Thomas | Karla | LGBTQ+ Education Avoidance: The New Anti-Vaxxing | Medium | October-19 |
Smith | Gwendolyn | Just one supportive adult cuts the chance an LGBTQ youth will attempt suicide by 40% | LGBTQ Nation | July-19 |
Ramsey | Tim | Is My Child Too Young To Learn About Being Gay? | Youtube | April-19 |
Mitchell | Corey | Hostility Toward LGBTQ Students May Be Rising in Schools, Survey Finds | EdWeek | October-18 |
Press | Oni | A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns | Beat | September-18 |
Dylan Finch | Sam | 10 Things You’re Actually Saying When You Ignore Someone’s Gender Pronouns | Everyday Feminism | October-14 |
Prior to October 2017
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- Brooks, Jon. "A New Generation Overthrows Gender." NPR.
- Erickson-Schroth, Laura. "Five Myths About Transgender Students Educators Need to Unlearn." Education Week.
- Lemay, Mimi. "A Letter to My Son Jacob on His 5th Birthday." Boston.com.
- Ruttenburg, Rabbi Danya. "Why My Baby's Sex Doesn't Matter." Kveller
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Reading Lists for Kids
BLM Reading Room | June-20 | |||
Clarendon | Dan | 20 LGBTQ+ Books for Teens Coming Out in 2020 | Teen Vogue | June-20 |
How to Build an Inclusive & LGBTQ-friendly Library for you Children | Lesbemums | June-19 | ||
What is the Diverse BookFinder? | Diverse Bookfinder | May-19 | ||
Allen | Autumn | 20 Picture Books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace & Do Good | Embracerace | December-18 |
Prior to October 2017
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- "13 Children's Books That Encourage Kindness Towards Others." Buzzfeed.
- "26 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism & Resistance." The Conscious Kid Library, American Indians in Children's Literature, and Raising Race Conscious Children.
- Etue, Kate. "How to Talk to Your Kids About Prejudice with the Help of 12 of Our Favorite Books." Cool Mom Picks.
- McDonald, Allison. "LGBTQ Positive Books That Your Kids Need to Read." No Time for Flash Cards.
- Pannell, Ni'Kesia. "10 Children's Books That Help White Kids Understand What Children Of Color Are Up Against." Romper.
- Sarno, Melissa. "8 Empowering Middle Grade Novels for Kids Interested in Social Justice." Barnes and Noble.
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Reading Lists for Adults
Sullivan | Corrine | Highlight Black Publishing Power When You Pick Up Some of These Great Books | Popsugar | June-20 |
Trombetta | Sadie | 10 Books About Race To Read Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things To You | Bustle | June-20 |
Baker | Brea | The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List | Parade | June-20 |
Prior to October 2017
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- "100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice." Raising Race Conscious Children.
- Paul, Crystal. "10 Books I Wish My White Teachers Had Read." Bustle.
- Utt, Jamie. "5 Actions White Educators Can Take to Help Make Schools Anti-Racist." Everyday Feminism.
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Criminal Justice/Prison Reform/Abolition
Chotiner | Isaac | Bryan Stevenson on the Frustration Behind the George Floyd Protests | The New Yorker | June-20 |
New Bill Bans States From Holding Children in Adult Jails | EJI | January-19 | ||
Myers | Kristin | US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people | Yahoo Finance | January-19 |
Kaba | Mariame | How the School-to-Prison Pipeline Works | Teen Vogue | November-17 |
West Savali | Kirsten | Michelle Alexander on the War on Drugs: The Color of Drug Users Got Whiter, the Nation Got Nicer | The Root | November-17 |
Prior to October 2017
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- Kaba, Mariame. "How the School-to-Prison Pipeline Works." Teen Vogue.
- "Mass Incarceration, Visualized." The Atlantic.
- Rankin, Kenrya. "Justice Department to Judges: Jailing People Who Can't Pay Fines is Unconstitutional." Colorlines.
- Stevenson, Bryan. "Bryan Stevenson Wants Us to Talk More About Slavery." History Now.
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Class Inequality/Poverty
Bowman | Emma | 'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity | NPR | November-19 |
Yoon-Ji Kang | Esther | Chicago Owns America’s Widest Racial Gap In Economic Mobility | WBEZ | September-19 |
Prior to October 2017
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- Tirado, Linda. "Why Poor People Stay Poor." Slate.
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School Climate
Amerikaner | Ary | Blue States are Burying Damning Data about School Funding | NY Times | January-20 |
Densley | James | What School Shooters Have in Common | EdWeek | October-19 |
Darling-Hammond | Linda | Want Safe Schools? Start With Research-Based School Discipline Policies | Forbes | May-19 |
Nadworny | Elissa | As Elite Campuses Diversify, A 'Bias Towards Privilege' Persists | KQED | March-19 |
Jacobson | Linda | Study correlates positive school climate, fewer suspensions | December-18 | |
Dillard | Coshandra | Loc’d Out: How Thoughtless Dress Codes Can Harm Students From Day One | Tolerance.org | August-18 |
DeWitt | Peter | The School Climate Problem (and What We Can Do About It) | EdWeek | October-17 |
Workplace Climate
Prior to October 2017
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- Beinart, Peter. "Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby." The Atlantic.
- Brooks, Jon. "A New Generation Overthrows Gender." NPR.
- Coyote, Ivan. "We All Need a Safe Place to Pee." TEDx Vancouver.
- DiAngelo, Robin. "No, I Won’t Stop Saying White Supremacy." The Good Men Project.
- Harriot, Michael. "Yes, You Can Measure White Privilege." The Root.
- Hugs, Robot. No, We Won’t Calm Down – Tone Policing Is Just Another Way to Protect Privilege." Everyday Feminism.
- Mosesly, Korbett. "10 Ways to Practice Institutional Racism at Your Non-Profit Organization." Korbett Mosesly, Nonprofit Management and Public Policy Consultant.
- Owens, Ernest. "Diversity Isn’t “Being in the Room” — It’s Whites Giving Up Their Seats." Philadelphia Magazine.
- Schillinger, Heidi. "We Can't Train Our Way to Racial Equality." Fakequity.
- Sherbin, Laura and Rashid, Ripa. "Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion." Harvard Business Review.
- Systemic Racism is Real Ben & Jerry's.
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Videos/Clips
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- "Black-ish: Hope." ABC.
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