Racial Justice Resources
“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.”
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GENERAL & Foundational resources
The Racial Justice Glossary | Webpage | A great resource for racial justice terms and concepts.
Give Blck | Webpage | A comprehensive database of Black-founded nonprofits.
Answering White People’s Most Commonly Asked Questions about the Black Lives Matter Movement | Bold Italic Article (15m) | Courtney Martin provides a Q&A for people with privilege who want to learn more about racial justice.
Philanthropy & Charity
Giving Done Right | Book (4h 30m) | Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, shares what he's learned works - and doesn't work - from decades of experience with donors seeking real change.
Winners Take All| Book (4h 45m) | Author Anand Giridharadas' investigation of how the global elite’s efforts to “change the world” preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve.
The Elite Charade of Changing the World| Podcast (1 hr 30 min) | How can there be anything wrong with trying to do good? Anand Giridharadas shares his perspective on The Ezra Klein Show
SESSION 1 - NOV. 2020 | EXPLORING CULTURE & IDENTITY
White Fragility | Video (1hr 23m) | Author Robin DiAngelo reads from her book and discusses how white people can develop their capacity to engage more constructively across race.
So You Want to Talk About Race | Book (4h) | Author Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to “model minorities” in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism.
SESSION 2 - DEC. 2020 | ACTIVELY RELEARNING HISTORY
The Racist Roots of Nonprofits & Philanthropy | Podcast (32m) | This episode of The Ethical Rainmaker explores the relatively recent history of how charitable systems came to be, why they are built on deep injustices and how philanthropy and nonprofits are actually a political and economic system.
Civil Rights and the Making of the Modern American State | Book (3h 30m) | Author Megan Ming Francis redefines our understanding of the early civil rights movement, the NAACP, and its relationship to the American presidency and Congress.
UW Political Scientist Megan Francis Looks at Philanthropy and Racial Inequality | Webpage | A breif description of the work and exploration being done by Megan Ming Francis.
The 1619 Project | New York Times Webpage and Podcast (6 epidodes, 23-42m each) | An ongoing initiative which aims to reframe America’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Selma | Feature Film (2h 8m) | Directed by Ava DuVernay, based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr.
SESSION 3 - JAN. 2021 | UNPACKING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
- “Cracking the Codes” Video: Institutional Inequity (2:46)
- “Cracking the Codes” Video:Power Analysis(7:10)
- “Cracking the Codes” Video: Unconscious Bias (6:56)
SESSION 4 - FEB. 2021 | INTERRUPTING OPPRESSION
The Role of Allies and Agents of Change | Excerpt (10m) | This excerpt from Interrupting the Cycle of Oppression by Andrea Ayvazian explores what it means to be a committed agent of change as a member of a dominant group in our society.
How to Tell Someone they Sound Racist | Video (3min) | Jay Smooth suggests focusing on "what they did" rather than "who they are".
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race | Video (12min) | Jay Smooth on embracing challenging discussions.
Scene on Radio’s “Seeing White” Series | Podcast, 14 episodes (16-45m each)| Leading scholars share a deep-dive examination of racial structures through the lens of oppressors rather than the oppressed.
America’s Racial Contract is Killing Us | Atlantic Article (15m) | Author Adam Serwer shares how the pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.
Who Gets to be Afraid in America? | Atlantic Article (10m) | Author Ibram X. Kendi explores how systemic fear led to the death of Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged through a suburban neighborhood on February 23, 2020.
SESSION 5 - MAR. 2021 | BUILDING & APPLYING A RACIAL JUSTICE LENS
Change, Not Charity| Podcast (3om) | Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette discuss the importance of investing in community leaders, the role of racial equity in giving effectively, and strategies for how donors can tap into their communities to find the right organizations to support.
Decolonizing Wealth | Book (4h) | Author Edgar Villanueva provides an analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance.
SESSION 6 - APR. 2021 | REIMAGINING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Ibram X. Kendi | Virtual Event (1hr)| An intimate evening with the #1 New York Times best-selling author and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University in Washington, D.C.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness| Book (5h) | Author Michelle Alexander describes the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States that has resulted in millions of Black Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status.
Why is this Happening? | Webpage | 100 Year Hoodie’s introduction to police brutality
Black Lives Action Page | Webpage | Resources for accountability and action for Black lives.
Just Mercy| Book (6h) and Feature Film (2h 17m)| The true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to end mass incarceration in America — from one of the most inspiring lawyers of our time, Bryan Stevenson.
13th| Feature Film (1h 30m) | Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
SESSION 7 - MAY 2021 | RACIAL JUSTICE & THE ENVIRONMENT
- Climate Change is Also a Racial Justice Problem | Washington Post Article (10m) | Sarah Kaplan explains how racial inequity puts people of color at a disproportional disadvantage to cope with the climate crisis.
SESSION 8 - JUN. 2021 | RACE & GENDER
- Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives| Video (51m) | Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, and Charlene Carruthers discuss how Black Feminism remains a foundational theory and practice guiding social justice movements.
SESSION 9 - JUL. 2021 | EDUCATION & ADVANCEMENT
Nice White Parents | Podcast, 5 episodes (45m-1h) | A limited series about building a better school system - and what gets in the way.
Integrated Schools’ Raising White Kids | Podcast Episode (1h) | Dr. Jennifer Harvey discusses her book, as well as her personal journey towards anti-racist organizing, educating, and child rearing.
20 Picture Books for 2020 | Webpage | Children’s books to embrace race, provide solace, and do good.
SESSION 10 - AUG. 2021 | DEMOCRACY & POLICY REFORM
SESSION 11 - SEP. 2021 | COLOR IN THE ARTS
- Strategy in Arts & Culture | | This Racial Equity Tools resource contains links, practices, resources about the intersection of racial justice and the Arts.