"Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources"
"This first one is actually a link to a list to a ton of awesome resources (including Kendi’s How to be Antiracist), scaffolded so that people can find their own entry point based on where they’re at on the journey to understanding." - Professor
"The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning"
"This essay hit home to me in a way that nothing else had before on the constant state of fear (and mourning, in Rankine’s words) experienced by Black mothers/families, especially those that include sons. " - Professor
"I also published a short piece about Freddie Gray and Henry David Thoreau’s concept of civil disobedience; a PDF version of the essay can be accessed here" - Professor
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44691/america-56d223e1ac025
Podcast: “Shakespeare in Africa”
"When the British came to colonize the African continent in the middle of the 1800s, they brought Shakespeare with them. But after the British left power, it was often Shakespeare who leaders in African countries summoned to push back against the colonial experience — using his words to promote unity, elevate native languages, and critique the politics of the time." - Professor
"Southern Cop" (1936)
"A short, ironic, and VERY timely poem about race and police violence from the Harlem Renaissance era." - Professor
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963), Martin Luther King, Jr.
"King defends himself against criticism from white moderates who consider him an 'extremist.'" - Professor
"Betye Saar’s Liberation of Aunt Jemima is a work that I teach every semester in AH111 and a work that addresses systemic racism, the roots of this racism, and the way that these racial attitudes are perpetuated in the media. What this brief account doesn’t address, however, is the complexity of Saar’s intervention. As I read it, she is showing us the generally accepted image (the image from the pancake box), showing us the similarity between this image and on offensive stereotype (which actually looks like Aunt Jemima salt shakers from the 1940s), and showing us the origins of this stereotype (both obvious and disguised) in slavery (the cotton) and in the limited opportunities (the “realistic” image of the nanny) offered to African-American women. And, of course, calling for revolution." - Professor
"This is a link to an article that James Baldwin published in 1960. This piece still has a lot to say to us 60 years later, if only we would listen." - Professor
"The Enlightenment's Dark Side"
"This article speaks to the continuing racism of Enlightenment ideals of progress and cosmopolitanism but fails to acknowledge the race thinking and racism that is part of the Enlightenment narrative." - Professor
"Resources for Accountability and Actions for Black Lives"
"This is a working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work. These resources have been ordered in an attempt to make them more accessible. We will continue to add resources." - Professor
"Here is link to a digital humanities project my students and I have been working on in collaboration with residents of Govans, the neighborhood in which we are located. Govans Heritage and Community Action focuses on educating people on the history of slavery and systemic racism in Maryland and Baltimore. The project also seeks to make this material available to all people of all ages by collaborating with Baltimore educators to compose education resources for use in classrooms, in after school activities, and in research." - Professor
"Bad Apples Come From Rotten Trees in Policing"
"Written by sociologist Rashawn Ray." - Professor
Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus
http://www.whitenessproject.org/millennials
http://www.whitenessproject.org/checkbox
"The whiteness project (specifically “Intersection of I” is a resource I use in my Self and Society course: Whiteness Project is an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race. Whiteness Project is conducting interviews with people from all walks of life and localities in which they are asked about their relationship to, and their understanding of, their own whiteness. Each video interview is paired with a statistic that provides a greater societal context and offers an opportunity for self-reflection by the audience on their own thoughts about race. Whiteness Project’s first installment, Inside the White/Caucasian Box, is a collection of 21 interviews filmed in Buffalo, NY in July 2014 and released in October 2014. The latest installment, Intersection of I, is a collection of 23 interviews filmed in Dallas, Texas in July 2015 and released in April 2016. This second installment features a cross-section of Millennials, ages 15-27, who share their views about race and identity. The project is ongoing and we are in production on additional installments. By engendering debate about the role of whiteness in American society and encouraging white Americans to become fully vested participants in the ongoing debate about the role of race in American society, Whiteness Project aims to inspire reflection and foster discussions that ultimately lead to improved communication around issues of race and identity." - Professor
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