Hate U Give 

by Angie Thomas

Black Lives Matter

The official website of the Black Lives Matter network, the page offers information and resources “rooted in the experiences of Black people in this country who actively resist our dehumanization” and seek to respond “to the virulent anti-Black racism that permeates our society.”


Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin

Baldwin's essay is the focus of close reading and discussion in Session Five. Provide print or online access to students through this link to The New Yorker.

 

Letter to My Son by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Coates' essay is the focus of close reading and discussion in Sessions Six and Seven. Provide print or online access to students through this link to The New Yorker.

Research Topics and Sources Page: This categorized list of links to articles, videos, and other resources provides students with sources for their inquiry into the background research topics. 

Learning more about double consciousness, codeswitching, and negotiating multiple identities

 

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/double-consciousness/

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/10/176234171/learning-how-to-code-switch-humbling-but-necessary

 

https://www.pbs.org/video/pov-american-promise-idris-code-switches/

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/being-black-work/409990/

 

Learning more about the Black Panther Movement

 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-Panther-Party

http://www.pbs.org/hueypnewton/actions/actions_platform.html

http://theblackpanthers.com/home/

 


Learn about Tupac Shakur and his Activism

 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=YouTube+Video%3A+2pac-T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.

 

https://alexdaviswrites.medium.com/thug-life-tupac-shakurs-protest-against-america-s-systemic-oppression-c3ad77288dd5

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/TupacActivismReading.pdf

 

https://allpoetry.com/The-Rose-That-Grew-From-Concrete

 

Learn More about Media Representations of Fatal Police Shooting of African Americans

 

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-johnson-black-victim-20170330-story.html

 

https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/7/24/16019440/justine-damond-police-shooting-race


http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/opinions/law-enforcement-racism-opinion-gagliano/index.html



Learn more about the complexity of gang culture/the difficulty of leaving a gang

 

http://www.newsweek.com/how-do-you-leave-gang-82499

 

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gangs-once-a-member-it-is-difficult-to-get-out/

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/ViolentStoriesReading.pdf

 

http://people.missouristate.edu/MichaelCarlie/what_I_learned_about/gangs/culture.htm


Missing Indigenous Women and Girls


Indigenous Racial Issues

Indigenous experiences with racism and its impacts 

In this fact sheet, the focus is on the lived and structural forms of racism. We begin by providing a brief overview of what racism is, how it intersects with other forms of discrimination, and how it is manifested.

The Generational Impact Of Racism On Health: Voices From American Indian Communities

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01419 

Generational Racism = Trauma  -- Australia 

Ziggy Ramo ft. Paul Kelly - Little Things (Official Video)

Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Human Rights System

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/fs9Rev.2.pdf

Indigenous land and subsistence rights


Can Indigenous subsistence rights still be protected in Alaska?

https://www.ktoo.org/2021/10/28/can-indigenous-subsistence-rights-still-be-protected-in-alaska/


“Living off the Land”: How Subsistence Promotes Well-Being and Resilience among Indigenous Peoples of the Southeastern United States

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407868/ 

Alaska Native Subsistence Rights: Taking an Anti-Racist Decolonizing Approach to Land Management and Ownership for Our Children and Generations to Come

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/3/72

Call to Action Let your Voice Be Heard: RESOURCES

Student Social Action Guide


Working with the Government/Civics/Politics


• Learn how to lobby: See, Advocacy Resources and suggestions from the Friends Committee on National Legislation: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/how-to-meet-with-congress-19


• Organize a town hall meeting in your community. For some great tips and suggestions on this, please see: 

https://guideinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Organizing-a-Town-Hall-Meeting 

This is an excellent resource that contains information on all the stages of planning a town hall, including planning, meeting logistics, inviting panelists and guests, promoting the event, creating press kits, holding the town hall, and what to do after the event.

• What are some important telephone numbers that you may need?

• Important addresses?

• Important websites?


Find Your Elected Officials

• Elected officials in local government 

https://www.usa.gov/local-governments

• House of Representatives

https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action/letters-to-editor/mainSenate

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm


Here are some great ideas from Generation Citizen on civic engagement: https://generationcitizen.org/

• Engage in conversations with people who disagree with you.

• Read and subscribe to a local newspaper.

• Learn about your local government.

• Learn about your state government.

• Lobby a decision maker.

• Write an op-ed for a local newspaper or blog.

• Attend and speak at a community or political board meeting.

• Host a political board meeting.

• Advocate for action civics.

• Register to vote: https://vote.gov