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Good Ancestor Podcast: Ep 11, Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility
In this episode, I speak with best selling author, activist, and speaker, Robin DiAngelo.
Nice White Parents by NY Times
If you want to understand what’s wrong with our public schools, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in shaping them: white parents.
An audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.
Universal Design for Learning as an Instrument for Change
With Mirko Chardin and Katie Novak. A podcast that focuses on supporting educators with the tools and resources necessary to ensure equity at their schools.
NPR: Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem
A new study out of Yale found that pre-K teachers, white and black alike, spend more time watching black boys, expecting trouble.
NPR: Qualified Immunity's Role in Police Accountability
In the wake of the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, people are asking hard questions about what, exactly, should be done about the police.
A podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
Where did the notion of “whiteness” come from? What does it mean? What is whiteness for? Scene on Radio host and producer John Biewen took a deep dive into these questions, along with an array of leading scholars and regular guest Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika.
The New York Times: Hyphen-Nation
What makes someone American? How do you define American identity? When do you feel most American? Or least? Nine American citizens describe their struggle to belong in a nation that both embraces and rejects them.News Features and Conferences
News Features and Conferences
Intersection of Culturally Responsive Education and Antiracist Education
A Conversation with Zaretta Hammond and the Center for the Collaborative Classroom 2020.The Social Practice of Human Rights 2017 conference Keynote address “White Rage” by Professor Carol
CBS Morning News: The Navajo Water Lady
Navajo Nation, an estimated 40 percent of residents don't have access to running water. Their savior is Darlene Arviso, who drives her precious cargo to make monthly deliveries to 250 families.Carol Anderson on [One Person, No Vote]
Emory University African American studies professor Carol Anderson discussed her book One Person, No Vote, about voter suppression following the 2013 Supreme Court ruling striking down the Voting Rights Act.Dr. Daniel Wing Sue Implicit Bias and Microaggressions: the Macro Impact of Small Acts
A talk by Professor Derald Wing Sue of Teachers College, Columbia University at Stanford University on January 20, 2015.Tonika Johnson’s Folded Map Project: Racism & Redlining
As early as 1830, city planners attempted to reconcile the natural landscape of Chicago with an easily understood system of streets and blocks. In 1909, the Chicago City Council implemented the grid plan. City planners took nearly 80 years to transform an initial 19th century survey of the city into the grid that exists today.Conversation on "A Race is a Nice Thing to Have" w/ Dr. Janet E. Helms & Maryam M. Jernigan-Noesi
This video discusses ways to help white people assume responsibility for ending racism, understand how racism impacts white individuals and people of color, analyze racism, and discover positive alternatives for living in a multicultural society.Good Morning America: How parents can help kids understand the protests and fight racism
Dr. Janet Taylor shares advice with parents who may be struggling to talk about racism and the unrest that has erupted after the death of George Floyd.The Today Show: How to Speak to Kids About Race Relations in America
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, co-authors of “All American Boys,” join Hoda and Jenna to talk about how parents can talk to their kids about race relations in America and why it’s important to continue these conversations.PBS NewsHour: Anti-bias Lessons Help Preschoolers Hold Up A Mirror to Diversity
Some California preschools are getting children to participate in conversations about racial differences at an early age by introducing an anti-bias curriculum that teaches kids about diversity and inclusion. Against a backdrop of national divides over race, these educators use art projects and discussions to infuse a powerful message into the classroom. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports.Mini-Lessons and Commercial Campaigns
Mini-Lessons and Commercial Campaigns
Jay Smooth: How To Tell Someone They Sound Racist
A video by Jay Smooth. "You gotta use some strategery."PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools - Mini Documentary
Across the country, black girls lives are misunderstood, highly judged – by teachers, administrators, and the justice system – and devalued by the very institutions charged with helping them flourish.The Atlantic: Environmental Racism Is the New Jim Crow
Communities of color face disproportionate rates of natural disaster and environmental harm. The environment is a system controlled and designed by people—and people can be racist.Buzz Feed: Students Learn A Powerful Lesson About Privilege
With a recycling bin and some scrap paper.Teaching Tolerance: Intersectionality 101
Intersectionality is a BIG topic. Learn the basics with this student-friendly video!Systemic racism affects every area of life in the US. From incarceration rates to predatory loans, and trying to solve these problems requires changes in major parts of our system. "Privilege is complex..."P&G: The Look: A Story About Bias In America
TV commercial by P&G.Fight For Freedom | Love Has No Labels | Ad Council
Building on the Love Has No Labels campaign’s longstanding effort to address bias, Fight For Freedom holds a mirror to the simple acts of freedom often taken for granted by non-Black Americans, revealing the stark contrast of those freedoms and the way Black people in this country endure systemic racism and injustice every day.How The US Suppressed Native American Identity
Dennis Banks, founder of the American Indian Movement, shares his personal experiences with Abby Martin in The Empire Files.How did Americans come to believe that race equals certain visible physical characteristics such as skin color and hair?
Examine the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy.
Voices of Our Youth
Voices of Our Youth
Needham Spotlight focuses on this student group (SAFE) partnering with Student Leadership.
One year after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., middle school students in a neighboring district discuss racial bias.
Soul Pancake: What Assumptions Do Kids Make About Each Other? Reverse Assumptions
It’s certainly easier to make assumptions about people than it is to spend time getting to know someone. We wanted to put assumptions to the test to see what we're missing out on because we're so busy assuming we already "know" a person.Teens talk about diversity.Hear some straight talk from middle-schoolers about race and what it's like to grow up in such racially charged times.Teenagers Discuss Microaggressions and Racism
This workshop's mission was to educate parents on the concept of "microaggressions," defined as a form of unintentional discrimination, and their impact on teens' self-esteem.I, Too, Am Harvard: 63 Black Harvard Students Share Their Experiences In A Powerful Photo Project
A campaign lifting up the marginalized voices of black students on Harvard's campus.It's been 62 years since Brown v. Board of Education, but the percentage of racially segregated schools in the United States has been growing steadily over the past 15 years. We asked these Bronx 5th graders what segregation looks like today.The New York Times Op-Doc Series: A Conversation on Race
The New York Times Op-Doc Series: A Conversation on Race
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
In this short documentary, young black men explain the particular challenges they face growing up in America.A Conversation With My Black Son
In this short documentary, parents reveal their struggles with telling their black sons that they may be targets of racial profiling by the police.A Conversation With White People On Race
This short documentary features interviews with white people on the challenges of talking about race.A Conversation With Police on Race
In this short documentary, former officers share their thoughts on policing and race in America.A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
Asian-Americans confront stereotypes about their community.A Conversation With Latinos on Race
In this short documentary, Latinos grapple with defining their ethnic and racial identities.A Conversation With Native Americans on Race
Native Americans challenge their invisibility in society.TedX Talks
TedX Talks
Erica Chenoweth at TEDxBoulder (15 minutes).
James A. White Sr. at TEDxColumbus (15 minutes)
David Ikard gives a TedX presentation.
Van Jones (14 minutes)
What I Am Leaning From My White Grandchildren - Truths About Race
Anthony Peterson at TEDxAntioch (19 minutes)Dr. Melissa Crum is an artist, education consultant and diversity practitioner who works with many educators in urban schools. She noticed that many teachers had challenges teaching and relating to students who did not share their same cultural background.
When artist Damon Davis went to join the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after police killed Michael Brown in 2014, he found not only anger but also a sense of love for self and community. His documentary "Whose Streets?" tells the story of the protests from the perspective of the activists who showed up to challenge those who use power to spread fear and hate.
Artist Unflinching Look at Racial Violence
Conceptual artist and TED Fellow Sanford Biggers uses painting, sculpture, video and performance to spark challenging conversations about the history and trauma of black America. Join him as he details two compelling works and shares the motivation behind his art. "Only through more thoughtful dialogue about history and race can we evolve as individuals and society," Biggers says.Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a replica of a 17th-century Frans Hals painting, obscuring parts of the composition and bringing its hidden story into view. There's a narrative coded in art like this, Kaphar says. What happens when we shift our focus and confront unspoken truths?
In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.
WGBH Series
WGBH Series
The State of Race: Education — Racial Biases In The Classroom
In this segment of "The State of Race: Education" presented by WGBH and @The Boston Globe, host Dan Lothian talks to Founder & Director, The NET Mentoring Group, Jamal Grant; Professor of Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Gloria Ladson-Billings and Boston Globe Education Reporter Bianca Vázquez Toness about how personal biases affect what happens in the classroom.The State of Race: Covid 19 — Impact On Black Community
In the first segment of "The State of Race: COVID-19" presented by WGBH and The Boston Globe, host Dan Lothian talks to NAACP's Tanisha Sullivan, Esq., Boston Medical Center's Dr. Thea James, and The Boston Globe’s Adrian Walker about the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Black communities in Greater Boston.The State Of Race: Education — The Opportunity Gap, Formally Known As The Achievement Gap
In this segment of "The State of Race: Education" presented by WGBH and The Boston Globe, host Dan Lothian talks to Founder & Director, The NET Mentoring Group, Jamal Grant; Professor of Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Gloria Ladson-Billings and Boston Globe Education Reporter Bianca Vázquez Toness about the opportunity gap in the state's education system, formally known as the achievement gap.Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man Series
Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man Series
An Uncomfortable Conversation With White America
Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt African Americans are feeling today.An Uncomfortable Conversation With A Black Man, Starring Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey sits down with Emmanuel Acho to have an uncomfortable conversation with a black man.White Parents, Raising Black Children
Emmanuel Acho sits down with Aaron & Jamie Ivey + their kids, to have an uncomfortable conversation about the struggles, differences and what they have learned, in raising black, white and mixed children.A Conversation With the Petaluma, CA Police
Emmanuel Acho sits down with police officers from the Petaluma Police Department in Petaluma, CA.Kids Corner
Kids Corner
PBS Series
PBS Kids: Arthur, Buster, and Mrs. Grady Share Their Thoughts on Racism
Characters from the TV show "Arthur" share thoughts and ideas on racism.PBS: Kids Talk About Race & Racism
Hosted by inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda GormanPBS Newshour: America in Black and Blue
Alison Stewart hosts "AMERICA IN BLACK AND BLUE 2020" - a PBS NewsHour Weekend hour-long special report on race and policing in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer. His death has sparked demonstrations worldwide and raises the question: will this time be different?
Sesame Street Explains Racism and Protesting
For parents who want to explain racism to young children - Elmo’s dad explains racism & Black Lives Matter in this informational video.Pop'n'Olly: Discrimination Explained for Kids
In this video we discover what discrimination means and provide a few examples. We also talk about discrimination and the law.Netflix Jr: What is Prejudice? Lessons for Kids from Super Monsters
The Super Monsters learn that people look different on the outside, but we're all the same on the inside. Prejudice and making fun of people hurts their feelings. A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani MemoryTalks At Google: The Search for Racial Equity
Talks At Google: The Search for Racial Equity
Identity, Visibility, and Radical Love
Due to years of racial injustice, pain and trauma have been passed down among people of color for generations. The impact that colonization had on indigenous people is still felt today, a cycle that continues to produce more trauma and suffering. However, Andrew Jolivétte, Professor of Ethnic Studies, argues that healing is possible through radical love.Professor Ibram X. Kendi has spent his career driving racial research, research-based policy innovation, educational and advocacy campaigns, and narrative-change initiatives. This talk will empower those who want to get involved by educating viewers on the concept of antiracism and providing them with tools and strategies they can use to play a more active role in building an antiracist society.
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