Embedded Files
Learn about racial justice, Black Lives Matter, climate change, and their relationship to the elections:
Rev. Al Sharpton’s eulogy at George Floyd’s memorial, June 4, 2020
Pres. Barack Obama's eulogy at Rep. John Lewis' Funeral, July 30, 2020
"Read Up On The Links Between Racism and the Environment," by Somini Sengupta. (New York Times, June 5, 2020.)
"I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet." By Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. (Washington Post, June 3, 2020)
"Summer Reading List on Climate Justice: Articles to Read on the Intersection of Climate Change and Racial Justice,” Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @ Columbia University Law School, Summer 2020.
“How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering,” The New York Times, August 2020.
"Climate Change Tied to Pregnancy Risks, Affecting Black Mothers Most," The New York Times, June 2020.
“The Great Climate Migration,” The New York Times, July 2020.
Podcasts
Scene on Radio: Seeing White - "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, in this fourteen-part documentary series, released between February and August 2017. The series editor is Loretta Williams."
The New York Times: Project 1619 - "An audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling."
Growing Old: Tales of an Urban Canopy - "This is the kind of story that begins in a forest, on the traditional lands of the Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Suquamish, and Coast Salish People, past and present. It’s a story about Seattle’s urban forest and the humans that live within it."
"How to Save the Planet," - "Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us too. Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and scientist and policy nerd Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, as we scour the Earth for solutions, talk to people who are making a difference, ask hard questions...and figure out how to build the future we want."
Books
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
All We Can Save edited by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Youth to power: Your voice and how to use it by Jamie Margolin
Movies & Videos
13th (Free on YouTube)
All In: The Fight for Democracy (Amazon Prime)
Note: This is by no means a complete list. It's intended to get you thinking, curious, and taking thoughtful action. If you have suggestions for resources to add, please contact Jenny Cooper.
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