Videos
Why Race Matters and Sometimes Doesn't: Journalist Ray Suarez gave a talk on "Why Race Matters and Sometimes Doesn't" to St. Columba's Episcopal Church parishioners. While he did address the role of the Episcopal Church/religion in addressing systemic racism, his remarks covered a wide range of issues that may be of interest to Town residents. In particular, his focus on redlining, restrictive covenants, etc. and the impact on accumulated wealth (specifically, lack thereof for those who were boxed out) speaks to Committee conversations about the lack of diversity of homeowners in the TOCC. Ray Suarez: Race Matters (And Sometimes Doesn't), December 6, 2020
Segregated By Design: This video examines the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy. https://www.segregatedbydesign.com/
Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in our Daily Lives: As founder and Chief Learning Officer of Cook Ross Inc., Howard Ross has served for almost 30 years as an influential business consultant to hundreds of organizations across the United States and in dozens of other countries, specializing in leadership, diversity, and organizational transformation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v01SxXui9XQ
A Conversation on Race: A series of short films about identity in America. This resource has many videos of different racial perspectives. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/your-stories/conversations-on-race
Say it Loud: This is a great series of short videos that tackles a number of issues and topics around Black culture. Topics include use of the terms “African American” vs. “Black” and the origins of “Black” names. It is an often comedic exploration of being Black in America and how Black culture has influenced America. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk85otLk-ASsqPu0aXFGjzA
How to Raise a Black Son in America. As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends. In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father's furious and fearful response. https://youtu.be/v01SxXui9XQ
13th Full Feature Film: Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America. Simply put, this documentary educated viewers on how our country’s unjust past has affected and continues to affect our unjust present and fire. https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8
United Shades of America: Great show to be shared with students and discuss current events in relation to our systemic racism and how it actually effects people of color in our nation. This has interviews, analysis, and some jokes that help relate these complex stories and make them easier to discuss. These are great for kids to watch and do follow up questions that evoke conversations that allow kids to feel confident avoid judgment as this show humanizes that experience that people of color have in the US. The personal stories shared are easy to relate to and help us see the problems we have and push us to find a solution for a more equitable future. https://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america
The History of Whiteness: This video is a brief history of European immigrants coming to America and how white culture became the dominant culture while oppressing Black people. This video would be a great resource specifically for white teachers who don’t realize many of them are where they are today due to their privilege and the oppression of people of color. Though the references in this video are from a long time ago, it is a reminder for all teachers that many of our students of color live in a society that perpetuates that exact cycle of oppression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmHct5IHxrA&feature=youtu.be
Systemic Racism Explained: This video focuses on specific examples of systemic racism, and highlights two students' stories. It takes viewers through the effect it has on each of their lives every step of the way. The video address implicit bias, and next steps to help end systemic racism.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ&feature=youtu.be
Spirit Murdering: This video is an interview with Bettina Love, author of "We Want to Do More than Survive". The video features Dr. Love briefly describing what happens to our students in schools, which she calls "spirit-murdering". Love gives powerful statements and examples of the treatment students are receiving in schools across the U.S., and ultimately throws the idea back to viewers on what we can do to stop this. This is just one small clip from an entire interview. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4798551/user-clip-spirit-murdering
Why Hugging Out Racism in Education Won't Cut It: The Ted Talk is really interesting and talks about going beyond all the flowery talk about the dangers of racism and actually sitting down to think of real-life solutions. This talk goes into detail about the importance of students seeing that something is actually being done to address the racial violence and animus that they experience in their daily lives. https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_mae_lindo_why_hugging_out_racism_in_education_just_won_t_cut_it
The Hyphen: From Herrison Chicas, "Like many Latinos in the United States, I am saddened by the recent attacks and threats to my community. It is undoubtedly, that if we look at the history of this great nation, Latino-Americans have contributed to it in more ways than any video can capture. As a writer and storyteller, I felt it was it was my duty to share our narrative, and more importantly, to remind our Latino community of our resilience, our heritage, and our love for each other and humanity! In the words of the great Doloros Huertas, Si Se Puede!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx0vS13UDnQ&feature=youtu.be
How to Deal with Brown People (The Brown Bar): Brown people can be confusing. Don’t stress we’re here to help! Introducing The Brown Bar, featuring all-star employees Jay Shetty, Mena Massoud, Kal Penn, Hannah Simone, Russell Peters, Humble the Poet and Lilly Singh! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRhGxFl0NI4&feature=emb_title.
The Danger of a Single Story: A TED talk by novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. Although a story may be part of a person’s story we need to remember it isn't the whole story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg&feature=youtu.be
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: This resource is beneficial for white people who question their white privilege. Emmanuel Acho has created a space for white people to ask certain questions, because he believes in order to solve these problems, these questions need to be answered. His goal is to create an open dialogue that will be continued outside of his work.https://uncomfortableconvos.com/watch