Here, we invite you to use the comments section of this page to post the names of resources of books, films, music, etc. that might help us better understand the history and present constructions of race in our context, and the ways in which we are implicated in it, past and present.
Here’s a terrific and extensive list of resources from Academics for Black Survival and Wellness. They also are offering a week-long professional development course for non-Black faculty who want to strengthen their anti-racist muscles. The course begins on Friday, June 19: https://www.academics4blacklives.com.
Another great resource: #BlackLivesMatter Resources Curated by Tia C. Madkins https://docs.google.com/document/d/1msBqreACDpFVynqA54L408tKyOepT-pXhdaL8bTtVNc/edit?usp=sharing
Some good recent books:
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America” (2019) by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
“From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America” (2016) by Elizabeth Hinton
“White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide” (2016) by Carol Anderson
White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (2020) by Robert P. Jones
The Measure of Others (2017) by Toni Morrison
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (2017) by Resmaa Menakem
The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing, and US Social Transformation (2019) by Fania Davis
The Little Book of Racial Healing: Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation (2019) by Thomas De Wolf and Jodie Geddes
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/06/a-reading-list-on-issues-of-race/
Thanks to Emeriti faculty Brooks Holifield and Steve Tipton for forwarding this link to us.
Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion webinar on “white faculty as ‘allies’ in the academy.” July 21st at 3:00 ET. Info and registration here: https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/webinars/
I attended this and it was great. They are going to post the recording at the same link.
Podcasts!
“Seeing White” https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/?fbclid=IwAR2VzE31raBgQUnk0-7Zijsh4KrWqpIzMcUeoElIw2Jx48TOPAyYOHBPw_E
“Nice White Parents” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/podcasts/nice-white-parents-serial.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw4MP5BRBtEiwASfwAL9RkMvPh7aWsJzPk1g8Bj-Ui5k17A1PONrFQ2kC8iS_CesOP_KACmBoCs84QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds