As a history major in college and former Social Studies teacher, I am aware of the racial abuses that have permeated our nation’s history and continue to be present. As a former attorney and current school law instructor, I also am cognizant of the laws and policies that perpetuate existing injustices and active harm to people of color.
AND… AND… as a tall, White, straight, cisgender, financially secure, male professor, I must continue to confront my privilege, bias, and need to take greater action with introspection and humility.
Below are some resources that have been helpful to me in my personal journey. By themselves, they are not enough. They require context, dialogue, and action, but they are a start. Beginning next week, my summer students and I will co-create our Leadership for Social Justice class together, recognizing that none of us has all of the answers but that we all can do something. I am grateful for the willingness of others to share their leadership and resources.
Still learning… Still growing…
Some anti-racism resources that have been helpful to me in my journey
- Books: Anti-racism
- Books: School leadership for social justice
- Books: Culturally-relevant pedagogy
- Equity Literacy Institute, Gorski
- Anti-racist policies and actions, Thede
- How White people can join anti-racist work, Doxtdator
- Here’s what we need to do tomorrow, Truss
- 10 steps to non-optical allyship, Harper
- Five steps to propel our anti-racism work forward, Bayer
- Dear White people, this is what we want you to do, Le Blanc
- Attitudes and behaviors of White activists that can cause burnout in anti-racist activists of color, Gorski
- Liberatory education methods and protocols, Rashad
- Scaffolded anti-racism resources, Stamborski, Zimmermann, & Gregory
- Engaging in community literacy with fortitude in racially divergent times, Minor & Minor
- Taking action in your classroom (because good intentions, social media posts, and emoticons aren’t enough), EquityEDU
- Where does the rage come from in students of color?, Truss
- 2020 curriculum resource guide, Black Lives Matter
- Say their names, Chicago Public Schools
- How to support the Black Lives Matter movement, Black Lives Matter
- Uncomfortable conversations with a Black man, part 1, Acho
- Anti-racism resources Padlet, Cooke
- Racism interruptions, Oregon Center for Educational Equity
