Anti-Racism Resources
The current global movement to eradicate systemic and institutional racism signals a momentous opportunity to learn from and engage with one another; to reflect deeply on the trauma, grief, and fear experienced in Black communities and other communities of color on a daily basis; to strengthen our resolve to combat racism at the University of Michigan and beyond; and to plan for actions to carry forward. Below is a list of resources for those seeking to increase their knowledge, awareness and understanding of DEI and anti-racism frameworks. If you have resources you would like us to add to this list, please email the Rackham Communications Team.
“Rackham is committed to creating an environment in which all students feel safe, welcome, and supported. We know there is much work to be done, that we are constantly learning, and that we do not always succeed in meeting our goals and expectations. We know, however, that we cannot pursue this work to support our students without thinking about how events outside Rackham harm members of our community disproportionately due to their race and ethnicity. As we respond to this difficult reality, we support advocacy, action, allyship, and leadership in the Rackham community.”
—Dean Mike Solomon
Resources
- U-M Campus DEI Resources
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
- Anti-Racist Resources for White People
- Understanding Implicit Bias
- 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
- 4 Ways to Apply Your Anti-Racism Efforts to Virtual Environments
- How to Turn White Privilege into Antiracist Allyship
- Showing Up for Racial Justice’s Educational Toolkits
- Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Brutality
- Black and Asian-American Feminist Solidarities: A Reading List
- How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct
- Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others
- More Anti-Racism Resources
Books and Articles
- An Antiracist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi (New York Times)
- Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Booklist for White Readers
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander - The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
by Grace Lee Boggs - This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D.
- Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience by Sheila Wise Rowe
Organizations
- U-M Prison Creative Arts Project
- U-M Carceral State Project
- Students of Color of Rackham
- Black Lives Matter Detroit Chapter
- BAMN – Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Notimeforsilence.org
- The Black Youth Project
- The American Civil Liberties Union
- Advancement Project
- Color of Change
- The National Coalition of Black Civic Participation
- Minnesota Freedom Fund
Social Media
- Antiracism Center on Twitter
- Audre Lorde Project on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Black Women’s Blueprint on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Color Of Change on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Colorlines on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- The Conscious Kid on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Families Belong Together on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Justice League NYC on Twitter, and Instagram
- Gathering For Justice on Twitter, Instagram
- The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- MPowerChange on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Muslim Girl on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- NAACP on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- National Domestic Workers Alliance on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- RAICES on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- SisterSong on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- United We Dream on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
Films and Television Series
- 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay, available on Netflix with a subscription
- American Segregation, Mapped at Day and Night produced by Vox, available for free on YouTube
- American Son, directed by Kenny Leon, available on Netflix with a subscription
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975, directed by Göran Olsson, available to rent online from multiple sources
- Blindspotting, directed by Carlos López Estrada, available on Hulu with a subscription, or to rent online from multiple sources
- Clemency, directed by Chinonye Chukwu, available on Hulu with a subscription, or to rent online from multiple sources
- Dear White People, created by Justin Simien, available on Netflix with a subscription, or to rent online from multiple sources
- Fruitvale Station, directed by Ryan Coogler, available to rent online from multiple sources
- I Am Not Your Negro, written by James Baldwin, directed by Raoul Peck, available on Kanopy through the University of Michigan, or to rent online from multiple sources
- If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins, available on Hulu with a subscription, or to rent online from multiple sources
- Just Mercy, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, available for free on YouTube, on Amazon Prime Video with a subscription, and to rent online from multiple sources
- King In The Wilderness, directed by Peter Kunhardt, available on Hulu or HBO Max with subscription, or to rent online from multiple sources
- See You Yesterday, directed by Stefon Bristol, available on Netflix with a subscription
- Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, available for free on YouTube, on Amazon Prime Video with subscription, or to rent online from multiple sources
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, available for free on PBS, or to rent online from multiple sources
- The Hate U Give, directed by George Tillman Jr., available for free on YouTube, on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, or HBO Max with a subscription
- The Problem with America’s College Entrance Exam, produced by Vox, available for free on YouTube
- Explained: Racial Wealth Gap, produced by Vox Media Studios, Vox, and Netflix, available for free on YouTube
- When They See Us, directed by Ava DuVernay, available on Netflix with a subscription
Podcasts
- 1619 from the New York Times
- In Front of Our Eyes from Minnesota Public Radio
- About Race hosted by Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby
- Code Switch from National Public Radio
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast co-hoted by Chevon and Hiba
- Pod for the Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
- Pod Save the People hosted by DeRay Mckesson
- Seeing White hosted by Chenjerai Kumanyika
- The Breakdown with Dr. Earl: A Mental Health Podcast hosted by Dr. Earl Turner
- The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema hosted by Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis
- White Lies from National Public Radio, hosted by Chip Brantley and Andrew Beck Grace