Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice (DEISJ) Resources Guide

• Racial Justice

  The ACLU Racial Justice Program aims to preserve and extend constitutionally guaranteed rights to people who have historically been denied their rights on the basis of race.

• Research Backed Ways to Stop Police Violence

  For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data.

• Resources and Tools regarding Anti-Racism and Whiteness

  An exhaustive resource list available on Google docs with links to resources.

• Talking About Race

  Talking about race, although hard, is necessary. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture is here to provide tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation.

• A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-rising

  The Root has created a timeline of some of the events that led up to black people across the country.

• Anti-Racism Resources

  This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues.

• Beyond the hashtags: #Ferguson, #Blacklivesmatter, and the online struggle for offline justice by Deen Freelon, Charlton D. McIlwain, and Meredith D. Clark

  Exploring the value and effectiveness of social media use for the #blacklivesmatter movement, and practical implications.

• The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Ta-Nehisi Coates

  American politicians are now eager to disown a failed criminal-justice system that’s left the U.S. with the largest incarcerated population in the world. But they've failed to reckon with history. Fifty years after Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report “The Negro Family” tragically helped create this system, it's time to reclaim his original intent.

• Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: A Selection of Primary Sources

  This website focused on Black Freedom, featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. Our intention is to support a wide range of students (see examples for using in teaching and learning), as well independent researchers and anyone interested in learning more about the foundation of ongoing racial injustice in the U.S. – and the fights against it.

• A Conversation With My Black Son by Geeta Gandbhir and Blair Foster

  an Op-Ed documentary video series by the New York Times including videos like "A Conversation with My Black Son," "A Conversation with Police on Race," and "A Conversation with Black Women on Race."

• Few Say Police Forces Nationally Do Well in Treating Races Equally

  The new national survey by the Pew Research Center and USA TODAY, conducted August 20-24 among 1,501 adults, finds that overall perceptions of relations between blacks and whites are only modestly changed from five years ago.

Community organizers Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Ayo Tometi used the social media hashtag #BlackLivesMatter after the 2012 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin, a 17- year-old Florida teen, and set off a movement to address the ongoing violence and killings of Black men, women and children at the hands of police (law enforcement) and vigilantes. Similar to the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement brought attention to how Black lives have been deprived of their basic human rights and dignity. The movement also challenges people to address issues of racism and inequality around the world. 

The BLM movement also helped inspire another related but equally important movement, the #SayHerName campaign. This campaign was started in 2014 by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies (CISPS). The #SayHerName campaign brings awareness to the state violence that is visited upon Black women and girls.

• Teaching Race, Racism, and Racial Justice: Pedagogical Principles and Classroom Strategies for Course Instructors

  We define common challenges in teaching racial content and articulate four principles for course planning around topics of race, racism, and racial justice.

• How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive

  his guide is for any faculty member who believes, as we do, that education can be an equalizer. We share tips here that any instructor can use to minimize inequities and help more students succeed.

• Addressing Anti-Blackness on Campus: Implications for Educators and Institutions

  Presenters will address tangible strategies for addressing anti-Blackness in schools, colleges, and universities. All educators and institutions looking for concrete next steps should attend.