TED Talks:

The Urgency of Intersectionality (Kimberle’ Crenshaw)

The Racial Politics of Time (Brittney Cooper)

How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them(Verna Myers)

We Need to Talk About an Injustice (Bryan Stevenson)

Color Blind or Color Brave (Mellody Hobson)

A Prosecutor’s Vision for a Better Justice System (Adam Foss)

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race (Jay Smooth)

The Great Migration and the Power of a Single Decision (Isabel Wilkerson)

America’s Native Prisoners of War (Aaron Huey)

Fifty Shades of Gay (iO Tillet Wright)

Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls (Leymah Gbowee)

How to Combat Modern Slavery (Kevin Bales)

The Fight Against Sex Slavery (Sunitha Krishnan)

How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them (Verna Myers)

We Need to Talk About an Injustice (Bryan Stevenson)

Color Blind or Color Brave (Mellody Hobson)

The Fight Against Sex Slavery (Sunitha Krishnan)

A Thousand Times No (Bahia Shehab)

A Prosecutor’s Vision for a Better Justice System (Adam Foss)

How to Combat Modern Slavery (Kevin Bales)

America’s Native Prisoners of War (Aaron Huey)

A Tale of Two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided (Anand Giridharadas)

How To Stop Torture (Karen Tse)

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race (Jay Smooth)

Video Series: What Is Systemic Racism? (Race Forward)

“How Racist Are You?” – The Brown Eye-Blue Eye Experiment by Jane Elliott

A series of short films about racial identity in America (New York Times)

Tedx Talks, Podcasts by local folks

Why We Need to Talk with Children about Race and Difference (Biz Lindsay-Ryan (Equity Consultant, D65School Board)

Tania’s Take: Race, Culture and the Culture of Race (Evanston-based diversity & inclusion consultant, actress and parent Tania Richard)

Reimagine Forgiveness (Karli Butler, Evanston Community Fdn)

• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander

• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin Di Angelo

• A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn

• The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson

• A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, Ronald Takaki

• Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Is Everyone Really Equal? Ozlem Sensory & Robin DiAngelo ext goes here

• Ferguson Response Network – Support for creating lasting racial equality through sustained civil disobedience

• About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge – Featuring key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge looks at the recent history that lead to the politics of today.

• Code Switch (NPR) – A team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting.

• Scene on Radio – Scene on Radio is a documentary show that asks, How’s it going in our society and culture? Seeing White, explores the history and meaning of Whiteness in American life.

• Intersection (The New Republic) – Host Jamil Smith discusses race, gender, and all the ways we identify.

• Facing Ourselves – A podcast about racial justice, anti-racism, and racial reconciliation. This podcast provides opportunities for white people to develop greater understanding and responsibility regarding race and racism.

• About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge – Featuring key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge looks at the recent history that lead to the politics of today.

• Simplify – An Interview with Robin DiAngelo

• Avoiding Racial Equity Detours – Paul Gorski

• The Atlantic: “Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• NYTimes: “Our Biased Brains” By Nicholas Kristof

• “7 Reasons Why ‘Colorblindness’ Contributes to Racism Instead of Solves It” by Jon Greenberg

• “18 Things White People Should Know/Do Before Discussing Racism” by Tiffanie Drayton & Joshua McCarther

• “Why Do White People Think People of Color Are Obligated to Teach Them About Race?” by Kali Holloway

• “What White Folks and Non-Black POC Need to Understand About Systemic Racism” by Porscha Coleman

• NYTimes: “Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?” by Claire Cain Miller

• NYTimes: “Who’s Afraid of a White Minority?” by Thomas B. Edsall

• RacismReview: RacismReview is intended to provide a credible and reliable source of information for journalists, students and members of the general public who are seeking solid evidence-based research and analysis of “race,” racism, ethnicity, and immigration issues. http://www.racismreview.com/blog/

• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/about

• The Marshall Project: A nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering America’s criminal justice system. https://www.themarshallproject.org/

• Atlanta Black Star: daily Black news and information for and about African-Americans, the Diaspora, and the world. http://atlantablackstar.com

• Harvard Implicit Bias Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html

• The Root: Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture. http://theroot.com

• Colorlines: A daily news site featuring investigative reporting and news analysis from the perspective of communities of color. http://www.colorlines.com/

• Judaism and Race: A site that asks “How do we expand our image of Jews to include people of color, and how should Jews deal with systemic racism in America?” http://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/judaism-and-race

• Racial Equity Tools: Offers tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large. https://www.racialequitytools.org

The Equity Institute can support businesses,institutions and individuals who want to champion equity. Programs include:

• Becoming Equitable Institutions: customized consultation

• Equity Training and Workshops

• Community Conversations

Evanston is well-equipped to support residents and visitors from all walks. These are just some of the many area resources to start or continue one’s advocacy:

• Black Business Consortium of Evanston-North Shore

• Evanston Cradle to Career

• James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy

• Latino Advisory Committee at Evanston Township High School

• Unitarian Church of Evanston’s Racial Equity in Action & Leadership Team