The Injustice of This Moment Is Not an "Aberration." Michelle Alexander contextualizes the current state of racism/white supremacy in the United States as an inevitable outcome of a collective narrative steeped in denial.
Without Slavery, Would the U.S. Be the Leading Economic Power? Host Jeremy Hobson explores with Edward Baptist, author of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism, how slavery established the United States as a world economic power. (15 minutes)
21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear on a Daily Basis - Using a series of photographs by Kiyum Kim, Heben Nigatu elaborates on the term “microaggression.” Note that Ibram X. Kendi, in his recent book How to Be an Antiracist, calls us to consider using the term “racist abuse” as a more descriptive alternative.
How White People Got Made, by Quinn Norton, exploring where the term “white people” comes from and which ethnic groups have and have not been able to become “white” over the course of U.S. history, The Message (October 17, 2014)
Hip Hop, Grit, and Academic Success - Dr. Bettina Love, TEDxUGA. Dr. Love explains how students steeped in hip-hop culture, often seen as deficient, actually bring the very characteristics deemed necessary for 21st century success. (15 minutes)
Guide to Allyship - Created by Amélie Lamont, this site strives to be an ever-evolving, open-source guide to resources for becoming a more effective ally.
Teaching While White Podcast - Hosted by longtime educators Jenna Chandler-Ward and Elizabeth Denevi, TWW’s podcast focuses on how whiteness shows up in the education sector and what anti-racist educators are doing to challenge that. Episodes feature different nationally renowned anti-racist educator guests. (any episode - times vary)
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one from Digital Learning Experiences & Digital Learning Technologies
one from Programs
one from Administration and Operations
three at large
one ad hoc from HR
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