Human Equity and Diversity Resource Library

Documentaries:

• TED-Ed Talk: What is Juneteenth, and why is it important?
  (At the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confederacy. This was the case when Union General Gordon Granger marched his troops into Galveston, Texas on June 19th and announced that all enslaved people there were officially free. Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio dig into the history of Juneteenth.)

• 13th- available on Netflix         
  (Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.)

• I Am Not Your Negro - available on Amazon Prime
  (This film explores the history of racism in the United States through James Baldwin’s reminiscences of civil rights leaders.) 

• The UnAmerican Struggle Documentary- available on Amazon Prime 
  (A film about how bigotry, racism, misogyny, sexism, and xenophobia are on the rise in America.)

• The Uncomfortable Truth- available on Amazon Prime 
  (The son of a civil rights hero learns his family helped create institutional racism in America.)

• These Essential Movies from Black Filmmakers Confront Systemic Racism in America

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Books:

• ​Begin Again:  James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Gland Jr.
  (In Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, Eddie S.
  Glaude Jr. examines the work and life of James Baldwin in order to understand
  America's present sociopolitical climate.
   
• Courageous Conversations about Race by Glenn Singleton, available at amazon.com
  ("Brave and grounded, patient but pointed, Courageous Conversations About Race delivers a rare combination of critical information, illuminating perspective, and truly useful tools to get and keep us all engaged in the most important work of our time. A great nation is not defined by its ability to assimilate all of its citizens, but by its ability to provide equitable opportunities for all of them. This book shows us how." -- Dr. Anton Treuer, Author, Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask; Executive Director, American Indian Resource Center Published On: 2014-09-23)
   
• ​How To Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
  (This book serves to educate about racism towards black people and how to think in ways that are more anti-racist.)
   
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stephenson
  (Author Bryan Stephenson’s account of his decades-long career as a legal advocate for
  marginalized people who have either been falsely convicted or harshly sentenced.)
   

• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
  (The New Jim Crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the
  United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars
  and then relegated to a permanent second-class status—denied the very rights
  supposedly won in the Civil Rights Movement.)

• ​The Source of Self-Regard, Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison. Recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature
  (n the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested social issues:
  the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, "black matter(s)," and human
  rights. She looks at enduring matters of culture: the role of the artist in society, the
  literary imagination, the Afro-American presence in American literature, and in her Nobel
  lecture, the power of language itself.)
   
• ​When They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Cullors
  (A poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America—
  and the co-founding of a movement that demands justice for all in the land of the free.)

Websites:

• 15 Informative Podcasts to Learn About Race Relations in America 
  https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g32816869/podcasts-about-race/
  (These illuminating chats don’t shy away from tough topics to help move the country
  forward.)

• 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah- Jones
  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
  (The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, writers from The New York Times, and The New York Times Magazine which "aims to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the United States' national narrative.)

• A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/trevor-support-center/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/
  (Provides general tips and FAQs about acting in the interest of transgender individuals. )

• The Alliance for Strong Families and Communities
  https://www.alliance1.org/web/about/equity/web/about/equity-diversity-inclusion.aspx
  (On equity, diversity, and inclusion.)

• https://www.americanbar.org/advocacy/justice-system/
  (Central clearinghouse of ABA-related information and resources for attorneys, the legal
  profession and the public on a wealth of issues addressing bias, racism and prejudice in
  the justice system and society.)

• Diverse Book Finder:
  https://diversebookfinder.org/
  ("We aspire to be a go-to resource for librarians, educators, parents, book creators, and publishers who seek to create collections in which all children can see themselves -- and each other -- reflected in the picture books they read.")

• Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege
  https://msw.usc.edu/mswusc-blog/diversity-workshop-guide-to-discussing-identity-power-
  and-privilege/

• Every Kids Needs a Champion – Rita Pierson (TED Talk)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw
  (Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to
  like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call
  to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real,
  human, personal level.)

• Human Rights Campaign
  hrc.org
  (By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, the Human Rights
  Campaign strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ people and realize a world
  that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.)

• Racial Equity Tools
  https://www.racialequitytools.org/
  (Offers tools, research, tips, curricula, and ideas for people who want to increase their
  own understanding and to help those working for racial justice at every level.)

• The Sentencing Project
  https://www.sentencingproject.org/
  (The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that
  minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial,
  ethnic, economic, and gender justice.)

• We Need Diverse Books
  https://diversebooks.org/
  (This website is full of resources and books.  "WNDB strives to create a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book. To reach this goal, we've created programs to celebrate diverse books, to mentor diverse writers and illustrators, to support diverse publishing professionals, and to provide books to classrooms nationwide.")

• We Need To Talk About Asian Hate
  https://youtu.be/14WUuya94QE
  (This video gives an overview of hate against Asians, discussing the history of Asian hate
  in the US and current issues facing Asians today.)

• What Exactly is a Microaggression?
  https://www.vox.com/2015/2/16/8031073/whatare-microaggressions

• White Privilege Conference - Eddie Moore Jr. 21-day challenge
   https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge 

• Princeton Library: Waverly 1955-56 records
  https://findingaids.princeton.edu/catalog/MC059_c00504?fbclid=IwAR32Wd1WS4n32hTQjnUcySyPIxfh3Cyrst4mSh5aTjxBfIBJ58s0IhrosME