Social Justice Resources
DEI Virtual Series
This monthly series will focus on allyship and advocacy in action. Learn from experts, do self-reflection, and connect with colleagues.
Table Talks Podcast
Tune in to a new podcast from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Team. The newest episode focuses on Pride Month and its relevance in 2022.
White Privilege Challenge
Register for a week-long series of emails that will challenge you to do more than explore white privilege.
Advocacy/Education
- ACUI Table Talks: Pride Month (podcast)
- An Attack on Diversity: The Impact of President Trump’s New Executive Order (Bulletin)
- Black Lives Matter: Students, Campuses Are Central to the Movement (Bulletin)
- Strategies for Staying Engaged in the Racial Justice Movements (website)
- Teaching Hard History (podcast)
- 30 Day Social Justice Plan (website)
- Talking About Race from National Museum of African American History and Culture (website)
- University of Houston Center for Diversity & Inclusion (website)
- Racial Equity Tools (website)
- Self-Education Resources on Privilege & Oppression/Equity & Justice (Google doc)
- Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education by Özlem Sensoy (book)
- Eight Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism, and Racial Justice (article)
- What is a Microaggression? 14 Things People Think Are Fine to Say at Work—But Are Actually Racist Sexist, or Offensive (article)
- Teaching Race: Pedagogy and Practice (article)
- 7 Virtual Mental Health Resources (article)
- 14 Mental Health Tips (article)
- 44 Mental Health Resources (article)
- Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus (article)
- The Manager’s Guide to Inclusive Leadership — Small Habits That Make a Big Impact (article)
- How Organizations Can Support the Mental Health of Black Employees (article)
- The Mind of the Village: Understanding Our Implicit Biases (article)
- How #BlackInTheIvory Put a Spotlight on Racism in Academia (article)
- Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race (podcast)
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights) (podcast)
- 1619 (New York Times) (podcast)
- About Race (podcast)
- Intersectionality Matters (podcast)
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast (podcast)
- Good Ancestor (podcast)
- Code Switch (podcast)
- Let's Get to the Root of Racism Injustice (video)
- Origins of Race (video)
- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (video playlist)
- Woke at Work (blog)
- MTV Decoded (video playlist)
- Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege (website)
- A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-rising (website)
Anti-Racism
- Anti-Racism Packet (PDF)
- Tim Wise: Higher Education's Urgent Imperative to Become Antiracist (video)
- Tim Wise on Race, Crime, and the Politics of Fear in America (video)
- Anti-Racism Resources (Google Doc)
- Megan Markle's Black Lives Matter Speech (video)
- 10 Documentaries To Watch About Race Instead of Asking a Person Of Colour to Explain Things for You (article)
- How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (book)
- How to Be an Antiracist with Brené with Ibram X. Kendi (podcast)
- Antiracism Resources (website)
- ILIA Anti-Racism Resources (website)
- 30 Great Articles and Essays about Race and Racism in the USA (website)
- We Need to Be Actively Anti-Racist—18 Articles to Help You Understand and Take Action (website)
- Resources to Educate Yourself on Anti-racism (website)
- Anti-Racism Course Syllabus (website)
- Anti-Racist Resources for Teaching, Learning, And Assessment (Google doc list)
#StopAsianHate
- Stop APPI Hate (website)
- A Different Asian American Timeline (website)
- Asian American History (videos)
- How To Support Asian American Colleagues Amid The Recent Wave Of Anti-Asian Violence (article)
- Anti-Asian Violence Resources (website)
- Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit (PDF)
- Covid-19 Fueling Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Worldwide (article)
- America’s Long History of Scapegoating Its Asian Citizens (article)
- 68 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities (article)
- Self-Evident: Asian American Stories (Podcast)
- The Secret History of South Asian and African American Solidarity (website)
White Privilege
- Seeing White (Scene on Radio Podcast)
- Dr. Robin DiAngelo Discusses "White Fragility" (video)
- Understanding My Privilege with Sue Borrego (video)
- What is Privilege? (video)
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (book)
- Waking Up White by Debby Irving (book)
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice (article)
- How to Respond to "Riots Never Solve Anything!" (article)
- My White Friend Asked Me to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to be Honest (article)
- A Decade of Watching Black People Die (podcast)
- Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice (website)
Accessibility
- Web Accessibility Initiative (website)
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview (website)
- Captioning YouTube Videos (website)
- Captioning Vimeo Videos (website)
- 7 Principles of Universal Design (article)
- 20 Tips for a More Accessible Event (article)
- 4 Types of Microaggressions People with Disabilities Are Tired of Hearing (article)
- 7 Things that Turn Good Accessibility into Great Accessibility (article)
- 8 Website Acccessibility Practices to Improv UX (website)
- What is An Invisible Disability (website)
- Invisible Disabilities Project (website)
- Ableism 101 (website)
- Captioning Facebook Live Videos (while streaming) (article)
Leadership
- Racelighting (PDF)
- Leading After a Racial Crisis (PDF)
- A Union Initiative for Taking Action in the Wake of Racial Violence: A Black Unity Room (Bulletin)
- The Symbolic Value of Ethnic Spaces (Bulletin)
- Race in the Workplace (webinar series)
- Cultural Competency for Social Justice (PDF)
- Cultural Competence for Equity and Inclusion (PDF)
- Tips on Having Conversations about Race (PDF)
- Leading During Traumatic and Triggering Events (Google Doc)
- How White Managers Can Respond to Anti-Black Violence (article)
- Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death (article)
- 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship (article)
- Supporting Black Professionals in Higher Education During a Racial Pandemic of Anti-Blackness (webinar)
- Confronting Systems of Oppression in Higher Education (webinar)
DEI Series Recordings
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