Racial Equity Resources
Below you will find various resources curated to support combating racial inequities throughout various institutions. Should you have a suggestion for a resource to be included, send us an email at EdPolicyWorks@virginia.edu.
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For the Classroom
- 31 Children's Books to Support Conversations about Race, Racism, and Resistance from Embrace Race (books)
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom: Critical Race Reflections from Future Teachers of Color by Rita Kohli (article)
- What it Takes to Be Racially Literate by Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo (Ted Talk)
- Black Lives Matter: Anti-Racist Pedagogy list compiled by School Librarian, Ashley Hosbach
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For the Workplace
- Toward a Racially Just Workplace: Diversity Efforts are Failing Black Employees. Here's a Better Approach. by Laura Morgan Roberts and Anthony J. Mayo (article)
- US Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism by Laura Morgan Roberts and Ella F. Washington (article)
- Is Your Company Actually Fighting Racism, or Just Talking About It? by Kira Hudson Banks and Richard Harvey (article)
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For the Public
- I Am So Tired by Robert M. Sellers (article)
- Beyond the Hashtag: How to Take Anti-Racist Action in Your Life by Zyahna Bryant, UVA student (article)
- Why Is This Happening? An Introduction to Police Brutality by 100 Year Hoodie (article)
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (book)
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (book)
- How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time by Baratunde Thurston (TED Talk)
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For the Home
- Teaching Your Child About Black History by PBS (article)
- Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang by Parenting Forward (podcast)
- Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup by Katrina Michie (article)
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh (article)
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (book)
- Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey by Integrated Schools (podcast)
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Through Research
- White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology by Tukufu Zuberi and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
- Thicker Than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie by Tukufu Zuberi
- “Achievement Gap” Language Affects Teachers’ Issue Prioritization by David M. Quinn, Tara-Marie Desruisseaux, and Akua Nkansah-Amankra
- Experimental Effects of “Achievement Gap” News Reporting on Viewers’ Racial Stereotypes, Inequality Explanations, and Inequality Prioritization by David M. Quinn