Resources
For preparation and Reflection.
2023-2024 Reflection Materials:
Nice Racism; How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin DiAngelo.
April 2023 Materials:
April materials
March 2023 Materials:
March materials
History Pearl:
Harriet Tubman Byway - Driving TourHarriet (2019) film - (streaming on Hulu, Amazon, HBO Max). Humanizes Harriet Tubman, her amazing life and accomplishments
Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy by Claren
True story of Harriet Tubman movie - Article from the Smithsonian Magazine
BOOKS:
by Colson Whitehead. Impactful read. However, it is not the book the movie was based on, as Toni wondered. Movie did its own research.
by Debby Irving, Robin DiAngelo quotes from her re white conditioning into silence & avoidance.
by Robin DiAngelo. Read from p.51-52.
Websites
White Supremacy Culture Still Here, OR (divorcing) White Supremacy Culture; Coming Home to Who We Really Are. Lists the many attributes of conditioning us into white supremacy.
Matrixleadership.org. Great offerings in a non-hierarchical model of group leadership and communication.
February 2023 Materials:
February materials
History Pearl: Belle da Costa Greene, personal librarian to JP Morgan
Website of the Morgan Library in NYC.
https://www.themorgan.org/belle-greene
The Personal Librarian - NPR story by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
PBS documentary on Zora Neale Hurston -(https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/zora-neale-hurston-claiming-space/)
by Howard Zinn https://www.zinnedproject.org/
BlackPast.org - https://www.blackpast.org/
Native American history, seek out each of their cultural center websites or their Tribal Govt page.
: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X Kendi and Keisha N. (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624334/four-hundred-souls-by-edited-by-ibram-x-kendi-and-keisha-n-blain/)
December 2022 Materials: Do I Have a “Right to Comfort” & “White Centered-ness” in All Forms of Entertainment
December materials
History Pearl: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Cary It On - Official trailer - PBS
Oregon Shakespeare Festival focuses on expansion – but is not without its critics : NPR
The Art And Activism of OSF's Nataki Garrett | Jefferson Public Radio (ijpr.org)
November 2022 Materials: The Harm of Urgency and the Discomfort of Slowing Down
November materials
Indigenous Month Resources:
October 2022 Materials: The Worry of Doing It Right
October materials
LGBT History Pearls:
Why Is October LGBT History Month? Why Is it Different from Pride? | Sporcle Blog
Why Do We Celebrate Pride Month in June and LGBT History Month in October? (ucf.edu)
A description of White Supremacy Culturefocus on the Perfectionism section. from Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups.
White Supremacy Wounds White People from the American Friends Network.
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
September 2022 Materials: Compassionately Getting Out of Our Own Way: Together We Can See What We Might Not See Alone
September materials
Black History Pearl: Multicultural Fair Returns After 2 Years of Online | News | kdrv.com
ROOTS DEEPER THAN WHITENESS 2021 from https://whiteawake.org/
“Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty” by Aziz Gazipura Author Chat- Oct 13-MFR Library
June 2022 Materials: The Reality of Reparations: Giving Back in All Its Forms
June materials
Black History Pearl: Why the Color Red Plays a Role in Juneteenth Celebrations
Movement for Black Lives Reparations Now Toolkit
Booklet Lifting Hearts Off the Ground by Lyla June Johnston & Joy DeVito
A Blueprint for Reparations in the US – William “Sandy” Darity ,economist & author.. Ted Talk- 36 min+ 20 min Q & A
Reparations Through Health & Wellness - Danielle Martin-Ted Talk - 14 min
Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Tool Kit - (Ideas for land return on an individual level.)
Decolonizing Wealth Project; A new Fund Plants Seeds for Calif Native Americans. -
May 2022 Materials: Colonizer Films: Perpetuating Stereotypes and Furthering White Supremacy
May Offering Links to Film Clips and Shared Materials
Black History Pearl: Ethel Waters in the Beulah Show 1950
John Wayne - The Searchers
John wayne - Chisum
Bonanza - Death on Sun Mountain
Surviving Disappearance, Re-Imagining and Humanizing Native Peoples
May Preparation Materials
Why I Won’t Wear War Paint
Local and Statewide Indigenous Organizations
History Through a Native Lens: timeline and Native Philanthropy
April 2022 Materials: Pioneers as Celebrated Figures - What are the Stories We Tell Ourselves
April Preparation Materials
We Shall Remain - these are not free unless you have a PBS subscription or Amazon Prime
also from February
Colonial America, A Very Short Introduction, by Alan Taylor. Short book, lots of history with “human” narration.
Material Culture in Colonial North America. Read, especially the conclusion.
Unsettling America Understanding Colonizer Status - Canadian Website
March 2022 Materials: Swimming in the Sea of Capitalism- The Exploitation of All
Black History Pearl: 25 Unheralded African-American Pioneers and Trailblazers You Should Know
Ask Prof Wolff: Capitalism & Racism - 11 min
Racial Capitalism…Video- 12 min
Racial Capitalism, Power & Resistance…video, Dr. Barbara Ransby, 42 min.
Racism & Capitalism: What's the Relationship … video, 7 minute
Heather McGhee-Book-the Sum of Us - 60 min - Heather McGhee Interview on her book: The Sum of Us. (video quality is not as good, you might find a better version)
White Supremacy Wounds White People - A list from the American Friends Network
February 2022 Materials: Current Colonizer Culture Fed by White Unconsciousness
February Offering materials
Black Circus Roots: The Uncle Junior Project
Colin Kaepernick produced a TV show called Colin in Black and WhiteColonial America,
If you have Netflix you can watch the entire series
A clip of the first episode is on youtube here.
Nikki Sanchez Ted Talk Decolonization is for Everyone
February Preparation Materials
In preparation for this topic please take some time, though not required, to watch the video or read any of these articles. This is an important territory in this work that we have not delved into previously.
Colonial America, A Very Short Introduction, by Alan Taylor. Short book, lots of history with “human” narration.
Material Culture in Colonial North America. Read, especially the conclusion.
Coded Bias with Joy Buolamwini-MIT. Netflix Movie, 83 minutes. OR:
Coded Bias Ted Talk - 13 min. with Joy Buolamwini.
How to Keep Coded Bias Out of AI - 12 minutes. Ho artificial intelligence replicates, perpetuates the inherited supremacy from the colonizer ancestors.
Unsettling America Understanding Colonizer Status - Canadian Website
October 2021 Materials: Whiteness and the Grief of Being a Culture-less People
October Offering Materials
October Preparation Materials
In preparation for this topic please take some time, though not required, to watch the video or read any of these articles. This is an important territory in this work that we have not delved into previously.
September 2021 Materials: Learned Behaviors of Whiteness: What is it We are Deconstructing?
September Offering materials
A History Pearl - Ildaura Murillo-Rohde - founded the Association of Hispanic Nurses in 1975. Born in Panama 1920, immigrated here, devoted life to enhancing healthcare for growing community of Latino communities. Not only benefiting Latino folks in nursing. This was only a brief mention to inspire you to see more.
Dr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde | Founder of NAHN and Nurse Dr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde Biography.
Videos:
September Preparation Materials
Layla Saad talks about her new book Me and White Supremacy 9:03
Layla F. Saad talks about Me and White Supremacy 1:00
Me and White Supremacy the book by Layla F. Saad
Jacqueline Battalora talks about how white supremacy permeates all aspects of American society 4:48
Robin DiAngelo discuses Deconstructing White Privilege 22:05
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
March 2021 Session Resources: Looking at Whiteness. What are Your Questions? Curiosities? Heartbreaks?
Videos and Materials from March Offering
Talking Mindfully About Whiteness - Neenah Estrella-Luna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugzu9SKYvlsWell known racial trauma author, Resmaa Menakem validates the value and necessity of community in DW and anti-racism work. A link, for your continued exploration. https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence/.
February 2021 Session Resources: Black History IS American History: A Re-Weaving
Resources from the February Session:
Links to the videos we saw together. Please share with friends and family.
Black People Made That! Intellectual Property and US Patents
Link to the JamBoard Harvest of our learnings from the event.
February Preparation Materials
Forgotten Black Heroes | The 5 - Benjamin Mays, Ida B Wells-Barnett, Robert Smalls, Granville T Woods, and Sojourner Truth 7:56
Why We Have Black History Month, and not White History Month 7:51
Black Women’s History of the United States - is a radio interview From NPR with both Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross about their book. 49:12
Black Women’s History of the United States - is an interview with Kali Nicole Gross that aired on Rising Up With Sonali. 23:31
General Resources and Recommendations
A few resources for further self education:
The (Young) Antiracist's Workbook by Ibram x Kendi’s
Wally & Freya (Restorative Justice for Kids) by Lindsey Pointer
White Supremacy Culture by Tema Okun of ChangeWork
What is Racism web workbook by Dismantling Racism Works (see below)
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Check out interviews, podcasts, Ted Talks by Isabel Wilkerson, Ibram X. Kendi, Layla Saad, and Robin DiAngelo
Check out a new non-profit, Re-imagine Oregon, looking into reimagining law enforcement in the state of Oregon.
