Equity Resource Library
- TED Talks:
- The Urgency of Intersectionality (Kimberle’ Crenshaw)
- The Racial Politics of Time (Brittney Cooper)
- How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them (Verna Myers)
- We Need to Talk About an Injustice (Bryan Stevenson)
- Color Blind or Color Brave (Mellody Hobson)
- A Prosecutor’s Vision for a Better Justice System (Adam Foss)
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race (Jay Smooth)
- The Great Migration and the Power of a Single Decision (Isabel Wilkerson)
- America’s Native Prisoners of War (Aaron Huey)
- Fifty Shades of Gay (iO Tillet Wright)
- Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls (Leymah Gbowee)
- How to Combat Modern Slavery (Kevin Bales)
- The Fight Against Sex Slavery (Sunitha Krishnan)
- How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them (Verna Myers)
- We Need to Talk About an Injustice (Bryan Stevenson)
- Color Blind or Color Brave (Mellody Hobson)
- The Fight Against Sex Slavery (Sunitha Krishnan)
- A Thousand Times No (Bahia Shehab)
- A Prosecutor’s Vision for a Better Justice System (Adam Foss)
- How to Combat Modern Slavery (Kevin Bales)
- America’s Native Prisoners of War (Aaron Huey)
- Fifty Shades of Gay (iO Tillet Wright)
- Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls (Leymah Gbowee)
- A Tale of Two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided (Anand Giridharadas)
- How To Stop Torture (Karen Tse)
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race (Jay Smooth)
- Video Series: What Is Systemic Racism? (Race Forward)
- “How Racist Are You?” – The Brown Eye-Blue Eye Experiment by Jane Elliott
- A series of short films about racial identity in America (New York Times)
- Tedx Talks, Podcasts by local folks
- Why We Need to Talk with Children about Race and Difference (Biz Lindsay-Ryan (Equity Consultant, D65School Board)
- Tania’s Take: Race, Culture and the Culture of Race (Evanston-based diversity & inclusion consultant, actress and parent Tania Richard)
- Reimagine Forgiveness (Karli Butler, Evanston Community Fdn)
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin Di Angelo
- A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn
- The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson
- A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, Ronald Takaki
- Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Is Everyone Really Equal? Ozlem Sensory & Robin DiAngelo
- Ferguson Response Network – Support for creating lasting racial equality through sustained civil disobedience
- About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge – Featuring key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge looks at the recent history that lead to the politics of today.
- Code Switch (NPR) – A team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting.
- Scene on Radio – Scene on Radio is a documentary show that asks, How’s it going in our society and culture? Seeing White, explores the history and meaning of Whiteness in American life.
- Intersection (The New Republic) – Host Jamil Smith discusses race, gender, and all the ways we identify.
- Facing Ourselves – A podcast about racial justice, anti-racism, and racial reconciliation. This podcast provides opportunities for white people to develop greater understanding and responsibility regarding race and racism.
- About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge – Featuring key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge looks at the recent history that lead to the politics of today.
- Simplify – An Interview with Robin DiAngelo
- Avoiding Racial Equity Detours – Paul Gorski
- The Atlantic: “Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- NYTimes: “Our Biased Brains” By Nicholas Kristof
- “7 Reasons Why ‘Colorblindness’ Contributes to Racism Instead of Solves It” by Jon Greenberg
- “18 Things White People Should Know/Do Before Discussing Racism” by Tiffanie Drayton & Joshua McCarther
- “Why Do White People Think People of Color Are Obligated to Teach Them About Race?” by Kali Holloway
- “What White Folks and Non-Black POC Need to Understand About Systemic Racism” by Porscha Coleman
- NYTimes: “Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?” by Claire Cain Miller
- NYTimes: “Who’s Afraid of a White Minority?” by Thomas B. Edsall
- RacismReview: RacismReview is intended to provide a credible and reliable source of information for journalists, students and members of the general public who are seeking solid evidence-based research and analysis of “race,” racism, ethnicity, and immigration issues. http://www.racismreview.com/blog/
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/about
- The Marshall Project: A nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering America’s criminal justice system. https://www.themarshallproject.org/
- Atlanta Black Star: daily Black news and information for and about African-Americans, the Diaspora, and the world. http://atlantablackstar.com
- Harvard Implicit Bias Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html
- The Root: Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture. http://theroot.com
- Colorlines: A daily news site featuring investigative reporting and news analysis from the perspective of communities of color. http://www.colorlines.com/
- Judaism and Race: A site that asks “How do we expand our image of Jews to include people of color, and how should Jews deal with systemic racism in America?” http://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/judaism-and-race
- Racial Equity Tools: Offers tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large. https://www.racialequitytools.org
The Equity Institute can support businesses,institutions and individuals who want to champion equity. Programs include:
- Becoming Equitable Institutions: customized consultation
- Equity Training and Workshops
- Community Conversations
Evanston is well-equipped to support residents and visitors from all walks. These are just some of the many area resources to start or continue one’s advocacy:
- Black Business Consortium of Evanston-North Shore
- Evanston Cradle to Career
- James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
- Latino Advisory Committee at Evanston Township High School
- Unitarian Church of Evanston’s Racial Equity in Action & Leadership Team