Racial Justice Resources

Resources shared by Skye Ward to educate the SMC Community on racial justice, anti-black racism, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Resources are divided up by departments and topics.

Scholarship from SMC

This is a sampling of resources created by members of the Saint Mary's College Community.

Discover more at SMC's Digital Commons.

Books, Chapters, & Articles -- SMC Authors

The Emotional Self at Work in Higher Education (2020)- ebook available through the SMC library with a chapter (Race, Imposter Thoughts, and Healing: A Black Man's Journey in Self-Discovery While Working at a PWI) written by Calvin Monroe.

Don't Let Them Steal Your Joy (2017) - article from the Chronicle of Higher Education by Raina Leon.

Presentations, Speakers & Rallies

Alicia Garza # Black Lives Matter - A Great(est) Conversation. (March 10, 2015).
Co-founder of the #BlackLivesMatter movement Alicia Garza in conversation with Saint Mary's College of California students, faculty & staff.
Black Lives Matter at St. Mary's College. (December 4, 2014).
Student-organized event
Healing Justice/Healing Embodied Racism. (July 13th, 2020).
Presentation to the SMC community co-sponsored by the Assn. of Retired Faculty & Staff & the Leadership Center.

Leading from the Inside Out: Contemplative Justice as Radical Self-care for BIPOC Activists. (February 17, 2021). 

A faculty chat hosted by the SMC Library and the Intercultural Center.

Black Lives Matter Committee Resources

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