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.

Overview

These links have been chosen because they directly supplement the curriculum taught at Saint Mary's College. For a more comprehensive guide please see, Anti-Racism - Anti-Oppression (Simmons University).

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General

Reference Source

Sathish, M. (July 14, 2020). A Glossary Of Anti-Racism Terms All Activists & Allies Should Know. Elite Daily.

Online Articles & Blog Posts

Brach, T. (n..d.). A Courageous Presence with Racism. Insight Timer Blog.

Fondren, P. (June 11, 2020). The ‘Say Her Name’ Movement Started for a Reason: We Forget Black Women Killed by Police. Teen Vogue.

Pugh, C, (June 16, 2020). There is No Such Thing As A White Ally. Humanparts

Winfrey-Harris, T. (June 14, 2020). The Reckoning Will Be Incomplete Without Black Women and Girls  The Atlantic.

 

Black Lives Matter

Books, Chapters, Articles

Gienapp, R. (2020, January 21). 15 books to help kids understand that Black Lives Matter [Blog Post]. Nurturing Brave Kids Who Seek Justice.

Khan-Cullors, P., Bandele, A., & Davis, A. Y. (2020). When they call you a terrorist: A black lives matter memoir. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin.

Lebron, C. J. (2019). The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.

Taylor, K.-Y. (2016). From #Blacklivesmatter to black liberation. Chicago, Illinois: Haymarket Books.

Policing

Books, Chapters, Articles

Marshall, K. (2020, May 31).Tulsa Race Massacre: For years it was called a riot. Not anymore. Here's how it changed. Tulsa World.

O'Connell, H. (2015, July 16). When, exactly, do protests become riots? Media coverage focused on “thugs” can distract from broader concerns. Kinder Institute Research, Rice University.

            Rothman, L. (2015, April 28). What Martin Luther King Jr Really Thought About Riots. Time Magazine Online.

Taylor, K. (2020, May 29). Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People: The collapse of politics and governance leaves no other option. New York Times.

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