Social Justice Resources

In a world with growing and intensifying interpersonal, cultural, and global conflicts, it is our responsibility to make ourselves aware of such conflicts and do what we can to work for change. Below are several resources that have proven invaluable in my journey in educating myself about issues of social justice, being a better ally, and striving to be an advocate for change.

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Racial Justice Resources for White Allies

Organizations and Groups:

• Learning for Justice
• NAACP
• Movement for Black Lives
• Black Lives Matter
• Black Lives Matter at School
• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
• Campaign Zero
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Online Resources and Articles:

• White Fragility (International Journal of Critical Pedagogy)
  by Robin DiAngelo
  
  
• I, Racist
  by John Metta
  
  
• The Pitfalls of Becoming a Complacent Ally (And What to Do If You’ve Made a Mistake)
  by Ashley Truong
  
  
• What I Told My White Friend When He Asked For My Black Opinion On White Privilege
  by Lori Lakin Hutcherson
  
  
• Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum
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​Books:

Using our buying power to support Black-owned businesses is an incredible tool for equity. For the recommendations listed below, I have linked to the online store of my favorite Black-owned bookstore, The Lit Bar. I encourage you to support them or find a Black-owned bookstore near you using this helpful map.

• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria
  by Beverly Daniel Tatum
  
  
• White Fragility
  by Robin DiAngelo
  
  
• How to Be an Antiracist
  by Ibram X. Kendi
  
  
• So You Want to Talk About Race?
  by Ijeoma Oluo
  
  
• The New Jim Crow
  by Michelle Alexander
  
  
• Between the World and Me
  by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  
  
• Whistling Vivaldi
  by Claude M. Steele

Film and Video

• 13th
  by Ava Duvernay
  
  
• I'm Not Racist...Am I?
  by Catherine Wigginton Greene and PointMade Learning
  
  
• More Than a Month
  by Shukree Tilghman
  
  
• MTV Impact
  Specifically the MTV Decoded videos by Francesca Ramsey

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Gender & Sexuality Resources for Educators

Organizations and Groups

• GLSEN
• It Gets Better Project
• Blurring the Binary - Teaching Transgender Students in the Music Classroom
• The Trevor Project
• Trans Lifeline

Online Resources and Articles

• The Genderbread Person

Books

• Trans Allyship Workbook
  by Davey Schlasko