Race and Antiracism: High School

from the New York Review of Books, 1971

from The New Yorker - June 5, 2020

New Yorker, June 2, 2020

from The New York Review of Books / NYR Daily, June 5, 2020

from Understanding & Dismantling Privilege: The official journal of the White Privilege Conference, February 2012

from BBC News, June 2, 2020

The Atlantic, June 1, 2020

from The Atlantic, May 12, 2020

Interview by Brian Williams on MSNBC, June 2, 2020

Scholars have been looking at a set of complex and challenging questions about inequality in our society: Why are Black Americans repeatedly targeted by the police? What can be done to stop further atrocities against minority communities from occurring? As some protests against these deaths turn violent, are political protests and demonstrations an effective way to instigate change? How can we build a more just society?

from NYPL Schomburg Center

This is a subject guide created by the HS Library in concert with the DEI office.

from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society

A large bank of interactive statistics, policy documents, and a set of proposals aimed at reducing the use of force by police.

from the Smithsonian Magazine: includes historical context, systemic inequality, anti-black violence, protest, intersectionality, and allyship and education.

from the New York Times reframes American history by highlighting the 400th anniversary of 1619, the year the first enslaved African people were brought to North America.

Articles, videos, podcasts, book, organizations, and more. - Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.

from JSTOR Daily

This document provides an extensive list of resources with calendars of daily suggestions for learning and allyship; read an article, watch a video, sign a petition, etc. Many thanks to @Autumn_Bry!
Note: Your librarians have found excellent resources within this document and recommend it. Not every link has been checked, however, so if you discover broken links or have comments, please notify the author (email address is on the document) and your librarian.
Content Warning: Some resources may contain difficult language and/or images.

This Teaching Idea is a guide for teachers to begin conversations with their students about George Floyd’s death and the events that surround it.