UTD Departments Offer Anti-Racism Resources

06.22.2020

Recent episodes of racial violence and subsequent protests across America have stirred many in the UT Dallas campus community to want to learn more about systemic racism and how to help our society move forward toward justice and equality.

The Eugene McDermott Library has in its collections a variety of books that will help stimulate conversation on racial injustice, the history of racial issues in America and anti-racism training.

Below are a few recommendations from library staff. If you’re not a member of the UT Dallas community and don’t have access to the University library, you can click the links below for more information and then look for the resources at your local library.

Discussing Race

• “So You Want To Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
• “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo; Michael Eric Dyson (Foreward by)
• “How To Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
• “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” by Beverly Tatum
• “Me and White Supremacy” by Layla F. Saad; Robin DiAngelo (Foreward by)
• “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by Reni Eddo-Lodge
• “Dog Whistle Politics” by Ian Haney López

History and Policy

• “The Next American Revolution” by Grace Lee Boggs; Scott Kurashige; Danny Glover (Foreward by)
• “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander; Cornel West (Foreward by)
• “Race for Profit” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
• “Driving While Black” by Gretchen Sorin
• “Automating Inequality” by Virginia Eubanks
• “Medical Bondage” by Deirdre Cooper Owens

Personal Experiences

• “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
• “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• “Eloquent Rage” by Brittney Cooper
• “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson
• “Blood at the Root” by Patrick Phillips
• “Citizen” by Claudia Rankine

The Student Counseling Center also recommends the following resources that have been curated by LeanIn.Org.

Books

• “Real American: A Memoir” by Julie Lythcott-Haims
• “Raising Our Hands” by Jenna Arnold
• “Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment” by Patricia Hill Collins
• “Redefining Realness” by Janet Mock
• “Sister Outsider” by Audre Lorde
• “The Memo: What Women of Color Need To Know To Secure a Seat at the Table” by Minda Harts
• “The Person You Mean To Be: How Good People Fight Bias” by Dolly Chugh
• “Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?” edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price (free ebook)
• “The End of Policing” by Alex S. Vitale (free ebook)

Videos

• “Black Feminism and the Movement for Black Lives,” a discussion with Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, and Charlene Carruthers
• “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion,” by Peggy McIntosh
• “Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable,” by Luvvie Ajayi
• “It’s Time to Unpack White Fragility,” interview with Robin DiAngelo
• “Public Address on Revolution: Revolution Now,” by Rachel Cargle
• “The Urgency of Intersectionality,” by Kimberlé Crenshaw
• “13th,” by Ava DuVernay

Podcasts

• 1619, The New York Times
• Code Switch, NPR
• Conversations for Equal Pay, with Julene Allen
• Hear to Slay, with Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom
• Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
• Pod for the Cause, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
• Pod Save the People, Crooked Media
• Rising Stories, “Rachel Cargle talks with Corine Sandifer about White Feminism and Womanhood”
• What Matters, Black Lives Matter

Talking to Kids About Racism

• “Here’s How W. Kamau Bell Talks About Race with His Kids,” The Tell Show
• “Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt,” Parenting Forward
• “Talking To Your Child About Race and Racism,” My New Life podcast episode featuring Julie Lythcott-Haims
• “Talking Race with Young Children,” NPR
• “Tips for Talking About Race with Small Children,” Third Space
• “How To Teach Kids To Talk About Taboo Topics,” by Liz Kleinrock
• “Looking for Excellent ‘Diverse’ Books for Children? Start Here!” EmbraceRace
• “Your Kids Aren’t Too Young To Talk About Race: Resource Roundup,” by Katrina Michie

–Robin Russell