Social Justice: Resources for Fighting Racism
A guide to help you research and locate Social Justice materials at Fisk and beyond.
Racism has a cost - Heather C. McGhee
Intersectionality Matters- Crisis in the COVID-19 Pandemic
African American Identity
Black Intellectual Profile
Black Women Intellectuals
Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women by ISBN: 9781469620923Publication Date: 2015-04-13
Book List for Fighting Racism
- An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting RacismBooks related to Black Lives Matter sponsored by Buzz News Feed
- Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics & Violence against Women of ColorAuthor Kimberle Crenshaw defines 'intersectionality' as a person's social and political identities might combine to create unique modes of discrimination. Intersectionality identifies injustices that are felt by people due to a combination of factors
- Haymarket Books A Black Liberation BooklistA reading list for Black Liberation sponsored by Haymarket Books.
- What to read, listen to and watch to learn about Institutional RacismPBS News special about books, podcasts, and shows that discuss Institutional Racism.
CNN report for London's reaction to the death of George Floyd
Resources about Anti-Racism and Black Lives Matter
- Black Lives Matter by PGI Syllabus Articles (available via ILL)Black Lives Matter articles by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Full-text articles are available through Interlibrary loan (ILL) request.
- CNN: First Time When I Realized I was BlackExamples of celebrities recalling events when they realized that they were black/brown. Situations where they were treated differently.
- Intersectionality Matters! Hosted by Kimberlé CrenshawPodcast hosted by The African American Policy Forum and Kimberlé Crenshaw interviews about Black Lives Matter.
- Prosector (Marilyn Mosby) NPR interview as Baltimore City Prosecutor for Freddie GrayNPR 5 minute interview with Baltimore City Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby to discuss her experience and offers wisdom to Minneapolis. May 31, 2020
- After rioting shook Baltimore 5 years ago some seeds of change were plantedarticle talks about new jobs and businesses came out of the Freddie Gray riots in Baltimore City. (Apr 2020)
- When You Say You Do Not See Race By Zach StaffordZach Stafford writes opinion piece about when people state that they do not see race. This statement mean that they pretend it doesn’t exist to you erases the experiences of black people.
- When Blackness is a Preexisting Condition by Kimberle Crenshaw (5/20)Article written in the New Republic by Kimberle Crenshaw about the pre-existing condition of poor health in the era of Hurricane Katrina and now the Corona virus.
#Say Her Name- Police Brutality & The Murder of Black Women
SOURCE: #SAYHERNAME is grounded in the sad reality that Black women and girls who are targeted, brutalized, and killed by police are all too often excluded from mainstream narratives around police violence. And while their names and stories are left out of our demands for justice, they are no less grieved by their loved ones. Their lives are no less worthy of being celebrated and uplifted.