LibGuides: Answering Questions about Systemic Injustice: Resources

Mental Health & Community Support

R esource for Black women to find a good therapist - So often the stigma surrounding mental health issues and therapy prevents Black women from taking the step of seeing a therapist. This space was developed to present mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant.

Truth Be Told - Advice podcast that explores how you can be you in a world that doesn't always want you to be. We're like the friend you call after a long day tolaugh, cry, bitch, and moan

You’re OK, I’m Not: Black Men and Therapy

Life Kit - NPR podcast: "Everyone needs a little help being a human. From sleep to saving money to parenting and more, we talk to the experts to get the best advice out there. Life Kit is here to help you get it together."

Microaggressions Are A Big Deal: How To Talk Them Out And When To Walk Away

Anti-racist Resources for Building Allyship and Advocacy: An ongoing list of resources to start the anti-racism process - USC Student Affairs - Student Equity and Inclusion Programs

PNW BOCES Anti-Racist Resources

Center Lane Westchester: Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth, Families, Community and Schools

The LOFT Community Center Westchester

Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health - From The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

Center for Black Equity (supporting Black LGBTQ+ People)

Recursos antirracistas en español (Dr. Gabriela Kovats Sánchez via Dr. José Medina)

Resources for Coping with and Addressing Racial Trauma & Opression (PrideWorks)

Suicide Death Rate, Attempts and Injuries among Black Youth

Understanding systemic racism in the United States: "This list focuses specifically on structural racism - the institutions, policies, and practices that systematically exploits and disadvantage Black people and other people of color in the United States. It also includes numerous resources to help white folks and non-Black people of color better understand and dismantle their own knee-jerk responses to challenging conversations about race issues the first step toward meaningful self-education and productive conversations."

In support of the Black Lives Matter protests around the world, developers have been quick to build free tools to blur faces and strip metadata to protect the privacy of those protesting. Here's a guide.

Cell phone video of police brutality puts in full view the problem for the world to see. How do we now convert these videos from outrage to real change? Here's a solid three-pronged approach.

Nonprofit Westchester

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) : "The American Civil Liberty Union works in the courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States"

The Audre Lorde Project : "The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area."

Black Lives Matter : "Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."

Black Youth Project : "ABOUT US HISTORY STAFF OUR PROGRAMS CATHY J. COHEN DEMOCRACY REMIXED CSRPC AT U OF C -The Black Youth Project will examine the attitudes, resources, and culture of the young, urban black millennial, exploring how these factors and others influence their decision-making, norms, and behavior in critical domains such as sex, health, and politics."

The People's Council LA : People’s City Council (PCC) is an actions-oriented coalition of social and climate justice organizations and organizers from all over Los Angeles. PCC emerged in the absence of definitive City action to protect the most vulnerable — the unhoused and tenants.

Race Forward : Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity.

The Whiteness Project : "Whiteness Project is an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race."

Educator Resources

Free Professional Development Curriculum

UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Information and LIbrary Science has a free PD curriculum around allyship, access, and equity for those who service young readers. Follow the link below to work through this course.

PBS Anti-Racisit Learning Resources

Children are never too young to learn about diversity. This PBS KIDS post offers advice on how to be honest, specific, and trustworthy as we raise the next generation to confront racial injustice.
- Children's Books about Race and Diversity: To encourage conversations about race and diversity with your children, check out this list of books to read together as a family.

Confronting Anti-Black Racism: Use these resource materials with middle and high school students to help them understand the long history of anti-Black racism in the United States, and think about ways to address it in their own families and communities.
Anti-Racist Resources: For Families, Educators, and Students - It is a crucial time to think about how we’re teaching our children – and ourselves – to combat racism. WNET's education blog features a growing list of resources from PBS and trusted partners, to use as tools to support anti-racist learning and growth.
PBS News Hour: What to Read, Listen to, and Watch to Learn about Institutional Racism: Many non-Black people are seeking to educate themselves about the experiences of black Americans and what actions everyone can take to dismantle their own racial biases. Check out this list from PBS News Hour of resources that serve as a starting point for people that wish to become better allies in the fight for racial justice and equity.

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Talking About Race: A new online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity, and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture.
- Explore and share these digital tools, online exercises, video instructions, scholarly articles, and more than 100 multi-media resources tailored for educators, parents and caregivers—and individuals committed to racial equality.
Discover African American LGBTQ+ history online: The LGBTQ+ objects and archival collections at NMAAHC focus on the familiar, untold, and unknown stories that have shaped the nation’s past.
Curator Chats Series: The New Negro Renaissance during World War I: Tulani Salahu-Din discusses the emergence of the New Negro Renaissance, also known as the Harlem Renaissance, during World War I. Following the Great Migration and the racial violence of the Red Summer in 1919, the New Negro Renaissance represented a rebirth of African American arts—including literature, music, dance, and more—as a movement of artistic self-determination and self-expression.

Anti-Racist Books for Educators: Culturally Responsive Leadership – Joe Truss Empowering Educators to Engineer for Equity

Penguin Young Reader's book lists of Black authors and illustrators: This booklist has over fifty books by Black storytellers for grades K-12. Celebrate and experience HAIR LOVE, #BlackGirlMagic, friendship, love, history, and more Black stories by sharing these books with your young readers.

Watch Kindergarten Teacher Vera Ahiyya Explain Race to Young Children: from Vera Ahiyya: "I made this video for the kindergarten students at my school. I realize this might be a helpful video for non Black children to also watch. In the video I discuss what racism is and how it’s impacted the lives of Black and Brown people. I also read aloud the story Let’s Talk about Race. Finally, I encourage young people to think about what actions they can take to use their voice to speak out against injustices."

COVID-19 Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources

Racial Equity Tools is an organization that supports individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. This organization has compiled COVID-19 Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources that can be accessed here.

These resources include information regarding analysis of the pandemic, outbreak response, health and community care, organizing and solidarity, resource building and rapid response, virtual work and online engagement, and more.

Archived Panels Surrounding Antiracist Work

#Kidlit4BlackLives Rally

The Brown Bookshelf is honored to host the KidLit4BlackLives Rally that took place on June 4, 2020. Led by Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jason Reynolds, the Rally featured inspiring words, music, and numerous calls to action in support of equity and justice.

Jason Reynolds, Ibram Kendi in Conversation | SLJ Day of Dialog 2020

Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi, co-authors of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, kicked off SLJ's Day of Dialog on May 27, 2020. Here is the entire keynote conversation.

Nic Stone - Let's Talk about Race

Join Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and other novels, as she speaks with Pete Forester, Jodi Picoult, Brendan Kiely, Tiffany Jewell, and D. Watkins about race.