Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources
In living our belief statement of examining, interrupting, and addressing historic and current oppression patterns, we have created a hub of J.E.D.I resources.
Student Produced Resources:
AWSL Student Equity Guide (Created August 2020)
Affiliates and Partners:
Due East Education Equality Collaborative
Due East Educational Equity Collaborative believes that to create more equity in our schools, which are consistently and predictably inequitable, we must refocus our work on the deep purposes of education. We must ground ourselves in the following truths:
Education is fundamentally relational.
Each educator and learner bring essential creativity and inquiry to the learning process, and the function of education is to create a more expansive and safe human existence for individuals and society.
Resources
Holiday Calendar and Heritage Months
Guides & Resources:
IT Inclusive Language Guide - UW Information Technology
Taking Small Steps Toward Equity - Edutopia
Speak Up Guide - Learning for Justice
Teaching Strategies that Support Students’ Individuality - Edutopia
Multicultural Education Strategies - Baylor University
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 101 - University of Colorado (Denver)
My Language. My Choice. - Pacific Lutheran University
Words Mean Things - Pacific Lutheran University
Anti-Bias Education Goals - Louise Derman Sparks
Project Implicit - projectimplicit.net
Library of Recourses for your Equity Team - Cultures Connecting
6 Facts about Racial Justice That Will Change The Way You Think About America - Ben & Jerry’s
Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement
White Supremacy Culture by Tema Okun (Dismantling Racism)
Teachers are people too: Racial bias among American educators - Brookings Institute
Avoiding Racial Equity Detours by Paul Gorski
White Culture Handout - Racial Equity Tools
How to Be an Anti-Racist Educator - Dena Simmons
A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege - University of Southern California
Learning for Justice: Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence
158 Resources to Understand Racism in America (Smithsonian).
Standing United: The Fight Against Inequality (SLIDES) - Jenae Butler.
Affirming Black Lives in School: Teachers, Administrators, Students
Philippe Lazaro @philippelazaro Instagram
89 Racial Equity Resources for Healthcare, Education, and Communities.
Public Health Resources for Understanding Environmental Racism - Public Health Degrees
A Guide to Working in the Trades as a Person of Color - Service Direct
Critical Race Theory Resources
Equity in a Divided Community Resources - WSSDA & WASA
Talking About Equity (Equity in A Divided Community SLIDES) - WSSDA & WASA
Introducing Critical Race Theory - Bradly Mason
Critical Race Theory (CRT) Decision Making Toolkit - Portland Community College
Key Themes of Critical Race Theory - Youtube
What exactly is Critical Race Theory? - The Adaway Group
Introduction to Critical Race Theory - The Equity Collaborative
Critical Race Theory - Graphic
Juneteenth Resources:
Celebrate Juneteenth - Teach for America
Juneteenth - National Museum of African-American History & Culture
What is Juneteenth? - PBS
Juneteenth Resources - Issaquah School District
(Video) What is Juneteenth and Why Do We Celebrate - BrainPOP
(Video) Can You Hear Us Now: Juneteenth Edition - NBC News Now & NBCBLK
LGBTQ2SIA+/Gender Identity Resources:
Gender Terminology (GLSEN)
Gender Terminology Guide (GLSEN)
Pronoun Guide (GLSEN)
Pronoun Guide Final Document (GLSEN)
Gender Resources (Odyssey Youth Movement)
Welcoming Schools (Human Rights Campaign)
When Harm Happens:
Repairing Harm in Schools - Spokane Schools
Let’s Talk - Teaching Tolerance
Racism in the Classrooom - Center for Teen and Parent Communication
Responding to Racist Incidents - Teaching Strategies
When Kids Make Racist Comments - Moment Us Institute
Beyond the Golden Rule - Teaching Tolerance
Responding to Hate and Bias at School - Teaching Tolerance
When Bad Things Happen - Teaching Tolerance
A Care Plan for Honest History and Difficult Conversations - Teaching Tolerance
Current Articles:
The role of white people in the fight against racism - International journal on human rights
Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI): Part One (The What and Why of JEDI)
Justice, Equity, Diversity Inclusion (JEDI): Part Two (Strategies for Your Organization)
Black Minds Matter - Teaching Tolerance
Teachers are People Too: Racial Bias amongst American Educators - Brookings
Why imposter syndrome hits women and women of colour harder - Equality Matters
Understanding and Combating Imposter Syndrome - Tips from Career Services
How Can You Integrate Social Emotional Learning Into Everything You Do - Search Institute
The difference between being not racist and being antiracist - CBS News
‘Interrupt the Systems’: Robin DiAngelo on ‘White Fragility’ and Anti-Racism - NPR
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy Wilson
My Friend Asked Me To Explain White Privilege. I Decided to be Honest.
What Will You Do, White America? What Will You Do? - Lee Pelton
The emotional impact of watching white people wake up to racism in real-time - Natalie Morris
White Teachers Need to See Color. Here’s Why. - We are Teachers
For Educators:
Say Their Names: A toolkit to help foster productive conversations about race and civil disobedience - Chicago Public Schools
Beyond the Statements: Doing the Work To Create More Anti-Racist School Districts
How White Supremacy Lives in Our Schools - Medium.com
A Letter to White Teachers of My Black Children - Teachingwhilewhite.org
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice: Resources for Educators
National Museum of African-American History & Culture “Talking About Race” Web Portal
Teaching Tolerance: Talking about Race, Racism, and Police Violence
George Floyd Discussion Questions & Reflections - PBSNewsHour Extra
George Floyd Discussion Questions & Reflections - New York Times
George Floyd Discussion Questions & Reflections - Anti-Defamation League
Ten Things Every White Teacher Should Know When Talking About Race
Let’s Talk - Facilitating Critical Conversations With Students
New York Times: An Antiracist Reading List
Table Talk: George Floyd, Racism, and Law Enforcement
Activism isn’t just for adults and teens. We need to teach younger kids to be activists, too.
The Atlantic: What Anti-racist Teachers Do Differently
21 Anti-Racism Videos To Share With Kids - WeAreTeachers (also below under Families)
Talking to Students about “Controversial” Topics - candidirreverence.wordpress.com
How To Make This Moment the Turning Point for Real Change (B. Obama)
Talking About Race (National Museum of African American History & Culture)
For Families:
31 Children’s Books To Support Conversations On Race, Racism, and Resistance
Seattle Public Libraries Race and Social Justice books for kids K-5
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
100 Race Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child – Conversation Starters
Talking to kids with discrimination - American Physiological Association
Talking to Children About Racial Bias - American Academy of Pediatrics
A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice - Teaching Tolerance
How to talk to you kids about race, racism and police violence - EmbraceRace
21 Anti-Racism Videos To Share With Kids - WeAreTeachers (also above under Educators)
For Growth:
Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girl’s Childhood - Georgetown Law
Black Girl in Suburbia - Melissa Lowery
Anti-Racism Resources For My White Friends and Readers by Shani Silver
The Anti-Racist Reading List: 38 books for those open to changing themselves, and their world. Ibram Kendi
“Me and White Supremacy” (book; Layla Saad)
We Need More White Parents to Talk to Their Kids About Race (Wash. Post)
VIDEOS:
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 1: Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 2: Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 3: Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 4: Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 5: Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 6: Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 7: Emmanuel Acho
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 8: Emmanuel Acho - Part I
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 8: Emmanuel Acho - Part II
Uncomfortable Conversations w/ a Black Man Episode 9: Emmanuel Acho
Explained: White Privilege, Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias | NBC10 Philadelphia
I Will Be A Hummingbird - Story
Dakota 38 (Full Movie)
Adopting an Anti-Racism Framework - Teaching Tolerance
Race in America - Phil Vischer
The Danger of a Single Story - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Towards Them. - Verna Myers
Understanding My Privilege | Sue Borrego | TEDxPasadenaWomen
10 Documentaries To Watch About Race Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things For You
10 Documentaries To Watch About Race Instead Of Asking A Person Of Colour To Explain Things For You
Claude Steele - “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do.”
Why “I’m Not Racist” is only half the story - Robin DiAngelo
12 Movies to Watch to Educate Yourself About Racism and Protest History, Recommended by Experts-Time Magazine
Is my skin brown because I drank Chocolate Milk - Beverly Daniel Tatum TEDxStanford
Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Explains Our ‘Social Contract’ (YouTube)
2 Fists Up - film (Spike Lee’s Lil Joints; ESPN Films)
Websites and organizations
HeadCount is a non-partisan organization that uses the power of music to register voters and promote participation in democracy. We reach young people and music fans where they already are – at concerts and online – to inform and empower.
#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. 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. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
The Human Rights Campaign represents a force of more than 3 million members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
The American Civil Liberties Union dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Supermajority Education Fund is building the power of women of all backgrounds, races, and ages to create a future where we are truly equal. We believe there’s strength in numbers—and that women can be the most powerful force in America if we work together.
March for our Lives harnesses the power of young people across the country to fight for sensible gun violence prevention policies that save lives.
Mi Familia Vota is a national civic engagement organization that unites Latino, immigrant, and allied communities to promote social and economic justice through citizenship workshops, voter registration, and voter participation. Mi Familia Vota has operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Texas.
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation. NARF has successfully asserted and defended the most important rights of Indians and tribes in hundreds of major cases, and has achieved significant results in such critical areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection, and Indian education. NARF is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations.
Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
The Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere – Los Angeles (AWARE-LA) is an all-volunteer alliance of white anti-racist people organizing to challenge racism and work for racial justice in transformative alliance with people of color. We take collective action to build white anti-racist and multiracial alliances to contribute to a broad-based, social justice movement.
The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.