Author says accidental deaths are defined by money and power 

→ The 21st Show and Illinois Public Media speak with author Jessie Singer discussing her 2022 book There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster-Who Profits and Who Pays the Price. This podcast discusses the way that race, class, and privilege all predicate our likelihood of not just being seriously injured, but killed, by what is deemed no more than an ‘accident.’ Singer problematizes how we define accidents, positing we halt usage of the term ‘accident’ altogether until we further interrogate whether intention (versus outcome) is all that matters when it comes to deadly scenarios. Singer and the show’s host Brian Mackey never shy away from discussing how race implicates the way willful ignorance gets rewritten as ‘accident’ time and time again, making this a chilling but important dialogue to follow. 

Frantz Fanon, Racism, and the Alienation of Reason

→ What’s Left of Philosophy? discusses the prolific Black scholar Frantz Fanon and his lifetime grappling with 20th Century existence as a racialized and radicalized thinker. Fanon drew inspiration and deeply studied many of the leaders and figures most pertinent to Black struggles towards liberation and freedom across continents. Listen to this crash course on historical African and Black changemakers that doesn’t skimp when dissecting the layers and nuance shaping this period in time. 

Poverty is an intentional genocide.

→ Ismatu Gwendolyn’s podcast Threadings is based on their clinical social work career, Black feminism, love studies, and childhood experiences of impoverishment. This episode is captivating, informative, radical, and socio-culturally necessary- as are all of the episodes.

If you are interested in personal work around whiteness but not feeling ready to sign up for the Race Conscious Dialogues,

here are some good starting points.

Website:

Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages, A Project by the Augusta Baker Chair | Dr. Nicole A. Cooke | University of South Carolina

https://padlet.com/nicolethelibrarian/nbasekqoazt336co?fbclid=IwAR3YnK7KoEO0dtdVqIzrjoM8NjVsw2yU6Wnn1R53wM0p-IPPkUsL3Zgkk4Y

Book:

So You Want To Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo

http://www.ijeomaoluo.com/writing

Article:

One View: Column 

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/3-7-2017/Where-is-%27I-Am-Not-Your-Negro%27%3F/

Social Media (to follow):

White Nonsense Roundup

https://twitter.com/nowhitenonsense

https://www.facebook.com/whitenonsenseroundup

Video:

Toni Morrison Takes White Supremacy to Task

Podcast:

Seeing White, from Scene On Radio, Episodes 31-45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Further Reading for Dialogues Participants

 

Accapadi, M. (2007). When white women cry: How white women’s tears oppress women of color. College Student Affairs Journal, 26(2), 208-215.

from: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ899418.pdf

Alexander, M. (2011). The new Jim Crow. New York: New Press.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9781620971932

Anderson, C. (2016). White rage: The unspoken truth of our racial divide. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing.

 from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9781632864130

 

Coates, T. (2014). The case for reparations. The Atlantic. Retrieved from:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

 

Coates, T. (2015). Between the world and me. New York: Spiegel & Grau. 

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780812993547 

Cole, T. (2012). The white savior industrial complex. The Atlantic. Retrieved from:

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/

 

Cullen, M. (2008). 35 dumb things well-intentioned people say. New York: Morgan James Publishing.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9781600374913

 

DiAngelo, R. (2011). “White fragility.” International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, 3(3). 

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780807047415

 

Hutchinson, E. (1996). The assassination of the black male image. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.

 

Irving, D. (2014). Waking up white: And finding myself in the story of race. Illinois: Elephant Room Press.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780991331307

 

Katznelson, I. (2005). When affirmative action was white: An untold history of racial inequality in twentieth century America. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780393328516

 

Kivel, P. (2002). Uprooting racism: How white people can work for racial justice. Canada: New Society Publishers.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780865718654

 

Kendi, X (2016) Stamped From the Beginning, The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

 from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9781568585987

Loewen, J. W. (1995). Lies my teacher told me: Everything your American history textbook got wrong. New York: New Press.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9781620973929

 

Loubriel, J. (2016). 4 ways white people can process their emotions without bringing white tears. Everyday Feminism. Retrieved from: http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/02/white-people-emotions-tears/

 

McIntosh, P. (1989). Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Peace and freedom magazine, July/August, 10-12.

 from: https://nationalseedproject.org/images/documents/Knapsack_plus_Notes-Peggy_McIntosh.pdf

Michael, A. & Conger, M. (2009). “Becoming an anti-racist white ally: How a white affinity group can help.” Perspectives on Urban Education, Spring, 2009, 56-60.

from: https://marypendergreene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/affinity_groups_White_allies_56-60-Michael_and_Conger.pdf

 

Read these 23 books and authors when the injustice is overwhelming:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/read-these-books-when-the-injustice-is-overwhelming_us_577ff878e4b0c590f7e94f87

 

Rollins Jr., D.K. (2017). What white people should do about systemic racism. The Des Moines Register. Retrieved from: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2017/01/07/what-white-people-should-do-systemic-racism/96131388/.

 

Steele, C. (2010). Whistling Vivaldi: and other clues to how stereotypes affect us. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780393339727

 

Tatum, B. (1997). “Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?” And other conversations about race. New York: Basic Books.

from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780465060689

 

Tochluck, S. (2008). Witnessing whiteness: First steps towards an antiracist practice and culture. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Education.

 from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9781578867257

Wise, T. (2008). White like me: Reflections on race from a privileged son. California: Soft Skull Press.

 from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9781593764258

Wise, T. (2010). Color-Blind: The rise of post-racial politics and the retreat from racial equity. San Francisco: City Lights Books.

 from: https://www.amazon.com/Colorblind-Post-Racial-Politics-Retreat-Racial/dp/0872865088 

Wise, T. (2012). Dear white America: A letter to a new minority. California: City Lights Books.

 from: https://www.booktable.net/book/9780872865211

Zinn, H. (2002). You can’t be neutral on a moving train: A personal history of our times.

Massachusetts: Beacon Press Books.

 from: https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Neutral-Moving-Train/dp/0807071277

Zinn, H. (2003). A people’s history of the United States. New York: HarperCollins.

Implicit Bias Overview and Tests

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/background/index.jsp

The Root: The Blacker the Content the Sweeter the truth. 

https://www.theroot.com

Chenjerai Kumanyika,John Biewen and Celeste Headlee Scene on Radio: Seeing white. 

https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/


 

Videos

 

Aamer Rahman (Fear of a Brown Planet) – Reverse Racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_mRaIHb-M

 

Doll Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkpUyB2xgTM

 

Toni Morrison Takes White Supremacy to Task: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S7zGgL6Suw

 

Harvard Implicit Bias Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

 

Blue Eyed/Brown Eyed Experiment:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqv9k3jbtYU

 

People to Follow on Social Media

 
 
 

Readings for Adults

From the RAISING RACE CONSCIOUS KIDS IN AND AROUND OAK PARK Facebook Group, shared with permission.

 

I don't Discuss Racism with White People

https://popularresistance.org/i-dont-discuss-racism-with-white-people/ - 

 

I am a White Woman and I must Confront my Racism

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-white-woman-confronts-her-racism_us_58f228bee4b04cae050dc793 - 

 

The Racism Blindfold

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-racism-blindfold_us_58c5a514e4b0a797c1d39e3b

 

“Hands Up, Don't Shoot!”

https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/facing-ferguson-news-literacy-digital-age/hands-dont-shoot

 

Preparing Students for Difficult Conversations

https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/facing-ferguson-news-literacy-digital-age/preparing-students-difficult

 

DVD: Come Walk in My Shoes

https://www.facinghistory.org/books-borrowing/come-walk-my-shoes

 

Your racist friend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFGQdvYIJ0M&feature=youtu.be

 

Whites Only: SURJ And The Caucasian Invasion Of Racial Justice Spaces

https://theestablishment.co/whites-only-the-caucasian-invasion-of-racial-justice-spaces-7e2529ec8314

10 things all allies need to know

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/11/things-allies-need-to-know/

 

18 things white should do or know before discussing racism

http://www.thefrisky.com/2014-06-12/18-things-white-people-should-knowdo-before-discussing-racism/

 

White privilege

http://whitepriv.blogspot.com/2010/02/10-ways-to-be-and-ally.html

 

"Waking Up White" by Debby Irving

No we wont calm down

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/

 

On tone policing

http://groupthink.kinja.com/on-tone-policing-why-its-bullshit-and-why-you-need-to-1148310719

 

How to deal with being called out

https://tooyoungforthelivingdead.tumblr.com/post/147801840146/how-to-deal-with-being-called-out

 

Black people are not here to teach you

http://www.salon.com/2015/04/14/black_people_are_not_here_to_teach_you_what_so_many_white_americans_just_cant_grasp_partner/

 

7 reasons why reverse racism does not exist

https://www.dailydot.com/via/reverse-racism-doesnt-exist/?fb=dd

 

10 quotes to perfectly explain racism to people who claim they are color blind

http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/07/20/10-quotes-perfectly-explain-racism-people-claim-theyre-colorblind/

 

Where is “I am not your negro”?

http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/3-7-2017/Where-is-%27I-Am-Not-Your-Negro%27%3F/

 

White and waking up to a horrible reality

http://awakenedconsciousshift.com/white-and-waking-up-to-a-horrible-reality/

 

We cannot walk alone: the white parent’s role in ending racism

http://www.raceconscious.org/2016/01/1066/

 

The corrupt system that killed laquan mcdonald

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/protesting-the-corrupt-system-that-killed-laquan-mcdonald/417723/

 

You don't have to apologize for being white

https://www.thsppl.com/thsppl-articles/2017/4/27/you-dont-have-to-apologize-for-being-white?rq=white

 

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Why Whites Like His Writing

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/25/why-do-white-people-love-ta-nehisi-coates-work

 

9 TED talks to help you understand racism in America

https://www.ted.com/playlists/250/talks_to_help_you_understand_r

 

11 common ways white folks avoid taking responsibility for racism in the US

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/white-america-responsibility/

 

No, Affirmative Action Isn’t Racist Against White People – And Here’s Why

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/affirmative-action-isnt-racist/

 

10 Ways Well-Meaning White Teachers Bring Racism Into Our Schools

 http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/10-ways-well-meaning-white-teachers-bring-racism-into-our-schools/

 

Eight Things White Parents Should Teach About Black People

http://politic365.com/2012/04/11/8-things-white-parents-should-teach-about-black-people/

 

How privileged are you?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you?utm_term=.us1GoRmL6#.ff1jXvL5w

 

I just couldn’t trust a diverse suburb [Oak Park] with my Black daughter’s education

 

http://headinthesandblog.org/2016/09/just-couldnt-trust-diverse-suburb-black-childrens-education/

 

Is this how discrimination ends?

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/unconscious-bias-training/525405/

 

How not to accidentally raise a racist

http://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=523994401:523994403

 

Your five-year-old is already racially-biased. Here’s what you can do about it.

https://medium.com/embrace-race/your-5-year-old-is-already-racially-biased-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it-d72de0480ba3

 

How parents widen or shrink academic gaps

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/04/19/how-parents-widen--or-shrink--academic-gaps.html?cmp=soc-fb-shr

 

How does race affect a student’s math education?

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/04/racist-math-education/524199/

 

How to overcome your bias? Walk boldly towards them

https://www.ted.com/talks/verna_myers_how_to_overcome_our_biases_walk_boldly_toward_them?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tedspread

 

Intent vs impact: why your intentions don't really matter

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/07/intentions-dont-really-matter/

 

Blind spots: your brain on auto pilot

http://www.pwc.com/us/blindspots

 

White People: I Don’t Want You To Understand Me Better, I Want You To Understand Yourselves

https://theestablishment.co/white-people-i-dont-want-you-to-understand-me-better-i-want-you-to-understand-yourselves-a6fbedd42ddf

 

Letter to Young Sisters of Color

https://medium.com/@nzingambande/letter-to-young-sisters-of-color-on-waking-up-fighting-the-system-and-choosing-allies-7dc2afb536a9

4 Reasons Why Being Pro-Black Isn’t the Same as Being Anti-White

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/11/pro-black-isnt-anti-white/

 

‘Not All White People' and Derailing Conversations

http://www.flowerhorne.com/blog/2013/12/20/not-all-white-people-and-derailing-conversations

 

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_reduce_racial_bias_in_your_children

 

17 Books On Race Every White Person Needs To Read

https://www.bustle.com/p/17-books-on-race-every-white-person-needs-to-read-76401


 
 

Reading Pertaining To Kids

From the RAISING RACE CONSCIOUS KIDS IN AND AROUND OAK PARK Facebook Group, shared with permission.

 

How to Talk to Your Kids About Charlottesville

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/books/review/children-violence-racism-charlottesville.html?referer=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsdiffs.org%2Farticle-history%2Fhttps%3A%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F08%2F14%2Fbooks%2Freview%2Fchildren-violence-racism-charlottesville.html&fref=gc

 

Knowing Our History to Build a Brighter Future: Books to Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality

http://www.readbrightly.com/books-to-help-kids-understand-the-fight-for-racial-equality/

Top Mighty Girl Books on Civil Rights History 

http://www.amightygirl.com/mighty-girl-picks/civil-rights-history

 

Prejudice / Discrimination

http://www.amightygirl.com/books/social-issues/prejudice-discrimination

 

Here's How To Raise Race-Conscious Children

https://www.buzzfeed.com/erinwinkler/tips-for-talking-to-children-about-race-and-racism?sub=4551506_11240742&utm_term=.imeWrNYA3&fref=gc#.jckPNKw5p

 

Great Picture Books to Inspire Hope in the World 

https://pernillesripp.com/2017/08/12/great-picture-books-to-create-hope-in-the-world/?fref=gc

 

Reading Racism in Dr. Seuss 

A children’s-literature scholar argues it’s time to acknowledge the perturbing themes in some of the most beloved books.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/reading-racism-in-dr-seuss/536625/?fref=gc

 

Storytime for social justice kit

http://storytimeunderground.org/2016/12/30/storytime-for-social-justice-kit/?fref=gc

 

Helping Your Child Cope with Media Coverage of Community Racial Trauma: Tips for Parents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qtn2ZFx6ZM&feature=youtu.be

Stories About Disability Don’t Have to Be Sad

 https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/opinion/stories-about-disability-dont-have-to-be-sad.html?referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com

Young, Gifted and Black by Jamia Wilson

https://www.amazon.com/Young-Gifted-Black-Jamia-Wilson/dp/1786031582/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502984924&sr=8-1&keywords=young+gifted+and+black+jamia+wilson

 

Preaching to the Chickens: How Civil Rights Legend John Lewis’s Humble Childhood Incubated His Heroic Life

https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/12/05/preaching-to-the-chickens-john-lewis/

30 LGBTQIA-Positive Children’s Books That’ll Teach Kids How Beautifully Diverse The World Is

 https://www.bustle.com/articles/87976-30-lgbtqia-positive-childrens-books-thatll-teach-kids-how-beautifully-diverse-the-world-is?platform=hootsuite

 

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/we-stories-aims-get-white-families-talking-about-race-racism-through-children-s-books#stream/0

'We Stories' aims to get white families talking about race, racism through children’s books

 

For Young Latino Readers, an Image Is Missing

Young Latino Students Don’t See Themselves in Books

 

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/education/young-latino-students-dont-see-themselves-in-books.html?smid=fb-share&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com

Diving Into Race, Identity of Multiracial Families In ‘Raising Mixed Race’

 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/diving-race-identity-multiracial-families-raising-mixed-race-n486576

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT PROTEST AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

 http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/childrens-picture-books-about-protest/

7 Books That Teach Kids About Social Justice and Activism

 https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/07/06/7-books-that-teach-kids-about-social-justice-and-activism/

 

Summer Reading For Your Woke* Kid (good list but note our discussions about appropriate of this word)

 http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/07/06/534443123/summer-reading-for-your-woke-kid?sc=tw

 

Teaching your kids not to “see” race is a terrible idea, studies have found

 https://qz.com/821200/if-youre-not-talking-about-race-with-your-kid-youre-likely-teaching-her-to-be-racist/

Your 5-year-old is already racially biased. Here’s what you can do about it.

 https://medium.com/embrace-race/your-5-year-old-is-already-racially-biased-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it-d72de0480ba3

 

Recording and Resources: Understanding Racial-Ethnic Identity Development

Tools for raising brave kids in a world where race matters

 https://medium.com/embrace-race/understanding-racial-ethnic-identity-development-e8e7ad27d030

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WHITE FAMILIES* FROM ALL ACROSS ST. LOUIS DECIDED TO START TALKING TO OUR YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT RACE AND RACISM?

http://www.westories.org/?fref=gc#welcome

1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide

 http://grassrootscommunityfoundation.org/1000-black-girl-books-resource-guide/

 

11 MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS WITH MIXED RACE GIRLS

 http://www.imnotthenanny.com/2016/03/middle-grade-books-mixed-race-characters.html

 

Teaching Young Children About Bias, Diversity, and Social Justice

 https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-young-children-social-justice-jinnie-spiegler?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

 

Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children

 http://theconversation.com/combatting-stereotypes-how-to-talk-to-your-children-71929

 

The Roots of Social Justice—Kids’ Responses to Inequality

 https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/growing-friendships/201609/the-roots-social-justice-kids-responses-inequality

 

19 books to help children find hope and strength in stressful times: A librarian’s list

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/books-to-help-children-find-hope-and-strength-in-stressful-times-a-librarians-list/2016/12/12/27f51120-bcb2-11e6-ac85-094a21c44abc_story.html?fref=gc&utm_term=.fd27bbd03195

 

13 Books to Teach Children About Protesting and Activism

 https://geekdad.com/2017/01/13-books-children-activism/?fref=gc

 

Zine: Families Taking Action For Racial Justice

 http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/zine_families_taking_action_for_racial_justice

 

10 Ways Well-Meaning White Teachers Bring Racism Into Our Schools

 http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/08/10-ways-well-meaning-white-teachers-bring-racism-into-our-schools/?utm_content=buffer9317f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fref=gc

 

17 Books On Race Every White Person Needs To Read

 https://www.bustle.com/p/17-books-on-race-every-white-person-needs-to-read-76401

 

We need diverse books

http://weneeddiversebooks.org



 
 

Tips for Handling Holiday Conversations

 
 

1. Excerpts from “Detour Spotting for White Anti-Racists”

 
 
 

2. Six Steps to Speaking Up Against Everyday Bigotry

https://www.splcenter.org/20150125/speak-responding-everyday-bigotry#six-steps

 
 
 
 

Sources:

1. CWS Workshop

http://www.cwsworkshop.org/pdfs/WIWP2/9Detour_Spotting.PDF

Permission granted to republish.

For information about Cultural Bridges workshops, long-term projects and resources:

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PHONE 610-562-5958

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2. Southern Poverty Law Center