Anti-Racism Resources: Articles & Websites

Founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama. Read about his second visit to Exeter, as the Bragdon Fellow.
On Twitter: @eji_org.

Op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Follow link for essays.
On Twitter: @CharlesMBlow

Ibram X. Kendi, our 2020 MLK Day keynote speaker, author of How To Be An Antiracist, and director of the new Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. On Twitter: @DrIbram

Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of six books including including her most recenter Breathe: A Letter to My Sons.
On Twitter: @imaniperry

An American scholar, writer, and activist. She is assistant professor of African-American Studies at Princeton University, and the author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
On Twitter: @KeeangaYamahtta

Dr. Bettina L. Love is an award-winning author and Professor at the University of Georgia....In 2020, Dr. Love co-founded the Abolitionist Teaching Network (ATN). She is author of We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom.
On Twitter: @BLoveSoulPower

Director of Equity and Inclusion Stephanie Bramlett encourages everyone to read the stories being shared by Black students and alums, and outlines some of the work that has started to make a better, more inclusive Exeter.

Physical Education Instructor Toyin Augustus addresses the crowd(link is external) at the March for Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Director of Exeter Summer Russell Weatherspoon introduces a “Virtual Harkness Discussion on Racism,” one in a series hosted by Exeter for the alumni community, with a reflection on the current state of racism in America and ways to work toward “a more perfect union.”

English Instructor Alex Myers '96 and Student Council members address racism during Closing Assembly.

Trustee Mark Edwards '78; P'12, P'14 offers his reflections(link is external) as co-founder and CEO of Upstream.org.

Roxane Gay ’92, an Exeter alumna, author of "Bad Feminist," "Hunger" and other books, and contributing opinion writer to The New York Times. Read her latest pieces here(link is external). Follow her on Twitter @rgay.

A "list of materials focused on anti-racism in Digital Pedagogy and Learning. Included in this list are materials on Cultural Competencies, Cultural Sensitivities and Digital Learning Equity." From the University of Toronto.

A project by the Augusta Baker Chair at the University of South Carolina, Dr. Nicole A. Cooke

A Compilation of Anti-Racist Resources (received from a participant of the Harkness Discussions on Racism)

An "action-oriented guide" from Wheaton College.

A collection of resources from Black Lives Matter.

From Center for Assessment & Policy Development's Racial Equity Tools site

From We Need Diverse Books

From the Dismantle Collection -- a list of articles, books, films, and more. "The Dismantle Collective desires to be a starting point for white allies to do the work and engage in analysis, education, and action on anti-racism. The following documents may be used as tools to educate yourself, your peers, employees, committees, etc."

"The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture created an 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." The site "provides 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." Read more about the portal here.

The Atlantic has compiled a collection of articles on race and racism from their archive. Articles are organized into the following categories: "Calls for Abolition, Civil War, Emancipation", "Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Segregation", "Civil Rights", "Policing, Incarceration, Disinvestment," and "Economic Inequality, Police Violence, COVID-19".

A list of articles published over the course of JSTOR Daily’s five years. "As always, the underlying scholarship is free for all readers. We have now updated this story with tagging for easier navigation to related content, will be continually updating this page with more stories, and are working to acquire a bibliographic reading list about institutionalized racism in the near future." Note: Access additional JSTOR content with your PEA login.

Author: Ari Shapiro Source: NPR

Author: Bronwyn Isacc Source: Upworthy

Author: Cicely Blain; Source: Stratagem

Author: Corinne Shutack Source: Medium

Author: Meera Mohan-Graham; Source: Medium

Author: Kihana Miraya Ross Source: New York Times

Author: Courtney E. Martin; Source: The On Being Project

Author: Anne C. Bailey

Author: Kandise Le Blanc; Source: INSIDE THE KANDI DISH

Source: Cosmopolitan Author: Nic Stone

Author: Natalie Morris Source: Metro.co.uk

Author: Courtney Ariel; Source: Sojourners

Author: Sandra Guzman Source: NBC News

Author: CHARLIE MCGEEHAN; Source: TeachingTolerance

Author: Kate Bubacz Source: Buzzfeed News

Author: LORI LAKIN HUTCHERSON; Source: Yes! Magazine

Author: Holiday Phillips; Source: Forge

Author: Connie Hassett-Walker; Source: The Conversation

Author: Dr. Nicole A. Cooke Source: Publishers Weekly

Author: Jessica Grose; Source: New York Times

Author: Sally Jenkins; Source: Washington Post

Author: Dr. Imani J. Walker; Source: The Root

Caroline Hill of 228 Accelerator lays out a set of equitable design principles in her blog post.

Authors: Marguerite Ward and Rachel Premack; Source: Business Insider

Author: Rachel Elizabeth Cargle Source: Harper's Bazaar

Author: German Lopez; Source: Vox

List of resources related to: anti-oppression, anti-racism, anti-transmisia, anti-ableism, anti-islamomisia, anti-sanism, anti-queermisia, anti-judeomisea, anti-fatmisia, Activism 101, and Social Justice Zines.

Provides resources for developing anti-racist pedagogical strategies and syllabi.

Provides resources for anti-racist learning and practice specific to anti-Black racism. Some readings organized by stages of white racial identity development.

Princeton University Library Guide provides a list of web and library resources about "the systemic racism in the United States, and activism to ameliorate its effects."