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GEORGE FLOYD R E S O U R C E DOCUMENT FOR USE AS A RESOURCE DOCUMENT, NOT AS AN INDICTMENT DOCUMENT… CREATED BY DR. SCOTT S. RICHARDSON UHCL OFFICE OF E Q U I T Y , D I V E R S I T Y , I NCLUSION / T ITLE IX (EDIT) CRITICAL RACE THEORY RESOURCE INFORMATION In the aftermath of what one might consider the most socially and racially polarizing event in recent memory, it is critically important, as a diversity and inclusion practitioner, to provide relevant materials for consumption. The purpose is to support civil discourse that may eventually lead to impactful and sustainable change practices. The contents of this document are a compilation of some relevant information to be viewed and experienced individually, in learning environments (personal, academic and co-curricular) and to establish a library of dynamics works of resource. As always, should you have any questions or want to collaborate (within your areas of leadership) on anything, please do not hesitate to reach out. This information is in no way exhaustive… WHAT TO CONSIDER New Normal (NN) vs New Reality (NR) New Normal: Is a kin to, putting lip stick on a pig. NN has us focusing on quickly getting back to the way things were…using best practices, staying with traditionalism and conventionalism without a challenge to conventional wisdom or methodology…a return to current state. New Reality: Supplants us intentionally in change and next practice orientations. NR aligns us with future state…the opportunity to, “cash out the old and ring in the new”. NR supports challenging conventionalism and methodology, leading to transformative purpose and impact for the ultimate goal: The Human Condition. THINK ABOUT THIS IF YOU THEN YOU’LL Always do, what you’ve Always get, what you’ve always done… always got! ARTICLES • America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us by Adam Serwer • Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement • Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex by Angela Davis • My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant by Jose Antonio Vargas • The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine • The Combahee River Collective Statement • The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coaston • Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups by Craig Elliott • Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest? by Courtney Martin • White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh • Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi • Benign bigotry: The psychology of subtle prejudice • The pitfalls of ally performance FILM AND TV • 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix • American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix • Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent • “Blind spotting” (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent • Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix • Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent • I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent • If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu • Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S. • King in The Wilderness — HBO • Profiled: The Mothers of Murdered Black and Latino Youth (Kathleen Foster)— Kanopy DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT PROTEST ACTIVISM • The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 • Let the Fire Burn • How to Change the World • Concerning Violence • Truth and Power • The Weather Underground • Plot for Peace THE ARTS • Strange Fruit – Song and Poetry • Wake Up Everybody – by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Song) • Try the Real Thing – by Gloria Spencer (Song) • Take Me to the Alley – by Gregory Porter (Song) • Under a Soprano Sky – by Sonia Sanchez (Poem) • Love Will Always Win – by Travis Greene • Shrek – Animation BOOKS AND LITERATURE • Colorblind by Tim Wise • Dear White People by Tim Wise • Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper • How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou • Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva • Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo • The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison • When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson • Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1950) LASTLY… • Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions • All civil discourse is welcomed • Lesson planning assistance/guest lecture opportunities welcomed • The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion/Title IX [EDIT] is a resource.