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A Collection of Resources Compiled by the Office of Equity and Inclusion, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, an independent, inclusive coeducational boarding high school. www.andover.edu

Resources for Understanding Racism specifically as it relates to anti-Black- • Black Visions Collective: https://www. ness and police violence. Within this blackvisionsmn.org/ • Facing History’s “Bearing Witness: The guide, there are a variety of resources • : https://www.joincam- Death of ” to explore practical ways to under- paignzero.org/ • John Blake’s “There's one epidemic we stand, explain, and solve seemingly • : https:// may never find a vaccine for: fear of intractable problems of racial inequity, m4bl.org/ black men in public spaces” , police violence, and • National Bailout: http://nationalbail- • Jelani Cobb’s “The Death of George injustice. out.org/ Floyd” • Letter to Asian Americans to stand in • Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s “Of Course • In the wake of the death of George solidarity with Black lives: https://chi- There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Floyd, writer Mireille Cassandra neseamerican.org/p/31571 Black People” Harper took to to share “10 • Trevor Noah: George Floyd, Minneapo- Steps To Non-Optical Allyship”, a Resources for Younger Kids and Parents lis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy simple and elegant distillation of the • First Name Basis podcast: https://first- Cooper | The Daily Social Distancing principles outlined in key anti-racist namebasis.libsyn.com/ Me And White Supremacy Show works such as This podcast has great, short mes- How To Be An Antira- • Anti Racism Resources compiled by by Layla Saad and sages about talking to children about cist Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein by Ibram X. Kendi. systemic racism in May 2020 Actions People are Taking • The Longest Shortest Time podcast, • 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to episodes 116 and 135: https://lon- (compiled and shared by a recent alum) Show for the Black Community gestshortesttime.com/talking-with- Right Now • Sign this petition that demands Mayor kids-about-race-and-racism, https:// Additional Resources: Frey "1) block the officers from receiv- longestshortesttime.com/episode- ing their pensions and 2) ban them 135-white-guilt-and-other-crazy-sht/, This updated Anti-Racism Resource from ever becoming police officers https://longestshortesttime.com/ Guide compiled by Tasha K. Ryals again.” And demands that "County episode-116-how-to-not-accidentally- includes a massive indexed list of Attorney Freeman...immediately raise-a-racist/ resources covering everything from charge[s] the officers with murder.” These episodes are about the impor- parenting to children’s literature to https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/ tance of white parents talking to their Indigenous, Asian/Pacific Islander, justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minne- children about race and racism; there Latinx/Chicanx, Black, and White apolis are many other relevant episodes as Studies to immigration, voting, mass • Call County Attorney Mike Freeman well incarceration and much more. @612-348-5550, Mayor Frey @612-673- • Colorfulpages—#BlackLivesMatter: • Published just this month by Sarah 2100, Governor Walz @651-201-3400, K-8 Distance Learning Activities for Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein, this and/or Attorney General Keith Ellison Justice for George Floyd: https://color- collection of Anti-racism resources @651-296-3353 (scripts can be found on fulpages.org/2020/05/31/blacklives- for white people includes resources ACLU’s website) matter-k-8-distance-learning-activities- for white parents who wish to raise • Educate others about George Floyd as for-justice-for-george-floyd/ anti-racist children, articles, videos, a person This site also has other resources podcasts, books, , organizations to • Consume educational information on including multicultural book follow on social media and more. activism, race/racism, discrimination, recommendations • This week's Pod Save the People does , etc. Movies on Racism and Black History an excellent job of addressing this • 75 things white people can do for racial moment in our country. If you've never justice: https://medium.com/equality- • listened, start with this episode and includes-you/what-white-people-can- Premise: Filmmaker uses an visit this action link provided by the do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234 unfinished project about hosts. • Donate to the ACLU, the Minnesota , and Martin • This link offers a way to make a dona- Freedom Fund, , and Luther King Jr. to tell a story about tion in support of: Reclaim the Block, National Bailout/Free Black Mamas entrenched racism in America. All three Movement for Black Lives, Black • Donate to the gofundme for George men were close friends of Baldwin’s and Visions Collective, and Violence in Floyd’s funeral (https://www. were ultimately assassinated. Boston. gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd) The documentary juxtaposes photographs • This Anti-Racist Resource Guide and the gofundme that supports and footage from Baldwin’s time with was created to be used as a resource George’s family more generally visuals of contemporary racism, such as for anyone looking to broaden their (https://www.gofundme.com/f/ ongoing police brutality. george-floyd-bigfloyd) understanding of anti-racism and Samuel L. Jackson narrates Baldwin’s get involved in combatting racism, Places to Donate words. Watch: Amazon Prime or rent Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes this one-person show about the life of Director: Raoul Peck . The Police • Crime + Punishment Debut date: Feb. 17, 2017 Department beat Rodney King nearly to Premise: This documentary focuses Runtime: 1 hour, 33 minutes death on March 3, 1991. on racism within the New York Police • 13th Department. The story follows Black and Smith’s spoken-word performance Premise: After making the Martin Luther Latinx cops within the department who focuses heavily on the aftermath of King Jr. movie Selma, Ava DuVernay’s attempt to stop racist policing quotas. the event, telling the story of what the next major project was this documentary country expected from King. This documentary shows that the NYPD about a clause in the 13th Amendment has been arresting minorities without Watch: that allows involuntary servitude if it’s cause to meet performance requirements, Director: punishment for a crime. knowing that people in these Debut date: April 28, 2017 After abolishing slavery, the U.S. has communities would have little power to Runtime: 52 minutes disproportionately imprisoned Black stop them. • The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 citizens, often for questionable crimes Watch: Hulu Premise: This documentary resurfaces and with questionable sentences. These Director: Stephen T. Maing found footage of interviews conducted by actions have created a jailed Black Debut date: Aug. 24, 2018 Swedish journalists with members of the workforce. Runtime: 1 hour, 52 minutes Black Power movement. The gives Watch: Netflix, but you can also watch the snapshots of different facets of Black • Against All Odds: The Fight for a Black full movie above on YouTube culture from activism to artists. Middle Class Director: Ava DuVernay Premise: Journalist Bob Herbert created These old interviews are combined with Debut date: Oct. 7, 2016 this documentary about the often doomed archival footage from the period and Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes pursuit of the American dream for Black contemporary commentary from people • Notes From the Field families. This story focuses on how much such as and Questlove, who Premise: Anna Deavere Smith wrote and less wealth Black families tend to have also has a scoring credit. performed this one-person play about the compared to white families and why Watch: Rent school-to-prison pipeline. Smith based that’s the case. Director: Göran Olsson the story on over 200 interviews with This film is part of a series called Debut date: April 1, 2011 those involved in this system, which “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes disproportionately sends young Black “poverty, jobs, and economic opportunity children to jail. in America.” The play also features real-life footage Watch: PBS on the stage that depicts police brutality Director: Bob Herbert against children. Debut date: Oct. 13, 2017 Watch: HBO’s various services Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes Director: Kristi Zea • Rodney King Debut date: Feb. 24, 2018 Premise: Roger Guenveur Smith performs