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Racial Justice Resource Guide: SYSTEMIC RACISM

SYSTEMIC RACISM RESOURCES

Systemic Racism is practiced in social and political institutions and areas such as criminal justice, employment, housing, health care, education, and the political arena. Minorities and people of color have been disproportionately impacted by systemic racism. 

  • Origins of Racism can be traced to the beliefs of the superiority of White people over indigenous peoples and people of color, creating systems of oppression through slavery and colonialism. Explore the books and resources on these issues.

  • Contemporary Issues and Racial Identities involve cultural expressions within racial communities, perspectives on the dynamics of systemic racism, racial and ethnic identities, privilege, and power.

BOOKS AT THE TUC LIBRARY: SYSTEMIC RACISM

VIDEOS - ORIGINS OF RACISM

CLICK HERE to learn about the origins of racism in the U.S. from The National Museum of African American History & Culture at The Smithsonian's project, Talking About Race

Below you will find the videos included in the article to help illustrate the issues in this topic. 

Slavery - Crash Course US History #13
Liberty & Slavery Clip #2 Voiceover By Dane Reid (1:20)
The Origin of Race in the US (10:12)
Crania Americana: The Most Important Book in the History of Scientific Racism (8:21)
Sound Smart: Plessy v. Ferguson - History Channel Clip - Yohuru Williams (2:06)
Anthropology And The Question of Race - The Great Courses (28:49)
The History of Race and Racialization - Carlos Hoyt, Author of The Arc of a Bad Idea: Understanding and Transcending Race - (3:13)

VIDEOS - SYSTEMIC RACISM

Why We Cannot Just All Get Along - Eduardo Bonilla Silva - Brown University (39:20)
The Invisible Weight of Whiteness: The Racial Grammar of Everyday Life in Amerika - Consortium for Research on Equity in Music Education (CREME) Conference 2010 - University of Wisconsin at Madison (50:57)
How Structural Racism Works - Patricia Rose - Brown University (1:01:19)
Does Racism Affect How You Vote? - Nate Silver - TED (9:16)

VIDEOS - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & RACIAL IDENTITIES

CLICK HERE to learn about contemporary issues and identities from The National Museum of African American History & Culture at The Smithsonian's project, Talking About Race

Below you will find the videos included in the article to help illustrate the issues in this topic. 

How to Understand Power - Eric Liu - Ted Talk (7:01)
#APeoplesJourney: African American Women and the Struggle for Equality (2:58)
How The US Suppressed Native American Identity (2:45)

CLICK HERE to learn about the concept of "whiteness" from The National Museum of African American History & Culture at The Smithsonian's project, Talking About Race.

Below you will find the videos included in the article to help illustrate the issues in this topic. 

The Urgency of Intersectionality - Kimberle Crenshaw - TEDTalks (18:49)
Are We Post Racial? Or Is Racism Still A Problem? - Michael Eric Dyson - San Jose State University (1:39:18)
 
White Like Me: Reflections On Race From A Privileged Son - Tim Wise - Talks At Google (59:30)
 
White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo - City of Oakland (1:42:40)
Racism and America's Concentration Camps - Mas Hashimoto - TEDxMeritAcademy (18.59)
The Symbols of Systemic Racism--and How to Take Away Their Power - Paul Rucker - TED (7:01)
Why It's So Hard To Talk About The N-Word - Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor - TED (19:21)

MOVIES AT THE TUC LIBRARY

BOOKS AT THE TUC LIBRARY: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & RACIAL IDENTITIES