DEIJ ARTICLES & LINKS
RESOURCES
As part of our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, we gather and share resources to educated, inform and inspire learning, growth and change in our school and larger community.
Responding to Everyday Bigotry
White Economic Privilege Is Alive and Well
No, I Won’t Stop Saying “White Supremacy”
History
How Black History Paves the Way for a Just Black Future - https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2023/02/01/alicia-garza-black-futures
Understanding Black History - https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained
Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Themes - https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/
James Baldwin and the Meaning of Whiteness - https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/02/20/james-baldwin-and-meaning-whiteness
Bias
Don’t Talk about Implicit Bias Without Talking about Structural Racism - https://medium.com/national-equity-project/implicit-bias-structural-racism-6c52cf0f4a92
Your 5-year-old is already racially biased. Here’s what you can do about it. - https://medium.com/@andrew_70172/your-5-year-old-is-already-racially-biased-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it-d72de0480ba3
Parenting
Anti-Racist Parenting While White: An Inquiry - https://medium.com/identity-education-and-power/anti-racist-parenting-while-white-an-inquiry-25438aa008f9
Why White Parents Need to Do More Than Talk to Their Kids About Racism - https://time.com/5362786/talking-racism-with-white-kids-not-enough/
Students/School
Partner With BIPOC Youth to Make School Better For Everyone - https://medium.com/national-equity-project/partnering-with-bipoc-students-to-advance-learning-for-everyone-b0a67d2bf464
LGBTQ
Navigating Personal Safety while Taking Action as an LGBTQ Young Person - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/navigating-personal-safety-while-taking-action-as-an-lgbtq-young-person/
Creating Safer Spaces in Schools for LGBTQ Youth - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/creating-safer-spaces-in-schools-for-lgbtq-youth/
Intersectionality
Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color (Stanford Law Review - https://blackwomenintheblackfreedomstruggle.voices.wooster.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/210/2019/02/Crenshaw_mapping-the-margins1991.pdf
Microaggressions
Avoiding Microaggressions in Classrooms and Online - https://collegeeducated.com/resources/avoiding-microaggressions-in-classrooms-and-online/
BOOKS
DEI Book Recommendations - https://library.educause.edu/resources/2019/1/dei-book-recommendations