Extension is fully committed to engaging in anti-racism work. The Office of Access, Inclusion, and Compliance has compiled a list of resources for Extension professionals.
Books (organized by category)
- Overview on Race
- “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
- Direct Anti-Racism Work
- “How to be an anti-racist” by Ibram X. Kendi
- Biology
- “Fatal intervention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century” by Dorothy Roberts
- Caste
- “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent” by Isabel Wilkerson
- Culture
- “Their eyes were watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
- Colorism
- “The Blacker the Berry” BY Wallace Thurman
- Education
- “No Bs (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People” by Ivory A Toldson
- “Understanding Minority Serving Institutions” by Baez Gasman
- Ethnicity
- “West Indian Immigrants: A Black Success Story?” by Suzanne Model
- History
- “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration” by Isabel Wilkerson
- “The condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America ” by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
- Whiteness
- “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland” by Jonathan M. Metzl
- Blackness
- “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America” by James Forman Jr.
- Gender
- “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- “Well-read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves” by Glory Edim
- Housing
- “High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing” by Ben Austen
- “How to Kill a City” by P.E. Moskowitz
- “The Color of Law” by Richard Rothstein
- “Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond
- Systemic Racism
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“White Rage” by Carol Anderson
- White Privilege
- “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo
- “Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor” by Layla F. Saad
- “White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (Critical Perspectives on Youth)” by Margaret Al Hagerman
- Overview on Race
- “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
- Direct Anti-Racism Work
- “How to be an anti-racist” by Ibram X. Kendi
- Biology
- “Fatal intervention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century” by Dorothy Roberts
- Caste
- “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent” by Isabel Wilkerson
- Culture
- “Their eyes were watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
- Colorism
- “The Blacker the Berry” BY Wallace Thurman
- Education
- “No Bs (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People” by Ivory A Toldson
- “Understanding Minority Serving Institutions” by Baez Gasman
- Ethnicity
- “West Indian Immigrants: A Black Success Story?” by Suzanne Model
- History
- “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration” by Isabel Wilkerson
- “The condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America ” by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
- Whiteness
- “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland” by Jonathan M. Metzl
- Blackness
- “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America” by James Forman Jr.
- Gender
- “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- “Well-read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves” by Glory Edim
- Housing
- “High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing” by Ben Austen
- “How to Kill a City” by P.E. Moskowitz
- “The Color of Law” by Richard Rothstein
- “Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond
- Systemic Racism
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“White Rage” by Carol Anderson
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- White Privilege
- “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo
- “Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor” by Layla F. Saad
- “White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (Critical Perspectives on Youth)” by Margaret Al Hagerman
Articles
- How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Reach Change
- Articles on structural racism in America
- National Council on Family Relations https://www.ncfr.org/news/resources-address-racism-and-racial-violence
- Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for the Atlantic where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ta-nehisi-coates/
- America’s Racial Contract is Killing Us by Adam Serwer
- Who Get’s to Be Afraid in America? by Ibram X. Kendi
- 1619 Project
- White Privilege Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
- The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coaston
- The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups
- How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Reach Change
- Articles on structural racism in America
- National Council on Family Relations https://www.ncfr.org/news/resources-address-racism-and-racial-violence
- Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for the Atlantic where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ta-nehisi-coates/
- America’s Racial Contract is Killing Us by Adam Serwer
- Who Get’s to Be Afraid in America? by Ibram X. Kendi
- 1619 Project
- White Privilege Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
- The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coaston
- The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups
Lessons and training
- Competencies Framework for Civil Dialogue around Race Relations
- https://civildialogue.extension.org/competencies-framework/
- Political education on race, whiteness, and class
- The anti-racism starter kit
- Facilitating with a Trauma Informed Lens
- Competencies Framework for Civil Dialogue around Race Relations
- https://civildialogue.extension.org/competencies-framework/
- Political education on race, whiteness, and class
- The anti-racism starter kit
- Facilitating with a Trauma Informed Lens
Videos
Podcasts
- “Your Body Being Used” CodeSwitch Podcast from NPR ~ 6 min
- “When Civility is Used as a Cudgel Against People of Color” CodeSwitch Podcast NPR ~ 6 min
- “The Power of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Anger” CodeSwitch Podcast NPR ~ 5 min
- “Opinion: My Father Stood for the National Anthem for the Same Reason Colin Kaepernick Sits” CodeSwitch Podcast NPR ~ 4 minutes
- “When Calling the Po-Po is a No-No” CodeSwitch NPR ~ 4 min
- A Forgotten History of How the US Government Segregated America- NPR
- “Your Body Being Used” CodeSwitch Podcast from NPR ~ 6 min
- “When Civility is Used as a Cudgel Against People of Color” CodeSwitch Podcast NPR ~ 6 min
- “The Power of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Anger” CodeSwitch Podcast NPR ~ 5 min
- “Opinion: My Father Stood for the National Anthem for the Same Reason Colin Kaepernick Sits” CodeSwitch Podcast NPR ~ 4 minutes
- “When Calling the Po-Po is a No-No” CodeSwitch NPR ~ 4 min
- A Forgotten History of How the US Government Segregated America- NPR
Peer-reviewed articles
- History of Race and Racism in LandGrant System.Reading List
- Comprehensive list on whiteness, white emotionality, and education
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TLWAYPwqm1GLzea1hNGZY0RRDFThUlI88TVqvTVnc-M/mobilebasic
- Selections on Decolonizing Research Practices
- Annotated-Bibliography Culturally Relevant Pedagogies
- History of Race and Racism in LandGrant System.Reading List
- Comprehensive list on whiteness, white emotionality, and education
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TLWAYPwqm1GLzea1hNGZY0RRDFThUlI88TVqvTVnc-M/mobilebasic
- Selections on Decolonizing Research Practices
- Annotated-Bibliography Culturally Relevant Pedagogies
