Racial Justice Resources
Click here to download the Racial Justice Resources document (PDF).
EVENTS
- Where is the protest in Atlanta? - Twitter, updated 2x daily
- Race-Conscious Parenting Collective - meets monthly on a specified Wednesday
SELF-GUIDED ACTIVITIES
- Emory Psychiatry Anti-Racism Action Steps - developed by members of the Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee and Caring Communities
- AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge - daily lessons curated to educate, to help people face and get past shame, anger, and blame, and to develop empathy
- Justice in June - learning resources and schedule of activities
- Healthy Democracy Kit - order a badge and lanyard with QR code patients can scan to register to vote
- 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge - America & Moore
- 26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets - list designed to celebrate all the ways our communities can engage in celebration
- Bystander Intervention Training
- Emory Speak Up Campaign - recent interactive newsletter which contains information on how to donate and become involved in campaigns
- Street Medic Bridge Training for Medical Professionals - Do No Harm Coalition
- Harvard Implicit Association test - assess implicit bias
COMMUNITY GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS - volunteer, donate, follow on social media
In Atlanta:
- Atlanta Solidarity Fund
- Homeless Black Trans Women Fund
- Racial Justice Action Center
- Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative (SNaP Co.)
- Southerners on New Ground (SONG)
- The Street Groomers
- Black Futurists Group
- Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights
- SisterSong
- Feminist Women’s Health Center
- The People’s Response Atlanta
- Atlanta Jobs with Justice
- Project South
- Mijente
- Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR)
- Council for American-Islamic Relations Georgia (CAIR-GA)
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta
- Freedom University
Nationally/Internationally:
- Movement for Black Lives
- Black Lives Matter
- Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
- Color of Change
- INCITE!
- No White Saviors
- Academics for Black Survival and Wellness
ARTICLES/ESSAYS/REPORTS
- The Case for Reparations - Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Some Thoughts on Mercy - Ross Gay
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Peggy McIntosh
- Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color - Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
- Disarming racial microaggressions: Microintervention strategies for targets, White allies, and bystanders - Sue et al., American Psychologist
- Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of African Americans (2017) - NPR, Robert Wood Johnson, Harvard School of Public Health
- Coping with Racial Trauma - UGA Department of Psychology
- Talking About Race - National Museum of African American History and Culture
- The racial impacts of COVID-19 - EmbraceRace
- How to be anti-racist: Speak out in your own circles
- Message to White Allies from A Black Anti-Racism Expert: You're Doing It Wrong
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Why you should stop saying "all lives matter," explained in 9 different ways
- Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death is A Lot
- Ten Keys to Everyday Anti-Racism - Greater Good Magazine
BOOKS
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - Michelle Alexander
- How to be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches - Audre Lorde
- So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo
- Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X - As told to Alex Haley
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption - Bryan Stevenson
- Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education - Mychal Denzel Smith
- The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing - Anneliese Singh
- Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present - Harriet A. Washington
- A People’s History of the United States - Howard Zinn
- Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do - Jennifer Eberhardt
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo
- Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race - Debbie Irving
- No More Heroes: Grassroots challenges to the Savior Mentality - Jordan Flaherty
- How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States - Daniel Immerwahr
- How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood - P. E. Moskowitz
PODCASTS
- Code Switch
- 1619
- Justice in America
- Uncivil
- Black History Year
- BackStory
- Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist - Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Ijeoma Oluo on How to Fight Racism in Your Town - How To! With Charles Duhigg
SHOWS/FILMS/VIDEOS
- Systemic Racism Explained - (video) act.tv
- A Racist Attack on Children Was Taped in 1975. We Found Them. - New York Times
- Jafar: An Anti-Racist Short Film
- I Apologize - (video) Oscar Brown Jr., Def Poetry
- SAEM Stands with You! - (video) Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
- #UntoldStories - (video) Emory University SOM, Department of Emergency Medicine
- “The House We Live In” - PBS (part of docuseries Race: The Power of an Illusion)
- 13th
- Whose Streets?
- I Am Not Your Negro
- When They See Us
- Just Mercy (adapted from memoir of the same name)
- "22 Movies and Documentaries About Race Everyone Should Watch At Least Once" - Buzzfeed
- 10 Documentaries To Watch About Race Instead Of Asking A Person Of Colour To Explain Things For You - DocPlay
NOTABLE FIGURES TO KNOW/FOLLOW - academics, activists, trailblazers
- Patrisse Khan-Cullors (@osopepatrisse)
- Alicia Garza (@aliciagarza)
- Opal Tometi (@opalayo)
- Tamika Mallory (@tamikadmallory)
- Bree Newsome Bass (@breenewsome)
- Brittany Packnett (@mspackyetti)
- Ibram X. Kendi (@dribram)
- Ijeoma Oluo (@ijeomaoluo)
- bell hooks (@bellhooks)
- Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks)
- Angela Davis
- James Baldwin
- Audre Lorde
- Toni Morrison
- Malcolm X
RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH/MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
- How to be Anti-Racist: A Social Worker's Perspective - Master of Social Work Program at the University of Southern California
- Actionable Steps for Therapists (And All Human Beings) In Response to the Racial Pandemic - Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
- Anti-Racism & Racism Psychology, Psychiatry, Counseling, Psychotherapy, & Supervision: 57 Articles & Books—Cites + Summaries - Ken Pope
- Black Life Matters: Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists
- Counseling Individuals of African Descent - Raheem & Hart, Counseling Today (2019)
- Moving From Cultural Competence to Antiracism (video) - Thelma Bryant-Davis
- American Psychologist Special Issue: Racial Trauma: Theory, Research, and Healing - APA (all articles in this issue are free)
- Critical consciousness of anti-Black racism: A practical model to prevent and resist racial trauma - Mosley et al., Journal of Counseling Psychology
- Decolonizing mental health: The importance of an oppression-focused mental health system - Calgary Journal
- Hey, White Therapist, Here's Where We Start (Ep. 92) - (podcast) Clearly Clinical
- Stop Hesitating: A Resource for Psychotherapists and Counselors - ACPE
- APA Town Hall on the ‘Racism Pandemic’ Facing Our Nation - (video recording) June 4, 2020
- Resources on Health Equity in the Context of COVID-19 and Disproportionate Outcomes for Marginalized Groups - National Academy of Medicine
- Can You See me? Honoring Black Mental Health During A Double Pandemic - (video recording) June 19, 2020; DC Psychological Association
- How do White Female Therapists Address Racism? - PSYED
- Dealing with Racist Patients - NEJM
- Caring for Older African American Adults:
- Multicultural Competency in Geropsychology - American Psychological Association Committee on Aging
- African American Older Adults and Race-Related Stress - American Psychological Association
- Black Aging Matters: How to Better Address Racism-Related Stress in African American Older Adults - APA Webinar
- Health and Health care of African-American Older Adults (2010) (PDF, 2.7MB)
Stanford School of Geriatrics
CURRICULA/SYLLABI
- Racial Equity Tools - learning modules and curriculum
- Teaching Tolerance - social justice and anti-bias curricula for kindergarten through high school
- Psychology of Radical Healing Syllabus - The Psychology of Radical Healing Collective
SUPPORT FOR BLACK PROFESSIONALS
- Shine app - A mental health/mindfulness app offering free meditations for Black wellbeing and mental health
- The Safe Place app - A mental health app to have open discussions, receive advice, and view stats on mental health in the Black community
- Ethel's Club - Offering two free, one hour virtual group healing and grieving sessions for the Black community (June 9 & June 23 at 6pm; on Instagram @ethelsclub)
- Sista Afya - Hosts online support groups to help Black Womxn process the BLM movement (on Instagram @sistaafya)
- Black Mental Wellness - shares resources, coping strategies, and discussions for the Black community (on Instagram @blackmentalwellness)
- HealHaus - a mindfulness/wellness space in Brooklyn that is offering free virtual mindfulness events on Instagram (on Instagram @healhaus)
- The Loveland Foundation - organization focused on providing mental health support for Black women and girls, can apply for financial assistance for therapy
- A Therapist Like Me - a non-profit dedicated to connecting minority-identifying clients to minority-identifying therapists, advancing therapists of color, providing financial gifts to minority-identifying clients for psychotherapy
SUPPORT FOR BLACK PATIENTS
- Center for Black Women’s Wellness - safety net clinic which provides mental health referrals
- The Counseling Brothers of Atlanta - on Facebook and Instagram
- Therapy for Black Girls - online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls
- 44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country - Self
- 55 Mental Health Resources for People of Color - Online MSW Programs (includes resources for Black patients as well as non-Black POC)
BIPOC LGBTQ+ RESOURCES
- House of GG (Griffin-Gracy Educational Retreat & Historic Center) - runs programs that promote healing justice, resilience, and organizing by and for transgender women of color, primarily focusing on the South.
- Transgender Law Center - legal resources to advance the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people
- Marsha P. Johnson Institute - organizes to advocate for and defend the human rights of Black transgender people
- Center for Black Equity - connects members of the black LGBTQ+ community with information and resources to empower their fight for equity and access
- LGBTQ+ Freedom Fund - posts bail to secure the safety and liberty of people in jail and immigration detention
- For the Gworls - fundraises to assist with black trans people’s rent & affirmative surgeries
- Black Transmen - organization focused on social advocacy and empowering trans men with resources to aid in a healthy transition
- National Black Justice Coalition - civil rights organization dedicated to empowering black LGBTQ+ people, advocates for policy at the federal level
- Trans Women of Color Collective - cultivates economic opportunities and affirming spaces for trans people of color
- Trans Justice Funding Project - community-led funding initiative to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
- A list of more than 100 black-owned restaurants, food businesses in metro Atlanta - AJC
- Want to support Black-owned businesses? Here's a list - Decaturish
- BuyBlack ATL: Directory of black-owned businesses
- 138 Black-Owned Businesses to Support - The Strategist
EMORY RESOURCES
- Emory Office of Spiritual and Religious Life - http://www.religiouslife.emory.edu
- The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - http://equityandinclusion.emory.edu
- School of Medicine Anti-Racism Resource Guide - https://www.med.emory.edu/about/diversity/anti-racism-guide.html
Specifically for students:
- Student Health Services (SHS) - http://studenthealth.emory.edu/index.html
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) - http://www.counseling.emory.edu
- Drop-In Groups: No initial consultation/screening necessary. To join a group, schedule an initial screening at CAPS (404-727-7450).
- Stress Clinic: Wednesdays, 11 AM-12 PM EST & Thursdays, 4-5 PM EST (students choose one day only and meet for three weeks)
- International Student Support Group: Thursdays, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM EST
- Black Graduate/Professional Student Support Group: Thursdays, 4-5 PM EST
- Mindfulness: Mondays, 11 AM-12 PM EST; Thursdays, 8:30-9:30 PM EST; Fridays, 2-3 PM EST
- Healthy Healers Drop-In Workshop: Tips for Students in the Health Professions. No initial consultation/screening necessary. Open to all School of Medicine students. June 17, 6-7 PM EST.
ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES
- Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit Resources - AAMC
- Diversity & Inclusion - AAMC
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity Collection - AAMC
- How to Talk About George Floyd and Racism with Your Team
- How Should Organizations Respond to Racism Against Health Care Workers?
RESOURCE LISTS COMPILED BY OTHERS
- Anti-racism resources list
- Anti-Racist Info Kit for White People - guides and resources
- Racial Equity Tools - books and films list
- Antiracist Resources and Reads: recommendations by age group
- Racial Re-Education Resources on Hoopla - free e-books and audiobooks available from your local library
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
- Diversity & Cultural Competency Committee, DC Psychological Association - multiple resource lists for different target audiences
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- Comprehensive Lists
- Children
- Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice
- We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) by Bobbi Kates
- AntiRacist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
- Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin
- "Daddy Why Am I Brown?": A healthy conversation about skin color and family. by Bedford Palmer, Winda Mulyasari
- Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina: Brown, Monica, Palacios, Sara
- Chocolate Me!: Diggs, Taye, Evans, Shane W.
- It's Okay To Be Different (Todd Parr Classics)
- 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
- Adolescents
Race Affirming Books
- Be Bold, Baby
- Children's Books For Black History Month and Beyond
- 15 Must-Read Children's Books for Black History Month
Books for Parents
- Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America
- Let's Talk About Race: Lester, Julius, Barbour, Karen
- Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine): Perry, LaTashia M.
Videos for Children and Adolescents
Videos for Parents
News Articles for Parents
- Talking to Children After Racial Incidents - Lion's Story
- How to talk to kids about racism, racial violence and police brutality
- Study: Racism Affects Even Young Kids' Mental and Behavioral Health
- How to talk to kids about race and racism, according to experts
- How to talk to your kids about race, racism, and police violence
- How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race : Life Kit
National Resources
- CNN and 'Sesame Street' to host a town hall addressing racism - June 6, 2020
- Teaching Tolerance - social justice and anti-bias curricula for kindergarten through high school
- The Trevor Project - crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ young people under 25
Community Resources
- Race-Conscious Parenting Collective at Charis Books & More (meets monthly)
- Therapy for Black Girls - online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls
Websites on Bullying