Necessary Trouble: Ally Work

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• ‘It Does Get Tiresome’: What an ACLU Lawyer Thinks About the Endless Free-Speech Debate by Kate Hidalgo Bellows. The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 7, 2022.

• Writing While Asian and the Burden of Education by Nicole Chung. The Atlantic, May 5, 2022.

• How inclusive language at work affects mental health by Nicole Ng. ragan, March 1, 2022.

• 5 thoughtful ways to approach discussing racism at work by Dynasti Hunt. Fast Company, June 15, 2020.

•  6 Considerations for School Leaders Making a Statement About George Floyd by Dorinda J. Carter Andrews & Shaun R. Harper.  Education Week, June 2, 2020.

• Anti-Oppression LibGuide: Allyship-Take action. New York Institute of Technology, June 28, 2021.

• Allies stumble and Bumble by Julie Kratz. October 2021. 

• Allyship: What it means and how to get involved by Kiersten Freedman and Darr Jenkins. leidos, June 17, 2021.

• A Tale of Three Allies: What Does Allyship Look Like in Real Life? by Sherilyn George-Clinton  and Janet M. Stovall. Neuroleadership, June 15, 2021.

• Anti-Racism and Your Alma Mater by Joe Walsh. Inside Higher ED, June 9, 2021.

• Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19 by Aimi Hamraie. Mapping Access, March 10, 2020.

• Ally is Not a Noun by Dr. Makini King, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2018.

• Anti-racism: Books and other resources addressing systemic racism and ways to combat it. UO Libraries, 2020.

• Anti-racist resources: document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.

• The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List by Brea Baker. Parade, June 2, 2020. 

• Asian People Are Being Targeted By Racist Attacks. Here’s How You Can Be An Ally by Josephine Harvey. Asian Voices, March 19, 2020.

• Aunt Jemima: It was Never About the Pancakes, Medium. Repreinted from BlackExcellence.com, 2018.

• Beyond “High-Risk”: Statement on Disability and Campus Re-openings . Accessible Campus Action Alliance, July 10, 2020

• Beyond Protests: 5 More Ways To Channel Anger Into Action To Fight Racism by Allyson Aubrey. NPR, June 7, 2020. 

• Becoming anti-racist: the principles guiding Wellcome's journey by Kalaiyashni Puvanendran. wellcome, June 15, 2021.

• Black employees say ‘performative allyship’ is an unchecked problem in the office by Karen Yuan. Fortune, June 19, 2020.

• Blackface: The Birth of An American Stereotype. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

• Bryan Stevenson on how America can heal: A conversation about truth and reconciliation in the US by Ezra Klein. Vox, July 20, 2020.

• Building Diverse Campuses: 4 Key Questions and 4 Case Studies by Sarah Brown. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

• Creating Effective Antiracist Pedagogy Discussions by Lacey Schauwecker and Elizabeth Galoozie. Inside Higher ED, June 25, 2021.

• Conscious style guides website by Karen Yin.

• Conversations about Race and Privilege. Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso, Anti Racism Training, August 2020.

• The Difference Between First-Degree Racism and Third-Degree Racism by John Rice. The Atlantic.  June 8, 2020.

• Ep059: #GoodAncestor Valarie Kaur, author of ‘See No Stranger’ by Layla F. Saad. Good Ancestor Podcast, November 18, 2021.

• Tool: Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send. Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso, Anti-Racism Training, August 2020. Adapted from Derald Wing Sue, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation. Wiley & Sons: 2010.

• Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students by the US Dept. of Education, Office of Civil Rights. March 16, 2020.

• A frank conversation about YA literature, police brutality, and the nuances of Black storytelling by David Canfield. Entertainment, June 9, 2020.

• How businesses can address and remedy systemic social injustices by Kim Clark. PR Daily, June 2, 2020.

• How Can We Stop Prejudice in a Pandemic? By Zaid Jilani. Greater Good Magazine, March 17, 2020. 

• How The U.S. Can Move Beyond Performative Allyship To Tangible Actions That Advance The Black Community by Janice Gassam Asare. Fobes, June 29, 2021

• How Not to Hijack Black Lives Matter by Sam Louie MA, LMHC, S-PSB. Psychology Today, June, 3 2020.

• How to be a good white ally, according to activists by Emma Stewart. Vox, June 2, 2020.

• How to Be Anti-Racist . Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso. Anti-Racism Training, August 2020 

• How to Be a Good Ally All Year Round… Not Just During Pride Month by Peppermint. Peppermint, June 24, 2021.

• If You’re Surprised, You’re Not Paying Attention by Katie Babits. ELGL,  June 3, 2020.

• In My Opinion: Actions to help communities of color by Alai Reyes-Santos. Rgister Guard, May 31, 2020.

• Kim Johnson pens book about racial injustice for young adults by Cassidy Sparks. Rolling Out,  July 19, 2020

• Learning to be an Ally for People from Diverse Groups and Backgrounds. Community Tool Box. November 2021. 

• Our Pain Is Not Your Classroom by Jennifer William. Medium, June 13, 2020.

• Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead) by Holiday Phillips. Forge, May 9, 2020. 

• Paying It Forward by Dick Senese. Inside Higher ED, June 29, 2021. 

• Race on Campus: One University's Plan to Combat Anti-Black Racism by Sarah Brown. The Chronicle of Higher Education. November 2021. 

• The role of managers during COVID-19, social unrest—and the next big crisis  (downloadable info sheet). Regan Consulting Group, 2020.

• 'Segregation Forever'? by Andrew Howard Nichols. The Education Trust, August 2020. 

• SummerReads: 14 Books By Black Authors To Add To Your Bookshelf by Joi-Marie Mckenzie. Essence, May 27,2020.

• Talking About Race: Tools and Guidance. National Museum of African American History and Culture.

• Using Your Voice for Racial Justice: a conversation with Ruby Bridges. Oct 28, 2021.

• Want to support Black people? Stop talking, start listening by Laura Hensley, Olivia Bowden. Global News. June 2, 2020.

• What an inclusive language toolkit should cover by Kim Clark. Ragan Consultants, June 8, 2020.

• What Racism Looks Like by M. Lietz, M. Not That Kind of Racism: How Good People Can Be Racist Without Awareness or Intent. [Blog post], 2018 13).

• When Xenophobia Spreads Like A Virus by Natalie Esobar. Code Switch, March 4, 2020. 

• When Students Rally for Anti-Racism. Engaging with Racial Literacy in Higher Education by Hari Prasad Adhikari-Sacr and Kris Rutten. mdpi, June 11, 2021.

• White Privilege. Source: Peggy Macintosh. Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Accessed August 2020

• Who are the black squares and cutesy illustrations really for? By Rebecca Jennings. Vox, June 3, 2020.

• “A Wider Type of Freedom: How Struggles for Racial Justice Liberate Everyone” by Daniel Martinez HoSang. December 2021. 

• Words Matter for College Presidents, but So Will Actions by Lindsay McKenzie. Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2020.

• Your Racism Is Showing: Coronavirus and the Racist History of Pandemics by Felice León. The Root, March 19, 2020.

• 12 TEDWomen Talks to Watch and Share at This Moment by Pat Mitchell. Global Thrive, June 16, 2020.

• Anti-Asian Racism: A town hall hosted by Kuttin Kandi and Gregory A. Cendana. March 28, 2020.

• Anti-Racism Training. Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso, April 01, 2022.

• Black and Amplified Online Course by Vic Doster and Karissa Doster-Hoffman. Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso, 2021.

• Communicating during social injustice (webinar) and a PDF of the presentation. Reagan Consulting Group, 2020.

• Creating Opportunities for Members of Groups to Identify Their Similarities, Differences, and Assets. Community Tool Box. November 2021. 

• The Different Between being “Not Racist”  and Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi, Cloe Shasha and Whitney Pennington Rodgers. TEDTalk, 2020.

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate by University of Florida. October 2021. 

• Home for the Black and Educated by Jasmine Jackson. Vimeo, August 7, 2019. 

• How to Deconstruct Racism , One Headline at a Time  with Baratunde Thurston. TED Talk, April 2019.

• How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace by Janet Stovall. TED Talk, Jul 2018.

• INSIGHT Hosts ‘Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy’ Webinar by Mariah Bohanon. Insights into Diversity, July 22, 2020.

• Just Mercy: A Conversation on Criminal Justice with UO alumna Ayanna Luvert-Murray and  a diverse panel's perspective of the criminal justice system - police/law enforcement; the courts; the prison system and how these systems intersect with the Black community. June 2020.

• 'Me And White Supremacy' Helps You Do The Work Of Dismantling Racism by Eric Deggans. NPR, July 9, 2020.

• Wellcome's anti-racist principles, guidance and toolkit. Wellcome.