Jessica’s Preferred Anti-Discrimination Resources for Academic Departments and Societies
Additional Resources available through Texas A&M AgriLife here
Essays
The 10 R’s of Talking About Race: How to Have Meaningful Conversations by Dwight Smith
Addressing Racism in STEM Disciplines (multiple essays and articles)
Lab Heads Should Learn to Talk About Racism by Devang Mehta
106 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack
White Academia: Do Better by Jasmine Roberts
‘We Can’t Ignore This Issue’: how to talk with students about racism by Beth McMurtrie
Peer-reviewed literature
Chaudhary, V.B. and A.A. Berhe. 2020. Ten simple rules for building an anti-racist lab. PLoS Computational Biology 16(10): e1008210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008210
Cronin, M.R. et al. 2021. Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5:1213-1223
O’Brien, L.T., H.L. Bart, and D.M. Garcia. 2020. Why are there so few ethnic minorities in ecology and evolutionary biology? Challenges to inclusion and the role of sense of belonging. Social Psychology of Education 23: 449-477.
Puritty, C., L.R. Strickland, E. Alia, B. Blonder, E. Klein, M.T. Kohl, E. McGee, M. Quintana, R.E. Ridley, B. Tellman, and L.R. Gerber. 2017. Without inclusion, diversity initiatives may not be enough. Science 357: 1101-1102
Schell, C.J., C. Guy, D.S. Shelton, S.C. Campbell-Staton, B.A. Sealey, D.N. Lee, and N.C. Harris. 2020. Recreating Wakanda by promoting Black excellence in ecology and evolution. Nature Ecology & Evolution
Sensoy, O. and R. DiAngelo. 2017. “We are all for diversity, but …”: How faculty hiring committees reproduce whiteness and practical suggestions for how they can change. Harvard Educational Review 87: 557-580
Books
How to be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
ISBN-13: 978-0525509288
So you want to talk about race
Ijeoma Oluo
ISBN-13: 9781541647435
Road Map for Revolutionaries. Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All
Elisa Camahort Page, Carolyn Gerin, and Jamia Wilson
ISBN-13: 978-0399581649
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Changing the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla Saad
ISBN-13: 978-1728209807
The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander
ISBN-13: 978-1595581037
Videos
Race Forward YouTube Channel
Let’s get to the root of racial injustice
Megan Ming Francis TEDxRainier
Actions Ideas
Additional Resources
20 Best Scholarships for Black & African American Students
39 LGBTQ+ STEM Innovators and Resources
Academics for Black Survival and Wellness
Anti-Racist Resources
Take Action
Addicted.org
Black Lives Matter, Substance Use, & Addiction Recovery in the United States
Systemic Racism, Substance Abuse, and Latino Americans
Asian American Discrimination and Substance Abuse
AddictionResource.Net
Learn about Racial Disparities In Addiction/Substance Abuse Treatment here
Anti-racism working doc for Academics (Produced by Edi Wipf and the PMB Graduate Working Work, University of California, Berkeley, Plant and Microbial Biology Department)
Annuity.org Financial Literacy in the Black Community
College Consensus
135 Racial equity resources for education, professional & community development, health, and civil rights
DiversityScience.org
Change Agent Skills: Managing Challenging Situations
Change Agent Skills: Talking About Race
iDigBio A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reading List, with Special Emphasis on Natural Sciences and Natural History Museums
iDigBio Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility Resources
Racial Equity Institute
Racial Equity Tools
#ShutDownAcademia – Resources for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Additional Resources available through Texas A&M AgriLife here
Essays
The 10 R’s of Talking About Race: How to Have Meaningful Conversations by Dwight Smith
Addressing Racism in STEM Disciplines (multiple essays and articles)
Lab Heads Should Learn to Talk About Racism by Devang Mehta
106 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack
White Academia: Do Better by Jasmine Roberts
‘We Can’t Ignore This Issue’: how to talk with students about racism by Beth McMurtrie
Peer-reviewed literature
Chaudhary, V.B. and A.A. Berhe. 2020. Ten simple rules for building an anti-racist lab. PLoS Computational Biology 16(10): e1008210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008210
Cronin, M.R. et al. 2021. Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5:1213-1223
O’Brien, L.T., H.L. Bart, and D.M. Garcia. 2020. Why are there so few ethnic minorities in ecology and evolutionary biology? Challenges to inclusion and the role of sense of belonging. Social Psychology of Education 23: 449-477.
Puritty, C., L.R. Strickland, E. Alia, B. Blonder, E. Klein, M.T. Kohl, E. McGee, M. Quintana, R.E. Ridley, B. Tellman, and L.R. Gerber. 2017. Without inclusion, diversity initiatives may not be enough. Science 357: 1101-1102
Schell, C.J., C. Guy, D.S. Shelton, S.C. Campbell-Staton, B.A. Sealey, D.N. Lee, and N.C. Harris. 2020. Recreating Wakanda by promoting Black excellence in ecology and evolution. Nature Ecology & Evolution
Sensoy, O. and R. DiAngelo. 2017. “We are all for diversity, but …”: How faculty hiring committees reproduce whiteness and practical suggestions for how they can change. Harvard Educational Review 87: 557-580
Books
How to be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
ISBN-13: 978-0525509288
So you want to talk about race
Ijeoma Oluo
ISBN-13: 9781541647435
Road Map for Revolutionaries. Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All
Elisa Camahort Page, Carolyn Gerin, and Jamia Wilson
ISBN-13: 978-0399581649
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Changing the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla Saad
ISBN-13: 978-1728209807
The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander
ISBN-13: 978-1595581037
Videos
Race Forward YouTube Channel
Let’s get to the root of racial injustice
Megan Ming Francis TEDxRainier
Actions Ideas
- Co-author with Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color on manuscripts and grant proposals
- Highlight work by Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in symposia (invite these researchers to be the plenary speakers)
- Include Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in committee and department meetings focused on topics relevant to their interests
- Fight for equity in service load and salaries
- Amplify Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color voices and research in citations, social media, and hiring decisions
- Represent Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color researchers in your courses
- Take Bystander Intervention Training
- Create an anonymous system for members of the community to report acts of discrimination and bias
- Buy from Black-owned businesses! Where to shop? See here
Additional Resources
20 Best Scholarships for Black & African American Students
39 LGBTQ+ STEM Innovators and Resources
Academics for Black Survival and Wellness
Anti-Racist Resources
Take Action
Addicted.org
Black Lives Matter, Substance Use, & Addiction Recovery in the United States
Systemic Racism, Substance Abuse, and Latino Americans
Asian American Discrimination and Substance Abuse
AddictionResource.Net
Learn about Racial Disparities In Addiction/Substance Abuse Treatment here
Anti-racism working doc for Academics (Produced by Edi Wipf and the PMB Graduate Working Work, University of California, Berkeley, Plant and Microbial Biology Department)
Annuity.org Financial Literacy in the Black Community
College Consensus
135 Racial equity resources for education, professional & community development, health, and civil rights
DiversityScience.org
Change Agent Skills: Managing Challenging Situations
Change Agent Skills: Talking About Race
iDigBio A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reading List, with Special Emphasis on Natural Sciences and Natural History Museums
iDigBio Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility Resources
Racial Equity Institute
Racial Equity Tools
#ShutDownAcademia – Resources for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion