Resources for 21 Day Challenge
Raising Awareness, Building Racial Equity
November 1 – November 21, 2022
We invite you to select and engage with items from different parts of this resource list – read, listen and/or watch. Select one offering a day for 21 days and contemplate seeing from another’s point of view. Enjoy! (please email kinship@inayatiyya.org if a link does not work then move on to another choice)
- The Invention of Whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea by Robert P Baird The Guardian
- Dear White America by George Yancy.
- Caught Up In God by Willie James Jennings
- Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Ibram X Kendi.
- The Land of the Free Leads the World in Incarceration by Christina Carrega.
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh (a classic)
- What White Children Need to Know About Race, by Ali Michael and Elenora Bartoli
- Critical Race Theory Panic Is Stopping Teachers from Teaching About Juneteenth by Ataya Irvin-Mitchell.
- It’s Not Just the South: Here’s How Everyone Can Resist White Supremacy, by Sarah van Gelder. YES Magazine
- Racist Housing Polices have Created Some Oppressively Hot Neighborhoods by Alejandra Borunda
- Why the Racial Wealth Gap is so Hard to Close by Greg Rosalfky. NPR
- Guide to Allyship by Amélie Lamont.
- Becoming Trustworthy White Allies by Melanie S. Morrison
- The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates explains how reparations entail much more than addressing 250 years of enslavement. Read or listen (1 hr 30 minutes)
- There is No Freedom without Reparations by Fabiola Cineas.
- Here is a Hard Historical Truth: Slavery Powerfully Shaped Harvard By Lawrence S. Bacow and Tomiko Brown-Nagin
- Earl and the Countess of Wessex: Why Grenada Wanted to Talk to the Royals About Slavery – shows repair to white slave owners but not enslaved people.
- A Lynching in New York 130 Years Ago Shows That the North Isn’t Immune to Racial Hatred – book review
- Google’s plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’ by Natasha Tiku. Excellent article with two important links:
- Letter from Equity Bias:
- A Conversation on Caste Equity in US Workplaces, Big Tech and News Media 55 minutes (the banned conversation)
- 100 Ways to Support – Not Appropriate From – Indigenous People by Simon Moya-Smith
- A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
- Civil Rights Activists Fought for America’s Democracy. They Should be Honored at Veterans By David Smith
- Understanding Gentrification, Modern-Day Colonialism, and How it Affects Latinos by Adriana V. Lopez
- What “Latinx” Doesn’t Include. by Kurly Tlapoyawa
- ‘Dial a Māori’ and other mistakes Pākehā make by Kate Fryberg
- Racism and White Defensiveness in Aotearoa: A Pākehā Perspective by Max Harris
- Seeing White Season 2 is an excellent 14-part documentary on racial inequity and “whiteness”. 45 minute segments Listen to any and all.
- 1619 York Times audio series, hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, that examines the long shadow of American slavery. 5 segments, 30-40 minutes each.
- Code Switch. Excellent series. Start with this 6 min 30 sec explanation of Housing segregation and Redlining. School Colors focuses on race, class and power in schools. Pick others that appeals to you.
- The Long History of Violence Against Asian American Women.
- Introducing Nice White Parents, by Channa Joffe-Walt. Eye-opening. 5 part series about building a better school system and what gets in the way. each segment 45-60 minutes.
- Teaching to Thrive with Bettina Love & Chelsey Culley-Love. 20-45 minutes segments.
- Black Voices in. Health Care. 10 segments 30-60 minutes about how being Black shapes medical workers’ personal and professional lives
- You Can Not Divorce Race from Immigration. 6 Minutes.
- The Sista Collective.25 Real talk by women of color. segments with 2-3 minutes clips to entice you.
- Without Slavery Would the US be the Leading Economic Power? With Edward Baptiste Old interview, important contemplation, 15 minutes
- Black Like Me. With Alex McGee. Experience the world through the perspective of one Black man, one conversation, one story, or even one rant at a time.
- Coming Home to the Cove A Story of Family, Memory, and Stolen Land, an interview with Theresa Harlan on Coastal Miwok from Emergence magazine.
- Episode 1: Cook’s Legacy – Land of the Long White Cloud Government has poured millions of dollars into commemorating Captain Cook’s arrival, but why are we doing this? Many Pākehā are unhappy with this celebration of colonisation, and demand that we start taking responsibility.
- Let Us Make Sanctuary Bayo Akomolafe discusses how sanctuary is where slowing down and healing happens. The importance of slowing down in urgent times is not about simply resting, but about engaging in deep inquiry about where we are going. Long and well worth the investment. One hour.
- James Baldwin Discusses Race. With Dick Cavett in 1969. Be prepared to be shaken. 17 minutes.
- How Racial Bias Works, Jennifer Eberhardt, TED Talk, 14. minutes.
- Bryan Stevenson: 10 Yrs After Trayvon, Racial Hierarchy of Injustice Persists. Attorney Bryan Stevenson, author of “Just Mercy” and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative explores the importance of confronting history and educating Americans on the legacy of slavery and racial violence in this country. 17 minutes
- Slavery by Another Name Relays the Forgotten Stories of Post-Civil War Slavery. Introduces PBS documentary of Douglas Blackmon’s work on extension of slavery long after the end of the Civil War. 9 minutes
- Making Sense of these Times, Roxie Manning, Non-violent communication practitioner in interview with Shift Network interview. 46 Minutes.
- A Conversation on Caste Equity in US Workplaces, Big Tech and News Media Very current issue of bias and class carrying from older cultures. 55 minutes
- A Therapist Breaks Down How Our Bodies Carry Racial Trauma, Resmaa Menakem, social worker and therapist, examines embodied racism.13 minutes.
- ‘We the People’ – the three most misunderstood words in US history. Mark Charles indigenous leader’s TED Talk, 17 minutes
- Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life. Winona LaDuke TED x TC Indigenous wisdom. 16 minutes.
- How Can We Win. Kimberly Jones. Why this is happening (racism across 450 years) and the difference between protesting, rioting and looting in 2020. 7 minutes.
- History of White Backlash Against Progress: Rev. Dr. William Barber explains the challenges and opportunities in the 1st, 2nd, and now possibility 3rd reconstruction period. 7 minutes.
- The Iroqouis Influence on the Constitution First Voices Indigenous Radio Tiokasin Ghosthorse explains the sequestering of two Iroquois chiefs. 4 minutes
- Indigenous People React To Indigenous Representation In Film And TV Conversation with a diverse range of Indigenous people about media depictions of Indigenous people, Columbus day, and Indigenous identity. 15 minutes.
- What Being Hispanic and Latinx Means in the United States Fernanda Ponce shares what she’s learning about the misunderstanding and mistreatment of the incredibly diverse ethnic category people in U.S. call Hispanic. 12 minutes.
- A Conversation with Latinos on Race Latinos grapple with defining their ethnic and racial identities. 7 Minutes
- A Conversation with Native Americans on Race Grapples with the racist contradictions of a country that, many feel, would prefer it if Native Americans didn’t exist. 6 minutes.
- Lessons from a Recovering Racist Former New Zealand Mayor Andrew Judd’s Tedtalk takes us on his personal journey of questioning his long-held beliefs and the attitudes about the indigenous Maori constituents of his district and the white European majority. 17 minutes
- Mana: The power in knowing who you are Tame Iti’s TED talk explores how the old saying of “Te ka nohi ki te ka nohi” (Dealing with it eye to eye) creates a far more productive space for open dialogue around any issue. 14 minutes
- Emancipation Through Poetry. Former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith uses the words of generations of Black poets from as proof of their own humanity. 22 minutes.
- Tracy K. Smith. “Declaration.”
- Phyllis Wheatley. “On Being Brought from Africa to America”
- George Moses Horton. “Weep.”
- Scott Momaday. “The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee”
- Gary Soto. “Self-Inquiry before the Job Interview”
- Rita Dove. “Trayvon – Redux”
- Ross Gay. “A Small Needful Fact”
- Ross Gay. “Pulled Over in Short Hills NJ8:00am”
- Joy Harjo. “An American Sunrise”
- Joy Harjo. “Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings”
- Lucille Clifton. “Study the Masters”
- Li-Young Lee. “I Asked my Mother to Sing”
- Li-Young Lee. “Immigrant Blues”
- Maya Angelou. “The Mothering Blackness” and “Caged Bird”
- Maya Angelou. “Caged Bird”
- Luci Tapahonso. “The Holy Twins”
- Luci Tapahonso. “A Blessing”
- George Moses Horton. “On Liberty and Slavery”
- Jimmy Santiago Baca. “There Are Black”
- Langston Hughes “Let America Be America Again”
- Audrey Lorde “The Black Unicorn” (audio)
- Eileen Cassinetto “Legacy”
Here are links to some powerful music through Youtube. If you have Spotify, listen to Zakir Amin’s Freedom playlist here.
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free 3:08 Nina Simone
- Freedom 2:42 Pharrell Williams
- Freedom 5:47 Richie Havens
- Ella’s Song 5:50 Sweet Honey In The Rock
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 3:20 Winton Marsalis
- A Change Is Gonna Come 3:11 Sam Cooke
- Blowin’ In The Wind 4:45 Eric Bibb & Habib Koite
- Ma’ Africa 4:48 Mahotella Queens
- Freedom / I’m On My Way 3:05 Don Shirley Trio
- This Is My Country 4:34 Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
- Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Stayed On Freedom 3:31 Traditional
- Redemption Song 3:53 Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Backlash Blues 9:15 Nina Simone
- Eyes On The Prize 4:06 Mavis Staples
- People Get Ready 3:33 Blind Boys of Alabama
- We Shall Overcome 6:22 Mahalia Jackson
- Rise Up 4:15 Andra Day
- Little Niles 6:01 Randy Weston
- Now That The Buffalo is Gone 2: 48 Buffy Sainte Marie