Resources, programs and partnerships to inform and inspire action.
Books
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Films
Feature Films & TV
Documentaries
Podcasts
Scene on Radio: "Seeing White"
14-part series hosted by John Biewen, featuring regular guest Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika and others, asks: When did racism start, and why? Who invented the very notion of being “white” or “black” and why did they do so? Further Reading after Episode 13 - When Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson.
Code Switch (NPR) Fearless conversations about race and how it impacts every part of society, from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation, because we're all part of the story.
1619 (The New York Times)
A 6-part series, hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, that examines the long shadow of American slavery, beginning in August of 1619 when a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia.
Floodlines (Floodlines)
On August 29, 2005, the city of New Orleans was submerged after Hurricane Katrina. The people who lived through the flood and its aftermath have a story to tell about one of the most misunderstood events in American history. Hosted by Vann R. Newkirk II.
Intersectionality Matters
Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
Programs
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Community Partners
2020 Community Reads Program of Glen Rock, Fair Lawn & Ridgewood Facebook page
Community Relations Advocacy Network (CRAN)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Glen Rock & Ridgewood Facebook page
Ridgewood Ambassadors for Global Citizenship (RAG) A non-partisan group that formed organically after George Floyd's tragic death. In addition to its own work, RAG partners with community organizations such as the Library, RPS, YMCA, Ridgewood inter-faith clergy, and other groups to enhance Global Citizenship in our community. Contact information.
Online Resources & More
Shippensburg University
Comprehensive, building list from the PA university that covers many aspects and dimensions of antiracism work. Categories include: Essential Reads, Indigenous Peoples, Antiracism 101 and Racial Healing, Community Building & Transformation.
Chicago Public Library
Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi (July 6, 2020)
National Museum of African American History and Culture
“Talking About Race” Web Portal
New York Public Library
Teaching Anti-Racism: Digital Resources About Racism and Resistance (June 17, 2020)
Seattle Public Library
A Toolkit for Antiracism Allies (May 2020)
On Behalf Organization (Facebook page)
Parents and educators working to end bias
Articles
The 1619 Project (all articles) developed by The New York Times Magazine
The American Nightmare. by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | The Atlantic (June 1, 2020) ("To be black and conscious of anti-black racism is to stare into the mirror of your own extinction.")
America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us. by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
The Combahee River Collective Statement (April 1977)
Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–from Ferguson to Charleston. by Jon Greenberg | Citizenship & Social Justice (July 10, 2015)
The Case for Reparations. by Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Atlantic (June 1, 2014)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement. by Barbara Ransby | excerpts (2003)
First, Listen. Then, Learn: Anti-Racism Resources For White People. by Julia Wuench | Forbes (June 2, 2020)
The Intersectionality Wars. by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant. by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups. developed by Craig Elliott PhD | (2016)
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. by Peggy McIntosh | Independent School (Winter 1990)
Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | The Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Questions & Suggestions
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RPanjwani@ridgewoodlibrary.org
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