How to Effectively Discuss Matters of Race with Napoleon Wells, Clinical Psychologist/Professor/Theorist
Details: Our discussion will focus on means for effectively and impactfully creating a brave space for discussing Race within diverse spaces, across generations, and empowering the vulnerable. |
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Resources
Choose your preferred genre and start there: ▪️Nonfiction Book “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander ▪️Fiction Book “The Hate You Give” by Angie Thomas ▪️Memoir “When They Call You a Terrorist” by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Ashe Bandele ▪️Graphic Novel “March” (Book 1, 2, and 3) by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell ▪️Children’s Book “Let the Children March” by Monica Clark-Robinson and Frank Morrison ▪️Documentary “13TH” (Netflix) "Eyes on the Prize", PBS ▪️Movie “Just Mercy” (rent for free across digital platforms in US during the month of June) ▪️TV Show “mixed-ish” (ABC and Hulu) ▪️Song/Video “This is America” by Childish Gambino Community Organizations: |
Black Lives Matter Book Talk June 18, 2020 Recommended Reads
Malcolm X Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi-(appropriate for middle-school aged children) Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram Kendi One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Anything by Henry Louis Gates Jr. The Black Book edited by Middleton A. Harris Benjamin Banneker Biography or Children’s Books Someone Who Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill August Wilson plays The Hate U Give Documentaries to Watch: I Am Not Your Negro Pieces I Am Malcolm X When They See Us Just Mercy Innocent kid in prison one Time: The Kalief Browder Story Additional Social Justice Resources:
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"Activism guides this generation's perspective on life" - Riley
"We can't let Howard County off the hook." - Sarah (in reference to the perspective that there is no racism here because of the diversity)
"Determining what is unacceptable and then going forward to change it..." - Ezra, talking about how we can help
"We need stories of Black success and not only Black downfall." - Maya
And some praise for the youth leaders:
"You are all amazing and inspirational leaders. Your energy, power, and strong voices provide me comfort and confidence of the positive changes to come from all of you. Good luck!"
"Yes!! How we can help get the curriculum changed. So annoyed at 56 I am just learning our true history"
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