Overview
This section offers resources for engaging in anti-racism work, practicing solidarity, and self-care for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). These resources are largely provided by the UCSF Office for Diversity and Outreach, as well as additional resources for health care providers.
Background
These resources were provided by the UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach and contributions from Elena Fromer.
The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted our lives and exposed the heavy impact on minority communities. On top of this we have the compounded trauma from individual and institutional racism in the U.S. This is a time for everyone, regardless of social, racial, and ethnic identity, to become aware of the systemic racism in our institutions and society and do our part to remedy it. Here we provide resources to support your well-being, bolster you when you are targeted and discriminated against, and stand as active allies and partners during this challenging time.
For health care providers:
- Dismantling Racism: Building Anti-Racist Psychiatrists: The New York County Psychiatric Society has provided various resources such as books, articles, and films.
- Equity Toolkits for Oversight Departments and Patient Experience Departments: The UCSF School of Medicine has created these toolkits to institutionalize equity in patient care among oversight departments (systems improvement, quality management, and patient safety) and patient experience departments.
- Unconscious Bias: Although this training is popular, there is no evidence that it actually changes behavior, and in fact some studies show it does not. It is interesting and a small step toward awareness. If you are interested, the UCSF Office of Diversity provides training on reducing implicit bias in clinical settings.
- American Psychological Association Series: Ethnicity and Health in America
Resources for engaging in anti-racism work and practicing solidarity
- Affirming Black Lives: Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators — teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners — who work with children from kindergarten through high school.
- Centering Black Community Needs: A Resource for Faculty and Staff: Created by Stanford Biosciences for faculty and staff to engage in difficult conversations and better support students, postdocs, and research staff
- If You See Something, Do Something Instead of Calling the Cops
- Justice in June: Compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace's oversight for the purpose of providing a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies.
- Letters for Black Lives in Multiple Languages: Letters for Black Lives is a set of crowdsourced, multilingual, and culturally-aware resources aimed at creating a space for open and honest conversations about racial justice, police violence, and anti-Blackness in families and communities.
- Overcoming Racism: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression: With a primary focus on education, Overcoming Racism equips educators with the tools to build culturally responsive schools and classrooms, that promote the development of the next generation of anti-racist agents of change.
- Resources for Engaging in Anti-Racism Work: Resources such as books, articles, TV shows, movies, and related organizations.
- "We Are Living in a Racist Pandemic" by Sandra L. Shullman
- "Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They're Okay – Chances Are They're Not" by Danielle Cadet
- Anti-Racism Primer and Toolkit: Devised to assist educators in the development and cultivation of deeper and personal competencies in addressing and discussing health disparities, social justice, bias, and racism.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training for Faculty: Designed to reduce microaggressions experienced by learners and improve the learning environment
- "Racism’s Psychological Toll" by Jenna Wortham
- "The Intersectionality Wars" by Jane Coaston
- "Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?" by Ibram X. Kendi
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
- White Americans, Your Lack of Imagination is Killing Us
- The Death of George Floyd, in Context
- Beyond the Hashtag: How to Take Anti-Racist Action in Your Life
- How to Help Demand Justice for George Floyd
- Psych Hub Race, Racism, and Mental Health Resources
- Statement from the Black Psychiatrists of America
- Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice
- 100 Ways White People Can Make Life Less Frustrating For People of Color
- "How To Be An Antiracist" by Ibram X Kendi
- "So You Want To Talk About Race" by Ijeoma Oluo
- "Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do" by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
- "Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race" by Derald Wing Sue
- "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Tatum
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (related teaching guide here)
- Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
- A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross
- An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- killing rage: ending racism by bell hooks
- White Guys on Campus by Nolan Cabrera
- Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram Kendi
- Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldua
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
- When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
- We Want to do More Than Survive by Bettina Love
- So You Want to Talk About Race? by Ijeoma Oluo
- The Body is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
- Why I No Longer Talk to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Loge
- No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality by Jordan Flaherty
- Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) on Netflix
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution on PBS (free)
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) on YouTube
- The Hate U Give Us (George Tillman Jr.) on Google Play
- When They See Us (Ava Du Vernay) on Netflix
- View a more expansive list of films, movies, and television series.
- Seek out a diverse group of friends for your kids.
- Seek out a diverse group of friends for you.
- Practice real friendship and intimacy by listening when People Of Color talk about their experiences and their perspectives.
- If you have a close relationship with a young person of color, make sure he/she knows how much you love them.
- Anti-Racism Resources for White People: This has links to great resources to talk to kids about racism.
- PBS: Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism
- What White Children Need to Know About Race, Ali Michael and Eleonora Bartoli
- Talking to Kids about Racial Stereotypes – Tip Sheet, Media Smarts
- New York Times: Talking to Kids About Racism
- 100 Race-Conscious Things you can Say to your Child to Advance Racial Justice from Raising Race Conscious Children
- Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice: a list for parents, caregivers & educators from the Oakland Public Library
- Bounceback Parenting: 60+ Resources for Talking to Kids About Racism
- Live Another Day: Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for people of color. Their mission is "equal access to life-saving resources."
- Detox Local: A comprehensive list of mental health and substance use resources specifically for the American Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.