Anti-Racism Resources

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Anti-Racism Resources

In line with Marymount’s objective to educate girls to be socially conscious and globally aware with a sensitive and active response to justice, the English and Humanities Departments have compiled a list of anti-racism resources for members of our community who wish to learn more. We hope the resources below will encourage the wider Marymount community to engage in thoughtful, productive discussions around race and power and how we, as a community of global citizens, can challenge racism in all its forms, whether explicit or implicit. We encourage those who wish to watch, listen, or read about these issues to use this list as a starting point for developing a deeper understanding of social justice and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Film/TV: •13th (2016) documentary, directed by Ava DuVernay (available on Netflix in the UK) •When They See Us (2019), drama, co-written and directed by Ava DuVernay (available on Netflix in the UK) •Do the Right Thing (1989), drama, directed by

Spike Lee •Sitting in Limbo (2020), drama, written by Stephen S. Thompson, directed by Stella Corradi (available on BBC iPlayer in the UK)

Podcasts: •The Death of George Floyd: Will Anything Change? Anushka Asthana, The Guardian’s ‘Today in Focus’ (published 3rd June 2020) •Racism in Football, Max Rushden, Troy Townsend, Elliot Ross and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, The Guardian, Football Weekly (published 10th June 2020) •Bryan Stevenson’s Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young and Bryan Stevenson, BBC Radio 4 (recorded 13th March 2015) Non-Fiction Literature to start conversations: • Why I’m No Longer Talking (to White People) About

Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge (2017) • So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo (2018) • Me and White Supremacy, Layla F. Saad (2020) • Think Like a White Man: Conquering the World… While

Black, by Boule Whytelaw III & Nels Abbey (2019)

Literature for High Schoolers and Parents: • Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2013) • The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin (1963) • The Sellout, Paul Beatty (2015) • Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015) • The Beautiful Struggle, Ta-Nehisi Coates (2008) • Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo (2019) • Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi (2016) • The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison (1970) • Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi (2020) • Swing Time, Zadie Smith (2016)

For Middle Schoolers (Grade 8 upwards): • The Stars Beneath Our Feet, David Barclay Moore (2015) • New Kid, Jerry Craft (2019) • All American Boys, Jason Reynolds/Brendan Kiely (2015) • The Lions of Little Rock, Kristin Levine (2012) • We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, Cynthia Levinson (2012) • Remember: The Journey to School Integration, Toni Morrison (2004) • March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock

Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals (2018) • Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi (2020) • The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas (2017)