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Uncovering the hallmarks of anti-racist institutions: Thought leaders we are reading, listening to, and following right now

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Building anti-racist education institutions requires a commitment to ongoing individual learning and action, and there are countless authors, scholars, and activists leading and guiding conversations about racism and racial justice through their work. Here is a curated list of the resources we are learning from right now for you to read, listen to, follow, and share with your colleagues.

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Articles-quick reads with a lasting impact

• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
• What Role Should Higher Education Play in Combating Racism?
• Why Diversity Initiatives Fail
• Anti-Racism in Higher Education: A Model for Change
• Anti-Blackness and the Way Forward for K-12 Schooling

Books-for your individual and book club reading lists

• “Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities,” by Craig Steven Wilder
• “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk” Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice” by Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon, and Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux
• “How to be an Anti-Racist,” by Ibram X. Kendi
• “Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data,” by Julie J. Park
• “White Fragility,” by Robin DiAngelo

Podcasts-for your walks, workouts, and lunchbreaks

• Nice White Parents (Serial and the New York Times)
• Code Switch (NPR)
• Seeing White (Scene on Radio, Center for Documentary Studies)
• 1619 (The New York Times)

Thought leaders-for your continued learning

• Anthony A. Jack (Bio, Twitter)
• Estela Mara Bensimon (Bio, Twitter)
• Ibram Kendi (Bio, Twitter)
• Shaun Harper (Bio, Twitter)
• Tressie McMillan Cottom (Bio, Twitter)

Social media-to follow and engage in the conversation

• The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Equal Justice Initiative: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

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