Documentary film on the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. Includes Stevenson's own story and the work of EJI, including their current work creating the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which is dedicated to the more than 4,400 African American victims of lynching.
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An information-packed film about race, our broken justice system and the effects of mass incarceration. DuVernay's film is based heavily on Michelle Alexander's book “The New Jim Crow." Both demonstrate that our criminal justice system is an extension of slavery and Jim Crow laws and as such are a racialized system of control. Usually only available with a Netflix subscription, in April 2020 Netflix put the full film on YouTube for free as an aid to educators.
Maya Wiley is from the Center from Social Inclusion.
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Goffman is a UW-Madison professor of Sociology and author of On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City. Here she shares what she saw first-hand in her six years reporting on and documenting the survelliance and routine stops young black and latino men in one Philadelphia neighborhood -- and how it translates nationwide.
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In this eight minute segment, Alan Alda visits with two researchers working on the subconcious mind and participates in experiments associated with the 'Implicit Association Test' which reveal hidden gender and racial biases.
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In her 18 minute TEDx talk, Myers addresses what to do about our subconcious biases and stereotypes. She offers concrete actions for individuals to do including to be done with denial and colorblindness. Instead her slide show and talk ask us to 'stare at awesome black men' to see both their color and character and 'if you see something, say something.' She also challenges white parents to address the issue of racism with their children by talking about it.
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In this 2013 seven minute segment that is part of the StoryofAmerica series, Dr. Reverend Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, spells out the history of voting rights in America, and specifically describes the attacks across history on the voting rights of African-Americans. The '3rd Reconstruction' refers to the 'fusion politics' that fueled the election of President Obama that Barber believes can respond to recent developments in attempts to restrict voting and voting rights.
Weekly videos released by MTV that typically run 5 minutes or less on race and racism in popular culture. Examples in the series include "The Suprisingly Racist History of 'Caucasian'", "How Do You Handle a Racist Joke", "Everything You Know about Thanksgiving is Wrong" and more.
In this 3 1/2 minute video, Ramsey -- comedian, blogger and creator of MTV Decoded -- defines an ally is 'a person who wants to fight for equality for a marginalized group they're not a part of.' She defines privilege, encourages listening, learning and speaking up.
In a lyrical, hip-hop style, classroom teacher Clint Smith describes the children he teaches as living in a 'food desert'.
