Racial Justice Resources

Education and Reflection

It is also important to take time for personal reflection and education. We’ve curated lists of articles, books, and other media that can be used as tools to deepen your understanding of anti-racism work.

From Rollins Faculty & Staff

• “The Failure to Protect Our Children Where They Need It Most” by Victoria Brown
• "Activism vs. Slacktivism ... Time To Move Just Beyond The Hashtag" by Katrina Jenkins
• “As Thomas Paine wrote, these are truly the times that try men’s souls” by Jill Jones
• "Americans Should Reward Asians' Generosity, Not Attack Them" by Robert L. Moore
• “How Asians Can Show up for Black Lives” by Mary Robinson
• "Stopping Anti-Asian Racism Requires Action, Non-Asian Allies" by Mary Robinson
• “COVID 19 and Racial Justice- More than a Vaccine” by Brendaliz Santiago-Narvaez
• "What Can One Person Do To Fight For Police Reform" by Eric Smaw
• Eric Smaw on NPR’s Intersection and Spectrum News 13
• "Part One: Pathway to Diversity- The History of Race Relations at Rollins College: A Brief Overview from Archives" by Professor Wenxian Zhang
• "Part Two: Pathway to Diversity- The History of Race Relations at Rollins College: A Brief Overview from Archieves" by Professor Rachel Walton

Articles

• "Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Are On The Rise. Many Say More Policing Isn't The Answer" by Cady Lang
• “America's Racial Contract” by Adam Serwer
• “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston
• “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
• “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
• “Tragic Death of George Floyd Reveals Continuing Problem of Police Violence” from the Equal Justice Initiative
• “The Science of Justice: Race, Arrests, and Police Use of Force” from The Center for Policing Equity
• “Promoting Accountability” from The Opportunity Agenda
• “Black women and state-sanctioned violence: A history of victimization and exclusion.” by Breea C. Willingham
• “Black women's prison narratives and the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality in US Prisons.” by Breea C. Willingham 
• Gay History Is Black History: These 10 Icons Prove It by Angela Helm
• The Queer Black History Of Rioting by Jonathan Borge
• 7 Young Black LGBTQ Activists You Should Know by Jackie Menjivar
• Marsha P. Johnson and pal Sylvia Rivera Key Players in Stonewall Legacy by Philip Van Slooten
• "From Words To Action: Showing Up for Black Trans Women" by Janetta Johnson and the TGIJP Family
• Coming Out: Living Authentically as Black LGBTQ People from the Human Rights Campaign
• Racial Justice and Fair Trade 
• #StopAsianHate Resources for Allies and The Community by Cristalle Choi '22 and Tiara Ashurst '23

Books

• Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans
• You Are Your Best Thing edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
• No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
• Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
• Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
• The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph
• Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
• Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
• The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera
• This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
• Anti-Racist Ally by Sophie Williams
• Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
• Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
• Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
• On Junteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
• The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherrie Moraga
• When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold Story of Racial Inequality in Twentieth Century America by Ira Katznelson

Podcasts

• Rollins' Let's Get LITerary Podcast with Jen Atwell ’11 ’20MBA, Sam Vega, and Kourtnie Berry ’12
• Code Switch | NPR
• Intersectionality Matters! | Hosted by Kimberle Crenshaw
• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
• Pod for the Cause | From The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
• The Combahee River Collective Statement

Accounts to Follow

• Rollins' Let's Get LITerary | Instagram
• Antiracism Center | Twitter
• Audre Lorde Project | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• Black Women's Blueprint | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• Color of Change | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• Colorlines | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• The Conscious Kid | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• NAACP | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• Showing Up for Racial Justice | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
• SisterSong | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook