Racial Justice

How can we help students understand George Floyd's death in the context of institutionalized racism?

Crossroads’ mission is to equip institutions with shared language, frameworks, practices and tools that will assist them in: diagnosing how their institutions are structured to uphold white supremacy culture and systemic racism and; deploying strategies aimed at animating antiracist ways of being that result in racially equitable institutional culture and practices

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The topical research guides listed here are designed to provide students in specific Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law courses with resources and tools to begin their course-related research. The guides provide information on print and electronic library resources, legal databases, interdisciplinary databases, current awareness resources, and web resources.

Readings on Race and Professional Responsibility Notes for users: This bibliography is arranged first by type of source (e.g., scholarly articles, books, popular press, etc.) and then by topic (e.g., The Bar Exam, Malpractice, Advertising and Solicitation, etc.). Many but not all of the sources...

Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity.

A guide to resources provided by the Law Library, as well as external information, to support our community in considering racial justice and reconciliation.

Law faculty are often race-avoidant in teaching would-be lawyers, despite the role race has played in the construction and maintenance of the legal system in the United States. When race is absent from class discussions, that silence sends the message that the law is neutral and operates equally for all, when that is plainly not the lived experience for so many in this country. When we fail to incorporate issues of race and racism as a through line in core law school courses, we impede the professional development of future lawyers, who graduate without grappling with difficult but essential questions of how the law can operate to subordinate on the basis of race (and gender, class, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, religion, and ability). Our silence about how race informs law and its application does real damage to students and can be particularly alienating for students of color. Incorporating race into class assignments or discussions will likely lead to difficult, and even uncomfortable, conversations. As the professor, you too may be offended and offensive at times. Give yourself and your students the space to have brave and respectful discussion and ask questions that will raise awareness of bias and how it operates in the law. This non-exhaustive list of resources is intended for law faculty teaching core (1L) courses, who want to include assignments, readings, and discussion touching on issues of race and the law. As such, the resource list does not reflect materials touching on the full range of underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. This is a work in progress that we hope to update continually. We welcome your constructive feedback and suggestions. This resource list is a project of the Center for Access to Justice at Georgia State University College of Law, compiled by Center Assistant Director, Darcy Meals, with support from Caambridge Horton (J.D. ’21), Leah Ritter (J.D. ’23), Todd ("T.C.") Deveau (J.D. '23), and law librarians Pam Brannon, Meg Butler, and Gerard Fowke. Special thanks to Mary Whisner and the University of Washington Research Library, Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights’s Annotated Bibliography on Race and Racism in Higher Education, and the Civil Procedure Professoriate for their subject-matter-specific compilations of materials like these.

This guide is intended to provide educational resources on racial injustice in the United States with the hope that by knowledgeably working together, we can create a more just world.

Books,and films,available remotely related to racial justice and anti-racism Books and films available remotely related to racial justice and anti-racism.

This guide supports the Dickinson Law Faculty Resolution to become antiracists, to end racism, and to support the learning necessary to banish injustice, inequality, racism, and sexism. Resources available through the H. Laddie Montague, Jr. Law Library at Penn State Dickinson Law

Helps document the federal government’s response to racial justice protests following the police murder of George Floyd

This guide is an ongoing project designed to highlight and increase access to resources surrounding police-involved violence. New links and documents will be added as they become available.

The killing of George Floyd by four police officers on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis ignited protests against police violence and calls for police reform throughout the United States. Many ideas are being advanced to improve public safety and to alter the nature of policing. This guide will try to highlight these ideas and provide examples of local, state, and federal governments actually implementing changes. This guide is not intended to advocate for any particular change or to address broader issues of reforming society. Hopefully it will serve as a clearinghouse for ideas. A variety of sources address needed changes in a more comprehensive or in-depth fashion.

Police brutality is the use of unnecessary, excessive force by police in their encounters with civilians. The force used is beyond what would be considered necessary in the situation at hand. This may involve the use of a weapon—a baton, Taser, or gun—when such force is not warranted by the situation. In some cases, the use of tear gas, nerve gas, or pepper spray may be considered police brutality if the people targeted are gathered in a peaceful assembly. Police brutality can also involve psychological intimidation, verbal abuse, false arrests, and sexual abuse.

As protests erupt throughout the nation to hold law enforcement and criminal justice institutions accountable, UIC's Richard J Daley library has created this research guide to help our community understand systemic racism and demand justice for all.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a black man, died while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd's death inspired months of protest against police brutality and racism and motivated ongoing discussions about racial justice and the role of race in American society. Derek Chauvin, one of the officers who participated in the arrest, has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for Floyd's death. His trial began on March 8, 2021. On April 20, 2021, the jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. This guide is intended to serve as a collection of resources about the trial of Chauvin and its context, including the public response to Floyd's death.

This research guide brings together a variety of resources for researching issues related to policing and racial injustice. General research databases and reference resources for researching criminal justice topics generally are also listed. The databases in the General Research section, can be particularly helpful in locating periodical articles, working papers and other publications. Other sections of this guide focus on more specific issues such as police tactics and use of force; police/community relations, community policing and community activism; police oversight/accountability, and efforts/proposals to reform, defund and abolish police departments. Note: some of the resources (primarily books) listed under a particular topic (e.g. police tactics) may also contain content that address other topics such as police oversight. The guide has a separate section devoted to law enforcement and racial justice issues in Minnesota. It also includes a section with useful links to federal government publications and resources for researching law enforcement and racial justice issues in other states. This guide was compiled in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in May 2020 and the global outrage and protest that followed. Links related to the response of the University of Minnesota Law School, (official statements, a panel discussion webinar, and the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship in Law) can be found below.

Developed by Karla J. Strand, DPhil, MLIS Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian University of Wisconsin System 2019 This bibliography is number 89 in […]

Pro Bono Net is a national nonprofit organization. We work to bring the power of the law to all by building cutting-edge digital tools and fostering collaborations with the nation’s leading civil legal organizations.

This guide provides an overview of research strategies and resources on the topic of Critical Race Theory at the UNC School of Law.

The intentions of this guide are to provide the researcher with helpful tips, and suggested print and electronic resources about women involved in the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

This guide will assist you in finding online and print resources on civil rights.

ChangeLab is a racial justice think tank based in Seattle, WA. We promote cross-sectoral analysis of the political, economic, cultural and ideological dimensions of race and racism in the United States, with a particular focus on Asian Americans.

On May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, attacked Black residents and destroyed homes and businesses in the city's Greenwood District, also known as Black Wall Street. The attacks from the ground and private aircraft killed an unknown number of Black people, estimated to be between 75 and 300, and injured and displaced hundreds more. The massacre was largely undiscussed in local, state, and national histories, even after a state commission on the event published its final report in 2001 but gained increased public awareness when it was featured in the HBO series Watchmen in 2019 and Lovecraft Country in 2020.

This guide is meant to serve as a jumping-off point for students and faculty to gain a better understanding of the events related to Mike Brown's death and the subsequent protests and unrest in Ferguson. It also collects resources that may be used by UA instructors to teach Ferguson and related topics in their courses. We will try to keep this guide as up-to-date as we can.

Community organizers Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi used the social media hashtag #BlackLivesMatter after the 2012 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin, a 17- year-old Florida teen, and set off a movement to address the ongoing violence and killings of Black men, women and children at the hands of police (law enforcement) and vigilantes. Similar to the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement brought attention to how Black lives have been deprived of their basic human rights and dignity. The movement also challenges people to address issues of racism and inequality around the world. The BLM movement also helped inspire another related but equally important movement, the #SayHerName campaign. This campaign was started in 2014 by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies (CISPS). The #SayHerName campaign brings awareness to the state violence that is visited upon Black women and girls. The intention of this guide is to provide information resources related to the BLM movement and its founding. Resources have been placed in various topics or categories. It goes without saying that many titles could have been placed in more than one category. As with most online library guides new resources or categories may be added. Please revisit this site for updates. ~ Kofi Acree, Director, John Henrik Clarke Africana Library

This guide is meant to serve as a jumping-off point for students and faculty to gain a better understanding of the events related to the Black Lives Matter movement, including the death of unarmed black Americans by police and the subsequent protests. We will try to keep this guide as up-to-date as we can.

"No one becomes 'not racist,' despite a tendency by Americans to identify themselves that way. We can only strive to be 'antiracist' on a daily basis, to continually rededicate ourselves to the lifelong task of overcoming our country’s racist heritage." Ibram X. Kendi, Further Reading: An Antiracist Reading List, The New York Times, May 29, 2019

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