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Disability Justice - The Seattle Public Library
Disability Justice - The Seattle Public Library
Disability Justice by leahlakshmi - a community-created list : Books and articles and films by disabled, d(D)eaf, chronically ill and neurodivergent majority Black and brown people, many queer and trans, writing about fighting ableism, disabled lives, political struggles, communities and histories, sharing skills and organizing tactics and art, making revolution. This list was created by writer and disability justice cultural worker and organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, brownstargirl.org. If you share this publicly, please do so with credit.
·seattle.bibliocommons.com·
Disability Justice - The Seattle Public Library
Minneapolis reaches settlements in 2 suits alleging then-officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force years before George Floyd's killing | CNN
Minneapolis reaches settlements in 2 suits alleging then-officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force years before George Floyd's killing | CNN
The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former police officer Derek Chauvin of using excessive force in two incidents that happened nearly three years before he killed George Floyd during an arrest.
·cnn.com·
Minneapolis reaches settlements in 2 suits alleging then-officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force years before George Floyd's killing | CNN
Journal of Hate Studies
Journal of Hate Studies
The Journal of Hate Studies is an annual peer-reviewed publication of the Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies.The Journal of Hate Studies is an international scholarly journal promoting the sharing of interdisciplinary ideas and research relating to the study of what hate is, where it comes from, and how to combat it.  It presents cutting-edge essays, theory, and research that deepen the understanding of the development and expression of hate.View the complete list of issues by theme.
·jhs.press.gonzaga.edu·
Journal of Hate Studies
Black Lives Matter Toolkits - BLM
Black Lives Matter Toolkits - BLM
Includes: Healing Action Toolkit, Chapter Conflict Resolution Toolkit, Healing Justice Toolkit, Trayvon Taught Me Toolkit: For Black and Non-Black POC Organizers, #TalkAbout Trayvon: A Toolkit for White People, and #TrayvonMeEnseñó.
·blacklivesmatter.com·
Black Lives Matter Toolkits - BLM
Disability in Film - Movie list
Disability in Film - Movie list
JULY 2013 EDIT — I am going section by section trying to clean the list up and finally create sub-lists for all the categories. July 19 — I began working on...
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Disability in Film - Movie list
Removing Demographic Data Can Make AI Discrimination Worse
Removing Demographic Data Can Make AI Discrimination Worse
A recent study suggests that denying AI decision makers access to sensitive data actually increases the risks of discriminatory outcome. That’s because the AI draws incomplete inferences from the data or partially substitutes by identifying proxies. Providing sensitive data would eliminate this problem, but it is problematic to do so in certain jurisdictions. The authors present work-arounds that may answer the problem in some countries.
·hbr.org·
Removing Demographic Data Can Make AI Discrimination Worse
20 Documentaries About Black Women to Watch All Year (Not Just During Women’s History Month) - Shadow and Act
20 Documentaries About Black Women to Watch All Year (Not Just During Women’s History Month) - Shadow and Act
In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as Women’s History Month. And since 1988, U.S. presidents have issued annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women’s History Month, which is recognized and celebrated every year in a variety of ways, all across the country, throughout the entire month. As this year’s Women’s History Month of celebrations comes to an end, here are 20 feature documentaries on notable black women in world history that you should add to your watch-lists, not only to close out the month, but to watch and appreciate beyond it. After all, black women should be celebrated every month, all year, not just in March. These films are all accessible, available in at least one home video format (DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital Download, YouTube, Netflix etc). This is by no means a definitive list, so feel free to add your suggestions in the comment section...
·shadowandact.com·
20 Documentaries About Black Women to Watch All Year (Not Just During Women’s History Month) - Shadow and Act
New York City agrees to pay more than $13 million over police tactics used at George Floyd demonstrations | CNN
New York City agrees to pay more than $13 million over police tactics used at George Floyd demonstrations | CNN
New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the city’s police department of using unlawful tactics against protesters following the death of George Floyd, according to a proposed settlement filed in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday.
·cnn.com·
New York City agrees to pay more than $13 million over police tactics used at George Floyd demonstrations | CNN
Civil Rights and Social Justice COVID-19 Series
Civil Rights and Social Justice COVID-19 Series
The Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice brings you the latest programming on the intersection of coronavirus and civil rights.
·americanbar.org·
Civil Rights and Social Justice COVID-19 Series
Implicit Bias Tests - Project Implicit, Harvard University
Implicit Bias Tests - Project Implicit, Harvard University
Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition - thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet.
·implicit.harvard.edu·
Implicit Bias Tests - Project Implicit, Harvard University
Say Her Name: Recognizing Police Brutality Against Black Women | ACLU
Say Her Name: Recognizing Police Brutality Against Black Women | ACLU
Put a copy of your driver’s license, registration, and insurance on the dashboard.” That’s what I tell my guy friends when they make their 300-mile road trip for homecoming. “Stay on the sidewalk and keep out of the alley.” That’s what I tell the boys in the neighborhood as they consider a shortcut to the park. These are survival tactics that Black men and boys have incorporated into their everyday lives. These are precautions to take so that summer play and fall traditions are not compromised by incidents with the police. Black women — mothers, sisters, daughters, friends, and partners — have offered and echoed this advice (and experienced the trauma that comes from giving this advice) for years.
·aclu.org·
Say Her Name: Recognizing Police Brutality Against Black Women | ACLU
Anti-Asian Violence Resources
Anti-Asian Violence Resources
Anti-Asian racism and violent attacks on Asian elderly have only increased in recent months. Since COVID-19 became news in the United States, hate speech and violence against the AAPI community has run rampant. In February 2021, attacks, particularly on elderly Asian Americans, have spiked. Unfortunately, many of these
·anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co·
Anti-Asian Violence Resources
Owning our struggles : a path to healing and finding community in a broken world - Minaa B.
Owning our struggles : a path to healing and finding community in a broken world - Minaa B.
"Adversity comes in many forms, and can make us feel alone in our pain, even years after the fact. But as wellness coach and licensed therapist Minaa B. observes, we can't heal in isolation. The best way to move past individual trauma is through connection and community-healing ourselves and one another. In this powerful and practical guide, Minaa shares therapeutic tools, client stories, and actionable insights to help you on your healing journey, along with reflections from her personal experiences. Each chapter focuses on a common emotional struggle-from overcoming dysfunctional family patterns to developing emotional maturity, finding our village, navigating racial trauma, and moving past isolation and despair. Through her unique mix of deeply honest personal stories, proven practices, and prompts for writing and reflection, Minaa helps readers finally face their struggles, get unstuck, and transform their thinking-to claim agency in their own lives and circumstances, and to use that power to help heal a broken world"--
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Owning our struggles : a path to healing and finding community in a broken world - Minaa B.
Dean's Seminar Series on Race and Policy: Patricia Williams
Dean's Seminar Series on Race and Policy: Patricia Williams
Dean Merit E. Janow joined Patricia J. Williams, James L. Dohr Professor of Law and renowned author, for a discussion of race and policy issues. Patricia Williams has published widely in the areas of race, gender, and the law, and on other issues of legal theory and legal writing. Her books include The Alchemy of Race and Rights; The Rooster's Egg; and Seeing a ColorBlind Future: The Paradox of Race. She is a regular columnist for The Nation.
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Dean's Seminar Series on Race and Policy: Patricia Williams
Illusion of Progress: Charlottesville's Roots in White Supremacy - The Citizen Justice Initiative at the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies, University of Virginia
Illusion of Progress: Charlottesville's Roots in White Supremacy - The Citizen Justice Initiative at the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies, University of Virginia
Throughout the summer of 2017, the Citizen Justice Initiative team researched the history surrounding Charlottesville’s Confederate statues to create a StoryMap entitled “The Illusion of Progress: Charlottesville’s Roots in White Supremacy.” The resource builds on extensive work by members of the Charlottesville and University community, who collected sources, made presentations, wrote think pieces, and created syllabi to educate onlookers, activists, and curious citizens about the roots of white supremacy locally and beyond.
·uva.theopenscholar.com·
Illusion of Progress: Charlottesville's Roots in White Supremacy - The Citizen Justice Initiative at the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies, University of Virginia
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
The official #BlackLivesMatter Global Network builds power to bring justice, healing, and freedom to Black people across the globe.
·blacklivesmatter.com·
Black Lives Matter
Become ungovernable : an abolition feminist ethic for democratic living - H. L. T. Quan
Become ungovernable : an abolition feminist ethic for democratic living - H. L. T. Quan
Become Ungovernable is a provocative new work of political thought setting out to reclaim "freedom", "justice", and "democracy", revolutionary ideas that are all too often warped in the interests of capital and the state. Revealing the mirage of mainstream democratic thought and the false promises of liberal political ideologies, H.L.T. Quan offers an alternative approach: an abolition feminism drawing on a kaleidoscope of refusal praxes, and on a deep engagement with the Black Radical Tradition and queer analytics. With each chapter anchored by episodes from the long history of resistance and rebellions against tyranny, Quan calls for us to take up a feminist ethic of living rooted in the principles of radical inclusion, mutuality and friendship as part of the larger toolkit for confronting fascism, white supremacy, and the neoliberal labor regime.
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Become ungovernable : an abolition feminist ethic for democratic living - H. L. T. Quan
Whiteness: The Meaning of a Racial, Social and Legal Construct
Whiteness: The Meaning of a Racial, Social and Legal Construct
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election and bestselling books like "Hillbilly Elegy" and "White Trash," there is a growing realization that whiteness is as much a social racial and political identity as being African, Latin, Asian or Native American. In partnership with the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, JWJI is pleased to host a panel on the evolution of whiteness in American society. Our esteemed panel brings their interdisciplinary perspective to the panel to explain why race—including whiteness—still matters in America. (November 16, 2017) Panelists: Richard Delgado, John J. Sparkman Chair of Law, The University of Alabama School of Law, author of Critical Race Theory David Ikard, Professor of Africana Studies, Vanderbilt University, author of Blinded by the Whites: Why Race Still Matters in the 21st Century Nancy Isenberg, T. Harry Williams Professor of History, Louisiana State University, author of White Trash Jane Junn, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California, author of The Politics of Belonging: Race, Immigration, and Public Politics David Roediger, Foundation Professor of American Studies and History, University of Kansas, author of The Wages of Whiteness The James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference supports research, teaching, and public dialogue that examine race and intersecting dimensions of human difference including but not limited to class, gender, religion, and sexuality. http://jamesweldonjohnson.emory.edu
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Whiteness: The Meaning of a Racial, Social and Legal Construct
POLICY PLATFORMS - M4BL
POLICY PLATFORMS - M4BL
Black life and dignity require Black political will and power. Despite constant exploitation and perpetual oppression, Black people have bravely and brilliantly been a driving force pushing toward collective liberation. In recent years, we have taken to the streets, launched massive campaigns, and impacted elections, but our elected leaders have failed to address the legitimate […]
·m4bl.org·
POLICY PLATFORMS - M4BL
Anti-Racism Book List - Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Anti-Racism Book List - Prince George's County Memorial Library System
The Library’s commitment to hearing and supporting Black Americans is based on its values of being welcoming, curious, accessible, kind, collaborative, and resilient. Standing for Black Lives Matter is not a political issue. Black Lives Matter is the human rights issue of our time and we must engage in the uncomfortable conversations that it will take to ensure that everything we do in our work and in our personal lives reflects our undying commitment to our Black colleagues and customers. It is not possible for us to support the Hispanic and Latino/a/x communities if we do not commit to Black Lives Matter. We cannot stand against the racism that Asian Pacific Americans continue to experience with COVID-19 without affirming that Black Lives Matter.
·pgcmls.info·
Anti-Racism Book List - Prince George's County Memorial Library System