Office of Health Equity Antiracism Resource Guide
This resource guide is intended to help you deepen your knowledge of the roots of racial injustice and inequity - and to learn about antiracism efforts. These resources will be regularly updated. Feel free to share with your family, friends and colleagues.
If you have any questions or would like to suggest a resource, please contact the Office of Health Equity at OHEinfo@vumc.org.
Compiled by the Office of Health Equity, Updated on 10/30/2023
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- 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America | Smithsonian Magazine Report (2020)
- 1619 Project | The New York Times Magazine - All articles (2019)
- Allegories on Race and Racism | TedxEmory
- Being Antiracist | National Museum of African American History & Culture (2023)
- Don't Talk About Implicit Bias Without Talking about Structural Racism | National Equity Project (2019)
- How to be an Antiracist | Book by Ibram X. Kendi (2019)
- How to Be Less Stupid About Race | Book by Crystal Marie Fleming (2018)
- Let's Get to the Roots of Racial Injustice | TEDxRainier
- Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener's Tale | American Journal of Public Health article (2000)
- Myths about physical racial differences were used to justify slavery - and are still believed by doctors today | The New York Times Magazine article (2019)
- Necessary Conversations: Talking Frankly About Race | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Article (2022)
- The Origin of Race in the USA | PBS Digital Studios Video (2018)
- Race, Social Justice, and Civil Rights Glossary | Boston Public Library (2023)
- So You Want to Talk About Race | Book by Ijeoma Oluo (2018)
- Systemic Racism: A Theory of Oppression | Book by Joe R. Feagin (2006)
- Talking About Race | Smithsonian + National Museum of African American History and Culture (2023)
- Talks to Help You Understand Racism in America | Ted Talk Playlist (2020)
- Telling the Truth About Race | Don Taylor, Professor of Public Policy at Duke University (2020)
- We Need to Talk About an Injustice | Bryan Stevenson Ted Talk (2012)
- What Does it Mean to be Antiracist? |The Racial Healing Handbook (2019)
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- 20+ Allyship Actions for Asian to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now | Medium blog post (2020)
- AAPI Data - Education | AAPI Data
- Anti-Racism Resources for the AAPI Community | Cornell University
- Asian Americans are Still Caught in the Trap of the "Model Minority" Stereotype, and it Creates Inequality for All | Time Article (2020)
- The Chinese in America: A Narrative History | Book by Iris Chang (2003)
- Code Switch | Podcast from NPR
- Columbus and Other Cannibals | Book by Jack D. Forbes (1978)
- Columbus and the World Around Him | Book by Milton Meltzer (1990)
- During pandemic, racism puts additional stress on Asian Americans | Massachusetts General Hospital article (2020)
- The Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native America | Book by James Wilson (1998)
- Ebony and Ivy | Book by Craig Steven Wilder (2013)
- Ethnicity and Health in America Series: Racism Related Stress in the Latina/o American Community | American Psychological Association article
- Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America | Book by Juan Gonzalez (2011)
- Hispanics Progress Against Racism but Have Long Way to Go | UNM Newsroom article (2020)
- How Latinx People Can Fight Anti-Black Racism in Our Own Culture | Teen Vogue article (2020)
- An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States | Book by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (2015)
- In the Fight for Racial Justice, Native Stories Should Not Be Ignored | Berkeley News article (2020)
- Learning Together by Building Connections | Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
- March: Book One | Book by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell (2013)
- The Massacre at Sank Creek | Book by Bruce Cutler (1997)
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Book by Michelle Alexander
- Racism in the Use of Native American Images | PBS article (2020)
- Solomon's Sword | Podcast on This Land (2021)
- Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America | Book by Ibram Kendi (2017)
- Why America's Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life or Death Crisis | New York Times Magazine article (2018)
- Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not | Refinery29 article (2020)
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- 4 Steps That I and Other White People Can Take to Fight Racism | B The Change article (2020)
- After Amy Cooper and George Floyd, Will White Parents Do the Work? | Romper article (2020)
- Disrupting Whiteness (Talking with White People about Racism) | Book by Drick Boyd (2021)
- 'Health Equity Tourists': How White Scholars are Colonizing Research on Health Disparities | Stat News (2021)
- Message to White Allies: You're Doing it Wrong | Speaking Progressively article (2020)
- Nice White Parents | Podcast from The New York Times
- Qualities of an Anti-Racist Ally | Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence | (2005)
- Seeing White | Podcast by Scene On Radio
- Transforming White Privilege | Racial Equity Tools curricula
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to talk About Racism | Book by Dr. Robin DiAngelo (2018)
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- 6 Ways to be Antiracist, Because Being "Not Racist" is Not Enough | Mashable Article (2020)
- Academic Medicine's Journey Toward Racial Equity Must be Grounded in History: Recommendations for Becoming an Antiracist Academic Medical Center | Pub Med Central article (2021)
- Addressing Structural Racism in the Health Workforce | Medical Care Academic Paper (2021)
- African Americans Have Differences in CSF Soluble TREM2 and Associated Genetic Variants | American Academy of Neurology (2021)
- Allyship (&Accomplice): The What, Why, and How | Medium Article (2019)
- A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind | Book by Harriet A. Washington (2019)
- Calls to Action to Address Institutionalized Racism in Medical Education and Health Care | University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine Article (2020)
- Changing How Race Is Portrayed in Medical Education | Academic Medicine Article (2020)
- Combating Structural Inequities - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Translational Research | New England Journal of Medicine article (2022)
- The Dearth of Black Men in Medicine is Worrisome. Here's Why. | NBC News (2019)
- Fight, Listen. Then, Learn: Anti-Racism Resources for White People | Forbes Article (2020)
- The Impact of Accculturation and Racialization on Self-Rated Health Status Among U.S. Latinos | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Academic Paper (2019)
- Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequity in American Health Care | Book by Dayna Bowen Matthew (2018)
- Implementing Anti-Racism Interventions in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review | International Journal of Environmental Research (2021)
- Key Facts on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity | KFF Article (2023)
- Perceptions of Race/Ethnicity-Based Discrimination: A Review of Measures and Evaluation of their Usefulness of Health Care Setting | Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Academic Paper (2010)
- Perspectives about Racism and Patient-Clinician Communication Among Black Adults with Serious Illness | JAMA Academic Paper (2023)
- Power, Privilege, and Positivity: How a Health Professions School Made its Commitment Visible to Students | Insight to Diversity article (2020)
- Professionalism: Microaggression in the Healthcare Setting | Current Opinion in Anesthesiology Academic Paper (2021)
- Race and Trust in the Health Care System | Public Health Reports Academic Paper (2003)
- Racial and/or Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children | American Academy of Pediatrics Academic Paper (2020)
- Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Current Status and Efforts to Address Them | KFF Article (2022)
- Racial Equity Plan: Developing Specific Actions for Anti-Racist Health Care | NEJM Catalyst: Innovation in Care Delivery article (2022)
- Racism and Indigenous Health | Global Public Health Academic Paper (2018)
- "Racism in Healthcare: Its Relationship to Shared Decision-Making and Health Disparities: a Response to Bradby" | Social Science and Medicine Academic Paper (2010)
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Patient Reports of Disrespect in the Health Care Setting and its Impact on Care | The Commonwealth Fund Article (2004)
- Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for a Structurally Competent Health Care System | JAMA Network article (2020)
- Stop Blaming Black People for Dying of the Coronavirus | The Atlantic article (2020)
- Tackling Ethnic Health Disparities: Lisa Cooper | TEDxBaltimore (2014)
- This is Our Lane: Talking with Patients about Racism | Women's Midlife Health Academic Paper (2021)
- Undoing Racism and Mitigating Bias Among Healthcare Professionals: Lesson Learned During a Systemic Review | Journal of Racial and Ethnic Disparities (2022)
- We are the Solution to our Problem: A Brief Review of the History of Racism and Nursing | NP Women's Health Care Article (2021)
- What do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State by State? | NPR article (2020)
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- 10 Resources for Teaching Anti-Racism | ISTE (2022)
- 10 Tips and Resources to Develop an Anti-Racist Classroom | George Brown College Resource Guide (2023)
- Anti-Racism Education Collection | AAMC Resource Guide (2023)
- Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Action: First Steps | Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning Resource Guide (2022)
- Anti-Racism Pedagogy Guide: Resources to use in the classroom | USC Libraries
- Anti-Racism Pedagogy in Action: First Steps | Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning
- Anti-Racist Pedagogy-Resources for Inclusive Teaching | University of Louisville Library Resources (2023)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Anti-Racism Teaching Resources | University of Pittsburgh Center for Teaching and Learning (2023)
- Ending Curriculum Violence | Learning for Justice magazine feature (2020)
- The Facilitator's Guide for White Affinity Groups: Strategies for Leading White People in Anti-Racist Practice | Book by Robin DiAngelo and Amy Burtaine (2022)
- Framework for Developing Antiracist Medical Educators and Practitioners-Scholars | AAMC Academic Paper (2022)
- How to Explain Racism to Kids | CNN/Sesame Street
- I am an Educator | Talking About Race
- Inclusive Language Guide | American Psychological Association (2022)
- Learning Module: Antiracism, EDI and Positionality in Teaching and Learning | Taylor Institute, University of Calgary
- Practicing Anti-Racist Pedagogy | University of Michigan LSA Inclusive Teaching Resource Page (2023)
- Racial Equity Learning Modules | Racial Equity Tools curricula
- Racial Equity Tools | Iowa City Community School District Tools (2023)
- Stopping Discrimination Before it Starts | Think Cultural Health
- Talking to Young People about Race, Racism, and Equity | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Resource Guide (2021)
- Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism (A Developmental Approach) | Book by Louise Derman-Sparks and Carol Brunson Phillips (1997)
- Tools for Navigating Difficult Conversations Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism | NYU Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation (2023)
- Understanding and Addressing Systemic Racism | NACUBO modules
- Words Matter: Language-Affirming Classrooms for Code-Switching Students | Cult of Pedagogy Article (2022)
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- Addressing Racism: A Roadmap for Action | Mount Sinai framework (2021)
- Beyond the Rhetoric-Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Amplify your Anti-Racist Practices with Qualitative Data | The Inclusion Solution article (2020)
- Caring for Each Other: Real Conversations at Work | Duke School of Medicine guide (2022)
- How to Resolve Racially Stressful Situations | TEDMED
- Mapping Our Social Change Roles in Times of Crisis | Medium article (2020)
- Organizational Strategic Plan to Embed Racial Justice and Advance Health Equity | American Medical Association (2021)
- Successful Racism Conversations Require 3 Key Ingredients. Unfortunately, Most Workplaces Don't Have Them. | Forbes Article (2021)
- We Built a Diverse Academic Department in 5 Years - Here's How | Harvard Business Review article (2020)
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- VUMC Day of Silence - Additional Resource for Anti-Racism | VUMC Resource Guide (2020)
- VUMC Racial Equity Plan | VUMC Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence (2022)
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- Anti-racism resources to support Asian American, Pacific Islander community | NBC News Article (2021)
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective | Wellness Tools
- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Resource Guide | NCAA resource guide
- Black Survival & Wellness Resources | Academic for Black Survival & Wellness (2021)
- Coping with Race-Related Stress | University of Illinois of Urbana-Champaign
- How to Deal with Racist People | Creative Spirits article (2021)
- Practicing Self-Care | Simmons University Library
- South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network | SAMHIN
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- A Conversation about Race | Duke University School of Medicine video (2015)
- A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources by Katie Couric | Medium article (2020)
- Advancing Racial Equity Webinar Series | American Public Health Association (2020)
- 'America Has Its Knee on People of Color.' Why George Floyd's Death Was a Breaking Point | TIME article (2020)
- An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism | BuzzFeed News article (2020)
- Anti-Racism Resource Collection | Resource Sharing Project
- Anti-Racism Resources | Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein (2020)
- Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit | Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (2016)
- Dismantling Racism: A Resource Book | Western States Center (2003)
- Dismantling Racism Works | Web-Based Workbook
- Every Tongue Got to Confess | Book by Zora Neale Hurston (2002)
- God Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse | Book by James Weldon Johnson (2008)
- How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them | TEDxBeaconStreet
- Implicit Bias Module Series | Kirwan Institute, The Ohio University modules (2018)
- It’s Not Obesity. It’s Slavery. | The New York Times article (2020)
- Just Mercy | Book by Bryan Stevenson (2015)
- Justice in June | Guide compiled by Autumn Gupta (2020)
- Learning Resources: Social Justice and Anti-Racism in Policing | LawyerEdu.org Resource Guide (2023)
- Maintaining Professionalism In the Age of Black Death Is...A Lot | Medium article (2020)
- Men We Reaped: A Memoir | Book by Jasmyn Ward (2013)
- Racial Equity Resource Guide | WK Kellog Foundation
- Talking About Race: Being Anti-Racist | National Museum of African American History & Culture guide
- The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List | Parade (2020)
- The Bluest Eye | Book by Toni Morrison (1970)
- The Greatest White Privilege Is Life Itself | The Atlantic article (2019)
- The Hate U Give | Book by Angie Thomas (2017)
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down | Book by Anne Fadiman (2012)
- The Summer of 2020 Is Going to be Long, Violent and Necessary | Mother Jones article (2020)
- The Underground Railroad | Book by Colson Whitehead (2016)
- Who Gets to Be Afraid in America | The Atlantic article (2020)