December 2019

Greetings,
Periodically, the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion shares resources on issues relating to diversity and inclusion. Here is another of our emails with items that may be of interest or value to those seeking to learn more about diversity, inclusion, and social justice. This month's is extra-long, with rich topics shared by ILA members as well as resources generated as a result of themed month celebrations. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those every few weeks. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.

Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

• Students demand action from Wendy Wintersteen regarding controversial events on campus http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/iowa-state-ames-student-protest-controversial-events-on-campus-march-memorial-union-beardshear-hall-president-wendy-wintersteen-administration-wednesday-diversity-javier-miranda-alex-rodriguez-araceli-lopz-valdivia/article_d307a59a-fb6c-11e9-91a9-6bb9fc78d43d.html
• Save the date: Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Symposium March 18th 8 a.m. - 5p.m. https://www.facebook.com/DSMCivilHumanRights/photos/a.164011523684187/2653050628113585/?type=3&theater
• New Library Is a $41.5 Million Masterpiece. But About Those Stairs. “It’s chaos,” said one of the children’s librarians. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/nyregion/long-island-city-library.html (Thanks to Julie Finch for sharing!) 
• Queens library sued for lack of access https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/latest-links/queens-library-sued-lack-access/
• Blackfoot filmmaker talks Sundance Institute honour, telling Indigenous stories https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/blackfoot-filmmaker-elle-maija-tailfeathers-merata-mita-fellowship-1.4523470
• Human biases are baked into algorithms. Now what? https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/human-biases-are-baked-into-algorithms-now-what/
• Racist Incidents at Syracuse U. Spun Into a Crisis. The Way Its Leaders Communicated Didn’t Help. https://www.chronicle.com/article/Racist-Incidents-at-Syracuse/247608
• Zotero group for sharing resources about trans inclusion in libraries from https://twitter.com/StephenGKrueger/status/1199456145896816640 https://www.zotero.org/groups/2412905/trans_inclusion_for_libraries
• When Schools Cause Trauma https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2019/when-schools-cause-trauma
• The Heroines of America’s Black Press https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/11/23/the-heroines-of-americas-black-press/
• Can Diverse Books Save Us? In a divided world, librarians are on a mission. https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=can-diverse-books-save-us
• With help from NY Times’ 1619 Project, Newark students grapple with legacy of slavery https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/newark/2019/11/21/with-help-from-ny-times-1619-project-newark-students-grapple-with-legacy-of-slavery/
• Harvard EdCast: Colleges as Courageous Spaces https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/19/10/harvard-edcast-colleges-courageous-spaces#.XdKXBByWT0U.twitter
• Indiana University Statement on Professor Eric Rasmusen https://provost.indiana.edu/statements/index.html
• Why public libraries matter more than ever in the information age | Book Nook Public libraries are places that are free and welcoming to people of all backgrounds. http://www.mi-reporter.com/opinion/why-public-libraries-matter-more-than-ever-in-the-information-age-book-nook/
• American Medical Association will push for nationwide ban on conversion therapy https://www.metroweekly.com/2019/11/american-medical-association-will-push-for-nationwide-ban-on-conversion-therapy/
• Hate crime violence in US hit 16-year high in 2018: FBI https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/hate-crime-violence-hit-16-year-high-2018-fbi-191113172541294.html?taid=5dcca3aa0f87d50001bc710e&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
• Library introduces Native American literature for children https://signalscv.com/2019/11/library-introduces-native-american-literature-for-children/
• Toolkit for "Being There for Nonbinary Youth" https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2016/toolkit-for-being-there-for-nonbinary-youth
• Why Diversity Initiatives Fail Symbolic gestures and millions of dollars can’t overcome apathy. https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20191106-Newkirk
• Harvard EdCast: Putting Diverse Books into Practice Kim Parker, co-founder of #Disrupttexts, suggests ways in which educators can incorporate diverse books into their curriculum — and how parents can be supportive allies in the process. https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/19/09/harvard-edcast-putting-diverse-books-practice
• What Happens to Queer People Who Don’t Have a Chosen Family? https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/queer-loneliness-lgbtq-chosen-family
• Amazon Created a Hiring Tool Using A.I. It Immediately Started Discriminating Against Women. https://slate.com/business/2018/10/amazon-artificial-intelligence-hiring-discrimination-women.html
• 8 Nonfiction Books on Motherhood by Writers of Color https://electricliterature.com/8-nonfiction-books-on-motherhood-by-writers-of-color/
• Native YA Authors https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=native-ya-four-native-american-authors-messages-teens
• Disability Discrimination May Tarnish Spain’s Electoral Reforms https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/11/08/disability-discrimination-may-tarnish-spains-electoral-reforms
• Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths https://news.utexas.edu/2018/03/30/name-use-matters-for-transgender-youths-mental-health/?fbclid=IwAR0ltgIxP0wpmiJUgMYTPqbjqKL1OUW1bIKsHopNyT_FQzxEvGQ3QDKcYHE
• The Next College (and Boot Camp) Alternative https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/11/06/kenzie-academy-college-and-boot-camp-alternative-raises-100?utm_content=buffer5c755&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer
• Student organization provides safe space for intersectional identities https://www.iowastatedaily.com/diversity/space-for-queer-and-trans-people-of-color-and-intersectional-identities-created-at-iowa-state/article_d634d7f6-001c-11ea-b66c-6f0aab8b9dc8.html
• Lecture: An Indigenous Critique of Whiteness in Children’s Literature https://journals.ala.org/index.php/cal/article/view/7101
• How Curators Are Queering Art History https://www.them.us/story/queering-art-history
• The Anti-Racist Teacher http://multiculturalclassroomconsulting.com/the-anti-racist-teacher/?_thumbnail_id=413
• 19 YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIVISTS OF COLOR WHO ARE FIGHTING TO PROTECT THE EARTH https://wearyourvoicemag.com/news-politics/youth-climate-activists-of-color
• The Color of Law https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/webinars/the-color-of-law
• Dawnland PBS Independent Lens: https://www.pbs.org/video/dawnland-t0dsij/
• You are welcome here: Celebrating and lifting voices of the transgender community https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/academic-integrity/transgender-community
• Less Than Half of Trans Medicaid Recipients Are Actually Guaranteed Gender-Affirming Care http://www.newnownext.com/trans-health-care-under-medicaid/10/2019/
• Gender discrimination complaint sparks Newmarket Public Library policy review https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/30/gender-discrimination-complaint-sparks-newmarket-public-library-policy-review.html?utm_source=id&utm_medium=IDTW&utm_campaign=articles
• Harper Collins to launch Native focused imprint. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81770-harpercollins-to-launch-native-focused-imprint.html (Thanks Karma Wanamaker for sharing!) 
• Yelp add “open to all” searchability…https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/21/20974655/yelp-open-to-all-filter-business-inclusive-identity-nondiscriminatory (Thank you Julie Finch for sharing!)
• Disney signed a contract with Indigenous people before making Frozen II https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/disney-frozen-2-indigenous-culture-sami/
• Police say ISU student threatened to kill roommate, 'every Asians' https://www.kcci.com/article/police-say-isu-student-threatened-to-kill-roommate-every-asians/30004180?fbclid=IwAR158p3VWeLijTQeWJ8VxYKHOX-fN-gIFOm0HmBazbVkWsh9T71P45t3EFM
• Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White People https://arrow-journal.org/why-people-of-color-need-spaces-without-white-people/?fbclid=IwAR3DX3MTpzZNZ-RsL-dusApCsu5oY5Q5AMjsmhA3_WXOiT--or0QG3s4WiA
• 'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/03/stories-of-life-in-indian-boarding-schools?fbclid=IwAR1MM6BRAVl8UGw1LF0Gd6QBhPdaD9egx6PqkNrDpAJpnxH4ptbdaNxIORo
• Iowa First State To Fly Trans Flag Over Capitol For Transgender Day Of Rememberance https://iowastartingline.com/2019/11/20/iowa-first-state-to-fly-trans-flag-over-capitol-for-transgender-day-of-rememberance/?fbclid=IwAR3pMGKqxfB-WN-QL1Ghs_qJEiGZa5K6KCRWg_QwcwuSkCdioLmIHInLDLQ
• Iowa GOP lawmaker calls flying of trans flag above Capitol an act of the 'Rainbow Jihad' https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/471930-gop-iowa-lawmaker-calls-flying-of-trans-flag-part-of-the-rainbow-jihad
• Wheeler says trans flag broke rules https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/wheeler-says-trans-flag-broke-rules/article_01e243f6-12e8-11ea-a73e-7b142fb653b4.html
• How racism harms children https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-racism-harms-children-2019091417788?fbclid=IwAR3C2V4PTvQcZlKyt6lEcIbPgYIjVXyJ3-womV4rzl_pG-4lOxS09ryrjcw
• Letter: LBGTQ+ support https://wcfcourier.com/opinion/letters/letter-lbgtq-support/article_fbde981f-6fc0-552f-bd61-097197f57a76.html?fbclid=IwAR2T3Cfc0iwKHBkR9xCUTn5kakzQD22NB-l8Ng-M1EorMtiebIo7UlpCmOU
• Black Christian Woman’s Survival Guide https://soundcloud.com/truthstable/black-christian-womans-survival-guide?fbclid=IwAR3NW0EQwdMFPpAc7V2r5yAcNQ6ntPgvSXAB0B8Ffli8Lf_KioQWPgs9FYc
• U.S. Army’s only all-female, African American WWII unit honored with monument https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/6888th-central-postal-directory-battalion-receives-monument-fort-leavenworth?fbclid=IwAR0WWXVoLIKP5LY6V1K_au_oAGdnvbGtb77eiJgEDTETr504dCxTSVUVpfA
• RUSA recognizes Native American Heritage Month https://rusaupdate.org/2019/11/rusa-recognizes-native-american-heritage-month/?fbclid=IwAR3GsChi1UvSMH_Zs9M7crdWvtZrMHlfgWcpcPwKq9i7v2DMzATlCVUwrdE
• Transgender Awareness Week starts today. Here's what you should know https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/us/transgender-awareness-week-what-you-should-know/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3PZwOebZ3aQAmesAbfM4_8ksFxsz6jwf8cYSo1bSk_2L6lA2gnbGmQHis
• UK Mom Blogger And Midwife Befriended Black Moms Only To Attack And Expose Them Online https://madamenoire.com/1113285/clemmie-hooper-candice-braithwaite-racism/?fbclid=IwAR1SldyTLN1A7HWyTrindOmL3o-vJkfcLiyXwv9y0FOQli_CNDUlnz9Ol5A
• The Burnout that Special Needs Parents Experience https://www.mombieneedscoffee.com/the-burnout-that-special-needs-parents-experience.html?fbclid=IwAR3ZBiJkV8i3MffqP-Bs5qMrisKIGy1UGKPzI6abRcl7VNzr8vdcbmsTcBM
• Racial tensions rise on Iowa's public university campuses https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/university-of-iowa-northern-iowa-and-iowa-state-struggle-to-address-campus-racism-20191108?fbclid=IwAR1KRm4Nsr-0GmeMfFO-Gnl0K4WFoZn4x_I0bW-ITG1pMEa3QwP6xxKMiGc
• New Research on Diversity Officers, Campus Climate http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/11/15/new-research-diversity-officers-campus-climate?fbclid=IwAR3f8FQNbzYH7ajm05AfV0Z4LyMUrWRB7ggc3GaYc0ZrwAAH5IrHMzS1NOQ
• Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque score highest for LGBTQ equality, inclusion https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2019/11/19/iowa-city-cedar-rapids-dubuque-score-highest-for-lgbtq-equality-inclusion/?fbclid=IwAR3u4h63FSQTNVcvZ-Ma3l08HPwz12Jl2betTMIDlxfLwzoWzMIBoE5ATLQ
• Documentary explores why Black girls are punished more at school https://www.cbsnews.com/video/documentary-explores-why-black-girls-are-punished-more-at-school/?fbclid=IwAR00_k6ttnNi_nNH5Mz6wpYpTpKnVDEkiRpZ4gVtBlzCTddqfI4t5kIWYL4
• The quiet rooms: Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across  Illinois. Often, it’s against the law. https://graphics.chicagotribune.com/illinois-seclusion/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2PnZOGrGgZUbkQNTGDeDruWYClzhqOeUIfRnjWFTSEJME7QhiW3yjKSqo
• Dinah, Put Down Your Horn: Blackface Minstrel Songs Don’t Belong in Music Class https://gen.medium.com/dinah-put-down-your-horn-154b8d8db12a
• Inclusion Beyond Appearances https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/11/08/lessons-about-inclusion-controversy-over-social-media-post-university-missouri?fbclid=IwAR07pJX2G5PtP7aK7K9jj-vP2s72uJQpXHD-IiGxxEg3kRD_Q0AJBEJvPhI
• A Racial Justice Guide to Thanksgiving for Educators and Families Compiled by Center for Racial Justice in Education https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GslXaUMGplGREqvrm9b_Vt-xIzCWrG0nCyKtEVTiuig/edit?ts=5a0cc33c&fbclid=IwAR3Kp1O58byzOmo1PDTEVTmu_z26zt7JP29iQPS--y--6xMuzERD_kEsvkA
• Native Authors of California: A Shortlist https://calhum.org/native-authors-of-california-a-shortlist/?fbclid=IwAR0JLsFdlaSBOwqjTCPmuvwQ4unH9tZM_ieXmPHNKoC0401JhSDqDEtMZ2M
• Becoming a parent forced me to finally confront white supremacy https://mashable.com/article/raising-an-antiracist-child/?fbclid=IwAR3tUkPN2RpRyobAUdi717AwKBxaF5NHEE_K8jhV2QFu91jbfOnd_B3wB7Y
• UNI to host first LGBTQ+ visit day https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/uni-to-host-first-lgbtq-visit-day/article_c43fad3d-117e-5a06-b754-080e219e39ff.html?fbclid=IwAR0cG3wfPlwUlhk-hhaImU8BFKl1_TF7yfUWX7jVYhX1mCzHveA43OhpCt0
• A Note From Your Colleagues With Hearing Loss: Just Use a Microphone Already https://chroniclevitae.com/news/2175-a-note-from-your-colleagues-with-hearing-loss-just-use-a-microphone-already?fbclid=IwAR1Nb6jMdRFgIXlgco1GGkYbU8JBwpJXx9SuLWMTohdewFnG1moDYN1Eb-M 
• "It's Okay to Be White" Fliers Target Campuses Nationwide https://www.adl.org/blog/its-okay-to-be-white-fliers-target-campuses-nationwide?fbclid=IwAR1kEPW6tf59YxxCphuOUNStVeb_m9vkshYKh6mIji60H9EML7yR6UPbRVo
• The civil rights leader ‘almost nobody knows about’ gets a statue in the U.S. Capitol https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/09/20/civil-rights-leader-almost-nobody-knows-about-gets-statue-us-capitol/?fbclid=IwAR04FKUM2BQr7k4Tn5FDCCjgwV3LnlZHmG-Tp2kPnjS3SHRXjcYoeAwOlwk
• IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING PLANNED FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES  (Des Moines) https://www.dsm.city/news_detail_T2_R121.php?fbclid=IwAR35x7Zo-iZgW5MSViZjpZ25Tr7zJzBB-mosMxG2nB9eMD2P2urHCF5HLpM
• 2020 Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Symposium: Strategizing for the Harvest, March 18, 2020, Drake University  https://www.facebook.com/DSMCivilHumanRights/posts/2653057204779594

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November 2019

Greetings,

Periodically, the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion shares resources on issues relating to diversity and inclusion. Here is another of our emails with items that may be of interest or value to those seeking to learn more about diversity, inclusion, and social justice. This month's is extra-long, with rich topics shared by ILA members as well as resources generated as a result of themed month celebrations. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those every few weeks. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.

Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

• 1 in 3 American Indian and Alaska Native women will be raped, but survivors rarely find justice on tribal lands https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/18/native-american-women-sexual-assault-justice-issue-tribe-lands/3996873002/ (Thank you to Karma Wanamaker for sharing!)
• Study identifies a key reason black scientists are less likely to receive NIH funding https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/study-identifies-key-reason-black-scientists-are-less-likely-receive-nih-funding (Thank you to Jenny Parker for sharing!) 
• Amber Guyger found guilty of murder at trial in fatal shooting of neighbor Botham Jean https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amber-guyger-found-guilty-murder-trial-fatal-shooting-neighbor-botham-n1060506?fbclid=IwAR1rw43wTHbto-GIUDk-EslhY6mCEXGPTDahByrt0GI4iLc2V8pf3z2QCVw
• How Filipinos Shaped An American Labor Movement In The '60s https://www.newsy.com/stories/how-filipinos-shaped-an-american-labor-movement-in-the-60s/
• 'There's no shame in being who you are': Photographer explores Filipino 'bakla' culture https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/filipino-winnipegger-bakla-portraits-explore-queer-culture-1.5268560?cmp=rss
• How Libraries Can Better Serve Youth with Dyslexia, an Infographic http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2019/10/how-libraries-can-better-serve-youth-with-dyslexia-an-infographic/?utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=SLJTW&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=articles
• The Great Land Robbery: The shameful story of how 1 million black families have been ripped from their farms https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/this-land-was-our-land/594742/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
• With Her Nose Stuck in a Book, a guest post by Jessica Burkhart http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2019/10/with-her-nose-stuck-in-a-book-a-guest-post-by-jessica-burkhart/?utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=SLJTW&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=articles
• The Costs of Overpromising http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/10/08/colleges-have-oversimplified-mental-health-crisis-and-overpromised-when-it-comes?utm_content=buffer495b6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer
• Jason Reynolds captures the beauty and heartache of middle school life in ‘Look Both Ways’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/jason-reynolds-captures-the-beauty-and-heartache-of-middle-school-life-in-look-both-ways/2019/10/07/fb4d8e76-e61c-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html
• Citing Traditional Knowledge or Oral Traditions of Indigenous Peoples APA https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/personal-communications#indigenous
• Want a More Diverse Campus? Start at the Top https://www.chronicle.com/article/Want-a-More-Diverse-Campus-/247285?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&cid=at&source=ams&sourceId=4741537
• "The Faces of Family Separation" CBS Documentary https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-cbs-news-documentary-the-faces-of-family-separation/
• The Supreme Court's Transgender Employment Discrimination Case Could Decide My Future Because I'm Trans https://www.teenvogue.com/story/supreme-court-transgender-employment-discrimination-case-aimee-stephens-op-ed
• Renewals: Promoting Civility and Self-Care in the Workplace https://renewerslis.wordpress.com/
• Uncovering the Underreported and Ignored Students are using Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library to create new scholarship in African American and African Diaspora Studies. https://news.columbia.edu/news/african-american-diaspora-research-libraries
• University of Iowa's LGBTQ Clinic Offers Care Across the Spectrum https://magazine.foriowa.org/story.php?ed=true&storyid=1884
• Latinx film series ends with film about Puerto Rico http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/puerto-rico-iowa-state-latinx-heritage-month-parks-library-film-screening-plebiscite-2012-statehood-independence-commonwealth/article_ec521160-ebd7-11e9-8aac-ababcd482ed4.html
• Stanford’s New Policy for Student Mental-Health Crises Is Hailed as a Model https://www.chronicle.com/article/stanford-s-new-policy-for/247329?key=r0-oN5kzyKeO3aq4KjvbnXQqruKDxuKhlrQ_emEhquooaUBQUfw3pG1GunrHq_D6NWR5c0pMVW5aZlp1SllOWTVwcE9XczFPQXh1bVBINlF5NDdXOWxTU01CMA
• 100 Ways to Support—Not Appropriate From—Native People https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa5a3m/how-to-be-an-ally-to-native-americans-indigenous-people?utm_campaign=sharebutton
• Bonus Episode of “All my Relations” podcast: Celebrate Indigenous People's Day, Not Columbus https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast/episode/4ac24f5c/bonus-episode-celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day-not-columbus
• Inclusive Research Excellence: Deconstructing the Research Enterprise to Facilitate Responsible STEM Research https://www.aacu.org/peerreview/2019/winter-spring/Smith-Jackson
• A Place to Remember: American Experience - Florida Everglades http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/swamp-place-to-remember/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_term=20191014&utm_content=2731594310&utm_campaign=American+Experience&linkId=75167196
• Why are some Indigenous people reluctant to vote in federal elections? https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/unreserved-heads-to-the-polls-1.5314954/why-are-some-indigenous-people-reluctant-to-vote-in-federal-elections-1.5315048
• 14 Powerful Native Leaders to Celebrate on Indigenous People’s Day https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9keggy/15-powerful-native-leaders-to-celebrate-on-indigenous-peoples-day
• 5 Latinx Poets You Should Be Reading and Listening to https://www.teenvogue.com/story/5-latinx-poets-you-should-be-reading
• Black Madison school staffer appeals firing for repeating student's racial slur https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/black-madison-school-staffer-appeals-firing-for-repeating-student-s/article_8aab312d-ee4d-5149-9cf3-fa68aff58629.html
• Harper Watters on How Dance Helped Him Overcome Fear of Bullying https://www.teenvogue.com/story/harper-watters-how-dance-helped-overcome-fear-of-bullying
• The Witnesses: Inside the detention centers that shocked America, a professor and her peers documented the truth. Their assigned roles quickly unraveled. https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20191016-the-witness?key=mi0Bff1vaLHL09_no2Emg8o3R9qJobZxXHPHH7KVa7RxzF56G_WCsF69Ypx8_YyWd1lCWHNaSzN0cDZTZ2VUeTBTQ0xKM1M4dWpkaF94MmdZaFhNWEYyTWFyRQ
• Voices of the New Masculinity: How masculinity is morphing and modernizing, according to 18 influential people who are shaping our culture now. https://www.gq.com/story/voices-of-the-new-masculinity
• Courtney Miller Criminal Defense attorney in Arlington TX on Atatiana Jefferson circumstances https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1185206314714259457 
• Jennifer Bailey and Lennon Flowers An Invitation to Brave Space https://onbeing.org/programs/jennifer-bailey-and-lennon-flowers-an-invitation-to-brave-space/
• The People’s Supper https://thepeoplessupper.org/
• Michigan Library Association signs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement https://twitter.com/Librarian_Katt/status/1186613826009088005 (Thanks to Dan Chibnall for sharing!)
• Fry Bread: A Tribute to Family and Tradition | An Interview with Kevin Noble Maillard https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=fry-bread-a-tribute-to-family-and-tradition-an-interview-with-kevin-noble-maillard-native-american-picture-books
• Episode 9: Beverly J. Moss http://www.pedagoguepodcast.com/episodes.html “In this episode, Beverly J. Moss talks about her research in African American churches and communities, how she embraces community literacies in teaching, and what it means to teach writing as an African American woman in a predominately white space.” 
• 31 days of Latinx author interviews https://bookriot.com/2019/10/23/31-days-of-latinx-author-interviews-critical-linking-october-23-2019/
• Racial bias in a medical algorithm favors white patients over sicker black patients https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/10/24/racial-bias-medical-algorithm-favors-white-patients-over-sicker-black-patients/
• Diversity Collaborative 2019 Survey Results Results from the inaugural #DiversityCollaborative Survey (DCS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhDvHSKtIiA&feature=youtu.be 
• Two families — one black, one white — shared a harrowing history. Then they met. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/23/two-families-one-black-one-white-shared-harrowing-history-then-they-met/?arc404=true
• Ban Will Soon Keep Climbers From Tackling Sacred Monolith In Australia https://www.npr.org/2019/10/24/772990314/ban-will-soon-keep-climbers-from-tackling-sacred-monolith-in-australia?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr
• Lupita Nyong'o shares powerful story behind new children's book, 'Sulwe' l GMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyxaVWUAYSk (She also recently posted several twitter videos in response to submitted questions https://twitter.com/Lupita_Nyongo; thanks to Karma Wanamaker for sending it our way!)
• MONUMENT VALLEY: Des Moines Art Center Exhibit https://www.desmoinesartcenter.org/exhibitions/monument-valley “It features contemporary artists who view the stereotypes and mythology around the West and westerns, and show how these concepts echo in American identity and the political and social crises of our time.” (Thanks to Karma Wanamaker for sharing!) 
• Twanna Hodge: From Diversity Resident Librarian to Diversity Fellowship Coordinator https://www.wocandlib.org/features/2019/10/24/from-diversity-resident-librarian-to-diversity-fellowship-coordinator
• Race in the Heartland Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest https://www.epi.org/files/uploads/Race-in-the-Midwest-FINAL-Interactive-1.pdf (Thank you to Heather Meyer-Boothby for sharing!)
• Iowa remains among worst states for racial disparities https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2019/10/13/iowa-remains-among-worst-states-for-racial-disparities/?fbclid=IwAR0ALyAcY6z3cmmvqpPdkAiWncF6mygFhtWEB_ZShH_y7ANvNpwKPwyc_RY
• Midwest among the worst place for blacks to live, new report says https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/10/11/midwest-worst-place-blacks-live-new-report-economic-policy-institute-polk-county-iowa/3942582002/?fbclid=IwAR29MDNaSHfMhlFju2DpMTr7TbEiKbu1XcXfSyOIc3ZikohMEwnf1AixM-s
• Universal Orlando fires 'Despicable Me' actor for making hand gesture linked to white power https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/464041-universal-orlando-fires-despicable-me-actor-for-making-hand?fbclid=IwAR3BuBThrVg0ABDvjmmqu3oaaD-xeSFu51pl6vCSh5Guk5t9CB2eCTe35I4 
• 'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/03/stories-of-life-in-indian-boarding-schools?fbclid=IwAR2N5K70BTLabpwAtOOILh8llKE-fskbEyOTXEBG_iqSEoL5ktT-NB-X4_A
• Black men make up only 2% of teachers in the US. A group named 'Call Me MISTER' wants to change that https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/us/iyw-black-men-teacher-shortage-solution-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2mBqNhhRGrCelYBGgI6PQwOj9Nbr1G69QEpwrY0KjDaMjK91wtg9B_pok
• 7 Ways for Parents and Teachers to Stop the Rise of Antisemitism http://www.parentmap.com/article/how-parents-and-teachers-can-stop-rise-antisemitism?fbclid=IwAR2Jd9_8vnH7kl3VafYBwTL60M3802oCf9Fc7EI8XhU_a4JfAt_Iu3zvJrg
• Just one supportive adult cuts the chance an LGBTQ youth will attempt suicide by 40% https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/07/just-one-supportive-adult-cuts-chance-lgbtq-youth-will-attempt-suicide-40/?fbclid=IwAR2j7pDbA9OrHlWoK6hnXWlTgIA4QUEAxS9iznzJ08pKc6ris0dfodZ92g4
• Mindy Kaling Claims Her 2007 Emmy Nom Was A "Humiliating" Experience https://www.bustle.com/p/mindy-kaling-claims-her-2007-emmy-nom-was-a-humiliating-experience-19203649?fbclid=IwAR3HzlhSjxKGt22Kk78TrXsLcnq9DfEL-h9nx5qsfSMf7kkI1-dmtUGfsX8
• Allyship, Anti-Opression Practices, and Building Inclusive Libraries http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/212-allyship.php?fbclid=IwAR00aC_GYKdorfWO9W9I_YUD3MX5Q8l1Ap62rfLXt8KgXwrKazz94PUd1GI Library Juice Academy Class April-May $175
• Lupita Nyong'o: Colourism is the daughter of racism https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49976837?fbclid=IwAR0nwDNNV6GELd_gXc8P2y_iMH598ba-1qvpWlYBI7kadWcxviWSLq05UZ4
• OPINION: American Sign Language should be offered at more US schools, colleges http://www.alestlelive.com/opinion/article_2fedc250-54e0-11e9-98e6-d7d43b235381.html?fbclid=IwAR00W5M-nMmc351AsLYIyTTdudajxHBc2NK_nSya8W3p6KqKqpRUF5rmqFM
• Georgia Southern students burn UNL professor's novel following campus discussion about race https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/georgia-southern-students-burn-unl-professor-s-novel-following-campus/article_f7a93805-636c-516f-960e-1fcd5610ffee.html?fbclid=IwAR16VCdPH3JxLqcgL0RzdFN1ZZQOiPCRPTZl4_q0AiTMW4Ywd9f4MrXuHzg
• Iowans reflect on meaning of Indigenous People’s Day at Decolonization Rally https://kwwl.com/news/2019/10/14/iowans-reflect-on-meaning-of-indigenous-peoples-day-at-decolonization-rally/?fbclid=IwAR2ucEwlfmI2UvEyQTyQhl0PkWZXZVxU9zpckuBPIF8erZ0EA4RjAL4Cxuc
• Varied Friendships Make Students More Tolerant http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/15/college-students-friends-different-worldviews-are-more-tolerant-study-finds?fbclid=IwAR2tPxSDIeyrw-8Cp5fPJq6NkTQgcFalzELIMuhuMpSo1ZGfOXAWUE4M5-o
• Federal judge overturns ObamaCare transgender protections https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/465939-federal-judge-overturns-obamacare-transgender-protections?fbclid=IwAR1foFehdfIPtxbAb5Az4kknl6HZlqviREuvyznox-ozIDn_oB_DGdWt2Ko
• Peet LGBTQ allies pack Cedar Falls school board meeting https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/peet-lgbtq-allies-pack-cedar-falls-school-board-meeting/article_cf516d19-4bc6-555e-ad4e-1d1fc819ed58.html?fbclid=IwAR0Qkh0qSL9cK-hMkyC1IFkOfwMTd0Es8Ia26uNGYj8_G1zJSnoP4ZmL-0I
• Visually impaired student struggles for accommodations, told 'LSU was not the place for him' https://www.lsureveille.com/news/visually-impaired-student-struggles-for-accommodations-told-lsu-was-not/article_056a36c6-e527-11e9-8375-27ba232a02e5.html?fbclid=IwAR07GG_Px1V49OXSel6TkT8sLB-5-9-ouFtLXGORIrgsjqTXrcHSW3Qq9h4
• Over 180 attendees took part in the ESL Family Bookland event at Ames Public Library. https://www.facebook.com/AmesPublicLibrary/posts/10156990582127669
• Why it matters what pronouns you use to refer to people and what to do if you slip up https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/us/preferred-gender-pronouns-explainer-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3qDoav38QZVvdSq64c1iUExFy-QGmbxxC2qriVcxj6i5QR04OB2WqnDQA
• Gifted Teens With Autism Connect With Like-Minded Kids At Math And Science Camp https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/16/769397697/gifted-students-with-autism-find-an-intellectual-oasis-in-iowa?fbclid=IwAR377oWloEx4pvotrE5rjfs3QcjszXfeg01awL5pBCHaXdFn7pZ3If2hYtc
• 5 Ways To Make The Office More Welcoming For People Of All Gender Identities https://www.npr.org/2019/10/16/768421343/5-ways-to-make-the-office-more-welcoming-for-people-of-all-gender-identities?fbclid=IwAR2ofVnHa6RhSz1fLzok3A0mcusySxVhPUoVNzlOHjbmckXHT30HmWqmLM8
• Ames community members sound off on library's All-Ages Drag Show https://www.kcci.com/article/ames-community-members-sound-off-on-librarys-all-ages-drag-show/29507872?fbclid=IwAR3X-F1ehiKgW6LyVDqPLvMpbNlkMHQp0rqjtQyC1yx4uZ9CReNMr-SVNx4
• Student will become first black woman to get doctoral degree in nuclear physics at FSU https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/student-set-to-become-fsus-first-african-american-woman-graduate-in-nuclear-physics?fbclid=IwAR31fLEqe82e2eFj30_jE-uNbt4P4n8cU4a6KL3Secz-aE96l13w3qqCfrU
• Stop saying Harvey Milk was the first out gay person elected to public office: He wasn't even second. Here are the women who were first. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/stop-saying-harvey-milk-first-gay-person-elected-public-office/?fbclid=IwAR2VpCnON2pDoiF3zlLFESZRNAsqWL2VI5_C8ULp31eHNbyIOpHPyjLvjFw
• Randall Park launches production company for Asian American stories https://www.weareresonate.com/2019/10/fresh-off-the-boat-star-randall-park-launches-production-company-michael-golamco-hieu-ho/?fbclid=IwAR1svZFdpCp1qkmDyQAdRjQ-C7hvF6HO3xX8A-F1UVyNMK3qPpgT8o-zq2k
• What's the Difference Between Non-Binary, Genderqueer, and Gender-Nonconforming? https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjwx8m/whats-the-difference-between-non-binary-genderqueer-and-gender-nonconforming?fbclid=IwAR33B_m_X1SP1VkrLTgdd7s5Xo9v49HlQ0JQ2CHTrHaNmX76OxCshabuY14
• Tracing the remarkable life's path of Harriet Tubman https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tracing-the-remarkable-lifes-path-of-harriet-tubman/?fbclid=IwAR13ftLnTOFHHDCUISgtmOpN_juJslLBS-WXClDZaxA0GyDyTnkyR29MfAA
• The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb
• For those who are homeless, not being able to get online impacts everything from job searches to housing https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/For-those-who-are-homeless-not-being-able-to-get-online-impacts-everything-from-job-searches-to-housing-563510621.html?fbclid=IwAR2JYrL9WUPBWHfwpYQEHzFoTJ4dQa-Hp96ia-t_RqHDq26SVg44lvNLCho
• Always Removes Female Symbol From Sanitary Pads https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/business/always-pads-female-symbol.html?fbclid=IwAR0-1SAjTsgWDdKNQWGQivGcpxLHk1zfCPzWxwYZuylFDPQTcbNLlqIHe6k
• How to be a white neighbor in a black neighborhood https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/17/20918073/integration-segregation-howard-university-chicago-race-relations-natalie-moore?fbclid=IwAR2ryq7l4ZGNfSFqh9eF8jD62iMWBOhMxLqC2arFIr7e3FznwOf7l-gOZhY
• Study: Black students receive fewer warnings from teachers about misbehavior https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/801541?fbclid=IwAR2VBvp2KmaI1-ZU9D4a1Vsk2535IeXu2JoNYvj_uIjPyAwCbgsQN_ApqZg
• A high school athlete ran her personal best but was disqualified for her hijab https://www.kcci.com/article/a-high-school-athlete-ran-her-personal-best-but-was-disqualified-for-her-hijab/29580952?fbclid=IwAR3nekAS8DydAkfkCYp9Qo6LrlVEVZUlNZmYYI6okFZV9ttnUV0ttL5_cGk
• The first African-American fighter pilot now has a statue at an aviation museum in Georgia https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/09/us/first-black-fighter-pilot-statue-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0mfI9Zq8ugi63nnfBsDDewoQrDi_gajd1WbS2xSyrk9weYbgbFpOlqnJ4
• My Culture Is Not Your Or Your Kids’ Halloween Costume https://www.cbc.ca/parents/learning/view/my-culture-is-not-your-or-your-kids-halloween-costume?fbclid=IwAR3BauZo7t76I_f8fJkwCxvVY1409ASlDKLFFpItpvHNF96BzDRPxUcHTf4
• The White Allies’ Guide to Collecting Aunt Linda: 10 rules for speaking up on the Internet. https://medium.com/@realtalkwocandallies/the-white-allies-guide-to-collecting-aunt-linda-41c6a92ae864
• Student in Peru makes history by writing thesis in the Incas’ language https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/peru-student-roxana-quispe-collantes-thesis-inca-language-quechua?fbclid=IwAR3nYtAu4oKt7ds_Dw7eMuB1_Yvji05EF12GF6Skr9W5Irf3rVG4c8Z1TGg
• Whiteness on the Couch: Clinical psychologist Natasha Stovall looks at the vast spectrum of white people problems, and why we never talk about them in therapy. https://longreads.com/2019/08/12/whiteness-on-the-couch/?fbclid=IwAR2RAopmgz9dGQCi8cCt6cZAMRdDVPHwQfBuGV5f5xu5hQFiyRK68ZNbbN0
• Conferencing while Chronically Ill https://acrlog.org/2019/10/27/conferencing-while-chronically-ill/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
• Thread on Twitter of all 573 federally recognized tribes and their tribal flags and/or seal https://twitter.com/ulinawii/status/1188484508699496448 (Threadreader version: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1188484508699496448.html)
• Teaching slavery through children’s literature, Part 1 https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/american-slavery/teaching-slavery-through-childrens-literature-part-1
• Three Prison Inmates Beat Harvard in a Debate. Here’s What Happened Next. https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-prison-inmates-beat-harvard-in-a-debate-heres-what-happened-next-11571490001
• Calaveras comes to life: 10 children’s books about El Día de los Muertos https://bookriot.com/2019/10/25/childrens-books-about-el-dia-de-los-muertos/
• How To Cast Gender Non-Conforming Kids In High School Plays? Ask Them. https://wfpl.org/how-to-cast-gender-non-conforming-kids-in-high-school-plays-ask-them/
• https://www.wesa.fm/post/east-liberty-primary-care-doc-pulls-plug-insurance?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com#stream/0 East Liberty Primary Care Doc Pulls The Plug On Insurance 
• Equity for Hispanic Professors: UT Austin faculty group wants the institution to fix what it says is a system that marginalizes Hispanics.http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/30/ut-austin-faculty-group-wants-institution-fix-what-it-says-system-marginalizes?utm_content=buffer3e097&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer
• #AcademicStyle and Owning the Room http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/university-venus/academicstyle-and-owning-room?utm_content=bufferf4ef0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer
• So you want to talk about lynching? Understand this first. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/so-you-want-to-talk-about-lynching-understand-this-first/2019/10/23/c5a5fd2a-f5ae-11e9-ad8b-85e2aa00b5ce_story.html
• I Am a Black Kansan in a Sea of Red, White, and Blue https://zora.medium.com/i-am-a-black-kansan-in-a-sea-of-red-white-and-blue-a63a866d6d6b
• Teaching Kindness Isn’t Enough Teaching kindness is a staple of elementary practice, but that isn’t the same as teaching justice. https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2019/teaching-kindness-isnt-enough
• Black in the Midwest: The Midwest Has Meaning for More Than Just Whites https://zora.medium.com/the-midwest-has-meaning-for-more-than-just-whites-e1655bc6f050
• Blacks Who Design (directory) https://blackswho.design/
• Diversity in Children’s Books Graphic Distribution https://socialjusticebooks.org/diversity-graphic/

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