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. 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- Social Justice and Public Libraries: Equity Starts with Us - A regional symposium on equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice for public libraries http://www.ala.org/pla/education/inperson/equity?utm_source=PLASlide&utm_medium=DigitalAd&utm_campaign=EDI (Thanks to Julie Finch for sharing!)
- Disrupting Whiteness in Libraries and Librarianship: A Reading List https://www.library.wisc.edu/gwslibrarian/bibliographies/disrupting-whiteness-in-libraries/ (Thanks to Christine Sturgeon for sharing!)
- #ItsPersonal 16. Dr. Kim Parker shares growing up on a farm, and pleasing white people. Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-grayarea-podcast/id1433551931?i=1000443621543
- Disney's Freeform, the original voice of "The Little Mermaid" and other actors defend casting a black actress as Ariel https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ariel-is-a-mermaid-disneys-freeform-original-voice-of-the-little-mermaid-and-other-actors-defend-casting-a-black/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=70248354
- Project READY: Reimagining Equity and Access for Diverse Youth http://projectready.web.unc.edu/
- Immersive Reader: A powerful tool to support schoolwide literacy http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2019/07/18/immersive-reader-a-powerful-tool-to-support-schoolwide-literacy/
- I Wanted to Know What White Men Thought About Their Privilege. So I Asked. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/magazine/white-men-privilege.html
- Nonieqa Ramos on Writing Diverse Characters and Resisting the Status Quo https://lernerbooks.blog/2019/07/ala-nonieqa-ramos.html
- University of Chicago becomes first elite college to make SAT, ACT optional for applicants https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/14/university-chicago-sat-act-optional/701153002/
- How do we know if something is racist? An expert explains https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-do-we-know-if-something-is-racist-an-expert-explains/
- Race in America 2019, Pew Research Center, Social & Demographic Trends https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/04/09/race-in-america-2019/
- Why black girls are targeted for punshment at school -- and how to change that https://www.ted.com/talks/monique_w_morris_why_black_girls_are_targeted_for_punishment_at_school_and_how_to_change_that/transcript?language=en
- 20 horror books by authors of color https://bookriot.com/2019/06/18/horror-books-by-authors-of-color/
- "It was important for me to write about loss and grief in a way that didn’t feel exploitative." | Allison Mills on "The Ghost Collector" https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=allison-mills-on-the-ghost-collector&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=SLJTW&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=articles
- @diversebooks short story collection coming on 7/30/19 https://twitter.com/LRGiles/status/1149482329259139072
- Lots Of Love And One Big Lie — 'The Farewell' Reminds Us Time Is Short https://www.npr.org/2019/07/11/740672550/lots-of-love-and-one-big-lie-the-farewell-reminds-us-time-is-short
- Want to Be Less Racist? Move to Hawaii The “aloha spirit” may hold a deep lesson for all of us. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/opinion/sunday/racism-hawaii.html
- Defend LGBTQ Stories: A Resource https://ncac.org/resource/defend-lgbtq-stories-a-resource
- When White People Are Uncomfortable, Black People Are Silenced Social media makes it easy for those who don’t want to hear the truth. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a25747603/silencing-black-voices/
- The Gender Spectrum Collection: Stock Photos Beyond the Binary https://broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/ (Thanks to Seth Warburton for sharing!)
- Women of Color in Tech creative commons photos https://www.flickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/with/25388682374/ (Another great share from Seth Warburton!)
- Libraries are for – and should support – everyone https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=18296 (Thanks to Julie Finch for sharing!)
- The Overlooked Diversity Issue Colleges don’t always realize that their small-town communities are unsuited for the faculty members whom they hope to hire, argues Rachel S. Harris. http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/08/01/small-college-towns-can-be-unsuited-some-faculty-members-diverse-backgrounds?fbclid=IwAR3boTn86-wYmVAbqzz_Hn8Wk11yaVxGGRczJq0_G8xlLEaFHQQ8C9htiE4
- With ‘Molly of Denali,’ PBS Raises Its Bar for Inclusion https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/arts/television/molly-of-denali-alaska-native-pbs.html?fbclid=IwAR269Pif780l-bJH1FMR_BMpQ3BizOijkPOrpEZhRDvWVsHTwv4fB_Nd5ss
- Meet the 12-year-old girl who runs a free library in India https://ebookfriendly.com/youngest-librarian-free-library-kochi-india/?fbclid=IwAR1G91S_xXvzIjIk3uEySxD2fc1VZYPM8o4C9a1kz-9-fQiFVC427NhD0pI
- 'Dancing Backwards in High Heels' Study finds female professors experience more work demands and special favor requests, particularly from academically "entitled" students. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/01/10/study-finds-female-professors-experience-more-work-demands-and-special-favor?fbclid=IwAR1r4hvbNTpaBdr8D8WGKMwCWyfHwPLT308GcfWXTfyY2pjlk8UA-5YPxLs
- Edith Jones, who integrated southern medical schools, dies https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/edith-jones-who-integrated-southern-medical-schools-dies-n1031811?fbclid=IwAR2xBPLdrfeeHzguZLP9Gl1mODADTZCWJlKGSQX35VfDt0Z1KQye6HuJMq8
- One Thing Each Of Us Can Do To Build A More Inclusive, Diverse World https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2019/06/19/one-thing-each-of-us-can-do-to-build-a-more-inclusive-diverse-world/?fbclid=IwAR0MFQ4_l4tVIVmmjs0UXE_YXPia-td0h10hXoebwZcB4NchzzpLcllANb4#243c92ac1e59
- Adaptive gear allows disabled musicians to keep playing https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/latest-news/article158985679.html?fbclid=IwAR04W1dMj47LsuxKjgGiFtmvnxok0rq_2oHGFbDB_UaANqEtrflARkVQmhA
- Suicide rate for Native American women is up 139% https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/21/suicide-rate-native-american-indian-women-men-since-1999/1524007001/?fbclid=IwAR3hjefFnphLqxy8Pc-IxqVNR2vJWUrtx506LJqrenCmEQpT1gz5m0b627o
- Invisible: Not seeing myself in any of my high school reading changed me more than you’d think. https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/06/why-school-reading-lists-matter.html?fbclid=IwAR2nbEvjmVHXNACJqbKc8_ReFFP4xXAUWDELGt9oe997CBG-4i9KcK9EhuY
- Roanoke County School Board approves gender neutral dress code https://www.roanoke.com/news/education/roanoke-county-school-board-approves-gender-neutral-dress-code/article_3ff7ef2d-cc3d-5cbb-92a7-8160c1bd8d33.html?fbclid=IwAR20TNBxI8De25y68g4iePupOysQbXnPbaOrFDbzvoxG4Mzzvj4zm0yr-WE
- This rural Iowa school district is hiring licensed therapists to support students' mental health https://www.thegazette.com/IowaIdeas/stories/education/iowa-schools-student-mental-health-licensed-therapists-counselors-20190717?fbclid=IwAR1SUKZ6NT4kdMUMYFWVRLGqELutljbEREkqbGvyLA9g380CzunkxK5vTcQ
- FREE Diversity Book for Classrooms Program https://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/our-programs/freebooksforteachers/?fbclid=IwAR2yQRF-GYXu7aj7xTsg6E3oj4KQUCyXTIypdbng9ov6hnZO67QeN9CoWTA
- Can Diverse Books Save Us? In a divided world, librarians are on a mission https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=can-diverse-books-save-us&fbclid=IwAR1jMQUDHFdZPDbctkb3cpvHz-04jpNi-V0leboLLTmfaNo8f3d9_1Z6IGU
- Author John Green: The 60 Minutes interview The best-selling author of books like "The Fault in Our Stars," opens up to 60 Minutes about exploring his fears through his writing. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-fault-in-our-stars-author-john-green-on-reaching-young-adults-and-dealing-with-mental-illness-60-minutes-2019-07-14/
- UMaine adds Penobscot language to signs across campus The Penobscot people lived on Marsh Island in Orono and Old Town, where the University of Maine currently sits. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/umaine-adds-penobscot-language-to-signs-across-campus/97-dd9ae51a-f9a8-4489-a6c7-16dc35fefae4?fbclid=IwAR2QeLOAHopkv7bGRnlCqQi7wsl0-0EPZwFzjaDre0DUoKsVGOrwQMcmTYg
- 16,000 Readers Shared Their Experiences of Being Told to ‘Go Back.’ Here Are Some of Their Stories. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/reader-center/trump-go-back-stories.html?fbclid=IwAR3YAzd5LcIf52QgYUTPoB_VwYbw9MSDiH32uvpJm_vK2nAtMvJ8WCg9Zfk
- Lauren Ridloff Will Play Marvel's First Deaf Superhero in THE ETERNALS https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lauren-Ridloff-Will-Play-Marvels-First-Deaf-Superhero-in-THE-ETERNALS-20190721?fbclid=IwAR0izap2MRBTCQ97yMZOTR5prA8esf2eL5jSQ6zvCoK2YYiHU-11l8TbzgQ
- Insiders 7/21/19: Why Terry Branstad Lost a Discrimination Lawsuit, A Discussion of Racism in America https://whotv.com/2019/07/21/insiders-7-21-19-how-godfrey-won-a-discrimination-lawsuit-against-branstad-a-discussion-of-racism-in-america/?fbclid=IwAR1-HMYloCSw3occJRNsbvkEl9acMtGyJIQj1It4grQXDg21U0NLb1Jicag
- Oregon Will Allow Students To Take ‘Mental Health Days’ Thanks To Teen Activists https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oregon-mental-health-day-teens_n_5d34bdf2e4b004b6adb1871a?fbclid=IwAR3Dz45sRcDTA1yb0BxJ7nnfX0mixmU2mznZ00tR6717sqWVr6WxceTw3ws&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sLmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAp7k-HyQmaolfCPU0dzRCc_-KSs_y58akWS13Fz9Pmf__59LMd6C7kE_4aFGnCQIhNvEpK6HfPmPK383NM14jLIV1k788MPsN4RJRyGvLMk0ZKpxUAVJ7z3MJxWX1gziAZiTQwxjZSPgjPsshG7aE4mjDwBdu1y-Qplg6Q4RRPA
- You and White Supremacy: A Challenge to Educators https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2019/you-and-white-supremacy-a-challenge-to-educators?fbclid=IwAR1FNHxIDhaW9yprugvEunXi5vp01FdItLeuO__X1Pku9ErwOGxf8nNXPHo
- Massive New Database Will Finally Allow Us to Identify Enslaved Peoples and Their Descendants in the Americas http://www.openculture.com/2018/01/massive-new-slave-trade-database-will-finally-allow-us-to-identify-african-american-slaves-and-their-descendants.html?fbclid=IwAR0czJ2ELv67sJEE-FdvEuZiaFJY0YM8YIkseHRnttvaikSoryG_IIJdya0
- The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_history_of_american_slavery/2015/06/animated_interactive_of_the_history_of_the_atlantic_slave_trade.html?fbclid=IwAR07p9GrYO5rTRu68HaffLpiFNKFU_eROQnx8ILu8Q1a-WKY-jQfvaom1_4
- The New York Times Magazine Presents The 1619 Project AUGUST 13, NEW YORK CITY https://timesevents.nytimes.com/1619NYC (Watch the free live stream here on Tuesday, August 13, at 7 p.m. E.T.)
- ARL Kaleidoscope Diversity Scholars Selected for 2019–2021 https://www.arl.org/news/arl-kaleidoscope-diversity-scholars-selected-for-2019-2021/
- Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190719_inclusive_teaching
- How do I enable dyslexic font? Overdrive https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/1207.htm
- Savages, Indians or Braves: Idaho tribe asks state government to ban all Indian mascots https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/high-school/article233137341.html
- New Pop Culture Trend Alert: the Black Lady Therapist From Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to You’re the Worst, they seem to be everywhere. https://slate.com/culture/2018/03/black-woman-character-actors-are-popping-up-on-your-favorite-shows-as-therapists-to-white-characters-video.html
- Free Posters Celebrating Women Role Models in Science, Technology, and Math https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=23086
- Toni Morrison, Whose Soaring Novels Were Rooted In Black Lives, Dies At 88 https://www.npr.org/2019/08/06/542391535/toni-morrison-whose-soaring-novels-were-rooted-in-black-lives-dies-at-88?fbclid=IwAR1DCQL3oHMyZgwwQY-jpYYGoa6xIp6967CdthaS9zcMO0j2Y6nh0TWpjlM
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