September 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. 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

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·         New York Times 1619 Project: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html?fbclid=IwAR0BT00IXszO_6e1u45ogy-FUqPziDDXnf_iOs5MVyGvOhmCEMPxO_c1XV0

o    Reading Guide: Quotes, Key Terms, and Questions (includes full PDF of the issue) https://pulitzercenter.org/builder/lesson/reading-guide-quotes-key-terms-and-questions-26504

o    We asked 16 writers to bring consequential moments in African-American history to life. Here are their poems and stories. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/african-american-poets.html

o    Four hundred years after enslaved Africans were first brought to Virginia, most Americans still don’t know the full story of slavery. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/19/magazine/history-slavery-smithsonian.html

o    Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans have fought to make them true. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/black-history-american-democracy.html

·         My grandmother integrated a library in 1970. Now Iowans can't let hate separate one. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fcolumnists%2Fcourtney-crowder%2F2019%2F08%2F05%2Fbook-burning-iowa-man-who-burned-lgbtq-books-goes-trial-tomorrow-paul-dorr-david-levithan%2F1921300001%2F

·         Strange Fruit (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2019/08/20/752909807/strange-fruit

·         Edwidge Danticat: 'Whether Or Not We Belong Is Not Defined By Us' https://www.npr.org/2019/08/30/754393771/edwidge-danticat-whether-or-not-we-belong-is-not-defined-by-us

·         What Do You Call The 'Anniversary' Of A Disaster? https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/30/412869724/what-do-you-call-the-anniversary-of-a-disaster?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com

·         Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190719_inclusive_teaching

·         You Have the Right to Be Healthy: Taraji P. Henson https://www.papermag.com/taraji-p-henson-colin-kaepernick-2639895478.html

·         School Libraries Are Vital to Black and Latinx Students https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=School-Libraries-Are-Vital-to-Black-and-Latinx-Students

·         12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjwgez/12-reasons-it-should-be-illegal-for-doctors-not-to-treat-trans-people?fbclid=IwAR1kcLZoE-tW7ifvWTkWBPOwMCUCCKa5gt5K1JBgZRN-t2GVM-gY0M2Ncxg&utm_content=buffer23caa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

·         The Racial Divide of Breastfeeding in the U.S. https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/breastfeeding-race-disparity-experience

·         Giant Indigenous Peoples Atlas floor map will change the way you see Canada https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/redrawing-the-lines-1.4973363/giant-indigenous-peoples-atlas-floor-map-will-change-the-way-you-see-canada-1.4973372

·         It's Still Dangerous to Drive While Black in Ferguson: Black drivers in Missouri continue to be stopped by police at a much higher rate than White drivers.https://www.colorlines.com/articles/its-still-dangerous-drive-while-black-ferguson

·         DEFEND LGBTQ STORIES: A RESOURCE https://ncac.org/resource/defend-lgbtq-stories-a-resource?utm_content=buffer8b92d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

·         Ibram X. Kendi Has a Cure for America’s ‘Metastatic Racism’ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/arts/ibram-x-kendi-antiracism.html

·         Trans-inclusive systems design* from IDEAL 2019, Erin White: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSH4-3h0csA16iWMQt0tpMEPk-YgM3vMp6cpZGW0aejKGq3MqRWfFYP9hfL818RtVGBSrIocXfkSsNL/pub?slide=id.p

·         Academic Publishing, Institutional Racism, and #thatdarnarticle https://hwinefuku.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/academic-publishing-institutional-racism-and-thatdarnarticle/

·         Melvil Dewey’s Name Stripped From Top Library Award Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/melvil-deweys-name-stripped-top-library-award-180972514/#VvjV1v3UespL8em4.99

·         Iowa, you are racist https://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/staff-columnist/iowa-you-are-racist-20190904?fbclid=IwAR0wkqz2CtWYtPqbuOpsVpTPO_ZHeR5y8GETTFkyfuMACjIyE13NcFj9nrU

·         Conversion therapy group founder comes out as gay, apologizes https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/459723-conversion-therapy-group-founder-comes-out-as-gay-apologizes?fbclid=IwAR2IMA6OcUSd1_1lb1RkwzycmRITVbGos9ttIzSmpSZQZqHxhRNQlEejC9A

·         Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Are Teaming Up to Help Young People Navigate Racism https://time.com/5650322/jason-reynolds-ibram-kendi-stamped-young-adult/?fbclid=IwAR2qcSIbTYcNeMd7rR07xc3uQZy7oAJRtuChQ6g18grZcu9B5XAmrYGH_Uo

·         New hotline now available for stressed out farmers https://www.weareiowa.com/news/local-news/new-hotline-now-available-for-stressed-out-farmers/?fbclid=IwAR3Wgj3YfJB6EqUT5fJfI8MWrhcgtndcOfyFjruvCUykhwdujHqwhkvzqyc

·         Intro to Speculative Fiction by People of Color https://thefantasyinn.com/2019/07/08/intro-to-speculative-fiction-by-people-of-color/?fbclid=IwAR1nuwGEVFpctEcnZZIFfx7_BqT5JSAWQTTiopulfX-3s4drCtrpI_K4xq0

·         Eighth grader creates school closet to provide needy classmates with clothes, necessities https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/459277-eight-grader-creates-school-closet-to-provide-needy-classmates?fbclid=IwAR3suHbgvb2K8HkB8siMbTWyUXfSqxXUhfjMnfT2X9i0s_OhfKool1lUNCI

·         Dear General Education Teacher, Thank You for Embracing Inclusion https://themighty.com/2019/01/general-education-teachers-inclusion/?fbclid=IwAR3aEGU8O9sLNDF3pROSGpzWj_PtwQ4nF8KcGwTCW3shO3-lOnnuuxCxoFM

·         Deaf-owned pizzeria opening in D.C. will be staffed by all deaf employees https://wjla.com/news/local/deaf-couple-opening-pizzeria-in-dc-staffed-by-all-deaf-employees?fbclid=IwAR1tvSywk2myfTZpCWkdE9hxa2fF1SemWwfyO77fuJRNzOAzNaRv0XrTrUI

·         The Life-Changing Power of Representation https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/the-life-changing-power-of-representation/?fbclid=IwAR1F4T7qXm-kx_9b0jq0nVqUs0r6_cgC0xWZWo-wRf_d681YcaBW96c6fYI

·         Graduation ceremony goes silent so student with autism and sensory issues can receive diploma https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/graduation-ceremony-silent-student-autism-sensory-issues-receive-64236631?fbclid=IwAR1imcGIaCcjr8hCOQfl3zQFGc7t8jHiCcrEXLRU22p8dWS_LzJShoJb3-A

·         In Historic Move, Court Rules Inmate Must Receive Confirmation Surgery https://www.out.com/transgender/2019/8/23/historic-move-court-rules-inmate-must-receive-confirmation-surgery?fbclid=IwAR395S1al_rN8E3PZgb4DM79T0ZQRFppsDOLZ9xFL0Lkl4qZVBl5dleg1t4

·         6 ways to be antiracist, because being 'not racist' isn't enough https://mashable.com/article/how-to-be-antiracist/?fbclid=IwAR17frbOdqRbsE6esMtZ5AyCxe3wGttynwGTSGyLCwyg6GPtZdE8QuJ4K38

·         LGBTQ books are being censored in middle schools. Authors are speaking out. https://ew.com/books/2019/08/19/lgbtq-middle-grade-censorship/?fbclid=IwAR2gINb9AVkC8tiJRTnvlRyDckIP1hbYDVcMSWEmbUeqMXSjLyJ0QHRXH4M

·         28 MORE BLACK PICTURE BOOKS THAT AREN’T ABOUT BOYCOTTS, BUSES OR BASKETBALL (2018) https://scottwoodsmakeslists.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/28-more-black-picture-books-that-arent-about-boycotts-buses-or-basketball-2018/?fbclid=IwAR32IkCgwuwXRD5wxmi_Fz92hRB5FEjLpl0BdQnad4Jh1BTeiKBKKlq8_bM

·         JASON REYNOLDS - SERVING YOUNG READERS WITH "LONG WAY DOWN" Daily Show http://www.cc.com/video-clips/avk8pe/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jason-reynolds---serving-young-readers-with--long-way-down-?fbclid=IwAR13sd_GLMXf_imQu_XvTmbXPIB_laSM3IvQTrr_XiZXbTw6hJl8VDFqxp8

·         Paule Marshall, author of “Daughters,” Brown Girl, Brownstones,” dead at 90 https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2019/08/16/paule-marshall-brown-girl-brownstones-novelist-dead-90/2030238001/?fbclid=IwAR36YR5hYJClABXZSv5QUj-IPSIkjQ5SX-801YzzfoLoVPdga-s0O8X1O6o

·         I’m Latino. I’m Hispanic. And they’re different, so I drew a comic to explain. https://www.vox.com/2015/8/19/9173457/hispanic-latino-comic?fbclid=IwAR370btmoWIgpkSznOMVwdpauCDvj7wdWOudCuzYL8AUJaOYmKgGvjAH7C4

·         105th Annual Meskwaki Powwow https://www.facebook.com/MeskwakiNation/videos/488185375312580/

·         Opinion: Even A Grammar Geezer Like Me Can Get Used To Gender Neutral Pronouns https://www.npr.org/2019/08/06/744121321/even-a-grammar-geezer-like-me-can-get-used-to-gender-neutral-pronouns?fbclid=IwAR3XqyhG9eyISzmtjYX-SgvEC02_NNS0Oiwjc75wjCUD9sIv6IENE0uqVv8

·         How Toni Morrison fostered a generation of black writers. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/10/27/ghosts-in-the-house?fbclid=IwAR0M9gFstn2SxjI3MKL67Sn2ik2m0BaywTOC-EGLWA1gfLL8PEJ5whRM89k

·         Making America White Again The choices made by white men, who are prepared to abandon their humanity out of fear of black men and women, suggest the true horror of lost status. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/21/making-america-white-again?fbclid=IwAR0kUjsB_zpKOas4sSRb82cOAZ0UAhqvGYqjNbZl5zeszP7aafrMLChfSAI

·         My grandmother integrated a library in 1970. Now Iowans cant let hate separate one https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/courtney-crowder/2019/08/05/book-burning-iowa-man-who-burned-lgbtq-books-goes-trial-tomorrow-paul-dorr-david-levithan/1921300001/?fbclid=IwAR3RT_DApDCHJUeWA-Rk64_4QQBDnQWri_5Nl3BAuk59iCckEozeOaJ8va8

·         UPDATED: Man found guilty of burning LGBTQ books from Orange City library https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/updated-man-found-guilty-of-burning-lgbtq-books-from-orange/article_0668870a-6a2f-5d3e-84a2-2dd83a1e4d8a.html

·         Press release on LGBTQ book burning conviction: https://www.facebook.com/482836785114959/photos/a.670837522981550/2563600433705240/?type=3&theater

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