The College of Engineering stands committed in the fight against racism, discrimination, racial bias, and racial injustice. Our shared vision is one of social justice, opportunity, community and equity. We believe that the diversity and contributions from all of our members are essential and make us who we are. We believe that our impact must reach beyond the classroom, research labs, our campus, and the technology we create, but must also improve the human condition where injustice lives. We will continue to work to understand, value, and celebrate all people and create an inclusive educational and work environment that welcomes all.
This is not an exhaustive list, and we encourage everyone to decide the best way they can be informed, educated, and take action.
Resources to Support Social Justice
Books
“White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism” by Robin DiAngelo
“How to be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
“The Fire this Time: A New Generation speaks about race” Edited by Jesmyn Ward
Can We Talk about Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation by Beverly Tatum and Theresa Perry
Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God by Kelly Brown Douglas
The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action by Audre Lorde
75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack
Books to Teach White Children and Teens How to Undo Racism and White Supremacy from Charis Books & More
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? By Beverly Daniel Tatum Ph.D.
White Rage: The unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson, Ph.D.
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
by Grace Lee Boggs
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
White Out: Understanding White Privilege and Dominance in the Modern Age by C. Collins and A. Jun
Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity by Ann Arnett Ferguson
Learning in a Burning House: Educational inequality, ideology, and (dis)integration by Douglas Horsford
Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
I Can’t Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street by Matt Taibbi
Articles
“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
The Combahee River Collective Statement
“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
“Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?”
”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement
Police Brutality and Black Health: Setting the Agenda for Public Health Scholars
The Nobel Acceptance Speech delivered by Elie Wiesel
How Moral Leaders Approach Neutrality
Eliminating Barriers to Racial Equity
Extensive Data Shows the Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys
Why the policing problem isn’t about “a few bad apples”
7 Anti-Racist Books Recommended by Educators and Activists
The five conversations credible leaders must have in this moment.
The racial politics of STEM education in the USA: interrogations and explorations
How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race | NPR
Teaching Your Child About Black History Month | PBS
Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good
5 Podcasts to Listen to If You Really Want to Know about Race in America.
Shenequa Golding: “Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A Lot”
29 Movies, Shows, and Documentaries to Watch to Educate Yourself on Racial Injustice
Police Unions And Police Violence
Scholarly Articles
The Invisible Weight of Whiteness: The Racial Grammar of Everyday Life in America
Just What is Critical Race Theory and What’s It Doing in a Nice Field Like Education?
Videos
One perspective on why Black people are Protesting, Rioting, Looting
Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses ‘White Fragility’ (1:23:30)
“How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion” | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses ‘White Fragility’
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, May 29, 2020: George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper
TV/Movies
13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
King In The Wilderness — HBO
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Available to rent for free
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Xfinity Cable has a Black Voices. Black Stories section which has various movies, series, documentaries, etc.
The Best of Enemies – Showtime
Podcasts
Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
Fare of the Free Child podcast
Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”
Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
Revisionist History “Miss Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment,” Season 2, episode 15
Gladwell: “State v Johnson” (Malcom Gladwell, Revisionist History, S2 E19)
TED Talks
Racism and how to eliminate it.
“We need to talk about an injustice”
Websites
George Floyd: America’s racial inequality in numbers
What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?
Status and trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
The [White] Shift on Instagram
“Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials
Organizations to follow on social media
Antiracism Center: Twitter
Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Justice League NYC: Twitter | Instagram + Gathering For Justice: Twitter | Instagram
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
The Movement For Black Lives (M4BL): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Healing resources for traumatized groups
The road to resilience-American Psychological Association
Liberate Meditation App for BIPOC
Campus Resources
African-American Student Union
Black Graduate Student Association
Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers
Black Student Recruitment Team
CoE Center for Engineering Education and Diversity
Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Reporting
Places to Visit
King Center: The Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights
The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Additional resources and statements
8cantwait.org, a campaign to bring immediate change to police departments, provides specific policy initiatives and changes in standard operating procedures to combat police brutality.
AAAS CEO Statement on #ShutDownSTEM and Black Lives Matter.
Mya Roberson, UNC PhD student, make six specific suggestions for how you can support black students and academics:
The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon