Dive Deeper
We have curated a list of books, podcasts, documentaries, and videos to help you further your understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the United States, Minnesota, and on our campus.
U of M History
The first of its kind, TRUTH is an exploratory study to assess what has been erased and effaced in order to reclaim what was grabbed by the University. TRUTH uses place-based, Tribally-led research designed to tell the story of Tribal-University relations from an Indigenous perspective.
Political battles raged at the University of Minnesota, and on campuses throughout the United States, from the 1930s to the early 1940s. The University of Minnesota was divided over issues, which included racism, antisemitism, opposition to war, and student rights.
Celebrating the University of Minnesota's 50th Anniversary of the African American Studies program, This Free North reflects on the people and events that led to its formation as well as its connection to, and influence on, contemporary students.
UMN Students Stood Their Ground for Racial Justice in 1969
A short video about the 1969 Morrill Hall Takeover. The demonstration led to the creation of the university’s Afro-American Studies Department.
Books
All of the books below are offered for free to the U of M community by the University Libraries. You may need to be logged into your UMN account to access.
How to be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
A Good Time for Truth: Race in Minnesota edited by Sun Yung Shin
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements by Charlen Carruthers
I'm still here : black dignity in a world made for whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota by Stewart Van Cleve
Antisemitism and the Left: On the Return of the Jewish Question by Robert Fine and Philip Spencer
Antisemitism: Here and Now by Deborah Lipstadt
The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
Asian American Feminisms and Women of Color Politics by Lynn Fujiwara and Shireen Roshanravan
Minor Feelings : an Asian American reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
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Podcasts
Explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between.
Wesley Morris and J Wortham are working it out in this show about culture.
They offer a unique take on the news, with a special focus on overlooked stories and topics that often impact people of color.
Examines the long shadow of American slavery.
Examines racial structures through the lens of oppressors. (Season 2)
Conversations about work and life through the lens of race and gender.
Weekly interviews with the most interesting LGBTQ+ people in the world.
Bringing the voices of LGBTQ history to life through intimate conversations.
From Tretter Transgender Oral History Project about how trans people are remaking the world.
Conversations on politics, culture, and media with disabled people.
Documentaries, Films, & Videos
Asian Americans PBS Docuseries
Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. Told through intimate personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.
The Try Guys: We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate
Join Eugene from the Try Guys for an in-depth conversation about the complex, often untold story of the Asian American community, the unique struggles they face, and find out how you can help #StopAsianHate.
Xenophobia in America: How we got here and what's at stake | Erika Lee
America is called a "nation of immigrants," but it is also a nation of xenophobia. Historian Erika Lee explores the deep roots of xenophobia in America, why it's such a big problem today, and what we can do about it.
Finding the words to heal from racial trauma | Richard Lee
From the perspective of cultural psychologist Dr. Richard Lee, the silence that follows racial trauma is often due to a lack of racial literacy and can result in further problems. In this candid talk, he shares how his own experience with racial trauma as a child is now a catalyst for having critical conversations about race.
This video is part of the Antisemitism Education Initiative at UC Berkeley. This video charts the history of antisemitism from its origins until today.
Examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.
A Netflix documentary about how media and politics have shaped the public perception of the transgender community.
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
A documentary about a summer camp for the disabled that fostered a sense of community and creativity that fed directly into the American disability rights movement in the 1970s.
Explores the untold past of Minnesota's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and celebrates the strides the state has made since the gay liberation movement began in the 1970s.
Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations
Explore the recent rise in antisemitism, which is increasing in ways not seen since the 1930s, in the U.S. and Europe, and hear firsthand accounts from victims, witnesses and others who have experienced it.
More Films or Documentaries to Stream or Rent
The Hate U Give, a film based on the YA novel offering an intimate portrait of race in America
Just Mercy, a film based on civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s work on death row in Alabama
I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary envisioning the book James Baldwin was never able to finish
Whose Streets?, a documentary about the uprising in Ferguson
Selma, a film that chronicles the marches of the Civil Rights Movement
More Online Racial Equity Workshops
These online events, workshops, and webinars, curated by Eventbrite, will help you learn more and provide a platform for conversations on racial injustices and inequality.
Articles, Websites, & More
The ARD is a media platform dedicated to amplifying causes and issues that matter most through conversations, events, and action.
This Science Museum of Minnesota exhibit and online resources examines our shared history and current reality.
A Campus Divided Online Exhibit
Progressives, anticommunists, racism, and antisemitism at the University of Minnesota 1930-1942.
Take Action Against Anti-Asian Racism
Speak out against anti-Asian hate in your communities, demand better from our leaders, and don’t let systems divide us.
The Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Online Exhibit
This project documents the life stories and experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming people.
Gender-Neutral Pronouns 101: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know
From how to use them to their surprising history, here are answers to your most common questions about gender-neutral pronouns.
An online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Resources and lesson plans on Antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
When the 'Capitol Crawl' Dramatized the Need for Americans with Disabilities Act
The 1990 protest demonstrated the barriers that inaccessible buildings create for people with disabilities.
Visualizing the hidden histories of race and privilege in the urban landscape.
National Resources and Action Groups
Anti-Defamation League: Hate Uncycled
Model for Responding to Hate and Bias Incidents. The resources and programs prepare administrators, faculty, staff, students and campus police to become leaders in challenging bias in individuals and systems, working toward inclusion and instilling policies and practices for equity.
Find out your implicit associations about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other topics.
Find help assessing community needs and resources, addressing social determinants of health, engaging stakeholders, action planning, building leadership, improving cultural competency, planning an evaluation, and sustaining your efforts over time.
A guide to having powerful conversations with the people in your inner circle that moves everyone to action.
Free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school.
Creates traveling photo-text exhibits, books, and curriculum to help eliminate prejudice, stereotyping, bullying, and harassment of people who are discriminated against due to sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, national origin, religion, and disabilities of all kinds.
Investigates and challenges social cleavages and hierarchies based on differential power, privilege, and access to resources.