Summer – Fall 2020
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The New Jim Crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status—denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights Movement.
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
TED Talk – Danger of a Single Story
TED Talk – Color Blind or Color Brave
The Daily Podcast – “A Peculiar Way to Pick a President”
TED Talk – Deconstructing Racism
Uzo Aduba from Orange is the New Black Talking About Learning to Love Her Name.
Kimberly Jones – How Can We Win?
What Riding My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege
The Daily Podcast – Capital Mob
Articles/Photos
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ikrd/comparing-scenes-from-the-attempted-coup-to-blm-protests
Summer 2021 – Fall 2021
Caste Podcast – Only Available on Apple
Episode 1: Isabel Wilkerson, Introduction of Caste
The premiere episode of Oprah’s eight-part conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson on her latest work and Oprah’s Book Club selection, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. Oprah and Isabel discuss what called her to write Caste, how society needs a new way to talk about racism and why Oprah says Caste is one of the most profound books she’s ever read.
Episode 2: Pillar 1, “Divine Will and the Laws of Nature.”
Oprah and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson discuss her newest work and Oprah’s Book Club pick, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. In episode one of the eight part series, Oprah and Isabel consider the first pillar of Caste as outlined in the book, “Divine Will and the Laws of Nature.” Seventeen readers from all walks of life join in the discussion as Isabel answers questions about how God and religion were used to justify the caste system in the United States.
Episode 3: Pillar 2, “Heritability.”
Part two of Oprah’s discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson and readers about the book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The second episode in the eight-part series focuses on the second pillar of Caste, “Heritability”; the idea that permanent rank in society is inherited and passed down through ancestry.
Episode 4: Pillar 3, “Endogamy and the Control of Marriage and Mating.”
Part three of Oprah’s discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson and readers of the book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The third episode in the eight-part series focuses on the third pillar of Caste, “Endogamy and the Control of Marriage and Mating.” Isabel explores America’s violent history of keeping romantic relationships and family systems within the confines of a given caste as a means of control.
Episode 5: Pillar 4, “Purity Versus Pollution.”
Part four of Oprah’s discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson and readers of the book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The fourth episode in the eight-part series focuses on the fourth pillar of Caste, “Purity Versus Pollution.” Isabel explains how the caste system keeps groups separate for the protection of the “purity” of the dominant caste against the pollution of the “subordinate” caste.
Episode 6: Pillar 5, “Occupational Hierarchy.”
Part five of Oprah’s discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson and readers of the book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The fifth episode in the eight-part series focuses on the fifth pillar of Caste, “Occupational Hierarchy.” Isabel explores how the subordinate caste are often relegated to menial forms of labor, which further cements their place in the bottom rung of society in the eyes of the dominant caste.
Part six of Oprah’s discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson and readers of the book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The sixth episode in the eight-part series focuses on the sixth pillar of Caste, “Dehumanization and Stigma” and the seventh pillar, “Terror as Enforcement, Cruelty as a Means of Control.” Isabel explains how dehumanization is the fundamental leveler that allows everything else in the caste system to occur. Plus, how terror through lynching and brutality has been and continues to be used to keep the subordinate caste in its place.
Episode 8: Pillar 8, “Inherent Superiority Versus Inherent Inferiority”
Part seven of Oprah’s discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson and readers of the book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The penultimate episode in the eight-part series focuses on the eighth and final pillar of Caste, “Inherent Superiority Versus Inherent Inferiority” which describes how the dominant caste were conditioned to believe that one group is superior and inherently deserving of the best in a given society.
Fall 2021-Winter 2022
Who You Calling Hispanic? (35 min)
The dramatic life of the American Teenager (18 min)
The Folk Devil Made me do it (37 min)
Care to Explain Yourself? (31 min)
A Treaty Right for Cherokee Representation
The Sum of Our Parts
Winter – Spring 2022
TED Talk – Racism Has a Cost For Everyone – Heather C. McGhee
Racism makes our economy worse — and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and travels across the US, McGhee shares startling insights into how racism fuels bad policymaking and drains our economic potential — and offers a crucial rethink on what we can do to create a more prosperous nation for all. “Our fates are linked,” she says. “It costs us so much to remain divided.”
How to Be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America–but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. Instead of working with the policies and system we have in place, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it.
Fall 2022 – Spring 2023
Can Therapy Solve Racism – Code Switch Podcast
Let’s Get Uncomfortable: It’s Time to Talk About Race – Lori Mayo
Still Processing Podcast – Conversation with Cathy Park Hong
The Asian-American poet wants to help women and people of color find healing — and clarity — in their rage. Hong’s book of essays, “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning,” came out in February 2020, and it’s taken on new urgency with the rise in anti-Asian violence and discrimination during the pandemic.
Listening to Shame and the Power of Vulnerability – Brené Brown
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
A Coordinated Nationwide Agenda Dominated Local School Board Elections Last Year – 3 Pieces for 1 Session
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2023/02/01/critical-race-theory-arizona-teachers-effect
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/01/1150977600/black-history-month-2023-theme-3-things-to-know