Diversity Challenge

Repository of Resources and Best Practices

PODCASTS

• Queery
• Seeing White
• NPR:  Code Switch
• Latinos who Luncha
• Identity Politics
• Women’s Hour Daily on BBC
• Queer America
• Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
• The Mind Online

VIDEOS/TEDTALKS

• Rx Racial Healing by Dr. Gail Christopher
• Black Bruins (spoken word) by Sy Stokes
• Community College Women Succeed Stories video series
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
• On Diversity: Access Ain’t Inclusion
• Why I work to remove access barriers for students with disabilities
• What do we know about the Generation after Millennials?
• How to Get Serious about Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace by Janet Stovall
• Why Diversity Matters by Katherine Phillips
• Humanize Diversity and Inclusion by Damien Hooper-Campbell

MORE VIDEOS

• 25 Amazing Scientific Reasons Behind Indian Traditions & Culture – Hinduism Facts – YouTube
• Black History Trivia – Michael Carter
• College Behind Bars, Part 1:  Nobody Ever Taught Me Any Of That – PBS
• College Behind Bars, Part 2:  I’m Trying To Get Home To My Family, Too – PBS
• College Behind Bars, Part 3:  Every Single Word Matters – PBS
• College Behind Bars, Part 4:  Home Is A Work In Progress – PBS
• Conversation between Wil Haygood and Michael Carter
• DEI Leadership Reflection with Michael Carter
• Diversity video with Dwayne Kirkman
• Gang Leader to Graduate – A Conscious Discipline Transformation
• Growing up Poor in America – Frontline Production
• Humanize Diversity and Inclusion – YouTube
• Hungry to Learn: Soledad O’Brien Examines the Untold Student Hunger Crisis (exclusive) – Yahoo!life
• Illuminated: Ancestors, Love, Kinship – Sinclair Theatre Department
• Roots of Racism – Part I:  How Historic Policies affect Dayton today (How it affects Southern Illinois today)
• Roots of Racism – Part II:  Key Historical Moments of early 20th Century
• Roots of Racism – Part III:  Disinvestment, Deindustrialization, and Desegration
• Segregated By Design
• Simple Things Count – Seven ways to be more inclusive of people with disabilities – Microsoft News
• The Rage and Love of James Baldwin – Video interview with Professor Eddie Glaude, Jr. on Morning Joe
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.1) – “Uncomfortable Conversation” with White America– Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.2) – “White Allergies?” with Matthew McConaughey – Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.3) – “Seeing Color” with Chip & Joanna Gaines + Kids – Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.6) – “White Parents Raising Black Children” with Aaron & Jamie Ivey + Kids – Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.7) – “Race vs. Religion” with Carl Lentz, Hillsong Church – Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.8 – Pt.1) – “National Anthem Protests” with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell – Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.8 – Pt.2) – “National Anthem Protests” with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell – Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.9) – “Conversation with the Police” with the Petaluma Police Department in Petaluma, CA – Emmanuel Acho
• What You Need To Know About Women’s Suffrage – NowThis

TED Talks

• 3 Ways to be a Better Ally in the Workplace – Melinda Epler
• Color Blind or Color Brave? – Mellody Hobson
• I’m Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much – Stella Young
• History vs. Christopher Columbus – Alex Gendler
• How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time – Baratunde Thurston
• How to Get Serious about Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace – Janet Stovall
• How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Towards Them – Verna Myers
• How to Talk and Listen to Transgender People – Jackson Bird
• Immigrant Voices Make Democracy Stronger – Sayu Bhojwani
• Let’s End Ageism – Ashton Applewhite
• Take the “Other” to Lunch – Elizabeth Lesser
• The Truth About the Confederacy in the United States – Jeffery Robinson
• We the People – The 3 Most Misunderstood Words in U.S. History – Mark Charles
• What It’s Like To Be Muslim In America – Dalia Mogahed
• What the Gay Rights Movement Learned from the Civil Rights Movement – Yoruba Richen
• Why I Work to Remove Barriers for Students with Disabilities – Haben Girma
• Why Diversity Matters – Katherine Phillips

WEBINARS

• Addressing Racial Bias and Microaggressions in Online Environments
• Anti-Racism 101 Webinar Series – Wright Memorial Public Library
• Extreme Prejudice
• Indigenous People’s History
• LatinX History is Black History
• LGBT Best Practices
• Margaret Peters’s Biography
• Religious Diversity in the Classroom: Fostering A Culture of Respect
• Teaching Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
• Teaching the New Jim Crow w/ Michelle Alexander
• The Color of Law
• What is White Privilege Really?

BOOKS

• Faith in Black Power Religion, Race, and Resistance in Cairo, Illinois by Kerry Pimblott, 2017, University Press of Kentucky
• Slaves, Salt, Sex and Mr. Crenshaw: The real Story of the Old Slave House and America’s Reverse Underground R.R. by Jon Musgrave, Illinois History.com, 2004-2005
• Bondage in Egypt: Slavery in Southern Illinois by Darrel Dexter, 2011, Center for Regional History, Southeast Missouri State University
• Traces In the Dust: Carbondale’s Black Heritage (1852-1964) by Melvin Leroy Green Macklin, 2001, Ingenuity Press, TX
• White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
• Faulty Lines by Voddie T. Baucham Jr.
• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer Eberhardt
• The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
• How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery across America by Clint Smith
• Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
• My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
• One Drop by Yaba Blay
• The Politics of Trauma by Staci K. Haines
• Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

EBOOKS

• At The Hands Of Persons Unknown – by Philip Dray; The lynching of Black America
• Beautiful Boy – by David Sheff; A father’s journey through his son’s addiction
• Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman – by Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant; Drawing on Black feminist scholarship, cultural studies, and women’s history, this book traces the historical and social influences of normative Black femininity, looking at how notions of self-image and strength create a distraction from broader forces of discrimination and power.
• Beneath A Ruthless Sun – by Gilbert King; A true story of violence, race, and justice lost and found
• Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood – by Trevor Noah
• Boy Erased – by Garrard Conley; A Memoir of identify, faith, and family
• Building a More Inclusive Workplace. Diversification isn’t all about hiring, but it’s a good place to start – click on Connect to the This Resource. On the Pick Your Library, choose Not Listed.  Enter Your Sinclair email address and follow prompts to create an account.
• Crazy Rich Asians – by Kevin Kwan; A novel introducing a contemporary Asia to a North American audience
• Dog Whistle Politics – by Ian Haney Lopez; How coded racial appeals have reinvented racism and wrecked the middle class
• Hidden Figures – by Margot Lee Shetterly; Three brilliant African-American women at NASA serve as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glen
• If Beale Street Could Talk – by James Baldwin; A love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s
• In The Company Of Women – by Grace Bonney; Inspiration and advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs
• Insane – by Alisa Roth; America’s criminal treatment of mental illness
• Lies My Teacher Told Me – by James W. Loewen; Everything your American History textbook got wrong
• Mexicans in the Making of America – by Neil Foley; A sweeping view of the evolution of Mexican America
• Mudbound – by Hillary Jordan; A novel about the Jim Crow south immediately following World War II
• Overcoming Educational Racism in the Community College – by Angela Long
• Reading with Patrick – by Michelle Kuo; A teacher, a student, and a life-changing friendship
• Safe Enough to Soar: Accelerating Trust, Inclusion and Collaboration in the workplace – by Frederick A Miller
• So you want to talk about race – by Ijeoma Oluo
• Stamped From The Beginning – by Ibram X. Kendi; The definitive history of racist ideas in America
• Teaching Across Cultures: Contextualizing Education for Global Mission – by Jim Plueddemann
• The ABC’s of LGBT+ – by Ashley Mardell; A detailed look at all things LGBT+
• The Divided City: Poverty and Prosperity in Urbana America by Alan Mallach
• The Myth of Equality – by Ken Wytsma; Uncovering the roots of injustice and privilege
• The Other Slavery – by Andres Resendez; The uncovered story of Indian enslavement in America
• Tigerland – by Wil Haygood; 1968-1969: A city divided, a nation torn apart, and a magical season of healing
• We Were Eight Years in Power – by Ta-Nehisi Coates; A collection of essays written by the author during Obama’s presidency
• Why? – by Peter Hayes; Explaining the Holocaust

WEBSITES

• Alcoholics Anonymous – Find AA Meetings in Illinois
• Anti-Defamation League
• Talking About Race from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Sinclair Diversity and Inclusion website
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation
• www.learningforjustice.org
• https://www.debbyirving.com/recommended-resources/

ARTICLES

• Let’s Get It Right: Using Correct Pronouns and Names
• Low-Income Students Are Disproportionately Hurt by the Pandemic. Here’s a Glimpse of the Toll.
• Unexpected Minority
• Building an Anti-Racist Workplace
• Why Diversity Matters: Five Things We Know About How Black Students Benefit From Having Black Teachers
• Talking About Race: Whiteness
• What Does a Traffic Jam in Atlanta have to do with Segregation?
• The Neglected Issue of Neurodivergence in Learning
• How do We Move Forward (interracial marriage): Exploring Bias and Privilege
• Shaping a college-bound life not as easy as it sounds (case study of 3 male students of color and how they pursued higher education)
• What Is White Privilege, Really?
• It should have always bothered me (White privilege)
• Universities should support their most vulnerable students to champion education equity
• Don’t Weed Out Students.  Help Them Flourish
• Countering the Adultification of Black Girls
• The University We’re Losing (decreasing diversity due to budget cuts)
• Unveiled: What Keeps Black Male Students from Success?
• A Second Chance (reentry students)
• Remediating Campus Climate: Implicit Bias Training is Not Enough
• How to be More Empathetic
• Restoring to Wholeness: Racial Healing for Ourselves, Our Relationships and Our Communities
• The 10 Commitments Companies Must Make to Advance Racial Justice
• Study Finds More Low-Income Students Attending College
• For Black Youth, a time of upheaval takes a toll on mental health
• Far Reaching Consequences (Supreme Court ruling about employment discrimination against LGBTQ people)
• Community Colleges Use of the Term “Latinx”
• Challenging Deficit Views of Latinx Students: A Strength-based Perspective
• New Grads Say Discrimination on Campuses Not Taken Seriously
• Disabled students already faced learning barriers, then coronavirus forced an abrupt shift to online classes
• Implicit Association Test
• Fostering Historically Underserved Students’ Success: An Embedded Peer Support Model that Merges Non-cognitive Principles with Proven Academic Support Practices
• Faculty Members are the Key to Solving the Retention Challenge
• The Impact of Faculty Attitudes about Intelligence
• I was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part.
• Want to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive  Advice Guide
• Research Tool for Articles in Gender, Identity, & Sexuality Scholarly Research
• Sippin the EquiTea –  https://medium.com/@eecThe benefits of diversityhttps://study.com/resources/college-scholarships-guide#0142
• Coding Organizations for Women in Tech https://www.bestcolleges.com/bootcamps/guides/coding-organizations-for-women/

MOVIES

The following movies are available through the Sinclair Library. When signing in to view a movie, if asked, all employees should click “Faculty” for full access.

• Blindspotting – While on probation, a man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend. Stream the film Blindspotting through Swank
• Boy Erased – The son of a small-town Baptist pastor must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. Stream the film Boy Erased through Swank
• Certain Women – Three strong willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the plains of the American Northwest. Stream the film Certain Women through Swank
• Fences – A working class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. Stream the film Fences through Swank
• Moonlight – A look at three defining chapters in the life of a young black man growing up in Miami. Stream the film Moonlight through Swank
• North Dixie Drive – A portrait of businesses and people residing in the Northridge section of Dayton, Ohio. Stream the film North Dixie Drive from Sinclair’s Library. Under Links, click on Connect to Resource (Sinclair users only), then click SAML. You will be prompted to login my.sinclair.edu and the movie will begin playing.
• Roman J. Israel, Esq. – An African-American lawyer with Asperger’s Syndrome. Stream the film Roman J. Israel, Esq. through Swank
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas – A drama symbolizing the terror and brutality that defined the Holocaust. Stream the film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas through Swank
• Zookeepers Wife – 1939 Poland.  A true story of a family who rescued hundreds of Jews from the Germans by hiding them in their Warsaw zoo during World War II. Stream the film Zookeepers Wife from Swank

OTHER RESOURCES

• Just Cause: The Experience – Canama Productions (Kimm Beavers)
• A Gift of Love Charity Inc: Art Racial Reconciliation Documentary Screening (Chastity Mays)
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7XWmeStfk5Wmo0H2Tysl7g 
• Other People, 33 and Counting by Aisha Sultan (Columnist, Film Maker)
• http://cdalefcc.org/outreach/  Phone: (618) 457-6817
  Email: office@cdalefcc.org
• https://goodshepherd-ucc.org/home-2/ https://goodshepherd-ucc.org/our-ministries/  United Church of Christ, Church of the Good Shepherd
• https://stosselintheclassroom.org/2016/12/22/both-sides-equal-opportunity-in-america/
• Scholars for Peace in the Middle East

LGBTQ+ Resources

• carbondalepubliclibrary.org/resources/lgbt-resources/
• gsanetwork.org
• counseling.northwestern.edu/blog/inclusive-language-guide/
• pflag.org/needsupport
• rainbowcafe.org
• thetrevorproject.org/resources/trevor-support-center/
• https://bootcamp.cvn.columbia.edu/blog/top-tech-lgbtq-innovators/

Women Resources

Coding Organizations for Women in Tech https://www.bestcolleges.com/bootcamps/guides/coding-organizations-for-women/

Calendar and schedule

Still in progress

Cultural Events in the Community

• https://marionccc.com/category/upcoming-events/
• Riverside Art, Wine & BLUES Festival
  • https://www.facebook.com/riversideartwinebluesfestival/
• Hunting & Fishing Days – September 25^th & 26^th, 2021, http://sihfd.org/.

2021 SEASON Sunset Concerts:

These free concerts will happen each Thursday at 7 p.m. beginning July 22, running through August 26. This year, the concerts will be held at the Shryock Auditorium steps on the SIU campus and Turley Park.

For the safety and enjoyment of all, please use only single-serve containers. No glass bottles, underage drinking, no solicitation, no pets, and no smoking.

All questions for the 2021 Sunset Concert season can be directed to the Office of Student Engagement at (618) 453-5714 or getinvolved@siu.edu.

Below is a list of the dates, bands and locations:

• July 22: Shawn Holt and the Teardrops at Turley Park
• July 29: Rocky Athas at Shryock
• August 5: The Cerny Brothers at Shryock
• August 12: Steel City Jug Slammers at Turley Park
• August 19: Josh Gilbert Band at Turley Park
• August 26: Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hell Raisers at Shryock
• International Festival at SIUC – April 2022???

• Shawnee Cave Revival – Shawnee Cave Amphitheatre – July 16 & 17

• Diversity & Inclusion Community Events:
• Black Excellence Business Expo
  • Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) August 20 – 21, 2021 via Zoom and in-person
  • www.carbondalenaacp.org           Phone: 618-967-4133

References:

Sinclair Community College

www.learningforjustice.org

https://www.debbyirving.com/recommended-resources/

Special thanks to Mr. Michael Carter, Chief Diversity Officer at Sinclair College for the permission to use their resources, Sonja Ingebritsen, WI, Strategic Plan Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, A Love of Charity Inc., Connect360,

Inspired and informed by:

Sinclair Community College

eddiemoorejr.com

https://www.debbyirving.com/recommended-resources/