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Anti-Racism

Angela Davis

In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist. -Angela Davis

Documentaries on Race in America

I Am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin and Race in America

An Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, I Am Not Your Negro explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism. Works by James Baldwin can be accessed from the University Libraries.  

Whose Streets? 

Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. 

White Like Me: Race, Racism, and White Privilege in America

This film is based on the work of acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise, who explores race and racism in the US through the lens of whiteness and white privilege

Race: the Power of an Illusion Part 1 The Distance Between Us

Part one of a three part series exploring the history of race perceptions and behaviors towards races in the United States.