# Anti-Racist Resources Suggested by the Hutchins Center Open all sections Close all sections ### Reading & Watch Lists expand\_more [AAAS Faculty Reading Recommendations](https://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/2020-faculty-reading-recommendations) Harvard African and African American Studies Faculty Book Recommendations [AAAS Faculty Playlist](https://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/2020FacultyPlaylist) Harvard African and African American Studies Faculty Music Recommendations [An Antiracist Reading List](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html) Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage. [This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea](https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/06/871023438/this-list-of-books-films-and-podcasts-about-racism-is-a-start-not-a-panacea) via NPR Code Switch [Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus](https://daily.jstor.org/institutionalized-racism-a-syllabus/) via JSTOR Daily [Racial Justice, Racial Equity, and Anti-Racism Reading List](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/library-knowledge-services/collections/diversity-inclusion-belonging/anti-racist) via the Harvard Kennedy School [Haymarket Books Against Policing & Mass Incarceration](https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/80-haymarket-books-against-policing-amp-mass-incarceration) Including 'Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect' Free Ebook Open all sections Close all sections ### Statements on Police Violence expand\_more [Harvard University Centers Condemn Recent Police Violence in the United States](https://fxb.harvard.edu/2020/05/29/carrcenterfxbcenterstatement/) Joint statement [Hiphop Archive & Research Institute](http://hiphoparchive.org/statement-in-support-of-protests) Statement in Support of Protests [Cornel West on Anderson Cooper 360](https://youtu.be/JNfqr-rzj5I) Friday, May 29, 2020 [Cornel West on Anderson Cooper 360](https://youtu.be/cNkKUUCSLYk) Tuesday, June 10, 2020 [BBC: 'La idea de que América Latina es menos racista que EE.UU. es falsa](https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-52922526)' by Alejandro de la Fuente [CNN: 'El lenguaje de Trump ha legitimado la violencia racial en Estados Unidos'](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/alejandro-de-la-fuente-harvard-racismo-george-floyd-trump-obama-violencia-sociedad-aristegui/) Interview with Alejandro de la Fuente ['George Floyd and Our Times'](/george-floyd-and-our-times) by Lawrence D. Bobo [Harvard Gazette: 'The fire this time'](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/06/lawrence-d-bobo-examines-police-killings-of-black-men/) Interview with Lawrence D. Bobo [Wall Street Journal: 'The Long Reach of Racism in the U.S.'](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-reach-of-racism-in-the-u-s-11591372542) by Orlando Patterson [Harvard Gazette: 'Why America can’t escape its racist roots'](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/06/orlando-patterson-explains-why-america-cant-escape-its-racist-roots/) Interview with Orlando Patterson [Washington Post: 'Violence in Minneapolis is rooted in the history of racist policing in America'](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/05/30/violence-minneapolis-is-rooted-history-racist-policing-america/) by Keisha N. Blain [The Atlantic: 'The Black Women Who Paved the Way for This Moment'](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/pioneering-black-women-who-paved-way-moment/612838/) by Keisha N. Blain [Washington Post: 'What would Martin Luther King Jr. say about the current civil unrest?](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/01/what-would-martin-luther-king-jr-say-about-current-civil-unrest/)' by Peniel E. Joseph [Washington Post: 'As astronauts rocket into space, protestors are beaten in the streets -- just like before'](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/05/americas-shattered-love-affair-with-its-own-myths/) by Diane McWhorter [The Atlantic: 'Defund the Police'](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/defund-police/612682/) by Annie Lowrey [Anti-racism Needs #Itoo](https://medium.com/@ShannonPrince/anti-racism-needs-itoo-cc34d1ccb852) by Shannon Prince 7.0.3 Open all sections Close all sections ### Harvard Discussions & Lectures expand\_more [Epidemics and African American Communities from 1793 to the Present](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNeU7hyirZMlCLvNBkBbHisnUWA9LAWpa) Hosted by Professor Evelynn M. Hammonds [Where Do We Go from Here?: A Fundraiser for Black Lives](https://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/news/where-do-we-go-here-fundraiser-black-lives) Moderated by Professor Brandon Terry [Community Conversations: Two Pandemics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD-bcK-lxH4) SEAS and the FAS Division of Science hosted a virtual panel and Q&A to discuss racial injustice, dealing with racial trauma, and strategies for change. [The Struggle for Black Lives: Historical Legacies to Future Possibilities](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWwsQACVBps) Join the Carr Center for a conversation with two leading scholars on the history of racist policing in the United States, the killing of black people by police and vigilantes, the role of social and civil rights movements in advocating for change, and ways in which we can envision a just future. [A Discussion on Black Lives, Protest, and Democracy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj-gnbzplo0) Join the Ash Center for a conversation with leading scholars and practitioners about the protests, their place in the long fight for social justice, and what they tell us about the state of democracy in America today. [Colin Kaepernick, Du Bois Medalist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kca69p0CveU&lc=UgyFjsW0FDWnihzVZWl4AaABAg) [Ferguson and Hiphop Activism with Walter Johnson, Tef Poe, Brandon Terry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDGjNmdtE7M) [Florence Ladd, Du Bois Medalist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD_CYbOKduY) [Colloquium of Jabari Asim, "We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkz5HmaeB3w) [2010 Hutchins Forum: “Locked Out, Locked Up: Black Men in America”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQyqes7txKU) [William Julius Wilson Colloquium 2017: “Reflections on Race, Class, and Cumulative Adversity in the Age of Donald Trump"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6JXi7zUNR0) [Danielle Allen Speaks on her book, Cuz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUJw0RMl_ds) [Bobby Seale in Conversation with Jim Sidanius](https://youtu.be/PR7DMUe22QE) Open all sections Close all sections ### Podcasts expand\_more [1619](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html) "An audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling." [About Race](https://www.showaboutrace.com/) "A lively multiracial, interracial conversation about the ways we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, politics, power, and privilege in our pre-post-yet-still-very-racial America." [Afropunk Solution Sessions](https://afropunk.com/afropunk-solution-sessions/) "There are times when simply calling out a problem is no longer enough — you have to fix it." [Code Switch](https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/) An examination of “overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting.” [Come Through](https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/come-through) “15 essential conversations about race in a pivotal moment for America." [Intersectionality Matters!](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intersectionality-matters/id1441348908) “Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory, this podcast brings intersectionality to life.” [Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast](https://www.raceforward.org/media/podcast/momentum-race-forward-podcast) “Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture.” [The Nod](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-nod) “Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings gleefully explore all the beautiful, complicated dimensions of Black life.” [Pod Save the People](https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-people/) “Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with fellow activists Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Sam Sinyangwe, and writer Dr. Clint Smith. They offer a unique take on the news, with a special focus on overlooked stories and topics that often impact people of color. “ [Race Traitor](https://www.theheartradio.org/race-traitor-1) “Even after you’ve intellectually rejected white supremacy, how does it show up in a room? In a relationship? How do we divert intergenerational white power hoarding that is so normalized it’s nearly invisible? Phoebe’s been white her entire life. But she only realized a few years ago that she inherited a white value system. Through conversations with friends and confrontations with family, she takes inventory of the ways she embodies white supremacy — in order to disrupt it.” [Seeing White](https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/) “Just what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists. The renewed embrace of raw, undisguised white-identity politics. Unending racial inequity in schools, housing, criminal justice, and hiring. Some of this feels new, but in truth it’s an old story. Why? Where did the notion of “whiteness” come from? What does it mean? What is whiteness for?” [There Goes The Neighborhood](https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/neighborhood) “An in-depth look at gentrification and how it’s changing our cities.” Open all sections Close all sections ### Additional Resources expand\_more [8toabolition.com](https://8toabolition.com) *Abolition Can't Wait* [Black Lives Matter​​](https://blacklivesmatter.com) *The official #BlackLivesMatter Global Network builds power to bring justice, healing, and freedom to Black people across the globe.* [Black Women’s Blueprint](https://blackwomensblueprint.org) *Building Power with Black Women & Girls* [Color Of Change](https://colorofchange.org) *Color Of Change designs campaigns powerful enough to end practices that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward.* [Equal Justice Initiative](https://eji.org) *EJI works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality.* [The Conscious Kid](https://theconsciouskid.org) *The Conscious Kid is an education, research and policy organization dedicated to reducing bias and promoting positive identity development in youth.* [Where Change Started](https://wherechangestarted.com) *Self-Guided Education for Becoming Anti-Racist*