Antiracism Resources

This list of resources for antiracist education and practice is a result of collaborative effort by students, staff and faculty at CICS. In addition to these resources, we are providing a pledge to join a CICS community effort to take action against racism.

These resources are listed in alphabetical order and are not exhaustive. As of this writing, Asian and Asian American members of our community are facing increased racism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we will continue to add more sections and information over time. If you have additional resources that we should include, please let us know at action [at] cics.umass.edu.

• Anti-Asian Racism
• For Children and Caregivers
• For Educators
• Media by People of Color
• Racial Trauma—Getting Help
• Racial Trauma—Learning
• Resources in Computing
• Resources from the UMass Amherst Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Resources Submitted by the CICS Community

Anti-Asian Racism

• Asian American Feminist Collective Resources
• Asian Americans (PBS)
• Asian Americans, Racism, and Antiracism in the COVID Era
• Black and Asian-American Feminist Solidarities: A Reading List
• Confronting Racism and Supporting Asian American Communities in the Wake of COVID-19 
• Coping With & Contextualizing Anti-Asian Racism & Pandemics
• COVID-19 Resources: Addressing Anti-Asian Racism
• Jeff Yang on the Hard Work of Allyship

For Children and Caregivers

• @theconsciouskid
• 20 Picture Books for 2020
• 7 Ways to Support the Young Activists in Your Life!
• Antiracist Baby
• Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners
• Counter Islamophobia Through Stories
• Dottir Press: Children’s Books on Unlearning White Supremacy
• ​Fare of the Free Child
• "I [STILL] Can't Breathe": Supporting Kids of Color Amid Racialized Violence
• Parenting for Liberation
• Parenting Reflection, Healing and Guidance 
• Raising Free People: Unschool as Liberation and Healing Work
• Raising Healthy Muslim Kids
• What is "The Talk" White Parents Should Have with White Children?
• Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup

For Educators

• Affirming Black Lives Without Inducing Trauma
• Becoming Anti-Racist: Learning About Race in CS Education
• Complex Trauma: In Urban African-American Children, Youth, Families
• CS Teachers, It's (Past) Time To Learn About Race
• The Diversity-Innovation Paradox in Science
• Don't Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms
• ‘I was fed up': #BlackInTheIvory Got Started, and What Its Founders Want to See Next
• Implicit Bias: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
• Our Undergraduate Program Is Racist
• Proposal #1 to Change CS Education to Reduce Inequity: Teach Computer Science to Advantage the Students With Less Computing Background
• Proposal #2 to Change CS Education to Reduce Inequity: Make the Highest Grades Achievable by All Students
• Proposal #3 to Change CS Education to Reduce Inequity: Call a Truce on Academic Misconduct Cases for Programming Assignments
• Responding to Racism and Racial Trauma in Doctoral Study: An Inventory for Coping and Mediating Relationships
• Talking About Race in Mostly White Schools
• 'Underrepresented Minority' Considered Harmful, Racist Language
• What Can CS Departments Do?
• What Can CS Departments do? Create More Student Organizations
• White Academia: Do Better.

Media by people of color

• 12 Excellent Podcasts With Black Hosts for Pop Culture, Politics, or History Fans
• 21 Books By POC Writers That You Should Definitely Read At Some Point
• 62 Great Books by Black Authors, Recommended by TED Speakers
• Black Lives Matter: 12 Anti-Racist Activists to Follow on Social Media
• TV Shows With Diverse or Non-White Casts
• What to Watch on Netflix if You Want to See Diversity on the Screen

Racial Trauma—Getting Help

• Accessible Mental Health Resources for Black Communities
• African Diaspora Mental Health Association
• Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma
• Health Racial Trauma
• Self Care for Black People Who Are Struggling With This Very Painful Week
• Surviving and Resisting Hate: A Toolkit for People of Color

Racial Trauma—Learning

• 13th
• American Son
• Black Feminist Thought
• Black Power Mixtape: 1967–1975
• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
• Healing Ethno-Racial Trauma in Latinx Immigrant Communities Cultivating Hope, Resistance, and Action
• Healing the Hidden Wounds of Racial Trauma
• How can I say this so we can stay in this car together?
• The Impact of Racial Trauma on African Americans
• Open Question: What Is a World Without Whiteness?
• People Get Ready
• Race and Injustice in America
• Soundless Cries Don't Lead to Healing: A Critical Thinking Guide to Cultural Consciousness
• When They See Us

Resources in Computing

• Black in Computing
• Broaden Participation in Computing
• Broadening Participation in Computing Is Easier Than You Think
• CAHSI - Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions
• Hispanics in Computing
• Institute for African-Americans in CS
• Reflections on Ruha Benjamin’s “Race After Technology”

Resources from the UMass Amherst Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Antiracism Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Resources for Standing in Solidarity

Resources submitted by the CICS community

Articles

• Call Me by My Name: It’s Musbah
• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Books

• 7 Books on Anti-Racism 2020
• Assata: An Autobiography
• Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing

Podcasts and Talks

• 5 Podcasts To Listen To If You Really Want To Know About Race In America 
• Modern Figures Podcast 
• Scene on Radio Season 2: Seeing White
• TEDx talks on race