Pick one of the Watch/Read/Listen resources listed below every day for 7 days. Diversify your understanding by selecting from resources in each category

Less than 10 minutes

• Read this article from the Chicago Tribune on modern-day redlining though financial lending.

• Read this article on 10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S., courtesy of Pew Research Center, highlighting recent discussion about the intersection of race and law enforcement

• Read this interview from NPR featuring Alex S. Vitale, author of the 2017 book The End of Policing, on what change in the way police do their jobs might look like.

• Read this article from NPR's All Things Considered, interviewing three Black men, who share their insights and opinions on how policing in Los Angeles should change

• Read this article from Harvard Business Review discussing how we move beyond diversity in the workplace and towards racial equity

• Watch this TED Talk by Bayeté Ross Smith examining how the diversity of thought that comes with our cultural differences is pivotal to a prosperous future

• Read this article from UC Berkeley discussing how, according to social scientists and civic organizations, we can bridge differences without suppressing what makes us different

• Listen to this episode from NPR discussing what it would take to get effective anti-racist education

• Are You Willing to Give Up Your Privilege? Philanthropy alone wonʼt save the American dream, by Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation

• It’s Not Just the South: Here’s How Everyone Can Resist White Supremacy, by Sarah van Gelder

10 to 20 minutes

• Watch the short film Segregated by Design examining the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy.

• Watch this episode from the Netflix series Explained featuring Cory Booker and others discussing how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded to create a racial wealth gap

• Read this article from the Brookings Institution examining the Black-white wealth gap.

• Read "‘A Pileup of Inequities’: Why People of Color Are Hit Hardest by Homelessness" By: Teresa Wiltz

• Watch this TEDx Talk by activist Jami Jivani discussing the impacts of racial profiling in policing and the importance of mediating the relationships between the police and the public

• Watch this TED Talk by Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo, focusing on how we understand, navigate and improve a world structured by racial division.

• Listen to this piece from NPR Illinois on how some schools have engaged in creating an anti-racist curriculum

• Read "America is more diverse than ever—but still segregated" A Washington Post article that explores how segregation persists in some of America’s largest cities: “Chicago, for example, shows how persistent segregation can be, even with a city with a diverse population.

• Bryan Stevenson on the Frustration Behind the George Floyd Protests, by Isaac Chotiner

• The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Built the Wealth of a White Family Today by Joshua Holland

More Than 20 Minutes

• Listen to the Prologue and Act One of "House Rules" by This American Life discussing the importance of where you live and how it impacts quality of life, including quality of education, unemployment, infrastructure, and health.

• Watch this video from the National Council for Behavioral Health discussing the systems which create disparate levels of homelessness for BIPOC

• Explore the report Normalizing Injustice by Color of Change and the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center analyzing the role that scripted crime shows play in perpetuating false narratives and stereotypes around race and policing.

• Watch this video from PBS News Hour answering five questions about the "Defund the Police" movement, including what defunding the police means, and how that may take place.

• Read the guide Speak Up, compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center, outlining ways you can respond to everyday bigotry in a variety of situations

• Read "Guide to Allyship", Created by Amélie Lamont, a manual for becoming an ally, contains links to further reading, practical ways of thinking and acting

• Read "What White Children Need to Know About Race", by Ali MIchael and Elenora Bartoli

• Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?, by Ibram X Kendi.

• Watch "How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them", TED Talk by Vernā Myers, encourages us to work vigorously to counter balance bias by connecting with and learning about and from the groups we fear.

• Listen to "Vincent Harding, Is America Possible?," Krista Tippett interviews theologian Vincent Harding