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The Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Hub

AWARENESS
Getting Started

Wondering where to begin? Develop a strong foundation in communication by clearly defining important terms and language. Start small with simple and actionable steps that will help you build your ED&I muscles. And, don’t be afraid to ask questions to build your own understanding.

LITERATURE

An Open Letter to Art Educators on Constructing an Anti-Racist Agenda

James Haywood Rolling, Jr. on the importance of anti-racist art education.

Race and Art Education

This title in the Art Education in Practice Series addresses issues of race in an accessible style and with a focus on classroom practice.

Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–from Ferguson to Charleston

A comprehensive list of resources specifically designed for white people to learn about racism.

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Peggy McIntosh’s essay on what white privilege really is.

AUDIO/VIDEO

Khalil Muhammad

Video for understanding the roots of racism and explaining patterns of inequity and structural racism that persist.

A Podcast by NPR. Combining narrative and scientific research to explore the forces that “control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions.”

A Podcast by Scene on Radio. Leading scholars discuss the history of race in the United States in a 14-part docuseries.

A Podcast by NPR. Hosted by a rotating panel of BIPOC journalists, this podcast “explores[s] how [race] impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between.”

A Podcast by Gimlet Media. Historical podcast that shares the stories of marginalized groups often left out of history textbooks.

WEB

Learning for Justice

Social justice and anti-bias resources to help schools, educators, and students be active participants in a diverse democracy.

Understanding Gender

Resources to help understand the complex interrelationship between three dimensions: body, identity, and social gender.

Guides and resources for raising a generation of children who are thoughtful, informed, and brave about race.

National Equity Project

Resources focused on transforming the experiences, outcomes, an life options for children and families who have been historically underserved by our institutions and systems.

Land Acknowledgement

Use this site to help better inform the inclusion of a land acknowledgement in a workshop or meeting. Know the land that you currently occupy!

OTHER

An anti-harassment organization, partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice to adapt the Hollaback! bystander intervention training specifically to combat the recent rise in anti-Asian harassment.

A Netflix documentary from director Ava DuVernay that outlines the systemic underpinnings of the school-to-prison pipeline.

A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-rising

A historical context in understanding the mushroom cloud of uprisings that are exploding across the country in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others.

Know a great ED&I Resource that you’d love to share
with the arts education community?

Submit info on the resource for our ED&I Commission to review.

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