Pitt School of Social Work Commitment to Anti-Racism
We hold ourselves responsible and accountable for assuring that the Pitt School of Social Work fully embraces and embodies anti-racism. See the whole statement and commitment to action steps here.
Latest Updates
Statement and Resources from the Center on Race and Social Problems June 2, 2020
Message from Dean Betsy Farmer: "Coming together in difficult times" May 29, 2020
Events
Coursework
Center on Race and Social Problems
Other Resources
Books:
- RESTORATIVE YOGA FOR ETHNIC AND RACE-BASED STRESS AND TRAUMA by Dr. Parker: WWW.DRGAILPARKER.COM/
- Healing Racial Trauma by Sheila Wise Rowe: The Road to Resilience: https://www.christianbook.com/apps/easyfind?Ntk=author&Ntt=Sheila%20Wise%20Rowe
- Why Are They Angry with Us? Essays on Race by Dr. Larry Davis, Dean Emeritus and founding director of the Center on Race and Social Problems
- We Want to do More than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom,” by Bettina Love
- White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
- A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Barry and Kali Nicole Gross
- How To Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
- So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Meditation Exercises:
1. Black Lives Matters Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma by Dr. Candice Nicole http://drcandicenicole.com/2016/07/black-lives-matter-meditation/
2. Soulfulness 4 Life: https://soulfulness4life.com/ uses a culturally congruent approach to mindfulness
Apps:
1. Liberate app: Liberate is the #1 meditation app for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community. Listen to dozens of guided meditations to ease anxiety, find gratitude, heal internalized racism and micro-aggressions and celebrate Blackness.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-founder-creates-meditation-app-for-people-of-color/
2. The Safe Place: a Minority Mental Health App geared towards the Black Community to bring awareness, education and hope: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-safe-place/id1349460763
Podcasts:
- The Breakdown with Dr. Earl: A Mental Health Podcast
- The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
Videos:
- Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility'
- The urgency of intersectionality by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- What it takes to be racially literate by Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo
- Color blind or color brave? by Mellody Hobson
Music:
- Songs Giving us (Much Needed) Life by Code Switch (NPR)
Social Work Practice and Pedagogy
- Teaching Note—Teaching Intersectionality: Transforming Cultural Competence Content in Social Work Education
- When Pedagogy Is Painful: Teaching in Tumultuous Times
- Anti-Racist Syllabus Review: Guiding Questions – July 2020
Allyship and anti-racism resources:
- Anti-racism resources for white people
- Resources for Accountability and Actions for Black Lives
- 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Social Workers: Allies for Justice?
- Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not
- Resources on Making Space for and Supporting Students of Color
- Fighting the Shadow Pandemic (about inclusive teaching)
- “Social Workers Belong in Police Departments” Is an Offensive Statement
- It’s Time To Defund The Police And Start Funding Social Workers
- White Ally Toolkit
- I am Black. This is what I Need (& what I Don’t) from White Allies.
Other resources:
- Schollar Strike for Racial Justice Resources
- List to Support Anti-Racism Action (list put together by SSWR Doctoral Student members)
- Black Life Matters: Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists
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Being Antiracist (information compiled by the National Museum of African American History and Culture)
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LGBTQ Black Lives Matter local and national resources from Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Articles:
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America,This is Your Chance (op-ed by Michelle Alexander)
Reforming Policing:
Resources for talking to your children about racism and violence:
- Teaching Tolerance: Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence https://www.tolerance.org/moment/racism-and-police-violence
- Seattle Public Libraries Race & Social Justice books for kids K-5 https://www.spl.org/books-and-media/books-and-ebooks/staff-picks-for-kids/race-and-social-justice-books-for-kids-k-5?page=2
- New York Times An Antiracist Reading List https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html
- Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup https://www.prettygooddesign.org/blog/Blog%20Post%20Title%20One-5new4
- Anti-Defamation League: lessons, table talks, and books:
- Table Talk: George Floyd, Racism, and Law Enforcement https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/george-floyd-racism-and-law-enforcement
- Middle School Level lessons https://www.adl.org/education-and-resources/resources-for-educators-parents-families/lessons?ed_cat_id%5b176%5d=176&ed_cat_id%5b216%5d=216&ed_cat_id%5b230%5d=230&grd_lvl%5bmiddle-school%5d=middle-school
- 100 Race Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child – Conversation Starters http://www.raceconscious.org/2016/06/100-race-conscious-things-to-say-to-your-child-to-advance-racial-justice/
- NPR: How White Parents Can Talk About Race https://www.npr.org/2020/05/31/866426170/raising-white-kids-author-on-how-white-parents-can-talk-about-race