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Journalism & Mass Communication Anti-Racism Resources : Books, Articles, Films, Podcasts
Anti-racism resources for students, staff, and faculty of the Journalism and Mass Communication Department.
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Selected Books
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad; Robin DiAngelo (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781728209807Publication Date: 2020-01-28
Articles
- 97 Things White People Can do for Racial Justiceby Corinne Shutack
- The 1619 Project (Photo Essay)by The New York Times
- Call It What It Is: Anti-Blacknessby Dr. Kihana Miraya Ross Vakil
- The Case for Reparationsby Ta-Nehisi Coates
- How the U.S. Got Its Police Forceby Time Magazine
- The Issue With Saying All Lives Matterby Tayler Washington
- Of course technology perpetuates racism. It was designed that way.by Charlton Mcllwain
- Op-Ed: The Term ‘People of Color’ Erases Black People. Let’s Retire Itby Nadra Widatalla
- Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racismby Nicola Carpenter
- The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racismby Audre Lorde
- Walking While Blackby Garnette Cadogan
- When Feminism is White Supremacy in Heelsby Rachel Cargle
- Why Seeing Yourself Represented on Screen Is So Importantby Kimberly Lawson
Films & TV
Available on Kanopy (available to all UW-Madison staff, faculty, and students):
*All films listed are documentaries and are just a small selection of what is available.
- Bell Hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation
- Black Is...Black Ain't
- Ethnic Notions
- Goin' To Chicago
- Hoop Dreams
- I Am Not Your Negro
- Ida B. Wells: A Passion For Justice
- James Baldwin: The Price Of A Ticket
- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
- The New Black
- Out In The Night
- Race: The Power of Illusion
- Soul Food
- Tongues United
- White Like Me
Available on Netflix:
- 13th (Documentary)
- Dear White People (TV Series)
- The Force (Documentary)
- LA92 (Documentary)
- Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (Documentary)
- The Life And Death of Marsha P. Johnson (Documentary)
- Moonlight (Film)
- Mudbound (Film)
- Pose (TV Series)
- Seven Seconds (Miniseries)
- Strong Island (Documentary)
- What Happened, Miss Simone? (Documentary)
- When They See Us (Miniseries)
Available on Hulu:
- The Hate U Give (Film)
- Hidden Figures (Film)
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Film)
- Queen Sugar (TV Series)
Available on Amazon Prime:
- 4 Little Girls (Documentary)
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution (Documentary)
- The Central Park Five (Documentary)
- Dark Girls (Documentary)
- Dispatches From Cleaveland (Documentary)
- Freedom Riders (Documentary)
- Hidden Figures (Film)
- I Am Not Your Negro (Documentary)
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Film)
- Kiki (Documentary)
- LA92 (Documentary)
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (Documentary)
- Selma (Film)
- Whose Streets (Documentary)
Podcasts
- 1619Published by the New York Times
- Code SwitchPublished by NPR
- MomentumPublished by Race Forward
- Pod for the CausePublished by The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
- Seeing WhiteThe Seeing White series is a part of the Scene on Radio podcast.
- Race TraitorThe Race Traitor series is a part of The Heart podcast.
Newspapers
For historical/early editions of the national newspapers please see either the student or teacher resources tab, listed under resources.
Local:
- The Capital City HuesThe Capital City Hues is a biweekly publication written by and for people of color.
- Madison365provides news stories and information and encourages leaders in Madison's communities of color.
National: