Racial Justice Resources

Whether you’re looking for ways to support people of color or are seeking assistance, we are compiling a growing list of videos and resources to support our community in learning, unlearning and activating toward racial justice.

What is Racial Justice?

Racial justice is the systematic fair treatment of people of all races, resulting in equitable opportunities and outcomes for all. Racial justice — or racial equity — goes beyond “anti-racism.” It is not just the absence of discrimination and inequities, but also the presence of deliberate systems and supports to achieve and sustain racial equity through proactive and preventative measures.

Community Response Resources

• New Era of Public Safety: An Advocacy Toolkit for Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing (PDF): The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
• Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide: Southern Poverty Law Center
• Safety During Protest (PDF): Amnesty International
• Protesters’ Rights: American Civil Liberties Union
• Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community

Campus-Based Support

• Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion: Contact Fireland Colleges’ Office of Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5p.m. at 419.372.0621
• Office of the Dean: Contact the Dean of Firelands College Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at 419.372.0623
• See It. Hear It. Report It. University incident report form
• Office of Multicultural Affairs: (BG Campus)
• Center for Women and Gender Equity: (BG Campus)
• Division of Diversity and Belonging: (BG Campus)

National and Local Organizations

• US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
• ACLU of Ohio
• D.A.R.T.
• NAACP
• NAACP Sandusky
• Urban League of Greater Cleveland
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• Equal Justice Initiative
• Live Another Day: Addiction and Mental Health Support
• DetoxLocal: AAPI Addiction and Mental Health Resources

News Media

• 1619, The New York Times
• How Did We Get Here, The Atlantic

Books

• How to Be an Antiracist
• I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism
• Between the World and Me
• So You Want to Talk About Race

Films/Videos

• The Hate U Give (2018)
• Just Mercy (2019)
• 13th (2016)
• Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo
• A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott
• The Difference Between being “not racist” and antiracism by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi