Javon Johnson is a spoken word artist, and this piece — “cuz he’s black” — was part of the 2013 National Poetry Slam held in Boston, MA.
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J. Cole and “be free”
This is a profound song J. Cole has written and performed. This version is from the David Letterman show in December of 2014, in the aftermath of several terrible incidents in 2014 around police brutality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=461h2GvQHJw
If Latinos said the stuff white people say
Another one in a series of humorous takes on micro aggressions commonly associated with white privilege.
If Black women said the stuff white guys say
Another one in a series of humorous takes on micro aggressions commonly associated with white privilege.
If Black people said the stuff white people say
Another one in a series of humorous takes on micro aggression commonly associated with white privilege.
If Asians said the stuff white people say
Here is one in a series of humorous takes on micro-aggression from white people towards another racialized group.
What kind of Asian are you?
A brief and funny look at the serious challenge posed by white people who “can’t see race” or who try to appear to be “in the know.”
How to tell someone they sound racist
Another great piece by Jay Smooth, who explains how he can talk to someone when they sound racist.
Canadians react to racism
This is a short video which depicts an experiment run by some people in Canada following the terrorist attack on the Parliament in Ottawa in October of 2014. What happens is surprising in a hope-filled way.
Brene Brown on shame
White people working with white people on racism often encounter feelings of deep shame, and it can be important to help them work through the feelings — and note the differences between guilt (I did something wrong), and shame (I am wrong). This is a TED talk by Brene Brown that many of us have found useful in this process.