D&I Committee Recommends: Resources on Race in America

The Johnson County Diversity and Inclusion Committee compiled a list of our top-ten recommended media about race— including books, documentaries, podcasts, articles, videos, and essays—to help employees seek out information, develop a more comprehensive view of the issues, and become better allies.

 

  1. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Book)

 

  1. Time and Distance Overcome by Eula Biss (Essay)

 

  1. How We Can Make Racism a Solvable Problem—And Improve Policing by Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff (Ted Talk)

 

  1. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin and Raoul Pack (Documentary; Available on Amazon Prime Video)

 

  1. “The Problem We All Live With” (Part I and II) by This American Life(Podcast Episode)

 

  1. 13th by Ava DuVernay (Documentary; Available on Netflix)

 

  1. “Talking About Whiteness with Eula Biss” by On Being with Krista Tippett (Podcast Episode)

 

  1. Rebuilding a Neighborhood with Beauty, Dignity, Hope by Bill Strickland (Ted Talk)

 

  1. Seeing White (Podcast)

 

  1. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo (Book)