Resources

Anti-Racism Education

• Anti-Racism Educational Resources
• Anti-Racism Resources
• Anti Racism Resources: Experiences Canada
• Anti-Racism: A compilation of teacher resources for learning and teaching about racism and anti-racism
• Anti-Racism Education in Canada: Best Practices

Some Key Thinkers

• Awad Ibrahim
• George Jerry Sefa Dei
• bell hooks
• Robyn Maynard

Key Questions: Conversations about Anti-Racism with White People

Is racism really a thing at uOttawa?

• Talking about systemic racism: Grad students lead conversations about change needed in academia (August 14th 2020)
• Message from President Jacques Frémont concerning an incident at the Faculty of Arts (October 19th 2020)
• Ottawa police hate crime unit investigating graffiti incident at uOttawa (October 20th 2020)
• University of Ottawa professors just can’t stop using the N-word. Student and faculty outrage is boiling over (October 20th 2020)
• An appeal for calm and reflection from President Jacques Frémont (October 21st 2020)
• Together Against Racism: A Year of Action 2020-2021 

What is white privilege?  

• What is White Privilege, Really?

Why is not OK to say the N Word in class?

• Ta-Nehisi Coates explains (5 min video)
• On banning the N-word in academia

Intent vs. impact: Are you still accountable if you didn’t mean to?

• Why #standingwithDNLee’s Orientation towards SciAm Was So Important
• “But I didn’t mean it!” Why it’s so hard to prioritize impacts over intents.

What is the actual definition of racism?

• Racism definition: Merriam-Webster to make update after request

What is white fragility?

• What’s My Complicity? Talking White Fragility With Robin DiAngelo

What is white supremacy?

• What is white supremacy?

What happens when we stay silent?

• Why White Silence on Racism Is Deadly

Why does it feel so uncomfortable to talk about race?

• Does talking about racism make you uncomfortable? Too bad

Why can’t I just ask my Black friends and colleagues to tell me about this?

• I’m your black friend, but I won’t educate you about racism. That’s on you.

How do many of my BIPOC colleagues and professors feel about using the N-word in class?

• Read the statement issued by the BIPOC Caucus of at the University of Ottawa

Black History in Canada

• Black History in Canada
• Blacks in Canada: A long history
• The Black Canadian Experience in Ontario
• Ontario Black History Society
• Teaching Black Canadian History Every Month

Black Canadians You Should Know

• 23 historical black Canadians you should know
  • Denham Jolly (by Suzanne Gooderham)
  • Dany Laferrière (by Robyn Ouimet)
• Noteworthy historical figures

Black Excellence in Canada

• Black Excellence: Celebrating the Africa of our Dreams
• Black History Month: Celebrating Black Excellence

Books to Read with a Canadian Focus

• EN: Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard
• EN: The skin we’re in by Desmond Cole

More to come…