On this page, I’m curating material that will support individuals and organizations who want to deepen their anti-racism work and/or understanding. Check back often since this page will be dynamic and I’ll continue to add links:

 

Resources that Dr. Helen thinks are great:

 

Podcasts & Social Media

• The HBR Race at Work Podcast hosted by Porter Braswell
• The Trapdoor of Friendship episode of the “Call Your Girlfriend” podcast – especially
• Code Switch Podcast by National Public Radio (NPR)
• Black Physicians of Canada on Instagram
• How to interrupt bias and microaggressions – “Calling Out vs. Calling In” (scripts to use; 2-page PDF shared by a colleague on LinkedIn)
• Parents for Diversity on Instagram plus their website with a rich set of resources (Ottawa-based parents and allies committed to every child’s right to quality education free from discrimination)
• Michael Eric Dyso‪n’s episode of the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (white privilege, the Capitol protestors, and why the 2020 election was so close, how race is shaped by the environment and context of the culture)
• Robert Livingsto‪n’s episode of the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (the science behind racism, how to synthesize and assemble it into something people can digest, and the ways to make profound and sustainable change around it)

 

Films/TV/Documentaries

• The Desecration of Priceville, Ontario’s History (30-min film; Canadian town settled by Black pioneers in the 1700s and 1800s)
• Black on campus: Students, staff and faculty say universities are failing them (The Fifth Estate, CBC)
• Films and documentaries by Ava Duvernay: Selma, When They See Us, 13th (all available on Netflix)
• United Shades of America – a weekly TV series on CNN
• Teenagers Discuss Microaggressions and Racism (2015)
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube web series) – is a safe place to have the uncomfortable conversations about race that many people have never been able to have.
• Black-ish follows an upper-middle-class African-American family led by Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow Johnson (Tracee Ellis Ross). It tackles many historical and contemporary issues that Black people face (ABC; streaming services).
• The Blue Eyes Brown Eyes applied social psychology experiment (“A Class Divided” full film, Frontline PBS documentary)
• Follow up to the Blue Eyes Brown Eyes experiment from the Oprah Winfrey Show
• Homecoming (stylized as HΘMΣCΘMING; subtitled: “A Film by Beyoncé“) is available on Netflix. It’s full of countless layers of meaning that may be hidden to some viewers. Many of the hidden meanings are explained here.
• How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion (25-minute TedTalk by Peggy McIntosh)
• Anti-racist and social justice centered video resources from Concordia University
• Black on the Prairies (CBC)

 

Books and Articles

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015) – Calls to Action
• Diversity is more than just a buzzword: conversations with our Black colleagues (perspectives shared by racialized Canadian employees of the Federal Government)
• Critique about common approaches to anti-racism training
• UK government follows US with ban on unconscious bias training
• Me and White Supremacy (Layla F. Saad)
• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
• Reconciliation Toolkit from the Anglican Church of Canada (history, resources, building relationships, practicing reconciliation)
• The Pervasive Reality of Anti-Black Racism in Canada
• How to be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
• I Look White To Many. I’m Black. This Is What White People Say To Me. (this also shows that silence can be racist)
• 7 Ways to Incorporate Reconciliation into Your Business
• One is the Loneliest Number – what it’s like to be the only BIPOC person in an organization
• ‘I didn’t want to be ridiculed’: The emotional toll of microaggressions at work (Out in the Open, CBC Radio)
• Canadian People of Colour Carry an “Emotional Tax” at Work
• This is What Racial Trauma Does to the Body and Brain
• Racism at My Job Literally Gave Me PTSD
• After 400 years of racism, Black Mental Health Day is way overdue
• Why BIPOC Is An Inadequate Acronym
• The value of working with a therapist or advisor of colour (Teen Vogue)
• 9 Terms to Avoid in Communications with Indigenous Peoples
• I’m Still Here – Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Austin Channing Brown)
• Black Women Less Likely to be Promoted, Receive Recognition for Accomplishments
• Workplace Diversity Goes Far Past Hiring. How Leaders Can Support Employees Of Color
• Microaggressions Are A Big Deal: How To Talk Them Out And When To Walk Away
• Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
• Can I be a Black mother in a world so dangerous to Black children? (this provides insights about the additional layers of challenges that Black parents are dealing with)
• Racism’s Effects on Black Mental Health
• These best friends created a wildly popular Google doc about how to be an ally to the black community (this includes learning plans for people who have 10, 25, or 45 minutes per day
• Professionalism Is a Relic of White Supremacist Work Culture
• The legacy of trauma (emerging research is exploring how historical and cultural traumas affect survivors’ children for generations to come)
• Rethink your next big hire: Black people face very real bias and unfair standards
• Black employees slam Ontario Public Service for rampant, systemic racism

 

From the I/O Advisory Services Career Development and HR Blog:

• Coded Language and Dog Whistle Expressions
• Values and Organizational Climate
• Racism … Is it at Your Place of Work?
• The Glass Cliff (more dangerous and painful than the glass ceiling)
• “Covering” at Work (inclusion and corporate culture)
• The Superwoman Syndrome, Even Harder Than It Looks …
• Feel Like an Impostor? Maybe You’re Just an Outlier …
• Hiring for Best Fit, Without Bias
• Is Workplace Authenticity Practical or a Myth?
• The value BIPOC leaders bring to corporate risk management
• Systemic Racism and the Public Service: Moving the Dial Forward
• What is Allyship (Part 1)?  and Part 2

In addition to blogs, I have developed and delivered several online workshops, talks, and a playlist of AudioBlog articles that you can listen to (see bottom right corner of blog homepage)

 

 

The Institute for  Communications Agencies (ICA‘s) list of anti-racism resources: https://theica.ca/en/anti-racism

This comprehensive list of resources was compiled in May 2020 by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein, and shared with the ICA by Creative Equals and it includes, books, articles, podcasts, and films. It is meant to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen their anti-racism work. (During the summer of 2020, I started working on materials to support a corporate mentorship program with the ICA with the expectation that it would launch in fall 2020).

 

On May 31, 2020, Brené Brown asked her social media community to share anti-racism resources. Below are the books recommended by the community. Starred books received numerous recommendations. Here’s the link: https://brenebrown.com/antiracism-resources/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anti-racism Resources Curated by the Harvard Business Review