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Anti-Racism Task Force
Anti-Racism Task Force
Mission:
The mission of this taskforce is to establish a new institutional culture–relationship and create educational policies and practices that are anti-racist. We are in a unique moment in history that can lead to meaningful and lasting change that aligns with our values to care for each other and our patients.
Aims:
- Eliminate long-standing institutional racism at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
- Foster ongoing, authentic dialogue about race, racism, and anti-blackness.
- Incorporate required anti-racism curriculum content into all levels of education for medical students.
- Implement strategies to optimize recruitment and retention of diverse students, residents, and faculty at UCCOM.
- Implement required ongoing COM-wide anti-racism education.
Members:
- Dr. Mia Mallory - Chair, Associate Dean of Diversity Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Dr. Opeolu Adeoye - Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Heather Christensen - Assistant Professor, Educator, Department of Medical Education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Heather Cox - Executive Director, Operations and Finance, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Caroline Freiermuth - Associate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Tammy Gonzalez - M3 Student, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Anna Goroncy - Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, The Christ Hospital; Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Clyde Henderson - Orthopedic Surgery, Retired, Community member at large
- Stefany Hernandez - M4 Student, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Lisa Johnson - Assistant Dean of Diversity Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Elizabeth Leenellett - Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, UC Health West Chester Hospital
- Dr. Robert Neel - Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Education, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine; Neurology Residency Training Program Director, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Camille Sullivan - M3 Student, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Alice Tang - Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology (ENT), University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Dr. Nita Walker - Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Resources
Books:
- Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
- Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do by Claude Steele
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Podcasts to Subscribe to:
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- CEO Action Time to Act
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Seeing White
Film and TV Series to Watch:
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
- Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
- Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
- Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
- King In The Wilderness — HBO
- See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
- Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Additional Resources:
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- The 1619 Project Curriculum | Curriculum
- Accountability Statement | Robin DiAngelo, PhD
- The AntiRacist Table (30 day challenge)
- Anti-Racism Project
- Beyond This Moment virtual series: Doing Our Work: White Folks Engaged in the Movement for Racial Equity (Zoom recording)
- Center for Urban Education (CUE) Racial Equity Tools | w/USC’s Race & Equity Center (Laying the Groundwork, Defining the Problem, Creating Solutions Through Inquiry, Scaling & Sustaining the Work)
- Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others published by Pepperdine University's online Master of Psychology program.
- Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
- Keep It Real-Diverse2 (games/cards to be used as tools for difficult conversations)
- Medium.com
- Mindfulness Project (EP of meditations about allyship, racism and lovingkindness)
- NYTimes.com Race/Related
- Race Matters: Eradicating Racism in the Corporate World: A webinar series | Korn Ferry
- Race Matters: What Can I Do Infographic | Korn Ferry
- Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
- Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
- Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
- Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
- Talking About Race (National Museum of African American History & Culture)
- Teaching While White | Blog
- TED Talks
- Women Advancing Together Blog
- Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy: An Open Dialogue with White and Black Women | Insight Into Diversity
- Why is this happening? — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
- Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials
Videos to Watch:
- Bryan Stevenson: Bear Witness, Take Action (video)
- Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
- Diversity Training Isn’t Enough: Racism, Trauma and Justice w/Dr. Joy Degruy (2:02:46)
- How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
- CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall: How to Explain Racism to Kids (21:28)
- CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall: Elmo and his dad Louie Talk About Racism and Protesting (2:31)
- How to Resolve Racially Stressful Situations | Howard C. Stevenson Ted Talk (17:27)
Articles to Read:
- 10 Documentaries to Watch About Race Instead of Asking a Person of Colour to Explain Things for You by Ben Clay | DocPlay.com (June 3, 2020)
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
- 29 Movies, Shows, and Documentaries to Watch to Educate yourself on Racial Injustice by Ashley Selleke | Theeverygirl.com (June 4, 2020)
- America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
- Code of Ethics for White Anti-Racists by Tim Wise | Medium.com (June 16, 2020)
- The Combahee River Collective Statement
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
- For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies by Courtney Ariel | Sojo.net (August 16, 2017)
- How Did We Get Here? by Gillian B. White | The Atlantic (June 16, 2020)
- How to Talk to Relatives Who Care More About Looting Than Black Lives by Rachel Miller | Vice.com (June 3, 2020)
- How to Talk to your Children About Protests and Racism by Sandee LaMotte | CNN.com (June 2, 2020)
- How to Turn White Privilege Into Antiracist Allyship | WGPH.org (June 5, 2020)
- How White People Can Hold Each Other Accountable to Stop Institutional Racism by Elly Belle | teenvogue.com (August 2, 2019)
- How White Women Can Use their Privilege to End Racism by Tikia K. Hamilton, PhD | Zora.medium.com (May 28, 2020)
- The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
- Is Your Company Actually Fighting Racism, or Just Talking About It? by Kira Hudson Banks and Richard Harvey | Harvard Business Review (June 11, 2020)
- Message to White Allies from a Black Racial Dialogue Expert: You’re Doing it Wrong by Dr. David Kempt | Medium.com (April 27, 2020)
- My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
- Racial Equity at Work Isn’t Rocket Science by Dorianne St. Fleur | Medium.com (June 14, 2020)
- Racial Microaggressions: Examples and Phrases for Productive Dialogue by Kristen Rogers | CNN (June 6, 2020)
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groupsdeveloped by Craig Elliott PhD
- What Black Scientists Want From Colleagues and their Institutions by Virginia Gewin | Nature (June 22, 2020)
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
- Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
- Why You Should Stop Saying, “I Don’t See Color” by Dawn Porter | msn.com (June 7, 2020)
- Antiracism Center: Twitter
- Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Community Based Involvement in Cincinnati:
- All Children Thrive - https://www.actnowcincy.org/
- The Health Generation (Gen H) - https://genh.healthcollab.org/
- Interact for Health - https://www.interactforhealth.org/
- Health Gap - https://closingthehealthgap.org/
- Joining Forces for Children - http://www.joiningforcesforchildren.org/
- Cradle Cincinnati - https://www.cradlecincinnati.org/
- Apoyo Latino - http://cincinnatilatino.org/
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - https://cincinnatinaacp.com/
- Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio- https://www.ulgso.org/
- Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati - http://www.hispanicchambercincinnati.com/
Care for Black People:
- 11 Black People Share Big and Small Ways They’re Caring for Themselves by Tonya Russell | SELF (June 5, 2020)
- 13 Black Women in Wellness Share what Wellness & Self-Care Means to them by Leah Thomas | The Good Trade
- For Colored Girls in Academia Who Have Burned Out/When Rest is Enough by Jasmine Abukar | Medium.com (June 9, 2020)
- How Black Americans can practice self-care during these trying times. And how everyone else can help them by Elizabeth Wellington | The Philadelphia Inquirer (June 4, 2020)
- Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling with this Very Painful Week by Rachel Miller | Vice.com (May 28, 2020)
- Talking About Race: Self-Care | National Museum of African American History & Culture/Smithsonian
Contact Us
University of CincinnatiCollege of Medicine
CARE/Crawley Building
Suite E-870
3230 Eden Avenue
PO Box 670555
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0555
Mail Location: 0555
Phone: 513-558-7333
Fax: 513-558-3512
Email: College of Medicine