Deeper Engagement and Understanding
Beyond the Center of International Studies' position paper, “ Black Lives Matter: Center for International Studies’ Position on Social Justice and Equity ,” the resources on this page are intended as a helpful starting point for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the issues and discussions around this topic.
Resources for Black Individuals and Communities
- Black Lives Matter: Meditations
- Black Lives Matter: Toolkits
- Common Coping Strategies
- Disarming Racial Microaggressions: Microintervention Strategies for Targets, White Allies, and Bystanders
- Discrimination: What It Is and How to Cope
- Emotionally Restorative Self-Care for People of Color
- Filling Our Cups: 4 Ways People of Color Can Foster Mental Health and Practice Restorative Healing
- Grief is a Direct Impact of Racism: Eight Ways to Support Yourself
- Healing Justice is How We Can Sustain Black Lives
- Liberate Meditation App (by and for people of color)
- NAMI: African American Mental Health
- Proactively Coping with Racism
- Racial Trauma is Real
- Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress
- Racism Recovery Steps
- Recovering Emotionally From Disaster
- Scholarships for Black & African American Stem Majors
- Scholarships for Black & African American Students
- Supporting Kids of Color in the Wake of Racialized Violence
- Talking about Race: Self-Care
- Tips for Self-Care: When Police Brutality Has You Questioning Humanity and Social Media is Enough
- Tips for Support
- Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Antiracism Resources
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Antiracism Learning Opportunities through Enrich Chicago
Antiracist Toolkit for Teachers and Researchers
Detour-Spotting for White Antiracists
Disarming Racial Microaggressions: Microintervention Strategies for Targets, White Allies, and Bystanders
Expressive Writing Prompts to Use if You’ve Been Accused of White Fragility, Spiritual Bypassing, or White Privilege
Harvard Implicit Bias Test
How To Be An Anti-Racist
How to Talk to Kids about Race: Books and Resources That Can Help
How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism
Resources for Educators Focusing on Antiracist Learning and Teaching
Talking About Race: Being Antiracist
Toolkit for Teaching about Racism
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Books to Read
On Antiracism:
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor | Layla Saad |
| The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Michelle Alexander |
| White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism | Dr. Robin DiAngelo |
On the Experience of Racism
Citizen: An American Lyric(opens in a new window)
by Claudia Rankine
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower(opens in a new window)
by Dr. Brittney Cooper
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness(opens in a new window)
by Austin Channing Brown
The Bridge Called My Back, Writings by Radical Women of Color(opens in a new window)
edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies(opens in a new window)
by Resmaa Menakem
How We Fight for Our Lives(opens in a new window)
by Saaed Jones
Organizations to Support
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
Black Girls Smiles
Black Women’s Blueprint
Equal Justice Initiative
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Showing up for Racial Justice
Sister Song
The Audre Lorde Project
The Antiracist Research and Policy Center
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Employee Assistance Program
Ohio University's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Work/Life program is offered through Impact Behavioral Health Care Services.
The EAP is available to all Ohio University employees and their family members.
Visit Impact Employee Assistance (opens in a new window)(opens in a new window) and enter 'ohiouniversity' as the username under the heading Member Login to access informational materials and resources.
Program features include confidential 24/7 live professional assistance (1-800-227-6007) and more.
Student Resources for Faculty/Staff
Harassment, Discrimination, Bias, and Retaliation Incident Report
https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?OhioUniv&layout_id=90
Campus Security Authority (CSA) Crime Reporting Form
https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?OhioUniv&layout_id=10
Equity and Civil Rights Compliance
https://www.ohio.edu/equity-civil-rights
Counseling and Psychological Serices (CPS)
http://www.ohio.edu/student-affairs/counseling
IMPACT Student Support Meetings
OHIO students are encouraged to email diversity@ohio.edu to express interest in attending an IMPACT meeting, which is a support group convened for any Ohio University student who wishes to discuss special issues that may be impacting our community of students.