One of the ways faculty can foster an anti-racist culture is to broaden the resources we use in our lessons and our assignments. By considering using materials created by those who are historically silenced and underrepresented, we help to "decenter whiteness."
Ask yourself: "Are the videos and readings I give my students narrated by, written by, or told from the perspective of a black, Asian, or Latinx American?" "Do my students see themselves in their readings?" Below are some RCC databases with resources for you to consider when choosing readings and assignments.
Covers 500 years of African American history and culture by major era. Provides biographies, images, primary sources, timelines, and news related to each topic. Funding provided by Student Equity.
Original news articles covering life in the Antebellum South, growth of the Black church, the Jim Crow Era, the Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights movement, political and economic empowerment, and more. Funding provided by Student Equity.
Provides information on over 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of culture and history. Funding provided by Student Equity.
Includes articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals from a variety of ethnic and minority presses. Covers content from 1990 to the present. Funding provided by Student Equity.