Lots of interesting resources and recommendations to share this month, so I’ll get right to it:
Project Implicit Social Attitudes — Take this Harvard-based research test to examine your attitudes toward others.
“1200“ — This video examines the untold story of the 1,200 missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (@1200PlusMMIWG) in Canada.
“Slavery by Another Name” — This PBS documentary based on the Pulitzer-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon, presents a tragic and often overlooked chapter of American history.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben — This first book in a trilogy on the mysteries of nature sees forests as social networks. Fascinating stuff.
All the Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans by
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander — A sobering examination of the myth of American social progress.
Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores by Dominique DuBois Gilliard — An eye-opening examination of the lucrative prison industry and alternatives our society needs to consider.
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown — Already a bestseller after two weeks on the market, this is another must read on how unconscious (and conscious) race narratives color the way we see the world.
