Diversity and Inclusion
We here at the Social Developmental Neuroscience Lab are committed to creating an inclusive and safe work environment where everyone feels that they are welcome and cared for, regardless of their age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, socioeconomic status, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, able-bodiedness or mental health status.
General Temple Undergraduate Resources:
Anti-Racism Resources:
List of resources to donate to (bail funds, meals for protestors, families of recent police brutality victims, resources for black trans people, and way more!), and instructions on how to raise money without paying a single penny! These links are great for Instagram bios and to send to friends and family! The latter also has reading lists, curfew lists, lawyer lists, and more.
A truly beautiful pdf guide on things to do when protesting is not feasible given your current situation. This would be a great place to start, see what calls to you, and look for resources in the other links we have! Make sure to swipe through all four pages.
This link has a PLETHORA of mixed media platforms to read, listen to, follow, etc.
A fantastic list of documentaries to watch to understand and unpack the racism and police brutality in America. This list includes what streaming services you can use to watch them (lots are Netflix & Hulu friendly!)
These Google docs have a quick summary to read if you want to start somewhere with educating yourself on these issues!
Anti-Racism Books (please also look at the links above for even more!) *Some selections have links for buying, while others will be listed without links; if one of the links no longer leads to a page where the book is available, we highly recommend referring to the Black-Owned Bookstores list below!
How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide (Dr. Crystal Fleming)
Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment Paperback (Angela J. Davis)
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
White Fragility (Robin Diangelo)
My Grandmother’s Hands (Resmaa Menakem)
How to be an Anti-Racist (Ibrahim Z. Kendi)
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
Black-Owned Bookstores to buy from (from @worn_ware on Instagram):
Brave and Kind Books
Semicolon
Brain Lair Books
Afriware Books
Detroit Book City
Mahogany Books
Uncle Bobbie’s
Hakim’s Bookstore
Harriott’s Bookshop
Ashay By the Bay
Eso Won Books
The Lit Bar
Cafe con Libros
Frugal Bookstore
Free Open-Source Courses to consider taking:
Yale:
African American History: From Emancipation to the Present (African American Studies): https://oyc.yale.edu/african-american-studies/afam-162
Foundations of Modern Social Theory (Sociology): https://oyc.yale.edu/sociology/socy-151
Race, Poverty, and Disadvantage (Capital Punishment - Yale Law) http://campuspress.yale.edu/capitalpunishment/