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Understanding Racial Literacy in the U.S.

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Films On Demand

Films On Demand is the premier academic streaming video service providing unlimited access to thousands of videos for ALL departments, including titles that give context and background to the racial discussions of today. Here is a selection of content related to racial literacy, diversity, social activism, and more.

Black Lives Matter
#BlackLivesMatter
Target: Philadelphia
Baltimore Rising
America After Charleston
Secrets of the Hollow: Last Disintegrated School
TEDTalks: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi: An Interview with the Founders of Black Lives Matter
TEDTalks: Sally Kohn—What We Can Do About the Culture of Hate
TEDTalks: Howard C. Stevenson—How to Resolve Racially Stressful Situations
TEDTalks: David R. Williams—How Racism Makes Us Sick
Are You Racist?
Confronting Discrimination and Prejudice
Overcoming Prejudice
Racial Facial
Anatomy of Prejudice: Jane Elliott's Seminar on Race
King in the Wilderness
The Civil Rights Movement
For My People: The Life and Writing of Margaret Walker
From The Library of Black History: The Longest Struggle
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural Address
Emancipation Proclamation Celebrates 150 Years and an Enduring Power to Inspire
Policing Is Racially Biased: A Debate
Race: The Power of an Illusion
Ethnic Notions

Credo Reference: Academic Core

Credo Reference enhances the research experience through authoritative reference content and a one-stop exploratory search platform that drives usage of all of your trusted library resources. Visit the comprehensive African-American History LibGuide to see the range of content and unique Mind Map feature in topics such as Slavery and Abolition, Civil Rights and Activism, and Politics

African-American History LibGuide

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World News Digest

World News Digest includes balanced resources on the civil rights movement, past and present:

Black Lives Matter
Los Angeles Riots
U.S. Race Riots
Race Relations and Racial Profiling
Law Enforcement and Police Brutality
Civil Rights and Minority Rights
MLK Assassination
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Detroit Race Riots
Brown v. Board of Education
March on Washington
Malcolm X Assassination
Million Man March

Issues & Controversies

Issues & Controversies features timely, in-depth articles covering the complex issues of race relations, protests, politics, and more. Designed to inspire thought-provoking debates, each of these key articles presents both sides of an issue clearly and without bias:

Politics in Sports
Identity Politics
Social Media and Free Speech
2016 Presidential Race
Police Brutality

African-American History

Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History offers unique Topic Centers featuring specially selected content—including articles, sharable slideshows, videos, primary sources, and more—that provides a study guide for a particular subject or era. Two key Topic Centers include:

Civil Rights Protest and Progress: 1955–1971
Expansion of Opportunities: 1972–Present

Bloom’s Literature

“There are a lot of kids now who feel that [violence] is a normal part of their everyday life. I remember the writer I.W. Gregorio saying that we as authors have a chance to provide mirrors and windows. I thought, OK, that’s it: I wanted to provide a little bit of both. If nothing else, what was going on in the news gave me more motivation to get it done.”—Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give, in Q&A with Angie Thomas

Bloom’s Literature highlights Black authors who have fearlessly explored racism and extolled equality and the human spirit, along with important literary works centering on race, freedom, identity, oppression, and justice. Look for these featured articles, sections, and more:

“Empathy Is Not Enough (on The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas)”
The Most Studied Authors features comprehensive coverage—including biographies, criticism, sample essay topics, and more—of Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker. Other major authors covered extensively include James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Lorraine Hansberry, Richard Wright, Claude McKay, Jesmyn Ward, August Wilson, and many more.
The Most Studied Works section features comprehensive coverage, including topics and themes, of Beloved, The Color Purple, Invisible Man, and A Raisin in the Sun.
The Literary Movements section includes the Black Arts Movement and Harlem Renaissance, which is also the subject of a major Topic Center.
Thousands of articles—including Publishers Weekly interviews and podcasts—on contemporary voices, such as Tomi Adeyemi, Edwidge Danticat, N. K. Jemisin, James McBride, Terry McMillan, Walter Mosley, Jason Reynolds, Tracy K. Smith, Colson Whitehead, Jacqueline Woodson, and many others.

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