"Rerouting Shortcuts"
Cognitive shortcuts can lead to stereotyping and biased behavior. Here are some suggestions on how to “reroute” these shortcuts. By Jen Cort, Teaching Tolerance.
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Exercise: Do Nothing for Two Minutes
This website invites you to do nothing for two minutes. Don't touch your keyboard, don't look at your phone...relax and listen to the waves. It is two minutes for yourself.
Talking About Race Effectively
In Living Room Conversations, a small group of people (ideally six) come together to get to know one another in a more meaningful way. Guided by a simple and sociable format, participants practice being open and curious about all perspectives, with a focus on learning from one another, rather than trying to debate the topic at hand.
"10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas"
Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community. By Emelina Mineroby, Edutopia.
"23 Quotes That Double as Mantras for Positive Thinking"
Compiled by By Jonathan Borge. Quote from Joseph Campbell, "We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
"Is Implicit Bias Racist?"
Three things every teacher should know about implicit bias and the brain. By Zaretta Hammond, Teaching Tolerance.
"Understanding Whiteness"
To combat racism today, it is necessary to understand the history of the ideology of "race" in order to challenge whiteness as the foundation of racial categories and racism. Source: Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, University of Calgary.
"'White Power Ideology': Why El Paso is Part of a Growing Global Threat"
More than 175 people have been killed in at least 16 high-profile attacks linked to white nationalism around the world since 2011. By Lois Beckett and Jason Wilson, The Guardian.
"The Sneaky Language Today's Politicians Use to Get away with Racism and Sexism"
n 2015, a CNN segment over a word turned into an awkward, dramatic confrontation. When host Erin Burnett asked why the word "thug" isn't an acceptable way to describe predominantly black protesters and rioters in Baltimore, City Councilman Carl Stokes responded, "Come on. So calling them thugs? Just call them ni**ers." Story by German Lopez, Vox.
"Four Ways White People Can Process Their Emotions Without Bringing the White Tears"
By Jennifer Loubriel. If you’re a white person who has been in many activist spaces, then you’ve probably experienced a specific, often unspoken ground rule: There’s no room for white tears in this space.