Additional Educational Resources

UAB ODEI Course offerings

Part 1: Awareness @ UAB

Part 2: Cultural Awareness Building Blocks

Part 3: Safe Zone Training

Part 4: Unconscious Bias

Part 5: Bystander Intervention

UAB recognized as diversity champion in higher ed

UAB Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources

The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist

There is no such thing as being "not racist," says author and historian Ibram X. Kendi. In this vital conversation, he defines the transformative concept of antiracism to help us more clearly recognize, take responsibility for and reject prejudices in our public policies, workplaces and personal beliefs. Learn how you can actively use this awareness to uproot injustice and inequality in the world -- and replace it with love. (This virtual interview, hosted by TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers and speaker development curator Cloe Shasha, was recorded June 9, 2020.)

21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

About the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
For 21 days, do one action to further your understanding of power, privilege, supremacy, oppression, and equity

Plan includes suggestions for readings, podcasts, videos, observations, and ways to form and deepen community connections.

Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism

Written By Dr. Namandjé Bumpus - As a Black woman who is the chair of a university science department, people have questioned my right to exist at every stage.

Power to Heal

POWER TO HEAL tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country practically overnight.

Fair Play Simulation

Fair Play provides players with the opportunity to take the perspective of Jamal Davis, a Black graduate student on his way to becoming a renowned professor. In this game, players experience racial bias during interactions with other characters, as well as in the virtual environment. As Jamal, the road to success involves navigating the academic world; as a Black student, bias can steer you off of a successful path. Winning in Fair Play involves learning when and how to name biases. While many will succeed in Fair Play, the true winners are those that learn the reality of bias.

Books for Futher Reading

"How To Be An Antiracist" by Ibram Kendi
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot
"Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption," by Bryan Stevenson
"Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present," by Harriet A. Washington
"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism," Robin DiAngelo
"So You Want to Talk About Race" by Ijeoma Oluo
"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander
"Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? And other conversations about race" by Beverly Tatum

Movies

13th
When They See Us
Just Mercy
Crash
The Hate You Give

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UAB ODEI Course offerings

UAB recognized as diversity champion in higher ed

UAB Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources

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The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist

21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism

Power to Heal

Fair Play Simulation

The Creator of VeggieTales gives a no-nonsense history of race in American in 17 minutes

The link between health and racism

White People Talking to White People About Racism

Playlist: 25 Talks to help you understand racism in America

Black Lives Matter and Neuroscience: Why this Moment Matters

Books for Futher Reading

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