Podcasts
Codeswitch (NPR)
Resistance (Gimlet/Spotify)
1619 (The New York Times)
Therapy for Black Girls (Spotify)
Intersectionality Matters! With Kimberlé Crenshaw (African American Policy Forum)
Films/Documentaries
I Am Not Your Negro (Netflix)
“Based on James Baldwin’s unfinished book, this visual essay explores racism through the stories of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.” https://www.netflix.com/title/80200549
Notable Figures
- 28 Civil Rights Leaders of Past and Present
- Black Women Activists
- Ida B. Wells
- Activist and writer, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, first became prominent in the 1890s because she brought international attention to the lynching of African Americans in the South.
- Nikole Hannah-Jones
- Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark 1619 Project.
- Tarana Burke
- “Tarana Burke is an activist who is best known for creating the Me Too movement which raises awareness about sexual harassment, assault, and abuse.”
- Patrisse Cullors, Alica Garza, Opal Tometi
- “…Created a Black-centered political will and movement building project called #BlackLivesMatter. It was in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman.”