Understanding Race, Racism, Systemic Racism, and Antiracism
This page and the links below are intended to serve as a resource for our Cornell community to deepen our antiracism work and encourage dialogue among students, staff, faculty, and community members. We encourage you to review the materials below, share them with others, and take action.
Please note, this page and the resources list below will be maintained and updated as additional tools and action items are identified.
Recommended Resources from the Office of the Dean of Students
The Dean of Students’ Diversity & Inclusion team has collected and reviewed the following list of resources to help guide you in your understanding of race, racial justice and equity. In addition, the support and resource centers in the Office of the Dean of Students are available for Cornell students of all identities, backgrounds, and experiences.
Willie James Jennings, The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race (New Haven: Yale, 2011)
Michael Eric Dyson, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America (St. Martin's Press: 2017)
Talking to Kids About Racism
The following resources and tools are recommended for parents, families, and others who work or interact with children. They have been collected and reviewed by the Dean of Students’ Diversity & Inclusion team to help guide you in discussions with children about race, racial justice, and equity.
Talking to children about race, racism, and social justice activism
The White Parent’s Guide to Raising Anti-Racist Kids - Parents Magazine, June 12, 2020
How to Raise an Anti-Racist Kid - New York Times, June 24, 2020
Books to help explain racism and protest to your kids, New York Times, June 2, 2020
Books to teach white children and teens how to undo racism and white supremacy, Charis Books & More
Student Support Services: Identity, Diversity and Equity Office of the Dean of Students Asian & Asian American Center First-Generation & Low-Income Student Support LGBT Resource Center Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making Multicultural Student Leadership and Empowerment Undocumented & DACA Support Women’s Resource Center Campus Chaplains Cornell Title IX Office Office of the University Ombudsman Multicultural Greek & Fraternal Council Cornell Veterans Support Africana Studies & Research Center Cornell Health Recent racially-motivated events are shaking our nation, and contributing to added emotional stress, grief, anger, and sadness for many Cornellians, especially for our Black students and other community members of color. Please contact Cornell Health, or connect with one of the following resources, if you need support.