Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)

Since the death of George Floyd and other African Americans, we have been getting a lot of questions from our own Jewish community members and others about how to learn more about the issues facing the Black community and what they can do to help. We have compiled a list of resources for suggested reading, viewing, or listening, for people of all ages. 

Anti-Racism Educational Starter Packs:

• Black Joy
• The Current Moment
• Environment and Housing
• Faith Based Antiracism
• History
• Policing and Mass-incarceration
• Race, Privilege, Bias
• School and Work
• & More

 

Jews, Jews of Color (JoC) and Racial Justice:

• “2 minutes and 53 seconds Silence of that Scream #BlackLivesMatter” by Rabbi Sharon Brous (Sermon)
• 13 Jews of Color to Follow on Social Media Right Now
• Anti-Racism & Jewish Resources
• Be’Chol Lashon – Global Jews
• Black Power, Jewish Politics by Marc Dollinger 
• Carolina Jews for Justice
• Dimensions
• Edot: The Midwest Regional Jewish Diversity Collaborative,
• The History of Jews and HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• “I Helped Coin the Term ‘Jews of Color.’ It’s Time for a History Lesson” by Shahanna McKinney-Baldom
• Identity/Crisis Podcast: American Jewish Communities After George Floyd
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs Criminal justice Reform Toolkit
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs Racial Justice Resources
• Jewish Federation of North America Resources
• Jewish Multiracial Network
• Jewish Social Justice Roundtable Resources
• Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ)
• Jews in All Hues
• Jews of Color Caucus
• Jews of Color Field Building Initiative
• The National Council of Jewish Women Voices Outrage and Demands Action Over George Floyd’s Murder (Statement)
• Sister Act: Experiences of Black Women of Faith
• Truah Racial Justice Resources
• “Truth, Reconciliation and Repair in Engaging Racism” by Yavilah McCoy 

 

Local Cincinnati and Ohio:

• ACLU Ohio
• Cincinnati Black United Front
• The Color of COVID and The New Jim Crow
• Greater Cincinnati Foundation
• The Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center
• Investigation: Watchdog gave 101 recommendations to improve policing
• Mass Action for Black Liberation
• NAACP Cincinnati
• Ohio Bail Reform
• Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC)
• Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) and Amos
• Ohio Prisoners Justice League
• Opinion: America’s Future Depends on Our Response to the Present by Gary P. Zola and Marvin F. Thomas
• Peaslee Center
• Urban League of Greater Cincinnati

 

Books:

• American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into The Business Of Punishment by Shane Bauer
• Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Black power, Jewish politics: Reinventing the alliance in the 1960s by Michael Dollinger
• Color Of Law: A Forgotten History Of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
• Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
• Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance by Edgar Villanueva 
• Democracy in Black and Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
• The Fire This Time by Jesmy
• The Half Has Never Been Told by Edward E. Baptist
• How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America by Manning Marable
• How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Singsby Maya Angelou 
• I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad 
• Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present by Harriet A. Washington
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• Race Matters by Cornel West
• Rise of the Warrior Cop by Radley Balko
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• Stamped From The Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas In America by Ibram X. Kendi
• Whistling Vivaldi by Claude Steel
• White Awake by Daniel Hill
• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Tatum
• Why I No Longer Talk to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Loge
• Women Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis

 

Articles:

• 5 Tips for Being an Ally
• 47 Things You Can Do to Help
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
• The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Dear Fellow White People: Here’s What to Do When You’re Called a Racist by Rebecca Hains
• Dear White People, This is What We Want You to Do
• Healing Resources for BIPOC Organizers & Allies Taking Action for Black Lives
• Racial Equity Workshop: 21 Days of Reinforcement
• Remember, No One is Coming to Save Us” by Roxanne Gay 
• The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism Audre Lorde
• Walking While Black by Garnette Cadogan
• What will YOU do to end systemic racism? by Carly Pildis
• When Feminism is White Supremacy in Heels Rachel Elizebeth Cargle 
• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntonsh 
• Why Seeing Yourself Represented on Screen Is So Important by Kimberley Lawson
• 37 Kids Books To Aid Talks On Race And Racism from ThatSister.com

 

Websites:

• ACLU Racial Justice
• Anti-Racism Resources for White People
• Campaign Zero
• Common Sense Media
• Everyday Feminism’s Online Learning School 
• Facing History and Ourselves
• Project Zero
• Race Forward
• Racial Bias Test
• Racial Equity Institute
• Racial Equity Tools
• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
• Resources for Accountability, Action, Donations
• Showing Up for Racial Justice
• Teaching Tolerance
• Undoing Racism

 

Movies and Videos:

• 9 movies and shows that explain how America’s justice system got this way
• 11 movies that confront American racism
• 12 of Netflix’s Most Powerful Documentaries on Racial Justice
• 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
• American Son – Netflix
• Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
• Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
• The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
• If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
• Just Mercy – FREE on Amazon Prime
• When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
• Bloomberg and The Legacy of Stop-and-Frisk – Between the Scenes | The Daily Show
• How We Can Win by David Jones
• Interview about I’m Still Here
• Interview about White Awake
• Movement to End Violence’s “Racial Equity and Liberation Virtual Learning” recordings
• NCJW webinar: Weaponizing White Supremacy during COVID-19
• Sister Act: Allyship
• White Fragility

 

Podcasts:

• 1619 (New York Times)
• ACLU Podcast: At Liberty
• Brené Brown podcast with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist
• Code Switch (NPR) 
• NPR episode about Whistling Vivaldi
• Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
• School Colors
• Side Effects of White Women Podcast Episode with Amanda Seales
• The Steep Road to Freedom
• Well Meaning White People Smartest Person in the Room
• White Lies (NPR)

 

Poetry

• Citizen by Claudi Rankine
• Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes
• S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith & The Slow Down
• White Privilege (Kyla Lacey)

 

Social Media:

• Antiracism Center: Twitter
• Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

 

Families and Young Kids:

• 31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance (Books)
• A Is For Activist (Book)
• A Kids Book About Racism (Book)
• The Brown Bookcase (Bookstore)
• Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults (Books)
• Multicultural Books (Books)
• PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month (Article)
• Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good (Article)
• Fare of the Free Child podcast (Podcast)
• Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey” (Podcast)
• Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’ (Podcast)
• The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon (Social Media)

Self-Care

• Healing Resources for BIPOC Organizers & Allies Taking Action for Black Lives
• National Museum of African American History and Culture on Self Care

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