The purpose of this guide is to provide accurate relevant, and though-provoking information to support students, faculty, and staff learning or teaching about issues surrounding the killing of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis, MN on May 25, 2020. In the aftermath of Floyd's death, protests and other racial justice efforts are demanding accountability for systemic racism within the criminal justice system and calling for police reform. This page will be updated to include new reports and analyses as events unfold.
This guide is a collaborative project between the Multicultural Resource Center and University Library. A Wakelet version with additional readings is also available. If you have an additional resource to contribute, please contact Melissa Prescott.
This guide is a collaborative project between the Multicultural Resource Center and University Library. A Wakelet version with additional readings is also available. If you have an additional resource to contribute, please contact Melissa Prescott.
Reflecting on George Floyd's Death and Police Violence Towards Black Americans (Facing History and Ourselves)
Includes guidelines for classroom discussions.
Teaching The New Jim Crow
Teaching Tolerance curriculum for high school and lower-division college students.
Being Antiracist
Toolkit from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Living Room Conversations
Discussion model to help facilitate conversation between people with different viewpoints. Choose from over 100 topics.
Includes guidelines for classroom discussions.
Teaching The New Jim Crow
Teaching Tolerance curriculum for high school and lower-division college students.
Being Antiracist
Toolkit from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Living Room Conversations
Discussion model to help facilitate conversation between people with different viewpoints. Choose from over 100 topics.
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How to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety That Works for Everyone (The New York Times, 12/17/2020)
Police Reform Is Not Enough (The Atlantic, 9/2020)
Cities Reimagine Public Safety Amid Calls to #DefundPolice (YES!, 6/11/2020)
Minneapolis Will Dismantle Its Police Force, Council Members Pledge (The New York Times, 6/7/2020)
Minneapolis Police Use Force Against Black People at 7 Times the Rate of Whites (The New York Times, 6/3/2020)
George Floyd's Death and the Long History of Racism in Minneapolis (Time, 5/28/2020)
The Untold Story of Racial Experience in the Wake of the Death of George Floyd (KVSC interview with Dr. Shonda Craft)
The Racist Roots of American Policing: From Slave Patrols to Traffic Stops (The Conversation, 6/4/2020)
George Floyd's Killing Has Opened the Wounds of Centuries of American Racism (Vox, 6/3/2020)
A Decade of Watching Black People Die (NPR's Code Switch podcast, 5/31/2020)
The Unmattering of Black Lives (The New Republic, 5/21/2020)
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How a New Wave of Black Activists Changed the Conversation (The New York Times, 8/25/2020)
Anger Can Build a Better World (The Atlantic, 8/25/2020)
Why People Riot (CBS News interview with Dr. Shonda Craft, 5/28/2020)
George Floyd: Five Pieces of Context to Understand the Protests (BBC News, 6/5/2020)
The Double Standard of the American Riot (The Atlantic, 6/1/2020)
In Defense of Looting (The New Inquiry, 8/21/2014) and NPR's Code Switch interview with author Vicky Osterweil (8/27/2020)
This is What You Get (Jezebel, 5/28/2020)
The Black Lives Matter Revolution Can't Be Co-Opted by Police and Lawmakers (Teen Vogue, 6/9/2020)
How Student Activism Shaped the Black Lives Matter Movement (Forbes, 6/4/2020)
Black Lives Matter Protests Are Inspiring New Laws and Changing the Way People Think About Police (Teen Vogue, 6/8/2020)
How Violent Protests Change Politics (The New Yorker, 5/29/2020)
The History of the "Riot" Report: How Government Commissions Became Alibis for Inaction (The New Yorker, 6/15/2020)
Standing United: The Fight Against Inequality
(Resource deck by Janae Butler, May 2020)
The Difference Between Being "Not Racist" and Antiracist (TED Talk by Ibram X. Kendi, 6/9/2020)
Just Don't Forget That Black Pain Isn't All We Have (The Root, 5/28/2020)
When Black People Are in Pain, White People Just Join Book Clubs (The Washington Post, 6/18/2020)
How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality (The Cut, 6/7/2020)
Antiracism and America (web series by American University's Antiracist Research and Policy Center and The Guardian)
97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice (The Medium, 8/13/2017)