Racial Equity Education & Resources

Resources to Learn & Grow

We invite you to explore the resources below to build your racial equity muscle and learn with us. We believe united action is powerful and it benefits our community to have a greater collective capacity and courage to identify and address racism and inequity in our community.

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BIPOC & Health/Mental Health

Mental Health America Racism and Mental Health  (Read time: 4 minutes)

Mental Health America Black and African American Communities and Mental Health   (Read time: 10 minutes)

Mental Health America Racial Trauma  (Read time: 8 minutes)

Ted Talks on the link between health and racism: Learn about the detrimental (and even deadly) impact racism has on our minds and bodies — and what society can do to heal and support the wellbeing of all.  (Watch time: varies)

For Everyone

Pepperdine University: Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others (Read time: 10 minutes)

Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo   (Watch time: 20 minutes)

What is Privilege?  (Watch time: 4 minutes)

Denton Public Library: Opening Your Eyes to Diversity, Race and Social Justice - Titles for all ages  (Read time: 10 minutes)

Seeing White Fragility  (Watch time: 6 minutes)

The New York Times: A Conversation on Race: A series of short films about identity in America   (Watch time: each video 5-6 minutes)

Medium: 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice   (Read time: 20 minutes)

BuzzFeed:  How Privileged Are You? Quiz  (Read time: 5 minutes)

Ted Talk: Let's get to the root of racial injustice   (Watch time: 20 minutes)

Moving the Race Conversation Forward   (Watch time: <5 minutes)

Undoing Racism by Design  (Read time: 4 minutes)

NPR Code Switch Podcast - Race. In Your Face.  (Listen time: <30 minutes)  (Read time: 6 minutes)

KERA Think: Let's Talk About Race  (Listen time: <50 minutes)

TED Talk: What it's like to be Muslim in America  (Watch time: 16 minutes)

NPR: Why Cities are Still So Segregated   (Watch time: 6 minutes)

Racial Equity Tools - Website with resources designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity.  

Talking About Race Toolkit from the Center for Social Inclusion  (Read time: 7 minutes)

Apple Podcasts: Intersectionality Matters!  (Listen time: ~60 minutes)

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast - features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice.  (Listen time: ~30-60 minutes)

TED Talk: The Urgency of Intersectionality  (Watch time: 18 minutes)

New! Financial Literacy in the Black Community   (Read time: 10 minutes)

New! Segregated by Design  (Watch time: 17 minutes)

For Families & Kids

PBS: How to Talk to your Kids about Anti-Racism. A List of Resources  (Read time: 7 minutes)

Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners - Given to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.  (Read time: 5 minutes)

Looking for Excellent "Diverse" Books for Children? Start Here!  (Read time: 2 minutes)

Your Kids Aren't too young to Talk about Race: Resource Roundup  (Read time: 2 minutes)

PBS: Teaching Your Child About Black History (Read time: 4 minutes)

Fare of the Free Child Podcast - weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices.  (Listen time: ~60 minutes)

Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books  (Read time: 10 minutes)

For Teachers & Educators

Learning for Justice - An online site to teach educators how to reduce prejudice, encourage tolerance in schools, as well as within society as a whole.

 How to Provide a Multicultural Education - This resource from Baylor University's online EdD program includes information on what multicultural education is and how it can benefit children of all backgrounds; includes 14 tips that educators can use for incorporating multicultural education in the classroom.

For Companies & Groups

Harvard Business Review: The 10 Commitments Companies Must Make to Advance Racial Justice  (Read time: 11 minutes)

How Companies Can Advance Racial Equity and Create Business Growth  (Read time: 5 minutes)

CNBC: CEOs need to lead the conversation on racial equality in business  (Watch time: 4 minutes)

PBS: 5 ways to approach racial equity at work   (Watch time: 36 minutes)

USC School of Social Work: Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege  (Activity/Facilitator Guide)

SHRM: Overcoming Workplace Bias  (Various)

Local BIPOC* History

*Black, Indigenous, People of Color

Remembering Quakertown   (Read time: 10 minutes)

The Quakertown Story  (Read time: 15 minutes)

Denton County History & Culture: Celebrating Black History Month  (Read time: 5 minutes)

Hispanic Heritage in Denton County  (Read time: 5 minutes)

Native American Heritage: Denton County's Original Settlers  (Read time: 10 minutes)

Support BIPOC Businesses in North Texas

Local BIPOC Organizations

LULAC - League of United Latin American Citizens | 940.594.4509

NAACP - Denton Chapter |  940.384.1999

United Way of Denton County vows to challenge systemic issues of racism and colorism and the impacts they have on our organization and community. Denton County's experience with race-related discriminatory practices has complicated the efforts of vulnerable communities to achieve parity in education, financial stability, and health & mental health. We will better understand our own unconscious bias in order to make decisions that provide equitable treatment, access and opportunity for all people in Denton County.