Black Lives Matter: Resources for Instructors

In the context of the aftermath of the clashes at Charlottesville, the American Sociological Association, American Historical Association & others provide resources for teaching about and discussing race. Updated September 2017.

From the New York Times Learning Blog, September 3, 2014.

5 questions faculty members should ask themselves before they weave a recent controversy into their courses.

From the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility.

From Teaching for Chance

Many excellent resources listed to use in your course to teach aspects of race and policing, perceptions of black men and boys as inherently criminal, how Americans have less empathy for black people, and the existence of white supremecy in American society

Manglitz, E., Guy, T. C., & Merriweather, L. R. (2014). Knowledge and Emotions in Cross-Racial Dialogues. Adult Learning, 25(3), 111-118. doi:10.1177/1045159514534193

Loya, M. A., & Cuevas, M. (2010). Teaching Racism: Using Experiential Learning to Challenge the Status Quo. Journal Of Teaching In Social Work, 30(3), 288-299. doi:10.1080/08841233.2010.497130

Puchner, L., & Roseboro, D. L. (2011). Speaking of whiteness: compromise as a purposeful pedagogical strategy toward white students' learning about race. Teaching In Higher Education, 16(4), 377-387. doi:10.1080/13562517.2010.546528