Resources towards Racial Equality

This is a time in history that will forever change our lives and our society as we know it; in the middle of a global health pandemic, we are painfully reminded that historical oppression and racism continue to plague our nation. But, in this moment of pain that our community is experiencing, each of us has the power to ensure that from this pain will emerge positive, lasting change. As an educational institution, we have an obligation to ensure that we create safe spaces for authentic and difficult conversations to take place. Such conversations likely won't feel comfortable, and frankly they shouldn't.
-excerpt from SCC Diversity, Equity and Global Awareness Committee statement

To aid in the conversation, we have composed a list of resources found at Spokane Community College, in Spokane, and in the media; to provide multiple ways to learn and support our community and students.

Resources Currently at Spokane Community College

• SCC Diversity, Equity and Global Awareness Committee Statement

• Letter from the Chancellor

• Counseling Link

• Standards of Conduct for Student’s non-discrimination statement

• Quarterly open discussions with the Spokane County Sheriff's Office to help ensure student voices and needs are met.

• Apply to the Associated Student Government here or join the identity based organizations in Multicultural Student Services.

• CARES act information

• Emergency Aid

What is Next?

• Regular open dialogues with students covering racial and identity issues.

• Multicultural Student Services and Global Education remodel

• The addition of a meditation and prayer room in building 6.

Books (All are available as audio books on Audible)

• Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji

• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum

• Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools by Amanda E. Lewis and John B. Diamond

• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoama Oluo

• ​The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

• Race Matters by Cornel West

• Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King

Podcasts & Videos

• Code Switch by NPR’s list of their discussions on race and policing

• Jane Elliott's "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" Anti-Racism Experiment on the Oprah Show 1992

• The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project in audio.

Websites and Organizations

• Black Lives Matter

• NAACP Spokane Chapter

• Spokane Community Against Racism

• Smart Justice Spokane

• Anti-Racism Project

• Racial Equity Tools

• Harvard's Implicit Bias Tests

Articles

• Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.

• The 1619 Project in The New York Times Magazine

• For our White Friends Desiring to be Allies by Courtney Ariel

• The Case for Reparations in The Atlantic (Available in audio)

• My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant in The New York Times Magazine

• The Atlantic's collection on Race and Racism in America in The Atlantic

• A Guide to How You Can Support Marginalized Communities by CNN

Movies and Shows

• 13th - Netflix

• American Son - Netflix

• The Hate U Give - Hulu with Cinemax

• When They See Us - Netflix

• Selma - Amazon Prime

• Dear White People - Netflix