LibGuides: Systemic Racism: Home

Readings -- Books

What is Systemic Racism? - Race Forward
Produced at Race Forward, this 8 video series looks at issues such as the wealth gap, employment, housing discrimination, government surveillance, incarceration, drug arrests, immigration policy, and infant mortality.
Social Identities And Systems Of Oppression
A topic page as part of the National Museum of African American History & Culture's Talking about Race
What Racism Looks Like
An infographic showing the four levels of racism, the realms of impact, and an example narrative highlighting the impact on children. Produced the UNC-CH's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion office.
Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others
"Use this guide to understand where prejudice comes from, what it looks like, and how you can help others experiencing it." Created by Pepperdine University's Master of Psychology program.

Review article -- “Measuring Inequity: A Systematic Review of Methods Used to Quantify Structural Racism"
Groos, Maya, Maeve Wallace, Rachel Hardeman, and Katherine Theall. 2018. “Measuring Inequity: A Systematic Review of Methods Used to Quantify Structural Racism.” Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice 11 (2). https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol11/iss2/13.

Find articles and other resources held by Belk Library and Information Commons using the following search string:

"structural racism" OR "institutional racism" OR "systemic racism"

For more specific issues and topics, consider adding the following keywords:

Housing, Education disparities, Mass Media, Wealth, Jobs, Criminal Justice, Health disparities, incarceration, etc.

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Article -- "Racial Disparities in Health Status and Access to Healthcare: The Continuation of Inequality in the United States Due to Structural Racism"
Yearby, Ruqaiijah. 2018. “Racial Disparities in Health Status and Access to Healthcare: The Continuation of Inequality in the United States Due to Structural Racism.” American Journal of Economics and Sociology 77 (3–4): 1113–52.
Article -- "Structural Racism and Health Inequities in the USA: Evidence and Interventions"
Bailey, Zinzi D, Nancy Krieger, Madina Agénor, Jasmine Graves, Natalia Linos, and Mary T Bassett. 2017. “Structural Racism and Health Inequities in the USA: Evidence and Interventions.” The Lancet 389 (10077): 1453–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30569-X.
Article -- "Examining the Black-White Wealth Gap"
A blog post from Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organization that conducts "in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level."

The Groundwater Approach: Building a Practical Understanding of Structural Racism
White paper written by the Racial Equity Institute was "developed to be used as a tool to deepen both individual understanding of the need for systemic change, as well as a tool for facilitated group learning and development."

Race Forward
Race Forward's Mission: "Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture."
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter's mission is to "eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."
Equal Justice Initiative
The EJI "is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights."
Southern Poverty Law Center
"Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality."
Black in Boone
"A Black-led advocacy group focused on action, education, and manifesting a world in which Black and Brown folk can thrive in the High Country."

Anti-Racism Resources
Black Lives Matter Syllabus
Ferguson Syllabus
#SchomburgSyllabus
The #SchomburgSyllabus archives Black-authored and Black-related online educational resources to document Black studies, movements, and experiences in the 21st century