Resources for the UIS and the Springfield community to address racial inequality, discrimination, bias, and police brutality.

This resource list has been developed by the UIS Coalition Builders, an affiliate of the National Coalition Building Institute, as well as members of the UIS Diversity Center, UIS Women鈥檚 Center, UIS Gender & Sexuality Student Services, and members of the faculty at UIS. We welcome your input. If you have a suggested resource, organization, or academic course to add to this list, please email us at NCBI@uis.edu

1. Support local & national organizations working for racial justice, change inequality, and oppression

  • &苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;A national nonprofit advocacy organization focused on addressing the complexities of being a Black student in the American education system.
  • UIS Coalition Builders&苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Join the UIS Coalition Builders team and/or invite a workshop in your classroom, student organization, or sponsor one in your department/college.

2. Educate yourself about issues affecting the Black/African-American community and learn how to become a better ally.

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  • Importance and development of Racial-Ethnic-Cultural identity in U.S.: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum鈥檚 Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations 杨贵妃传媒 Race&苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
  • A selection of essays from diverse scholars, including a social psychological perspective of how all people in a racialized culture/society create/maintain race and racism in daily interactions, etc., an essay on racialized mass incarceration among Black Americans, and an essay on implicit racial bias in associations with crime and animality: Doing Race: 21 Essays for the 21st Century&苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

3. Take a class at UIS that teaches about the history of White Supremacy and continued systemic racism in the United States. Fall Semester 2020:

4. Contribute to funds that provide assistance to those in need.

  • Center for Policing Equity  and 

Updated September 6, 1:40PM.