Anti-Racism Resources

Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. In this eye-opening talk, Williams presents evidence for how racism is producing a rigged system -- and offers hopeful examples of programs across the US that are working to dismantle discrimination.

Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while black."

Eve Abrams, a documentarian, shares stories of those impacted by mass incarceration.

"Racism makes our economy worse -- and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and travels across the US, McGhee shares startling insights into how racism fuels bad policymaking and drains our economic potential -- and offers a crucial rethink on what we can do to create a more prosperous nation for all. "Our fates are linked," she says. "It costs us so much to remain divided."

A series for videos that demonstrates how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society.

Kimberle Crenshaw who developed the theory of intersectionality discusses how we use the term to defend Black women.

Bryan Stevenson, founder and director of the Equal Justice Initiative speaks about the American justice system.