BLM Resource List

This document is a compilation of resources to aid in the education that will mobilize our community for change.  The first section is a brief amount of resources outlining the origins of systematic racism and the reality of police brutality upon the African American community.  The second section consists of resources that will allow you to employ this knowledge in the instigation of change via online resources and direct action. The third section focuses on the intersectionality of race in medicine. The fourth section itemizes select courses offered at SU that are oriented around the intersections of race & ethnicity and various academic disciplines. Finally, the end of the document contains resources for finding the contact information for local government officials so that you can reach out to voice the injustices we are witnessing and living.

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I. HOW IT BEGAN: The history of African American oppression and contemporary implications.

  • Literature
  • This website was curated and permitted for distribution by a Syracuse student named Maxwell Boise.  If you would like to reach out to him his instagram handle is @bad.boise
  • Watch
  • 13th
  • When They See Us
  • Trial By Media
  • Dear White People
  • Listen (podcasts)
  • Lives lost as a result of Police Brutality (Warning: this section contains potentially triggering images and videos and is not at all exhaustive list)

II. ACT/ADVOCATE for Black lives

→ Donate
        **The following site has streamlined links for making monetary contributions to

memorial funds, bailout funds, supply funds, community restoration funds, black-owned

businesses, and much more**

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#donate

  • Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety.

https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home/#about

→ Bailout Fund Links

http://atlsolidarity.org/

→ Sign Petitions

        https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions

→ Hear From Organizers

  • The following links lead you to websites that show where you can be a part of the BLM movement. Find organizations in your area to learn more about what you can do.

→ Protest Information

        Note: At a peaceful protest, it is important to follow the lead of the black organizers and refrain

from acting in a way that may be disruptive or counterproductive.

https://lifehacker.com/what-to-bring-to-a-protest-1843824768

→ Protest Perspective

        The below links provide insight on why “violent” protests insurrect and the purpose behind the motions.

→ Support the Black Community

III. UNDERSTAND the realities that lie at the intersection of race & medicine

        Racial biases and discriminatory practices/policies throughout America’s history have permeated almost every domain of our society. The U.S. healthcare system is no exception. As students interested in venturing into healthcare professions, it is our responsibility to familiarize ourselves with this historical context and come to understand the lasting impact it has had on African Americans in the clinical setting, too. Although socioeconomic factors have come to inflate much of the health disparities we observe today, differences in health outcomes stratified by race alone are also significant. The assortment of resources below highlight some of the racist practices that precipitated a number of the medical milestones we acclaim today, modern white/black disparities in healthcare and treatment approaches, realities that come with being an African American patient or physician in spaces dominated by non-BIPOC individuals, and much more. Let these resources serve as a jump-off point for your life-long endeavor toward being a racially informed and culturally competent healthcare professional.

→ Books

Tweedy

→ Documentaries

Unnatural Causes… is inequality making us sick? — 7-part docuseries; transcripts are available

                Ep. 2 When the Bough Breaks (2008)

→ Online Articles

        Being Black is Bad for Your Health (2016) U.S. News & World Report

        Pregnant Women’s Medical Care Too Often Affected by Race (2016) Newsweek Magazine

Racial Bias and its effect on health care (2015) Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health

Race and Medicine: The Harm That Comes From Mistrust (2020) NY Times

How False Beliefs in Physical Racial Difference Still Live in Medicine Today (2019) NYT

We're Sick of Racism, Literally

Black Lives Matter and COVID-19

Riot Medicine

→ Audio/Lecture Media

        1619, episode 4 (2019) New York Times podcast

The Problem with Race Medicine (2015) TED Talk

        The U.S. medical system is still haunted by slavery (2017) Vox YouTube

        Do Black Lives Matter in Medicine? (2020) Mama Doctor Jones YouTube 

        2016 Health Disparities Roundtable Youtube

IV. ENGAGE ACADEMICALLY

        Below are a few courses offered at Syracuse University that are oriented around the intersections of race & ethnicity and various academic disciplines like sociology, public health, and comm. + rhetoric studies.

  • SOC 248: Ethnic Inequalities and Intergroup Relations in the U.S.
  • Course Description: This course explores the dynamics of race, ethnicity and culture in the contemporary United States. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the social, demographic, economic, political and historical forces that have resulted in the unique experiences of different groups of Americans. Main themes of the course will include prejudice, discrimination, intersectionality, as well as an in depth look at the way various racial and ethnic groups function within major U.S. institutions.
  • Textbook: Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer: Race in America; well written with a lot of quantitative analysis to really help you conceptualize the impacts of certain issues within and between races.

  • HTW 309: Health Disparities and Underserved Populations
  • Course Description: This course examines inequalities in health across a number of historically & presently underserved populations. The course material and its themes seeks to impart a conceptual framework that helps students identify the origins of an array of health disparities. Further, students engage with primary data sources to report on health indicators and disease patterns among different U.S. demographics.

  • CRS 368: Rhetoric of Social Change
  • Course Description: This course considers the role of rhetoric in the creation, definition, development, function, and study of all social movements

  • COM 346: Race, Gender, and the Media
  • Course Description:  Introduction of fundamental issues of diversity that confront media workers and audiences.  Topics include roles, obligation, stereotypes, ownership of media in a multicultural society

V. CONTACT LOCAL OFFICIALS:

  • It is worthwhile to stand with BLM and articulate our frustrations & anger directly to your respective local officials, so as to push for change across the nation. Such local officials include district attorneys, governors, mayors, and more. Their contact information can be found online.

  • Ex. Find your state governor using the link below:

→ Contact Info. for select states’ office of the governor

  • New York:
  • Governor Andrew Cuomo
  • Phone: (518)-474-8390
  • Mail:    The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York State,

NYS State Capitol Building

Albany, NY 12224

  • California:
  • Governor Gavin Newsom
  • Phone: (916)-455-2841
  • Mail:     Governor Gavin Newsom

1303 10th Street, Suite 1173

Sacramento, CA 95814

  • Michigan:
  • Governor Rick Snyder via:
  • Phone:

517-373-3400

517-335-7858 (Constituent Services)

P.O. Box 30013

Lansing, Michigan 48909

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