Staff Picks: Anti-Racism Resources from our Equity Team

In light of the movements for racial justice, Seattle Opera's Equity Team shares anti-racism resources that they recommend. We hope some of these are helpful to you now, and moving forward into the future. Learn more about Seattle Opera's commitment to equity >


Books

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
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• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
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• White Rage by Carol Anderson
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• Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement by Naomi André 
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• Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
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• Race: A Theological Account (1st Edition) by J. Kameron Carter
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• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahisi Coates
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• Anti-Racist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
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• How to be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
• King and The World by Peter Edwards Matthews
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• Dying of Whiteness by Jonathan M. Metzel
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• Playing In The Dark by Toni Morrison 
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• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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• The Truth About White People by Lola Peters
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• Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
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• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
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• Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us (Issues of Our Time) by  Claude M. Steele, PhD
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• White People Really Love Salad by Nita Mosley Tyler

Podcasts

• Conversations with People Who Hate Me hosted by Dylan Marron
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• Yo, Is This Racist? hosted by Andrew Ti and Tawny Newsome 
  

Videos

• "Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Pt. 1" by Emmanuel Acho
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• James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965) 
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• 13th, directed by director Ava DuVernay
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• "What if white people led the charge to end racism?" by Nita Mosby Tyler 

Articles

• “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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• "How White Women Can Use Their Privilege to End Racism" by Tikia K. Hamilton, Ph.D. 
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• "Amy Cooper and the White Embrace of Racism" by Danielle Moodie 
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• "How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change" by Barack Obama
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• "Blackout and Speak Out: Black Women in Opera Book Reviews" by Renee Ombaba 
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• "When Black Women Go From Office Pet to Office Threat" by Erika Stallings
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• "Black Employees…What Happens When We Are Not Ok?" by Aleasa Word
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• "Covid-19’s Impact on People in Prison"

Other Resources

• The 1619 Project
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• Anti-racism Resources
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• Black-owned Bookstores
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• The Conscious Kid  on Instagram 
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• Dismantle Collective 
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• Fiction By Contemporary Black Authors About Navigating White Supremacy 
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• Holocaust Center for Humanity
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• Intentionalist (Essentially, like Yelp to find businesses owned by BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA+ individuals)
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• Segregated Seattle 
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• Southern Poverty Law Center
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• Duwamish Tribe 
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• Real Rent Duwamish