TRAUMA RESILIENCE
Racial Trauma & BIPOC
Resources & Featured Offerings
For Black, Indigenous, People of Color and others with adverse experiences from colonization, racism, or racial injustice.
Monthly, 3rd Fridays at 10 am Central
Our monthly book circle exists to: hold each other accountable to the work of anti-racism, listen to our unique perspectives, and change racism starting from within ourselves first.
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Our group is small, honest, dedicated, and committed to asking hard questions. Although I (Emily Ann Peterson) technically host it via my Google Meet account, there is no one leader in this book circle. We all co-facilitate and hold space. The books we've completed are below in the Recommended Reading.
Of course, BIPOC are welcome! There is zero expectation for any black, indigenous, or person of color to 1) read any of the books, 2) support our emotional processing, 3) explain anything to the group or 4) donate anything prior to attending. We'd just be honored and happy to have you!
Want to join sometime? Awesome!
Due to the sensitive nature of our discussions, we require new members to send an email for a signup link.
Members have agreed to contribute an amount to represent their commitment to supporting group intentions. 100% of these donations go to the Black Journalists Therapy Relief Fund (BJTRF) in partnership with the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF).
This book club is one of the best things I've been doing with the past two years of my life. Reading assignments and accountability buddies continue to expand my everyday awareness of racism, my knowledge of racist structures in America, and maybe most importantly my ability to have conversations that might actually change something.
~Rachel Marie Schachter, book circle member since 2020
Note: When possible, I love to refer folx to our recommended reading lists on Bookshop.org because they support your local bookstore! Many of these books are also available as Audiobooks too.
- How to Do a Social Media Cleanse—YouTube video by Chetina Hunter, LMFT
- Emotionally Restorative Self Care for People of Color, Black People, African Americans—a 10 minute YouTube video from Brandi Jackson Wellness
- The Four Bodies: A Holistic Toolkit for Coping with Racial Trauma—from Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu and Nappy Head Club
- Very Thorough 101 on Racial Trauma—from Mental Health America
- Family-Care, Community-Care & Self-Care Toolkit: Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma—from Emotional Emancipation Circles, Community Healing Network, and Association of Black Psychologists
- 5 Self-Care Practices Black People Can Use While Coping With Trauma—article from HuffPost
- Privileged Self vs. Subjugated Self—lecture on Youtube by Dr. Ken Hardy
- The Assaulted Sense of Self—clip from Kenneth Hardy's 2016 Networker Symposium Keynote Speech
- The Untold Story of Black America—another clip rom Kenneth Hardy's 2016 Networker Symposium Keynote Speech
- The Trauma of the Routine: Lessons on Cultural Trauma from the Emmett Till Verdict—scholarly article written by Angela Onwuachi-Willig, American Sociological Association, 2016
- Coping While Black: A Season of Traumatic News Takes a Psychological Toll—podcast episode by Code Switch
- Racism's Psychological Toll—article from the New York Times
- Right To Be—an organization doing great things to create a world free of harassment
Capitalism, Career & Business
- Explained: Racial Wealth Gap—full Netflix episode on Youtube featuring Cory Booker and others discussing how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded to create a racial wealth gap
- Decolonizing the Cultural Workplace: A New Organizing Front—article from SUNY's School of Labor & Urban Studies
- Decolonizing Career Development—online course taught by Stephanie Castellanos
- Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors—online guide for Indigenization of post-secondary institutions; a professional learning series. Links to free book download (open source, creative commons)
- Anti-Racism in the Workplace Toolkit—paid resource from InclusiveEmployers.co.uk
- Promoting Organizational and Self-care Strategies for African Americans—webinar from the National Council for Behavioral Health (June 11, 2020)
Project Decolonization
- 5 Things You Can Do to Decolonize—from American Friends Service Committee
- Pulling Together—this book has a thorough section on decolonization & indigenization
- How to Start Decolonizing Your Business—a well-written article by Ricardo Twumasi, Charlotte Horne, and Jenny K Rodriguez; filled with links to other informative articles
- Decolonize Your Workplace—from SheFlourishes; introduces the Inclusive Maturity Assessment Tool
- Decolonizing the Cultural Workplace: A New Organizing Front—article from SUNY's School of Labor & Urban Studies
- Decolonizing Career Development—online course taught by Stephanie Castellanos
- Twisted Histories: Decolonize. One word at a time.—a CBC podcast with 11 episodes that reclaims Indigenous history through 11 words
Indigenous, First Nations & Native Resources
- Native Opinion—current affairs podcast hosted by Michael Kickingbear (Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation)
- Let's Talk Native, With John Kane—Mohawk activist and educator
- The Red Nation Podcast—discussion on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective, hosted by Nick Estes
- Coffee With My Ma—mother-daughter podcast hosted by Kaniehtiio Horn (a First Nations Actress) & Kahentinetha Horn (a Mohawk activist)
- Toasted Sister—podcast about Native American food
- TV shows and movies made by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Preppers; Total Control; All My Friends Are Racist; Redfern; Cleverman; Black Comedy; Robbie Hood; Bran Nue Dae; Top End Wedding; Samson & Delilah; Sweet Country; Rabbit-Proof Fence; The Sapphires
Asian Pacific Islander & Desi American Resources
- Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit—from Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
- Addressing Anti-Asian Discrimination—a collection of resources from Cal State East Bay
- 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now—article by Michelle MiJung Kim on Medium, translations available in Korean, Chinese (simplified), Tamil, Malayalam, or Japanese (by Michi Yoshikawa) too!
Podcasts & Interviews
- Sum of Us—hosted by Heather McGhee, stories of hope and solidarity featuring Americans crossing demographic, cultural, and political lines to build a better future.
- Pause on the Play—hosted by Erica Courdae and India Jackson, intended audience: white business owners and colleagues
- Code Switch—podcast by National Public Radio
- Asian Enough—podcast from the LA Times about Asian American life
- Because of Anita—In 1991, Anita Hill told the world that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her. Thirty years later, we’re still feeling the ripple effects of that testimony—in our politics and our lives.
- Therapy for Black Girls Podcast—weekly chats and interviews
- Interview with Resmaa Menakem—interviewed by Krista Tippett, second interview
- Ibram X. Kendi—interviewed at Aspen Ideas Festival, 2019
- Ibram X. Kendi—interview on Brené Brown's podcast
- Celebrate Juneteenth with Into the Depths—Overheard at National Geographic
- The History and Meaning of Juneteenth—from the New York Time's The Daily
Immigrants, Refugees & Undocumented Folx
- Undocumented Resources—from Cal State East Bay
- Informed Immigrant—resources for renewing your DACA, undocumented rights, legal assistance, and how to be a better ally to undocumented families
Business Case Studies
- Adidas, articles from New York TimesBlack Superstars Pitch Adidas Shoes. Its Black Workers Say They’re Sidelined—June 19, 2019Adidas Voices Solidarity While Closing Its Stores—June 2, 2020Adidas Pledges to Increase Diversity. Some Employees Want More—June 10, 2020Adidas Executive Resigns as Turmoil at Company Continues—June 30, 2020
- Marie Forleo & The Good White Liberal Response—a case study for online business owners & employees
- On White Leaders (Like Danielle La Porte) Who Dehumanize Black People—a case study for online business owners & employees
Mental Health Resources for BIPOC
- Inclusive Therapists—therapist directory, resources, financial assistance, trainings, and more
- Why "BIPOC" is So Complicated—article by Vox, 2020
- Cal State East Bay—has an extensive list of a wide range of variables for the Black Community, for the Undocumented Community
- Culturally Competent Therapists for the African-American Community—from the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
- Therapy Treatment Directory for People of Color—from Texas State University
- Therapy for Black Men—resources, therapist directory, coach directory, resources, and financial assistance too!
- Therapy for Black Girls—a therapist directory, merch, books, podcast, financial assistance, and more for destigmatizing mental health in the black community
- Therapy Fund—from the Loveland Foundation
- Black Emotional And Mental (BEAM) Health Collective—education, training, and advocacy resources
- The Steve Fund Crisis Textline- If you are a young person of color who is feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious, please know you can text STEVE to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor 24/7. (.pdf flyer; .jpg flyer)
For People with White-Bodied Privilege
- Activism & Allyship Guide: In Defense of Belonging—prepared by the Black@Airbnb Employee Resource Group
- Guide to Allyship—so you want to be an ally...
- Indigenous People React to Indigenous Representation in Film & TV—15 min video on YouTube
- This Land—a primer on the history of land theft in Native America, by Crooked Media
- Blackface: a Cultural History of a Racist Art Form—CBS Sunday Morning
- Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea—from Chelsea Handler on Netflix
- Drive Real Change in Diversity & Inclusion—webinar on the cognitive science of bias and inclusion, from NeuroLeadership Institute, presented by Khalil Smith
- The Secret Life of Canada—a CBC podcast hosted by Connie Walker on the country's false reputation for progressive policy.
- Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo—another podcast hosted by Connie Walker on Indigenous communities
- Support Black People The MasterDoc—links to GoogleDoc
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