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Below is a list of movies and videos that can act as the first step in educating yourself on the history of systemic racism.  While watching by yourself is great, we encourage you to watch one (or all!) of the following with a group of friends. Create a watch club and plan a discussion time after viewing the film. Have everyone come up with a question, and lean into the discomfort of answering the tough ones. While you may not be able to watch together in person, take advantage of streaming services such as ‘Netflix Party’ with a zoom discussion afterward. 

  • Movies: 13th (available on Netflix) Selma (free on Google Play and Amazon Prime) , Just Mercy (free on Google Play, Amazon Prime and YouTube), Mudbound (Netflix), 12 Years a Slave (available for rent on Google Play and Amazon Prime), Roots (Hulu)
  • TED Talks: Watch this video of Dorothy Roberts talking about Racism in Medicine/Social Determinants of Health, Or this video by Kimberle Crenshaw about Intersectionality. 

 

To help broaden your perspective on black identity, watch a movie or tv show that centers on people of color: 

  • Movies: Black Panther, A Wrinkle in Time, Get Out, BlacKkKlansman, If Beale Street Could Talk, Queen and Slim, Girls Trip, The Cloverfield Paradox, Blindspotting, Little
  • TV series: How to Get Away with Murder, Scandal,  Blackish, Grownish, Atlanta, Queen Sugar, Insecure, Dear White People, The Carmichael Show, Pose

 

*Many thanks to the work of Michelle Panchuk and Corinne Shutack’s  for gathering these suggestions

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