Racial Diversity
Racial diversity is the acknowledgement and celebration of difference between racial groups. Diversity recognizes and values differences within as well as between racial identities, noting the intersectionality of many groups including "ethnicity, gender...age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, marital status, language, and physical appearance. It also involves different ideas, perspectives, and values" (Source: Racial Equity Tools Glossary). This section focuses on sharing resources that provide perspectives and guidance on issues of diversity and inclusion.
Books (available at HUSL Library)
White by Law by Call Number: KF4755 .H36 2006Publication Date: 2006Haney-Lopez’s book is the critical race cornerstone. It discusses how race is a social construct and analyzes the intersection of race and law. “Ten years later, Haney López revisits the legal construction of race, and argues that current race law has spawned a troubling racial ideology that perpetuates inequality under a new guise: colorblind white dominance.”
Yellow by Call Number: Archives E184.O6 W84 2002Publication Date: 2002Wu’s seminal book is a starting point for discussing the Asian identity in America. The book conveys alternative viewpoints on various issues, from the Chinese Exclusion Act through the Japanese incarceration, to the development of the “model minority.”
Articles
- Courtney Martin, Answering White People's Most Commonly Asked Questions about the Black Lives Matter Movement, The Bold Italic (June 1, 2020) (last visited July 21, 2020).A question and answer introduction to Black Lives Matter for people with privilege who would like to learn more about racial justice.
- Anti-Racist Resources from Greater Good, Greater Good (June 3, 2020) (last visited July 21, 2020).This resource list includes articles about the psychological roots of racism, how to overcome bias in oneself, confronting racism, reducing bias in criminal justice, building bridges, resources for parents, and resources for educators.
- Sha-Shana Crichton, Incorporating Social Justice into the 1L Legal Writing Course: A Tool for Empowering Students of Color and of Historically Marginalized Groups and Improving Learning, 24 Mich. J. Race & L. 251 (2019)."Incorporating issues of social justice into the first-year legal writing course benefits all students by equipping them with the knowledge and practical skills to address issues of social injustice and to affect social change. Incorporating issues of social justice into the first-year legal writing course has the added benefit of contributing to a learning environment that permits law students of color and of historically marginalized groups to learn more successfully by reducing stress, altering their perception of control over psychosocial stressors, building positive emotions, increasing confidence, and motivating them to learn."
- Danielle Holley-Walker, A New Era for Desegregation, 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 423 (2012)."This Article argues that traditional desegregation cases...should be seen as one important tool in the continuing struggle by many parents, students, and civil rights advocates to achieve racial and socioeconomic integration in our public schools."
- Okianer Christian Dark, Incorporating Issues of Race, Gender, Class, Sexual Orientation, and Disability into Law School Teaching, 32 Willamette L. Rev. 541 (1996).This article argues for the necessity and relevance of diversity issues to be discussed in the law classroom, shares possible challenges when incorporating these topics in class, and offers feedback from students and their learning experiences during a law class.
- Kathryn Russell-Brown, Thinking, Talking and Teaching on Race: Derrick Bell's "The Space Traders," 7 J. Crim. Just. Educ. 113 (1996).This article shares a writing exercise for an upper level criminal justice course where students engage hypothetically with issues of race, crime, and criminal justice.
- Alice Gresham Bullock, A Dean's Role in Supporting Recruitment of Minority Faculty, 10 St. Louis U. Pub. L. Rev. 347 (1991).Discusses racial disparities in hiring. Bullock's position as the Dean of a historically Black law school allows for insight into hiring practices from multiple perspectives.
Organizations
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S. Their vision is to “ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race." - Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, American Bar Association (ABA)
"The mission of the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession (The Commission) is to serve as a catalyst promoting diversity and inclusion within the legal profession and the ABA by facilitating the entry, participation and retention of diverse lawyers. The Commission achieves this by furthering the development of substantive programs and services in which diverse lawyers, law firms and law students will actively participate." - Diversity and Inclusion Center, American Bar Association (ABA)
The ABA Diversity and Inclusion Center advances Goal III of the ABA: “to eliminate bias and enhance diversity and inclusion throughout the Association, legal profession, and justice system” by sharing educational and actionable resources. - National Bar Association
The National Bar Association was founded in 1925 and is the nation's oldest and largest national network of predominantly African-American attorneys and judges. It represents the interests of approximately 65,000 lawyers, judges, law professors and law students.” Member of the Coalition of Bar Associations of Color (CBAC) established in 1992. - Hispanic National Bar Association
The Hispanic National Bar Association is “a nonprofit, nonpartisan, national membership organization that represents the interests of Hispanic legal professionals in the United States and its territories.” Member of the Coalition of Bar Associations of Color (CBAC) established in 1992. - National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association is “the preeminent professional development organization and voice for 50,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. NAPABA represents the interests of nearly 90 national, state, and local Asian Pacific American bar associations.” Member of the Coalition of Bar Associations of Color (CBAC) established in 1992. - National Native American Bar Association
The National Native American Bar Association “shares many of the same goals of diversity and increased understanding of our communities’ unique cultural and legal issues with minority bar associations. However, most of our lawyers are both U.S. citizens and citizens of their respective Tribal nations. Our members, therefore, also share the communal responsibility, either directly or indirectly, of protecting the governmental sovereignty of the more than 560 independent Native American Tribal governments in the United States.” Member of the Coalition of Bar Associations of Color (CBAC) established in 1992.
Websites
- Civil Rights Digital Library“The Civil Rights Digital Library promotes an enhanced understanding of the Civil Rights Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale. The CRDL is “a partnership among librarians, technologists, archivists, educators, scholars, academic publishers, and public broadcasters.”
- National Museum of African American History & Culture--Talking About RaceResources to help educators, parents, and persons concerned with equity talk about race.
Blogs
- Diverse Issues in Higher Education - African Americans
This blog focuses on issues in higher education from the African American perspective. - RIPS Law Librarian Blog
Research, Instruction, and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS) of the American Association of Law Libraries’ blog. This blog features numerous posts by various authors on diversity and inclusion in law libraries. - At the Intersection
This blog is the work of April Hathcock, and purports to be “about the intersection of libraries, law, feminism, and diversity. - Race and the Law Prof Blog
A member of the Law Professors Blog Network, this blog is written by law professors and focuses on issues of race and legal issues. - Feminist Law Professors
This blog includes contributions from law professors nationwide and entries focus on feminism in law including feminist legal scholarship, LGBTQ rights, and employment discrimination.
Videos
Ibram X. Kendi, The Difference Between Being "Not Racist" and Antiracist, TED (2020)
"There is no such thing as being "not racist," says author and historian Ibram X. Kendi.” In this 51-minute video, Kendi “defines the transformative concept of antiracism to help us more clearly recognize, take responsibility for and reject prejudices in our public policies, workplaces and personal beliefs. Learn how you can actively use this awareness to uproot injustice and inequality in the world -- and replace it with love."
LC Johnson, Women of Color Could Save the World. Here's How We Help Them Do it., TEDxColumbus (2019)
In this 14-minute video LC Johnson discusses the effects of microaggressions and tokenism on creativity for women of color, and offers a solution to tap their potential.
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