Resources for Black History Month

Black History Month provides us the opportunity each year to pause and reflect – on the innumerable contributions of the Black diaspora, on where we are as a global society in addressing and ending racism in all its forms, and on the important role we each play individually in either disassembling or allowing racist ideologies, institutions, and barriers to persist. The FHL DEIC aims to support the personal journeys of each member of our community as we collectively transform, grow, and make FHL more inclusive and vibrantly diverse. Here are several current resources we hope can be helpful, insightful, and transformative:

(1) On campus, support the UW Black Student Union and the UW Black Graduate Student Association and check out their resources and seminars.

(2) Working groups within Academics For Black Survival & Wellness (A4BL) have been hard at work developing several extremely useful resources in Google Docs:

• Building Workgroups for Racial Justice and Equity: A toolkit to build community and support the movement for black liberation
• Guidelines for Writing Anti-Racist Tenure/Promotion Letters for Black Faculty
• Doing the Work + Resources: A comprehensive spreadsheet of resources and links for how you can support Black people in academia

(3) Visit the Black in Marine Science YouTube Channel for some great resources. You can also learn about and support BIMS on their website and learn more about resources and opportunities.

(4) Learn about some of the Black scientists and marine scientists who have made important contributions to their fields.

(5) These links to articles and books take you to selected readings for more information and insight.

(6) Other resources (particularly for instructors/faculty):

• Recent reports on unequal funding rates at NIH and NSF
• Origins of Black History Month
• Recent statement from UW President, Ana Mari Cauce, from Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2023
• Cronin et al, Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments
• 100Kin10 Anti-Racism Resources List
• Kanter et al. on microaggressions against black people and racism among white college students
• Building an anti-racism science classroom
• Race, Racism, and Genetics: A comprehensive curriculum from Fred Hutch on racism in biology

Developing Successful Partnerships with Native Communities

• Walk Softly and Listen Carefully: Building Research Relationships with Tribal Communities (a publication of the National Congress of American Indians)