Tackling Social Issues
The Hannah Project is building a learning community around issues of social justice and dismantling systemic racism. The Hannah Project has assembled a running list of materials and multi-media to grow our understanding of these themes. If you have suggestions that should be added to this list, please share your suggestions via email.
Articles of Interest
- "My Body is A Monument" (NY Times)
- "75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice - Equality Includes You" (Medium)
- "How to Talk to your Kids About Donald Trump" -Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith, The Greater Good (Berkeley)
- "Rubbing Off" - Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith (Berkeley)
- "Racial Progress is Real. But so is Racist Progress by Ibram X. Kendi - A way to think about historical forces, progress and setbacks" (NY Times)
Blogs & Resources
Blog
Meet Malcolm Pinson of OG Malc Arts in Bay Area
Malcolm Pinson is a Hannah Scholar and Dream Keeper Scholarship recipient. Employed by the Hannah Freedom School as a Servant Leader Intern in 2017, Malcolm graduated from San Francisco State University in 2019 with a BA in Broadcast Education Communications and Art (BECA) and Afrrican American Studies. He is currently employed at KNBR. To view…
MALACHIA HOOVER
It seems like only a few years ago that Malachia was deciding to switch her major from chemistry to biology. Six years later, Malachia Hoover, who grew up in Marin City, is recognized as a promising cancer researcher, recently earned her Master’s degree in Biology as part of California State University Northridge’s (CSUN) Research Initiative…
Music & Movement
Reading & Watch Lists
African-American Studies
- Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabelle Wilkerson
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discountent by Isabelle Wilkerson
- The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G Woodson
Asian-American Studies
- The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism by Rosalind Chou & Joe R. Feagin
- Strangers From a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans by Ronald Takaki
Latino/a History & Studies
- Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez
- Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America (Video)
Native-American History & Studies
- An Indigenous People's History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
- The State of Native American Genocide, Colonization & Resistance by Annette M. Jaimes
- Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
White History & Studies
- Lifting the White Veil by Jeff Hitchcock
Racism in Post-Civil Rights U.S
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Racism - General
- A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn
- How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- "Race: The Power of an Illusion." Los Angeles, California NewsReel. 2005. Episode One: "The Difference Between Us;" Episode Two: The Story We Tell;" Episode Three: The House We Live In." on PBS.
Racism & Education
- Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approach by Carole Brunson Phillips, Asa G. Hillard III
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
- Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children Janice Hale
- No Human is Illegal: An Educators Guide for Addressing Immigration in the Classroom
- Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in our Schools by Pedro Nogueraand Jean Yonemura Wing
- Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School by Mica Pollack
- Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference by Howard C. Stevenson
- Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- What Makes White People Uncomfortable by Michael Bennett
- Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris
Race & Gender
- Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis
- Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism and History