Links and Resources What’s New in the Resource Database? 15 Feb 202310 Feb 2023 The Resource Database is a useful, searchable resource for any individual, academic program, or institution that needs inspiration to help reckon with the legacies of American slavery in their own…
Links and Resources Legacies links for February 13, 2023: Black history, reparations, and the great outdoors 13 Feb 202313 Feb 2023 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. Samford University’s Racial Reconciliation Memorial in Birmingham,…
Links and Resources Legacies links for January 23, 2023: trillions of dollars (and other ways to reckon the cost of slavery) 23 Jan 202326 Jan 2023 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link here does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. On January 19, 2023, Maryland Gov.…
Links and Resources Legacies links for January 17, 2023: Dr. King on campus, ancient DNA, environmental justice, and more 17 Jan 202317 Jan 2023 We took a break on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but the day after is still a good time to consider the history of social structures and systems that still…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for January 9, 2023: independent colleges (and others) explore the afterlives of slavery 9 Jan 2023 We’re back with new links for a new year (but reaching back into late 2022, while we were on a break). As always, we encourage you to share this post.…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for November 28, 2022: News from CIC members and other curated links 28 Nov 202228 Nov 2022 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link here does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. In 1937, Japanese émigré Eitaro Ishigaki…
Featured Video Academic Disciplines Confront Racist Histories 16 Nov 20226 Nov 2022 https://vimeo.com/713009870/7b6100543d Daniel Martinez HoSang discusses how the histories and practices of some academic disciplines—from psychology to art history—make it more difficult for scholars to confront racist legacies. HoSang is Associate…
Featured Video Will We Lose Donors for Uncovering Institutional Wrongs? 2 Nov 20222 Nov 2022 https://vimeo.com/713024155/7cf522415a Do colleges run the risk of losing donors if they embrace an honest reckoning with race? Perhaps—but Leslie Harris (Northwestern University) argues that forward-looking institutions are much more likely…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for October 31, 2022: Halloween, Partner updates, and other links 31 Oct 202231 Oct 2022 A mixed bag of links this week. As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link here does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent…
Links and Resources Legacies links for October 24, 2022: echoes of slavery, at home and abroad 24 Oct 202223 Oct 2022 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link here does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. “Moving Chains,” sculptor Charles Gaines’s installation…
