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Office of Engagement, Discovery, and Global Education
College of Education and Human Ecology
  • Programs
    • EHE Dean's Diversity Postdoctoral Fellows
      • Postdoctoral Fellow Interviews
    • Equity and Justice Read Around
      • Equity and Justice Read Around Art Reception with Nikole Hannah-Jones
    • Leading Anti-Racism Change in Education
    • ROTATE @ EHE
    • EHE Holmes Scholars Program
    • Community Professional Development
  • Global Hub
    • Global Hub AY 2022-2023 Report
    • Global Hub AY 2021-2022 Report
    • A Global Education Experience In Japan
    • Global Hub Highlights
  • Initiatives
    • Hidden Figures: Women in Science
    • Legacy Series
    • EDGE Bookshelf
    • Be the Change!
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Equity and Justice Read Around

The EHE-OSU Equity and Justice Read Around was created by The College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE) at The Ohio State University to bring together Central Ohio educators and young people to read and discuss works related to justice and equity.

Through book grants and literacy programming the Equity and Justice Read Around will feature works related to racial justice and equity in addition to works that amplify and support the unique voices of those often relegated to the margins and their rich array of excellence, intellect, and talent.

Events

Spring Semester 2022

Equity and Justice Read Around Partnership with Champion Middle School

For the Spring 2022 Read Around, EDGE is partnering with Champion Middle School (a Health Science Academy school). The featured text is The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, co-authored by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson. The Read Around partnership activities will complement Experience EHE Week and the Olivia J. Hooker Distinguished Diversity Lecture featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones. In February, 7th grade Champion students will participate in a literacy and arts project based on Born on the Water, in their English and Art classes. Students will showcase their artwork and meet Nikole Hannah-Jones during the lecture. Then, in May, students will meet author Renée Watson during a virtual visit at Champion Middle School.

Photo of Born on the Water book cover and author

Resources

Published Readings

  • Scott Woods Makes Lists – Booklists (and more) for all ages
    One of our favorites is 28 More Books Black Picture Books that Aren’t About Buses, Boycotts, or Basketball.
  • 28 More Books Black Picture Books that Aren’t About Buses, Boycotts, or Basketball
    A selection of books categorized across specific themes (racial identity, LGBTQ+, Disability, etc.)for all levels of readers
  • GLSEN Trans Day of Visibility List
    GLSEN states the list is “intended to share trans authors telling trans stories,” and warns that the list may include content that is triggering for some.

Social Justice Organizations

  • Social Justice Websites
    Beyond reading and watching, we highlight a resource by Dialogues on Diversity which aims to provide a list of organizations dedicated to social justice efforts

Films

  • Complex Magazine – The Best Social Justice Movies and Documentaries
  • Time.com – 12 Movies to Watch to Educate Yourself About Racism and Protest History, Recommended by Experts

Podcasts

  • 5 Social justice podcasts you’ll wish you knew about sooner
  • Latinx Intelligentsia 
  • Nancy
  • Code Switch by NPR
  • Still Processing
  • Gender Reveal
  • Pod Save the People
  • Seeing White
  • Jemele Hill is Unbothered
  • Hear to Slay with Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom
  • Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
  • While Black
  • Hella Black
  • Genius Brain-Justice for George Floyd
  • About Race
  • The Diversity Gap
  • Momentum: A Race Forward

TEDTalks

  • Chimamanda Adichie – The danger of a single story
  • Mellody Hobson – Color blind or color brave
  • Lee Mokobe – A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender
  • Bryan Stevenson – We need to talk about an injustice 
  • Baratunde Thurston – How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
  • Tiq and Kim Katrin Milan – A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage

Songs

  • 25 songs of social justice, freedom, civil rights and hope to honor Black History Month
  • 10 Social Justice Songs That Made History’
  • 20 Protest Songs Written About the Latinx Struggle
  • 25 Essential LGBTQ Pride Songs

Additional Resources

  • Arab American Heritage Month multimedia list
    A curated list of Arab American Heritage Month resources compiled by Berkeley Public Schools
  • Anti-Racism Resources
    A curated list of articles, websites, reading resources, and media, anti-racism curated by The University of Washington
 
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