Explore these resources for further learning.
Equity and inequity impact everyone—no exceptions. For this reason, each of us has a responsibility to learn the history and ramifications of injustice and bias. Everyone has a different learning style, and the resources listed below exist in diverse formats to meet varied needs, interests, and abilities. This list is necessarily non-exhaustive, and will reflect different viewpoints or ways of thinking. For even more resources, or to explore these resources in alternative formats, visit the Vermont Department of Libraries and the ABLE Library catalogue.
For Everyone
- Action & Allyship Guide
- [UPDATED VERSIONS COMING SOON] Strategic plans
- Office of Racial Equity
- Agency of Administration
- Statewide Plan
- Judiciary
- [COMING SOON] Introductory Videos
- What is Equity?
- What Makes Injustice “Systemic?”
- Introduction to EIAs (Equity Impact Assessments)
For State of Vermont Leaders & Employees
- SOV - Racial Equity Team in MS Teams: Join the team for daily discussion posts, resources, and professional development opportunities.
- Equity Impact Assessment tool: Visit the SOV - Racial Equity Team to download the EIA form and watch recording of the introductory webinar.
- Workplace Improvement
- [COMING SOON] Hiring Guide
- [2022 CALENDAR COMING SOON] Cultural Observances Calendar: View the shared calendar in Outlook to see upcoming cultural observances.
For Local and Community Leaders
Suggested Media
Resources on Age-Appropriate Learning
- “Ten Quick Ways to Analyze Children’s Books for Sexism and Racism” from Teaching Tolerance
- “Beyond the Golden Rule” from Teaching Tolerance
- Inclusive children’s holiday books: See the following list of holiday books. This list will be occasionally updated.
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
HOLIDAY(S) |
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December's Gift |
Smith-Santos; Bitton |
Multiple |
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Hanukkah Bear |
Kimmel |
Hannukah |
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Maple Syrup Season |
Purmell |
Secular |
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The Snow Day |
Sakai |
Secular |
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Tree of Cranes |
Say |
Christmas |
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The Christmas Truck |
Blankenship |
Christmas |
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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold |
Sidman; Allen |
Secular |
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The Shortest Day |
Cooper |
Solstice |
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Sky Sisters |
Waboose |
Secular |
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Grandma's Gift |
Velasquez |
Christmas |
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Shubh Diwali |
Soundar |
Diwali |
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Together for Kwanzaa |
Ford |
Kwanzaa |
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Under the Christmas Tree |
Grimes |
Christmas |
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A World of Cookies for Santa |
Furman |
Christmas |
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The Best Eid Ever |
Mobin-Uddin |
Eid |
Media by topic
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Topic |
Title |
Format |
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Advanced Analysis & White Allyship |
“White Fragility” by Robin Diangelo |
Book |
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“How to be an Anti-Racist” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi |
Book |
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“Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
Book |
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“So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo |
Book |
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“The Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh |
Thought / Discussion Activity |
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“The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” |
Film |
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Indigenous History & Culture |
“The Western Abenakis of Vermont, 1600–1800: War, Migration, and the Survival of an Indian People” by Colin Calloway |
Book |
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“The Voice of the Dawn: An Autohistory of the Abenaki Nation” by Frederick Matthew Wiseman |
Book |
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“An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz |
Book |
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Culture / International |
“Rough Translation” |
Podcast |
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Housing & Segregation |
“Evicted” by Matthew Desmond |
Book |
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“The Color of Law” |
Book |
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“A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America” |
Podcase episode |
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Film |
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“The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power” by Dierdre Mask |
Book |
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Criminal Justice |
“The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander |
Book |
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“Caught” by Marie Gottschalk |
Book |
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“The House I Live In” |
Film |
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Civil Rights Movement |
“March” series by John Lewis |
Comic / Graphic Novel |
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“Selma” |
Film |
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Historical Figures |
“Hidden Figures” |
Film |
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“Loving” |
Film |
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“The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers’ Struggle” |
Film |
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Podcast episode |
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Slavery & its Economic Legacy |
Article |
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“13th” |
Film |
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“Roots” |
Film |
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“12 Years a Slave” |
Film |
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“The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates |
Article |
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U.S. History |
“The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones |
Web series |
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“A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn |
Book |
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Personal Stories |
“The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin |
Book |
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“Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates |
Book |
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#RealizedIWasBlack |
Hashtag |
|
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“American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang |
Comic / Graphic Novel |
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Article |
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TEDTalk |
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Vermont-specific |
Article |
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“A Stranger in the Kingdom” |
Film |
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Article |
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Education / Youth |
"Culturally Responsive School Leadership" by Muhammad Khalifa |
Book |
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“The Hate U Give” |
Book; Film |
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“Teaching to Transgress” by bell hooks |
Book |