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Social Justice and Equity: Kanopy Videos

A Resource Guide to Help Those Working to Make the World More Equitable: A compilation of books, materials, and resources that support the needs of students and faculty interested in doing the work to eliminate systemic racism and oppression.

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I Am Not Your Negro - James Baldwin and Race in America.

Race - The Power of an Illusion. California Newsreel

White Like Me - Race, Racism & White Privilege in America. Media Education Foundation

Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising. Magnolia Pictures

Peace Officer - The Militarized State of American Police. Gravitas Ventures

Law & Order - An Examination of Police Practices and Behavior. Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)

Kanopy Videos on Creating Equity

The Class Divide

Jesse Williams journeys to the Gulf Coast town of St. Petersburg, Florida, once known for its beaches and pleasant weather, but now notorious for being the unlikely epicenter of the student achievement gap and school-to- prison pipeline. Williams investigates how ​resegregation has led to a massive educational and criminal justice divide for the students -- and witnesses the community's efforts to confront the school system and heal the divide.

What's Race Got To Do With It?

WHAT'S RACE GOT TO DO WITH IT? is a new documentary film that goes beyond identity politics, celebratory history and interpersonal relations to consider social disparities and their impact on student success in today's post-Civil Rights world.

Stolen Education - The Legacy of Hispanic Racism in Schools

Stolen Education documents the untold story of Mexican-American school children who challenged discrimination in Texas schools in the 1950's and changed the face of education in the Southwest.

Education Inc. - The Privatization of American Public Education

Education, Inc. is told through the eyes of parent and filmmaker Brian Malone, as he travels cross-country in search of the answers and sources behind the privatizing of American public education, and what it means for his kids. With striking footage from school protests, raucous school board meetings and interviews with some of the most well known educators in the country, Malone zooms out to paint a clear picture of profit and politics that's sweeping across the nation, right under our noses.

Kanopy Video - Four Communities Tackle the Child Equity Gap

Four Communities Tackle the Child Equity Gap

Children living in fractured homes and poverty can't achieve equally with children who are more financially and emotionally secure. Underserved children need the extra service to be competitive. Equal is not Equitable..

 

 

 

 

 

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