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Resources to Learn More About Race in Oklahoma

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We know you're super busy and that you've been having important conversations about race in Oklahoma and beyond. Here are ten thoughtful and educational pieces on race in the Sooner state to hopefully give all of us a better understanding on our shared history. 

 

Podcast Episodes

A Very OK Podcast: Black Wall (Main) Street 

Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum Podcast: Bill Picket

BrainBox Podcast: Slavery in Indian Territory 

Integrated Schools Podcast: Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey 

Fare of the Free Child Podcast: Resources for the Real Feels

 

 

Books

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Marked by Fire by Joyce Carol Thomas

Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored by Clifton Taulbert

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 

 

 

Articles

Where Do I Donate? Why is the Uprising Violent? Should I Go Protest? by Courtney Martin

Black Wall Street: The African American Haven That Burned and Then Rose From the Ashes by Victor Luckerson 

The 13 Historic Towns That Still Remain in Oklahoma by The Tulsa World

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh

The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coastan 

 

Organizations

OKC Black Chamber of Commerce 

Diversity Center of Oklahoma 

Oklahoma Policy Institute 

Antiracism Center

Color of Change

 

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