Young Americans Virtual Library: Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion: African/Black American

Introduction

Key Terms: Slavery, abolition, white privilege, white fragility, privilege, anti-black racism, Black Lives Matter (BLM), mass incarceration, structural racism, systemic racism, institutional racism, individual racism, cultural appropriation, racial equity, ethnicity, affirmative action, African American, African diaspora, African American Vernacular (AAV).

Find definitions for these terms in The Diversity Style Guide.

For more information:

158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
Broadway for Black Lives Matter Resource List
The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Confronting racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people by Ijeoma Oluo

Find Black Artists and Works

#BIPOCSwap List
Alternative Canon
BIPOC Playwrights Project
Black Director Database
Black Directors, Choreographers, Creatives
Black Theatre Coalition Database
Contemporary Playwrights of Color
USITT Self-identified People of Color in Technical Theatre Database

Organizations

Black Theatre Coalition
National Black Arts (NBAF)
Women of Color in the Arts' Mentorship Initiative

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

In Theater & Performance

Monologues

Podcasts

Introduction

Find Black Artists and Works

Organizations