
#ThisIsAmerica is a series that brings together UConn faculty, alumni, and students to discuss and unpack systematic racism, social justice, and human rights issues. It spotlights the individuals, organizations and movements fighting for justice and equity, and against oppression and white supremacy.
This is not a comprehensive guide, but a place to start the conversation.
Programs
Access previous and upcoming #ThisIsAmerica programs and key takeaways here!
UConn Social Justice Resource Guide:
Invoking Change and Celebrating Diversity
Academic Courses
Library
- Check out the curated list of eBooks about race and anti-racism available to UConn faculty, staff, and students. http://s.uconn.edu/race
UConn Community
- UConn Health Disparities Institute Virtual Gatherings
- Neag School of Education
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- School of Engineering
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Business
- AACC Mental Health Mondays
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion:
- Letters to the community:
- https://diversity.uconn.edu/communications/
- Pres and Provost: https://today.uconn.edu/2020/05/message-uconn-community/
- Statement from Center’s Institutes and Programs: https://womenscenter.uconn.edu/2020/06/04/statement-from-centers-institutes-and-programs/
UConn School of Social Work
Read our Anti-Racism Statement
Self-Care
Literature
Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings by Reyna Grande and Sonia Guiñansaca

Film
- Just Mercy
- Marshall
- True Justice
- Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland
- Netflix Black Lives Matter Collection
- Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- The Hate U Give
- Racial Profiling 2.0
- Rising Tide: Priced Out In Miami
- First Australians
- 13th
- The Life and Death of Marsha P Johnson
- The Freedom to Marry
- 100 Years: One Woman's Fight for Justice
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Freedom Riders
- Soundtrack for a Revolution
- 40 Years A Prisoner
- Asian Americans: a PBS Documentary Series
- Through a Lens Darkly
- Crime and Punishment
- Ulam The Movie
- Standing Above The Clouds
- I Am Not Your Negro
- The House I Live In
- We Are The Giant
- Putuparri And The Rainmakers
- Quest
- Do Not Resist
- MLK: The Assassination Tapes
- The Undefeated Presents: Time for Change: We Won't Be Defeated
- The Farm: Angola, USA
- Mississippi's War: Slavery and Secession
Organizations & Movements
Podcasts
Articles
- 25 Black-Owned Home Decor Brands to Shop For Your Next Home Refresh
- This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea
- 15 Informative Podcasts to Learn About Race Relations in America
- Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus
- For Our White Friends Desiring To Be Allies
- To White Parents Who Want To Be Allies At This Time
- Where Are All the White Actors?
- After 148 years, Mississippi finally ratifies 13th Amendment, which banned slavery
- Educators and Race: A Conversation with Author Ijeoma Oluo on Tackling Systemic Racism in U.S. Education
- 6 Audiobooks That Illuminate Race Relations in America
- 138 Black-Owned Businesses to Support
- 38 Best Racism Audiobooks of All Time
- It's Time for Environmental Studies to Own Up to Erasing Black People
- NSF funds study of COVID-19 effects on underrepresented STEM students
- America's racial reckoning is putting a spotlight on Black mental health
- Native American and Indigenous Community Takes Shape At UConn - UConn Today