Watch the 2020 Cultivate Change Panel Discussion:
Resource List from 2020 Cultivate Change:
Read, Watch, Listen
- Nesmith Library Anti-Racist Reading List (includes children’s books): https://www.nesmithlibrary.org/anti-racist-reading-lists
- PBS: What to read, listen to and watch to learn about institutional racism
Historical Literacy
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: https://www.bcri.org/
- The Legacy Museum: https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/
Racial Equity and Implicit Bias Awareness and Training
- Project Implicit: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
- Trainer: Kimberly Williams Pettway ’94: kpettway@southalabama.edu
Racial Justice Advocacy
- Alabama Appleseed: https://www.alabamaappleseed.org/racial-justice/
- Alabama Arise: https://www.alarise.org
- The Equal Justice Initiative: https://eji.org/get-involved/
- Montevallo Progressive Alliance: https://montevalloprogressivealliance.com/
- Woke Vote: https://wokevote.us
Civil Rights Organizations
- Birmingham Urban League: https://birminghamul.org
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: https://www.naacp.org/
Alumni Amplified Voices
Please check back for the opportunity to share your voice.
On Thursday, June 11, 2020, the UMNAA Board and Jr. Board presented the first Cultivate Change panel discussion/webinar which featured:
- Dr. Andrea Eckelman, UM Asst. Professor of Political Science
- Greg Jones ’85, retired FBI Special Agent
- Cedric Norman ’09, Fairfield City Council & Woke Vote
- Kimberly Williams Pettway ’94, Social Work Instructor
- Moderator: Dr. Terra Miller ’06
- Emcee: Cortez Bennett ’12