Cultivate Change Series
UMNAA is currently planning the second panel discussion/webinar in the Cultivate Change Series.
Resource List
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, the UMNAA 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