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## Introduction

Here we provide to the scientific community some thoughts and ideas from Black authors and creators on how we can recognize and confront anti-Black racism in our society, in our institutions, and in ourselves. The compilation of this list began following the [murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd) (cw: violent imagery) and the global outrage it sparked, which reminded us of our responsibility to better educate ourselves on the ongoing issue of implicit and explicit racism. The lived experiences and published works of Black people demonstrate that we are all complicit in anti-Black racism in science and academia, no matter how well-meaning or progressive we are as individuals. We therefore urge our colleagues and readers to engage with these resources, even if you think they are not personally relevant to you.

## Resources

### "America's Private, White, Elite Schools Need Reform. Now."<commit_msg>Added a resource<commit_after>---
layout: post
authors: [andrea]
title: "A reading list for scientists to recognize and confront anti-Black racism"
excerpt: ""
modified: 2020-10-05
tags: []
categories: [miscellaneous]
comments: true
image:
    feature: http://merenlab.org/images/anti-black-racism-reading-list.png
---

{% include _toc.html %}

## Introduction

Here we provide to the scientific community some thoughts and ideas from Black authors and creators on how we can recognize and confront anti-Black racism in our society, in our institutions, and in ourselves. The compilation of this list began following the [murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd) (cw: violent imagery) and the global outrage it sparked, which reminded us of our responsibility to better educate ourselves on the ongoing issue of implicit and explicit racism. The lived experiences and published works of Black people demonstrate that we are all complicit in anti-Black racism in science and academia, no matter how well-meaning or progressive we are as individuals. We therefore urge our colleagues and readers to engage with these resources, even if you think they are not personally relevant to you.

## Resources

### "Patching the Leaks: Revitalizing and Reimagining the STEM Pipeline"

<blockquote>
(...) Here, we suggest evidence-based strategies for leaders to incorporate into their diversity and inclusion efforts, including mechanisms to provide a supportive environment, safe spaces, and how to retain a diverse scientific workforce at all stages in the academic pipeline. To this end, we use our personalized experiences to emphasize revised mechanisms that will improve the pipeline throughout each stage. (...)
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  <b><NAME>., Ph.D. et al.</b>
  <a class="fa fa-fw fa-twitter-square" href="https://twitter.com/phdgprotein86"> </a>
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  <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)31226-5">Cell, 29 Oct 2020</a>
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