Resources on Race and Racism in Medicine

The COVID-19 pandemic has made health disparities in the United States starkly apparent. Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people among Black, Latino, and Pacific Islander populations are more than 1.5 times greater than those of the White population, and among Indigenous populations are more than 2 times greater than those of the White population, according to APM Research Lab’s analysis of CDC data in the Color … Continue reading Resources on Race and Racism in Medicine

Statement Against White Appropriation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color’s Labor – WOC+Lib

Before we begin, I recognize that my positionality as a white man privileges me personally and professionally while simultaneously skewing and distorting my perspective on race. This blog post is an attempt to share the work of WOC+Lib with my professional organization in an effort to spur collective reflection. Earlier this month, WOC+Lib released their Statement Against White Appropriation of Black, Indigenous, and People of … Continue reading Statement Against White Appropriation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color’s Labor – WOC+Lib

Antiracism Resources for STEM Educators

While helping to create our library’s Anti-Racism Resources Guide, I wondered if there were any STEM-specific library guides out there. I was most interested in guides that would help science librarians and/or science faculty not just learn about antiracism but also incorporate antiracist concepts/lessons into their classrooms. The following are some of the resources that I found most useful. Library Guides At the time of … Continue reading Antiracism Resources for STEM Educators