Books, TV & Film, Podcasts
The scope of diversity, equity and inclusion is not limited to higher education or the workplace. To explore DEI through a contemporary cultural lens, check out these recommended books, TV and film, and podcasts.
Note that some TV and film resources may require a subscription or payment for access. These are marked as "subscription required" or "payment required." Books maybe sourced through your local library or purchased from a retailer.
Books
- Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong (Editor)
- Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi (Editor) and Keisha N. Blain (Editor)
- The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer (Author)
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (Author)
- Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality by Debbie Cenziper (Author), Jim Obergefell (Author)
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad (Author), Robin DiAngelo (Foreword)
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (Author)
- The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (Author)
Additional fiction and non-fiction books, discussion questions, and resources are included in the State Library of Ohio Diversity Equity and Inclusion Reading Group Resources.
TV and Film
- Latino Americans (PBS)
- East Lake Meadows by Sarah Burns and David McMahon (PBS)
- Crip Camp by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrech (YouTube)
- First Generation by Blair Underwood (YouTube)
- Flint Town by Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper, and Jessica Dimmock (Netflix, subscription required)
- Hale County This Morning, This Evening by RaMell Ross (YouTube)
- Just Mercy by Destin Daniel Cretton (Just Mercy website, payment required)
- Living Undocumented by Aaron Saidman and Anna Chai (Netflix, subscription required)
- The Talk: Race in America by Sam Pollard (PBS)
- Two Spirits by Lydia Nibley (Two Spirits website, payment required)
- When They See Us by Ava Duvernay (Netflix, subscription required)
Videos
- #APeoplesJourney: Monthly stories from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
- What is Systematic Racism? - Race Forward
Podcasts
- The Ohio State University Inspire Podcast
- Disability Visibility - hosted by Alice Wong
- 1619 (New York Times)
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Woman’s Hour (BBC)
- Latinos Who Lunch
- Identity Politics
- Queering Desi
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