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Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15

 

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Upcoming Diversity Events

In person diversity events have been canceled due to COVID-19. Available are remote diversity events. Or attend a podcast, TED Talks, or webinar!

All events are located on Sinclair's Dayton Campus and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Click here for driving directions to Sinclair's Dayton Campus and for parking information.

Event Date	Time	Event	Location
October 22 thru December 17	5:00 p.m.	Race And The Law - An Eight Week, Free Educational Series.  Sponsored by The Law & Public Safety Department - Register by emailing legalstudies@sinclair.edu.  Click here for flyer	Zoom Room
October 27	3:00 p.m.	A Storied Centennial: Race And Racism In The Women's Suffrage Movement - Virtual webinar with Dr. Treva Lindsey, The Ohio State University, and Furaha Henry-Jones, Sinclair Community College - Register here for this free event	Virtual Webinar
October 28	6:00 p.m.	of Racism: How Historic Policies Affect Dayton Today - Part I of a 3 part series live on Dayton Daily News Facebook	Dayton Daily News Facebook
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Two Truths and One Lie: Recognizing the origin of stereotypes put on the Appalachian people - Presentation discussion led by Nora Stanger - Register here	Zoom Room
November 2	11:00 a.m.	Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me - Discussion led by Alicia Schroeder and Tony Bryan on the book by Charlamagne Tha God - Register here	Zoom Room
November 5	10:00 a.m.	Uncomfortable Conversation With A Black Man (Ep.7) - "Race vs. Religion" with Carl Lentz, Hillsong Church - Discussion led by Michael Carter on the TED Talk by Emmanuel Acho - Register here	Zoom Room
November 9	10:00 a.m.	Uncomfortable Conversation With A Black Man (Ep.3) - "Seeing Color" with Chip & Joanna Gaines + Kids - Discussion led by Michael Carter on the TED Talk by Emmanuel Acho - Register here	Zoom Room
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Help Veterans By Taking Them Off The Pedestal - Discussion led by Becky Jones on the article in The Atlantic by Alex Horton - Register here	Zoom Room
November 10	3:00 p.m.	Diversity Film Series:  The Lavender Scare- Group discussion on this documentary led by Kathleen Gish - Register here	Zoom Room
November 12	10:00 a.m.	Diversity Film Series:  RBG - Discussion based on the documentary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg led by Adam Murka - Register here	Zoom Room
November 18	10:00 a.m.	Uncomfortable Conversation With A Black Man (Ep.3) - "Seeing Color" with Chip & Joanna Gaines + Kids - Discussion led by Michael Carter on the TED Talk by Emmanuel Acho - Register here	Zoom Room
November 23	11:00 a.m.	Diversity Film Series:  Rosie - Group discussion on the film led by Amy Hartman.  Click here for additional resources.  Register here	Zoom Room
December 3	10:00 a.m.	1966, The Year That Forced Integration In College Athletics - Presentation led by Michael Carter - Register here	Zoom Room
December 9	10:00 a.m.	The False Promise of Anti-Racism Books - Discussion led by Michael Carter on The Atlantic article by Saida Grundy - Register here	Zoom Room
January 14	10:00 a.m.	Uncomfortable Conversation With A Black Man (Ep.6) - "White Parents Raising Black Children" with Aaron & Jamie Ivey + Kids - Discussion led by Michael Carter on the TED Talk by Emmanuel Acho - Register here	Zoom Room
January 21	10:00 a.m.	Uncomfortable Conversation With A Black Man (Ep.6) - "White Parents Raising Black Children" with Aaron & Jamie Ivey + Kids - Discussion led by Michael Carter on the TED Talk by Emmanuel Acho - Register here	Zoom Room
February 10	3:00 p.m.	Diversity Film Series:  Harriet - Group discussion on the life of Harriet Tubman, led by De'Shawna Yamani - Register here	Zoom Room
May 25	2:00 p.m.	Diversity Film Series:  The Farewell - Group discussion on a film that sheds light on Chinese culture and philosophy, led by Meng Riddle - Register here	Zoom Room

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• 4 Little Things You Can Do to Be Anti-Racist as a Family
• 6 Reasons All Lives Matter Doesn’t Work - In Terms Simple
• 11 Things We Can Do to Bring Class Equity to School
• 20 Things I Will Do to Be an Equitable Educator
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• Anatomy of An Ally
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• GARE - Getting to Equity (July 2017)
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• Help Veterans by Taking them off the Pedestal
• Housing Segregation in Everything (Video)
• How Culturally Responsive Lessons Teach Critical Thinking
• How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: Speak Up When It's Heard
• How Long Must We Wait.  What It's Like To Be Black And Exhausted in America
• How Redlining's Racist Effects Lasted for Decades
• How The Nazis Was Inspired by Jim Crow

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• November 2019 Earnings Gap in Dayton
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• Racial Wealth Gap Policy
• Reflecting on 100 Years of Women's Voting Rights
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• So You Think You're An Anti-Racist? Paradigm Adjustments for "Well-Intentioned" White Folks
• Stages of Anti-Poverty and Anti-Classist Consciousness
• Students Learn from People they Love
• Taco Night (a brief reflection on the trouble with activities like Taco Night)
• Teaching America Interwoven Histories
• Teaching Case - Applications of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in a Community College Classroom
• Ten Commitments for Equity-Literate Educators
• Ten Ways To Fight Hate
• The Disturbing History of the Suburbs (Video)
• The Emergence of the Chief Diversity Officer Role in Higher Education
• The False Promise of Anti-Racism Books
• The Whiteness Project
• Toward a Critical Approach to Multicultural Teacher Education
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• Votes for Women in honor of Suffrage Centennial - Smithsonian Suffrage Quiz
• We Can't Ignore This Issue: How To Talk With Students About Racism
• What is Juneteenth? - NYT Article
• What White Colleagues Need to Understand
• White Christian America Needs a Moral Awakening
• Why Our Students Need 'Equity Literacy'
• YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge (2019)
• YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge (2020)
• YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge-Special Edition (2020)

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• American Holocaust - by David E. Stannard
  Columbus and the conquest of the New World
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• And Yet They Persisted - by Johanna Neuman
  How American women won the right to vote
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• At The Hands Of Persons Unknown - by Philip Dray
  The lynching of Black America
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• Beautiful Boy - by David Sheff
  A father's journey through his son's addiction
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• Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own - by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
  James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race. 
  Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and It's Urgent Lessons for Our Own is currently not available to borrow through Sinclair Library or an Ohio Library
   
• Beneath A Ruthless Sun - by Gilbert King
  A true story of violence, race, and justice lost and found
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• Boy Erased - by Garrard Conley
  A Memoir of identify, faith, and family
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• Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent - by Isabel Wilkerson
  Examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America
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• City of Thorns - by Ben Rawlence
  A vivid portrait of the forgotten refugees in Dadaab, the worlds largest refugee camp
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• Closet Haikus - by R.R. Noall
  The first ever collaborative coming out poetry collection
  Closet Haikus is not currently available from libraries
   
• Crazy Rich Asians - by Kevin Kwan
  A novel introducing a contemporary Asia to a North American audience
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• Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain
  by Zaretta Hammond
  Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students
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• David Walker's Appeal - by David Walker
  The most radical piece of writing by an African American in the nineteenth century
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• Differently Abled: Taking A Stand, Making a Difference - by Graeme Axford
  Tells the real life story living with invisible disabilities
  Differently Abled is not currently available from libraries
   
• Dog Whistle Politics - by Ian Haney Lopez
  How coded racial appeals have reinvented racism and wrecked the middle class
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• Dying of Whiteness - by Jonathan M. Metzl
  How politics of racial resentment is killing America's Heartland
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• EL Norte - by Carrie Gibson
  The epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America
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• Full Dissidence: Notes From an Uneven Playing Field - by Howard Bryant
  A meditation on injustice in our country
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• Generation Z LEADS - by Corey Seemiller, Meghan Grace
  A guide for developing the leadership capacity of Generation Z students
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• Ghost Of The Innocent Man - by Benjamin Rachlin
  A true story of trial and redemption
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• Hidden Figures - by Margot Lee Shetterly
  Three brilliant African-American women at NASA serve as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glen
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• How To Be An Antiracist - by Ibram X. Kendi
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• I Too Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100
  by Wil Haygood
  Celebrates the visual art and material culture of the Harlem Renaissance
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• If Beale Street Could Talk - by James Baldwin
  A love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s
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• In The Company Of Women - by Grace Bonney
  Inspiration and advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs
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• Insane - by Alisa Roth
  America's criminal treatment of mental illness
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• Is Everyone Really Equal? - by Ozlem Sensory & Robin DiAngelo
  Award-winning guide to key concepts in Social Justice Education
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• Islam - by John Kaltner
  What non-Muslims should know
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• Lies My Teacher Told Me - by James W. Loewen
  Everything your American History textbook got wrong
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• Lola's House: Filipino Women Living With War - by M. Evelina Galang
  The stories of sixteen surviving Filipino "comfort women"
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• Lost Dayton
  Explores Dayton's retail, industrial, entertainment, and residential sites and how they have changed over time
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• Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race - by Laura E. Gomez
  The story of the original Mexican Americans
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• Mexicans in the Making of America - by Neil Foley
  A sweeping view of the evolution of Mexican America
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• Miracle People - by Sue Snyder
  An inspiring anthology of differently-abled beings
  Miracle People is not currently available from libraries

• Mudbound - by Hillary Jordan
  A novel about the Jim Crow south immediately following World War II
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• Overground Railroad ;- by Candacy Taylor
  The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book
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  Reading with Patrick - by Michelle Kuo
  A teacher, a student, and a life-changing friendship
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• Rising Out of Hatred - by Eli Saslow
  The awakening of a former white nationalist
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• Separate: - by Steve Luxenberg
  The story of Plessy v Ferguson and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation
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• Shook One - by Charlamagne Tha God
  A blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxiety
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• Stamped From The Beginning - by Ibram X. Kendi
  The definitive history of racist ideas in America
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• Still I Rise - by Marlene Wagman-Geller
  the persistence of phenomenal women
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• Tell Me Who You Are: Sharing Our Stories of Race, Culture, & Identity - by Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi
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• The ABC's of LGBT+ - by Ashley Mardell
  A detailed look at all things LGBT+
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• The Battle for Brandon - by Chad Bonham
  How a coach fought to bring his son home
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• The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World - by Mason Funk
  True story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present
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• The Factory - by Christopher Lordan, Robert Dellelo
  A journey through the prison industrial complex
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• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures - by Julia Finley Mosca
  The story of Dr. Temple Grandin
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• The Hundred Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey - by Dawn MacKeen
  An tale of one man's courage in the face of genocide and his granddaughter's quest to tell his story
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• The Myth of Equality - by Ken Wytsma
  Uncovering the roots of injustice and privilege
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• The Negro Travelers' Green Book - by Victor H. Green
  The guide to travel and vacations
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• The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in America - by Helen Thorpe
  Follows the lives of 22 immigrant teenagers throughout the course of the 2015-2016 school year
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• The Other Slavery - by Andres Resendez
  The uncovered story of Indian enslavement in America
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• The Song Poet: A Memoir of my Father - Kao Kalia Yang
  A Hmong song poet who sacrificed his gift for his children's future in America
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• The Woman's Hour - by Elaine Weiss
  The great fight to win the vote
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• The Strange Career of Jim Crow - by C. Vann Woodward, William S. McFeely
  A clear and illuminating analysis of the history of Jim Crow Laws
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• Tigerland - by Wil Haygood
  1968-1969: A city divided, a nation torn apart, and a magical season of healing
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• Underground America - by Peter Orner, Annie Holmes, Tom Andes
  Narratives of undocumented lives
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• We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation - by Matthew Riemer
  Essential and empowering intro to the history of the fight for queer liberation
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• We Were Eight Years in Power - by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  A collection of essays written by the author during Obama's presidency
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• What Have We Done? - by David Wood
  A battlefield view of moral injury, the signature wound of America's 21st century wars
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• While The City Slept - by Eli Sanders
  A love lost to violence and a wake-up call for mental health care in America
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• White Fragility - by Robin Diangelo
  Why it's so hard for white people to talk about Racism
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• Why? - by Peter Hayes
  Explaining the Holocaust
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• Zookeepers Wife - by Diane Ackerman
  1939 Poland. A true story of a family who rescued hundreds of Jews from the Germans by hiding them in their Warsaw zoo during World War II
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• 13TH
  An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality
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• A Hidden Life
  Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
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• A Thousand Cuts
  Press Freedom in the Philippines under the Duterte Regime
  NOTE:  The Univ of Michigan's Center for Southeast Asian Studies is sponsoring a free virtual viewing until October 16, 2020
  Click here for additional resources on the film A Thousand Cuts
• Amazing Grace
  Documentary presenting Aretha Franklin performing gospel songs at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in 1972
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• BlacKkKlansman
  True story of an African American police officer who successfully infiltrates the local KKK
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• Black Panther
  A groundbreaking celebration of black culture
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• Blindspotting
  While on probation, a man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend
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• Boy Erased
  The son of a small-town Baptist pastor must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents
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• Certain Women
  Three strong willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the plains of the American Northwest
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• Constructing the Terrorist Threat
  A leading scholar on Islamophobia looks at how Muslims have become the predominant face of terror in the U.S.
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• Coco
  Inspired by the Mexican holiday "Day of the Dead"
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• Defiant Lives
  The rise and triumph of the Disability Rights Movement in the U.S., Britain, and Australia
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• Equal Means Equal
  A filmmaker spearheads a national media campaign to raise awareness for the need for women's equality under federal law
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• Fences
  A working class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life
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• Fruitvale Station
  Based on a true story of one of the most heart-wrenching instances of police brutality in American history
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• Green Book
  A working-class Italian-American becomes the driver for an African American classical pianist
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• Harriet
  The story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman
  Streaming for Harriet will be available in December 2020
• Hidden Figures
  Three brilliant African-American women at NASA serve as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glen
  Borrow a DVD copy of Hidden Figures from Sinclair's Library
• I Am Not Your Negro
  A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter
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• Indian Horse
  A Canadian First Nations boy survives in a residential school in the 1970s
  Streaming for the film Indian Horse will be added at a later date
  Streaming for Indian Horse will be available at a later date
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• Just Mercy
  World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner
  Streaming for the film Just Mercy will be available December 2020
• Lion
  A 5 year old Indian boy gets lost thousands of miles from home and 25 years later sets out to find his lost family
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• Marshall
  The true story behind Thurgood Marshall
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• Moonlight
  A look at three defining chapters in the life of a young black man growing up in Miami
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• North Dixie Drive
  A portrait of businesses and people residing in the Northridge section of Dayton, Ohio
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• Pele: Birth of a Legend
  Pele utilizes his street soccer skills to lead Brazil to the World Cup in 1958
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• RBG
  Documentary focusing on the career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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• Roman J. Israel, Esq.
  An African-American lawyer with Asperger's Syndrome
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• Rosie
  A mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless
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• Spare Parts
  Based on a true story of four Hispanic students who form a robotics club
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• Strong Island
  The forces of family, grief and racial injustice converge in this documentary exploring the murder of filmmaker Yance Ford's brother
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• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
  A drama symbolizing the terror and brutality that defined the Holocaust
  Borrow a DVD copy of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas from Sinclair's Library
  Stream the film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 
• The Day I Became a Woman
  This film links together stories about three women struggling for identity in Iran
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• The Farewell
  A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has a short while left to live and decides to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies
  Streaming for The Farewell will be available March 2021
• The Hate You Give
  Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right
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• The Lavender Scare
  The first documentary film to tell the story of the U.S. government's decades-long effort to identify and fire gay and lesbian employees
  Stream the film The Lavender Scare
• The Mountain Minor
  Appalachian music plays a crucial role in unifying a family across generations
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• The Peanut Butter Falcon
  A man who has Down syndrome befriends an outlaw who becomes his coach and ally
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• This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
  Chronicles the life of a champion diver transitioning from male to female
  Borrow a DVD copy of This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous from Sinclair's Library
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  Inspired by a 27 year old murder case in Texas that remains unsolved
  Borrow a DVD copy of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri from Sinclair's Library
• Waiting for Anya
  A boy and a reclusive widow work together to smuggle Jewish children into Spain during World War II
  Streaming for Waiting for Anya will be available in February 2021
• Waves
  The emotional journey of a suburban African American family as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the wake of a tragic loss
  Streaming for Waves will be available in December 2020
• Zion
  Short documentary.  Born without legs and stuck in foster care for years, teen Zion Clark finds his calling when he pursues competitive wrestling
  Stream the film Zion
• Zookeepers Wife
  1939 Poland. A true story of a family who rescued hundreds of Jews from the Germans by hiding them in their Warsaw zoo during World War II
  Borrow a DVD copy of Zookeepers Wife from Sinclair's Library
  Stream the film Zookeepers Wife 

 

Podcasts:

• Queer America
• Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
• The Mind Online

TED Talks:

• 3 Ways to be a Better Ally in the Workplace - Melinda Epler
• Color Blind or Color Brave? - Mellody Hobson
• History vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler
• How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time - Baratunde Thurston
• How to Get Serious about Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace - Janet Stovall
• How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Towards Them - Verna Myers
• How to Talk and Listen to Transgender People - Jackson Bird
• Immigrant Voices Make Democracy Stronger - Sayu Bhojwani
• Let's End Ageism - Ashton Applewhite
• Take the "Other" to Lunch - Elizabeth Lesser
• The Truth About the Confederacy in the United States - Jeffery Robinson
• What It's Like To Be Muslim In America - Dalia Mogahed
• What the Gay Rights Movement Learned from the Civil Rights Movement - Yoruba Richen
• Why I Work to Remove Barriers for Students with Disabilities - Haben Girma
• Why Diversity Matters - Katherine Phillips

Videos:

• College Behind Bars, Part 1:  Nobody Ever Taught Me Any Of That - PBS
• College Behind Bars, Part 2:  I'm Trying To Get Home To My Family, Too - PBS
• College Behind Bars, Part 3:  Every Single Word Matters - PBS
• College Behind Bars, Part 4:  Home Is A Work In Progress - PBS
• Conversation between Wil Haygood and Michael Carter
• DEI Leadership Reflection with Michael Carter
• Diversity video with Dawayne Kirkman
• Gang Leader to Graduate – A Conscious Discipline Transformation
• Growing up Poor in America - Frontline Production
• Lost Dayton - Andrew Walsh
• Simple Things Count - Seven ways to be more inclusive of people with disabilities - Microsoft News
• The Rage and Love of James Baldwin - Video interview with Professor Eddie Glaude, Jr. on Morning Joe
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.1) - "Uncomfortable Conversation" with White America - Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.3) - "Seeing Color" with Chip & Joanna Gaines + Kids - Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.6) - "White Parents Raising Black Children" with Aaron & Jamie Ivey + Kids - Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Ep.7) - "Race vs. Religion" with Carl Lentz, Hillsong Church - Emmanuel Acho
• What You Need To Know About Women's Suffrage - NowThis

Webinars:

• Addressing Racial Bias and Microaggressions in Online Environments
• Extreme Prejudice
• Indigenous People's History
• LatinX History is Black History
• LGBT Best Practices
• Religious Diversity in the Classroom: Fostering A Culture of Respect
• Teaching Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
• Teaching the New Jim Crow w/ Michelle Alexander
• The Color of Law
• What is White Privilege Really?

 

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Diversity T-Shirts

If you do not have a diversity t-shirt, please contact Michele Marcum at michele.marcum@ sinclair.edu.

 

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2020 NIA Award Winners

Congratulations to the following people who were honored at the Celebration of Purpose NIA Awards and GospelFest held on Friday, February 28:

Staff Award:  De'Shawna Yamini

Student Award:  Daniel Peoples, III

Faculty:  Vonya Lewis-Thornton

Diversity Champion:  Melissa Ward

Community Service:  Jenell Ross

The NIA Awards Ceremony is held annually to showcase, celebrate and nurture achievements in creative arts, academics, mentorship, and leadership by Sinclair staff, faculty, students and community members.  NIA is one of the highlights of Sinclair's African-American History Month observances.

31 Days of Women 2020

Congratulations to the 31 Women of Sinclair recognized in 2020 who help make Sinclair the great place that it is. 

We encourage you to see the diversity in all of the women presented and think about how the world could be so much better if we celebrated and supported women on a consistent basis. 

The following is a list of the 31 Women of Sinclair recognized in 2020:

• Marita Abram
• Rahme Ashour
• Margaret Bailey
• Joyce Barnes
• Kandise Bobo
• Carol Bonner
• Nika Commodore
• Michelle Cox
• Jennifer Custer
• Angela Fernandez
• Gracie Gregory
• Amy Hartman
• Becky Jantonio
• Deena John
• Candi Jones

• Sonya Kirkwood
• Annette Koronowski
• Valerie Mayfield
• Melissa McCarthy
• Julie McDaniel
• Gina Mills
• Dara Moore
• Jadine Rafi
• Dawna Remecus
• Susan Smith
• Sandy Specht
• TyAnn Stewart
• Jennifer Tallman
• Renata Waters
• Korrin Ziswiler

What Matters Most
Our Goals, Values and Beliefs

BECAUSE WE DO NOT WALK IN THE SAME SHOES... WE HAVE DIVERSE NEEDS

Mission:

Sinclair College strives to see and acknowledge each student, faculty and staff member as an important contributor to our belief in equity for all.

Vision:

Sinclair will be viewed as an institution that is welcoming to all, as evidenced by a climate of acceptance and inclusiveness among faculty, staff and students.  Everyone will understand the importance of cultural competency and embrace their role as global citizens.

Values:

• Differences celebrated and essential to our success
• Respect for every individual
• Excellence in all that we do
• Accountability for our roles, responsibilities and actions
• Environment of support and inclusiveness

We Will:

• Work to cultivate and maintain a diverse, inclusive and equitable campus climate for everyone who chooses Sinclair as a destination to study, work or meet.
• Strive to attract, retain and graduate a diverse student body, representative of the communities we serve.
• Strive to attract and retain a diverse and culturally competent staff and faculty that is representative of the communities we serve.
• Set the standard, provide the support and drive individual accountability to everyone within Sinclair for respecting and contributing to an environment that is diverse, inclusive and equitable in its treatment of all people.