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Resources recommended in preparation for the “Reckoning” discussions

The following resources are not required to participate, but will serve as background for our discussions.

DiAngelo, R. (2018). White fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism. Beacon Press. https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Robin_DiAngelo_White_Fragility?id=ZfQ3DwAAQBAJ

Mwilu, Jacinta BSN, RN Race vs. Racism: The Eligibility of African American Race as a Risk Factor, AJN, American Journal of Nursing: August 2021 – Volume 121 – Issue 8 – p 11 doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000767736.82258.17

Schroeder, C., & DiAngelo, R. (2010). Addressing Whiteness in Nursing Education The Sociopolitical Climate Project at the University of Washington School of Nursing. ANS. Advances in Nursing Science, 33, 244–255. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0b013e3181eb41cf

Weitzel, J., Luebke, J., Wesp, L., Graf, M. D. C., Ruiz, A., Dressel, A., & Mkandawire-Valhmu, L. (2020). The Role of Nurses as Allies Against Racism and Discrimination: An Analysis of Key Resistance Movements of Our Time. ANS. Advances in Nursing Science, 43(2), 102–113. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000290

Nursology.net post “Decolonizing Nursing”

Nursology.net post “Nursing and Racism: Are We Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution, or Both?”

Books

Fleming, C. M. (2018). How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide. Beacon Press. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=KE1EDwAAQBAJ

Kendi, I. X. (2019). How to Be an Antiracist. Random House Publishing Group. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=lbqkDwAAQBAJ

Saad, L. F. (2020). Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor. Sourcebooks, Inc. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=SNmwDwAAQBAJ

Wilkerson, I. (2020). Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Random House. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=_er2DwAAQBAJ

Additional VIRs (Very Important Resources)

As soon as we announced this discussion series, we started receiving important suggestions and resources from nurses who participated! Many of these sources address the work that white people need to engage in meaningful anti-racism work. But they are important for all of us as we deepen our commitment to heal racism in nursing. We have collected these resources here so that everyone can benefit, and will continue to add other resources going forward.

Deborah Roberts – The Elephant in the Room.

This article, written by our “Reckoning” participant Deborah Roberts, was published-ahead-of-print in Nursing2020 on October 20, 2020! (an auspicious date – 10/20/2020). The article is “open” so you can go to the journal website, read the article and share it far and wide! Nurse Roberts tells it like it is:

Nurses of color do not engage in
cross-racial discussions with their
White coworkers because speaking
about racism often triggers an
overwhelming stress response in
White coworkers who lack the
racial stamina to cope. (p.2)

Indeed, this “Reckoning” project aims to turn this around – to bring the voices of nurses of color to the forefront, and to call on white nurses to build the racial stamina to cope!

Anti-racism Daily

Subscribe to this daily “feed” that provides in-depth information to raise awareness and support action to confront and change systemic racist practices. Read the archives that address a wide range of topics – many of which most people have never recognized as “racist” or sustaining racism.

Webinar: “Why Healing from Internalized Whiteness Is a Missing Link in White People’s Anti-racism Work.”

This 1 hour 34 minute webinar is presented by Sandra Kim, founder of the website Everyday Feminism. They offer resources on a number of different topics, but their large collection of articles and webinars on social justice and racism is an excellent place for all of us to “deep dive”! One important article that focuses on the challenges in education is well worth taking in: 5 Things Well-Meaning White Educators Should Consider If They Really Want to Close the Achievement Gap

Black Mamas Matter Alliance: Setting the Standard for Holistic Care of and for Black Women

A Black Paper published in 2018, the contents of this report sets a new standard for addressing the disparities in health outcomes for Black mothers. Available for download at no cost!

Book and Articles

Barbee, E. L. (1993). Racism in U. S. Nursing. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 7(4), 346–362. https://doi.org/10.1525/maq.1993.7.4.02a00040

Barbee, E. L. (1994). A Black Feminist Approach to Nursing Research. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 16(5), 495–506. https://doi.org/10.1177/019394599401600504

Bell, B. (2020). White dominance in nursing education: A target for anti‐racist efforts. Nursing Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12379

Benjamin, R. (2020, April 15). Black Skin, White Masks: Racism, Vulnerability & Refuting Black Pathology (vdeo & transcript). Department of African American Studies, Princeton University. https://aas.princeton.edu/news/black-skin-white-masks-racism-vulnerability-refuting-black-pathology

Blanchet Garneau, A., Browne, A. J., & Varcoe, C. (2017). Drawing on antiracist approaches toward a critical antidiscriminatory pedagogy for nursing. Nursing Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12211

Gatrall, C. E. (2020, October 29). Marie Branch and the Power of Nursing. Nursing Clio. https://nursingclio.org/2020/10/29/marie-branch-and-the-power-of-nursing/. Nurse author and activist Gatrall documents the history of Marie Branch. In the 1970s, buoyed by the momentum of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, Black nurse and activist Marie Branch took on the challenge of implementing antiracist philosophy and practice in nursing education.

Hine, D. C., & Others. (1989). Black women in white: Racial conflict and cooperation in the nursing profession, 1890-1950. Indiana University Press Bloomington.

Lewenson, S. B., & Graham-Perel, A. (2020). “You Don”t Have Any Business Being This Good’: An Oral History Interview with Bernardine Lacey. In AJN, American Journal of Nursing (Vol. 120, Issue 8, pp. 40–47). https://doi.org/10.1097/01.naj.0000694564.56696.ad (free access)

McGibbon, E., Mulaudzi, F. M., Didham, P., Barton, S., & Sochan, A. (2014). Toward decolonizing nursing: the colonization of nursing and strategies for increasing the counter-narrative. Nursing Inquiry, 21(3), 179–191. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12042

Menakem, R. (2017). My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Central Recovery Press. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=OaG4DgAAQBAJ

Metzl, J. M., & Roberts, D. E. (2014). Structural Competency Meets Structural Racism: Race, Politics, and the Structure of Medical Knowledge. AMA Journal of Ethics, 16(9), 674–690. https://doi.org/10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.9.spec1-1409. Read online: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/structural-competency-meets-structural-racism-race-politics-and-structure-medical-knowledge/2014-09

Montgomery, T. M., Jawanza R. Bundy, J. R., Cofer, D., & Nicholls, E. M. (2021, February 1). Black Americans in Nursing Education – what the future holds. American Nurse. https://www.myamericannurse.com/black-americans-in-nursing-education/

Moore SS, Drake D. We are the solution to our problem: A brief review of the history of racism and nursing. Women’s Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for NPs. 2021;10(4):34-29. Accessed August 24, 2021. https://www.npwomenshealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021_WH-August_History.pdf

Moorley, C., Darbyshire, P., Serrant, L., Mohamed, J., Ali, P., & De Souza, R. (2020). “Dismantling structural racism: Nursing must not be caught on the wrong side of history.” Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14469 (free access)

Wilkerson, I. (2020). Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Random House. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=_er2DwAAQBAJ

YSN announces its Commitment to Anti-Racism. (2020, June 18). Yale University. https://nursing.yale.edu/news/ysn-announces-its-commitment-anti-racism

Juliette G. Blount, NP

Juliette Blount is an Adult Nurse Practitioner in New York City providing Primary and Women’s Healthcare to diverse patient populations. Her website is a valuable resource for information and educational programs for providers who are committed to reducing implicit bias and health disparities for patients of color. Juliette has a Bachelors’ Degree from Howard University, received her Master’s Degree in Nursing and Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification from Hunter College of the City University of New York, and is an Alumna of the Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program. She has 30 years of clinical experience in healthcare, has been recognized with awards for both Customer Service and Clinical Excellence, am active in the local Nurse Practitioner professional organization, and volunteers in her community by educating the public about becoming empowered healthcare consumers. Visit her website for a comprehensive list of health/resources.

From Josephine Ensign

A concise history of systemic* racism in the U.S.