Race and Ethnicity
"The U.S. Census Bureau defines race as a person's self-identification with one or more social groups. An individual can report as White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, or some other race."
"Ethnicity determines whether a person is of Hispanic origin or not. For this reason, ethnicity is broken out in two categories, Hispanic or Latino and Not Hispanic or Latino."
Critical race theory argues that white racism is a hegemonic, socially and historically constructed cultural force in American society. This racism expresses itself in popular culture by believed myths, stories, legal rules, and the institutional disposition of prestige and power via the concept of whiteness.
To learn more about Critical Race Theory check out the Research Starter from Salem Press Encyclopedia
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Race and Ethnicity
Books can be found as ebooks via the links provided or as print items in the USF Libraries. To access the ebooks, you will need to be logged into USF Libraries using your NetID. To log in using your NetID, follow this link: LOGIN
Blackballed by Call Number: St. Petersburg Circulating Collection -- LC212.42 .R67 2016ISBN: 9781250079114Publication Date: 2016-02-02
The Black Presidency by Call Number: St. Petersburg Circulating Collection -- E185.615 .D9449 2016ISBN: 9780544386426Publication Date: 2016-02-02
The Enigma of Diversity by Call Number: St. Petersburg Circulating Collection -- E184.A1 .B4287 2015ISBN: 9780226246239Publication Date: 2015-05-15
Focusing on the Underserved Immigrant, Refugee, and Indigenous Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education by ISBN: 9781681236162Publication Date: 2017-01-01
The databases below provide access to articles and other materials that could include information on diversity, equity, and inclusion related to race and ethnicity. A selection of specific articles are linked below the databases. Click on the square with an arrow icon next to each article to access the article. To access most of the resources, you will need to be logged into USF Libraries using your NetID. To log in using your NetID, follow this link: LOGIN
- African American Biographical Database [Trial access: 9/27/2023 - 12/31/2023] This link opens in a new window
- African American Years This link opens in a new window
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
- Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History This link opens in a new window
- Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 This link opens in a new window
- Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society This link opens in a new window
- Encyclopedia of Race and Racism This link opens in a new window
- JSTOR [All subject collections] This link opens in a new window
- Liberation Movement in Africa and African America [Gale Primary Sources] This link opens in a new window
Bibliography
- African American History CollectionsA collection of African American collections such as Florida Negro Papers, The Civil Rights Papers of Cody Fowler and Steven Lawson, and USF Department of Anthropology African Americans in Florida Project.
- Civil Rights Movement in TampaThis link will direct you to an exhibit hosted by the USF Libraries. The web exhibition examines the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Tampa and its environs. It utilizes documents located in the Special Collections department of the USF Tampa Library
- Florida Civil Rights Oral HistoryThis collection includes interviews with several of Florida's civil rights leaders who were active at the height of the civil rights movement in the United States and in Florida during the 1950s and 1960s. The personal narratives provide details about local, regional, and national civil rights issues.
- Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History ProjectMost of these oral histories were conducted between 1977 and 1978 as part of the Black History of Tampa Project, sponsored by the Tampa Urban League and the Hillsborough County Museum, under the direction of community activist Otis R. Anthony.
- Center for Antiracist ResearchTwitter account for the Center for Antiracist Research.
- Code SwitchA blog and podcast site from National Public Radio (NPR) about race
- Colleges Must Take a New Approach to Systemic RacismAn Inside Higher Ed article by Christiane Warren. 2020.
- How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: ‘Speak Up When It’s Hard’A Chronicle of Higher Ed article by Francie Diep. 2020.
- Race and Ethnicity in Higher EducationReport from American Council on Education (ACE).
- TED TalksTalks to help you understand racism in America.
- 89 Racial Equity Resources for Healthcare, Education, and CommunitiesResource list containing data, scholarly articles, resources specific to the healthcare field and resources for higher education.