These political education resources are recommended by CHIP organizers and volunteers on the inside and outside as we work to understand and dismantle the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC).
Books
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration by R. J. Miller
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment by Angela J. Davis, Bryan Stevenson, Marc Mauer, Bruce Western and Jeremy Travis
Movies
- 13th by Ava DuVernay
- Selma by Ava DuVernay
- Judas and the Black Messiah by Shaka King
Websites
Education and the PIC
In Florida, we can see vividly the intersection of education and incarceration as Florida politicians attempt to conceal the truth about American history, chattel slavery, and systemic racism. The following articles provide a glimpse into what’s going on, and how people can learn and resist, curated by CHIP Steering Committee member Gary Field:
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Launches New “Searchable Museum” Digital Initiative (November 18, 2021)
- “Positively Dystopian”: Federal Judge Blocks Florida Stop WOKE Act (November 17, 2022)
- TransMedia Group to Represent Stonewall National Museum, World’s Largest LBGTQ+ Library, and one of the nation’s most significant archives, at Critical Time with growing attacks on minority communities and elected officials Threatening and Trampling Advancements in Diversity and Inclusion (February 16, 2023)
- Time For Leaders to Confer and Plan (February 16, 2023)
- DeSantis’ attack on schools borrows from conservative think tanks (February 17, 2023)
- Artist paints mural in Liberty City in response to DeSantis’ rejection of AP African American Studies course (February 17, 2023)
- PEN America Condemns Proposed Florida Bill that Would Enact Radical Changes to Defamation Law, Posing a “Grave Threat” to a Free Press and Free Speech (February 24, 2023)
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