Feature Stream: Morris From America

 

A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, MORRIS FROM AMERICA centers on Morris Gentry, a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Germany.

Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water--a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, MORRIS FROM AMERICA centers on Morris Gentry, a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Germany.

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Feature Stream: Native Americans: Celebrating Traditions

 

Once forced to hide their heritage, Native Americans now enjoy both an acceptance and a celebration of their history and culture. By presenting the experiences of Native Americans from a wide array of fields including artisans, performers, and teachers, this program shows how many tribes are returning to the traditions and spirituality of their ancestors. Among those interviewed are Kevin Locke, award-winning Native American vocalist; Wilma Mankiller, the first woman in modern history to lead a tribe; and Richard West, Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.

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Do you love podcasts and want to learn more about inclusion and our world?  Here are some examples you can check out, wherever you get your podcasts.  

The Element of Inclusion is hosted by Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey and offers weekly podcasts to inform and educate.

The Will to Change:  Uncovering True Stories of Diversity and Inclusion brings in CEOs, best-selling authors, and entrepreneurs to discuss stories of diversity and inclusion.

The Moth aims to foster empathy and build a stronger community through storytelling.

Inclusion Works explores the secrets of building an inclusive culture at work and in your community.

Diversity Deep Dive delves into uplifting stories of resilience and perseverance by dispelling stereotypes, confronting biases, and providing best practices for a more inclusive environment.

Code Switch from NPR explores how race impacts every part of society, from politics to pop culture to sports.

Kind World highlights how one act of kindness can change someone’s life.

Rough Translation spotlights how familiar conversations are being discussed around the world. 

Digital Inclusion Resources

If you’re interested in learning more about inclusion and our world, here are a few of the literally thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming videos you can access through the library home page, using the Search@UW search box. 

 

1.         Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race

            By Caprice Hollins

2.         Safe Enough to Soar: Accelerating Trust, Inclusion & Collaboration in the Workplace by Frederick A. Miller and Judith H. Katz

3.         College Students’ Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students by Terrell L. Strayhorn

4.         Diversity at Work:  The Practice of Inclusion by Bernardo M. Ferdman and Barbara R. Deane

5.         Leading with Kindness: How Good People Consistently get Superior Results by

            William F. Baker and Michael O’Malley

6.         The Children by David Halberstam (Audio Book): 

            The Children is Halberstam's moving evocation of the early days of the civil rights movement, as seen thru the story of the young people--the Children--who met in the 60s & went on to lead the revolution.

7.         Salam Neighbor/One Plus One Productions LLC (Streaming Video):                         

            Two American filmmakers travel to Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp. With unprecedented access, they live among the 85,000 Syrian refugees in the camp, and document their stories firsthand.

8.         Standing on the Line from the National Film Board of Canada (Streaming Video):

             Through a series of touching personal stories, the film examines homophobia both in elite sports and among student athletes, specifically at L’Odyssée, a school in Moncton, NB, that promotes diversity and inclusion

9.         Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance                  

            J.D. Vance tells his story of what it feels like to grow up in a social, regional, and class decline. 

10.       Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann                                                                                                                    

            This book recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society and a world that wasn’t built for all of us.

Inclusivity Tips

 

This month, lets make other people on campus feel like they belong too. It may seem like a daunting task but rest assured, it doesn't take much to be more inclusive of people that are different from you. Here are a couple of tips you can use to make sure that you are making someone else's day a great day.

Feature Stream: Sátántangó

 

"In Bela Tarr's seven-hour episodic film, inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor (Putyi Horvath) and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. 

Irimias (Mihaly Vig), a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him."

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In 2013, in Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court invalidates the part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act requiring certain states to submit changes in voting laws to the Justice Department for approval. Almost immediately, certain states take voter suppression measures such as enacting voter ID laws, redrawing district boundaries, and repealing same-day registration.

Three months before the 2016 election, a group of volunteers across the country mobilizes to work on voter protection — to observe elections and to assure that all those who wish to vote are legally allowed to do so. Laverne Berry, Steven Miller, and Claire Wright head to North Carolina. What they find at the polls serves as both a warning and a call to action for anyone interested in protecting the "One Man, One Vote" fundamental of our democracy.

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