Resources for Teaching Between the World and Me 
These supplementary resources for teaching Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World the World and Me were assembled by members of the Coates Cohort. Note that links to resources accessed through UO’s libraries will require you to login with your DuckID and password.
Common Reading
Resources for teaching from UO Common Reading
On America
Coates, Ta-Nahesi. “The Case for Reparations.” The Atlantic. June 2014. Link here.
Coates, Ta-Nahesi. “The First White President.” The Atlantic. October 2017. Link here.
Coates, Ta-Nahesi. “My President Was Black.” The Atlantic. January 2017. Link here.
Cohen-Marks, Mara A. and Christopher Stout. “Can the American Dream Survive the New Multiethnic America? Evidence from Los Angeles.” Sociological Forum, vol. 26, no. 4, 2011, pp. 824-845. Link here.
Crenshaw, Kimberle. “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color.” Stanford Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1214, 1991, pp. 1241-1299. Link here.
Jay-Z. “The War on Drugs is an Epic Fail.” New York Times. Sept. 15 2016. Link here.
Sales, Ruby. “Where Does It Hurt?” onbeing.org. Sept. 15 2016. Link here.
Stout, Christopher Timothy and Danvy Le, “Living the Dream: Barack Obama and Blacks’ Changing Perceptions of the American Dream.” Social Science Quarterly, vol. 93, no. 5, 2012, pp. 1138-159. Link here.
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Jefferson, Thomas et al. Declaration of Independence. ushistory.org Link here.
Lazarus, Emma. “The New Colossus.” poetryfoundation.org Link here.
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Lakota Law Project. “Native Lives Matter.” lakotalaw.org. n.d. Link here.
Simpson, Leanne. “An Indigenous View on #BlackLivesMatter.” yesmagazine.org. Dec 05, 2014. Link here.
Black Lives Matter. “Black Lives Matter Stands in Solidarity with Water Protectors at Standing Rock.” blacklivesmatter.com. n.d. Link here.
On Education
Coleman, Taiyon J, et al. “The Risky Business of Engaging Racial Equity in Writing Instruction: A Tragedy in Five Acts” Teaching English in the Two Year College. 43.4 (May 2016): 347-370. Link here.
Graff, Gerald. “Hidden Intellectualism.” Pedagogy, vol. 1, no. 1, 2000, pp. 21-36. Link here.
Kelley, Robin D.G. “Black Study, Black Struggle.” Boston Review, Mar. 07 2016. Link here.
Cherry, “Making Freshman read ‘Between the World and Me’ is a mistake.” Link here.
Murray, Charles. “Are Too Many People Going to College?” aei.org. Link here.
Obama, Michelle. “Bowie State U Commencement Speech.” whitehouse.gov. May 17 2013. Link here for transcript or here for video.