Racial Justice Projects
Indiana University faculty and staff have a number of racial justice and social equity programs and research projects planned or ongoing. Broadly, we grouped these into two main categories: the resources, programs, events & talent category; and the research category. Within these categories, there are several sub-categories ranging from workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion to K-12 resources to provide resources early on to those impacted by systemic racism. Organizations like yours have the opportunity to partner with IU to build diverse talent pipelines, show compassion and partnership for our community, and drive change to build a more equitable future. Join us as we tackle the social and economic challenges to battle systemic racism.
Contact the Office of Business Partnerships to learn more about any of the projects listed below.
IU project aims to increase knowledge of Indiana’s history of anti-Black violence
IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI’s Rebecca Shrum and University Library’s Jere Odell are engaging with graduate students in IUPUI’s Public History Program to document Indiana’s history of anti-Black violence using Wikipedia, one of the most popular websites in the United States.
Project to improve health equity in Indianapolis expands with funding from Lilly
The Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI received a five-year, $5 million grant from Eli Lilly and Co. to expand the Diabetes Impact Project, which aims to improve health equity in three Indianapolis neighborhoods where residents are predominantly people of color.
IU program seeks to increase diversity of nurses in health policy and advocacy roles
With support from IU’s Racial Justice Research Fund, IU School of Nursing professor Sharron Crowder designed a program to engage Indiana’s nurses of color and prepare them for positions in health policy and advocacy.
Understanding immigration, past and present
With threats against Asian Americans on the rise and an ongoing crisis at the southern border, IUPUI anthropologist Susan Hyatt is shedding light on today’s immigration challenges by studying Jewish immigrants of the early 20th century.
Diversity, STEM education programs share in grant awards
An Indiana University Kokomo administrator and faculty member received more than $21,000 in grants from the IU Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council
Investment helps high school students attend IUPUI informatics diversity initiative
IUPUI’s Informatics Diversity-Enhanced Workforce initiative helps underrepresented high school students in Indiana learn about information technology and gain career skills that are important in the field.
Resources | Programs | Events | Talent
Arts & Culture
- African American Arts Institute
- Africana Repertory Theatre at IUPUI
- Black Film Center & Archive, Black Film History
- Black Voices for Occupational Justice
- Crafting Anti-racist Spaces through Latinx Picture Books for Young Readers: A Critical Analysis of Content, Representation, and Agency
- Documenting Anti-Black Violence and Black Resistance in Indiana, 1865-1965
- Elev8te: Exploring Global Black Arts Movements
- Engaging Faculty Beyond Doing Diversity
- OnyxFest
- Spirit & Place
- Unmasked: The Anti-lynching Exhibits of 1935 and Methods of Public Community Remembrance
- Who Cares for the Care Workers? A National Oral History of Filipino Americans in Healthcare under COVID-19
Community / Social Change
- African American Women and Everyday Racism
- Civil Rights Heritage Center
- Confronting the Past – Cultural Equity Index
- Confronting the Past – Historical Markers
- Indy Empowerment Program: Promoting Racial Justice by Empowering African American Adolescents through Crime Prevention and Academic Achievement
- Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center: Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services-Equity Assistance Centers Program
- Restorative Foodways
- Smart Cities and Racially Diverse Communities: A Needs Assessment
Criminal Justice / Re-entry / Recidivism
Cultural Trauma
Curriculum Development / Scholarly Work
- Decolonizing Curriculum
- Fostering Relationships and Positive Black Identity among Ghanaian College Students: The Importance of Critical Dialogue around Slavery and Racializations through Enslaved Dungeons
- Guide to Black Wealth in America: Rise and Demise
- The Giving Syllabus Toolkit Project: Teaching and Study Resources for Decolonizing Philanthropy
- The Grassroots Creation of Black Musicians – Understanding the Cultural Relevance of HBCU Music Programs and its Integration into Mainstream Classical Music
- Integrating Racial Justice and Technology Curriculum to Advance Library and Archive Professions
- Racial and Social Justice in Schools: A Digital Story-based Empathy Curriculum for Teachers
- Restorative Poetics
- Teaching / Doing Justice in Rainbow Vision: Critical Pedagogy in the Latest Era of Racial Justice and Anti-racist Rhetoric
Discussion / Perception
- Conversation Roadblocks Sessions
- Diversity Circles, Hosted by Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
- Engaging for Good: Understanding the Effectiveness of Racial Justice Communication by Brands in Social Media
- Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Virtual Speaker Series
- Powerful Conversations on Race: A Community Discussion Series to Help us Practice Talking about Race
- Safe Zone Training
Environmental
- Ending Environmental Racism from the Ground Up: The Bookworms Initiative
- Environmental Justice: Business and Community
- Identifying Environmental Justice Communities in Indiana
Higher - Education Student - Focused
- A Multi-component Smartphone App to Support Thriving and Resilience in African American College Students: STARS-21 App
- Career Outcomes Data
- If Not Now, Then When? Making Racial Justice Work Project
- Diversity Enrichment and Achievement Program at IUPUI
- Economics Research Summer Institute
- Encouragement as a Racial Justice Tool for Black College Students
- Honors College at IUPUI
- Increase Underrepresented Student Enrollment in Computing Programs
- Institute for Engaged Learning at IUPUI
- IU Kokomo Diversity Scholarship
- IU Kokomo Multicultural Center & Minority Mentoring Program
- IUPUI First Generation Celebration
- IUPUI Department of Undergraduate Education Sophomore Internship Program
- Madam C.J. Walker Fellows Program
IT / Social Media
- COVID CV as a Tool for Addressing Racial Disparities in the Academy
- IU Social Empathy Laboratory: Proof of Concept
K - 12
- Bloomington City-wide Youth Theatre Collective
- Brief DBT Skills Program in Schools to Reduce Adolescent Drug Use
- The Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools
- Co-construction of a Culturally Relevant College and Career Readiness Program with Latinx Families to Catalyze Social Mobility and Equity
- Creating Nurturing Environments: Equitable Leisure Opportunities to Support Resiliency in Children
- Digital Education Hub for Rigorous Remote Learning with Communities
- Girls’ STEM Institute
- IU Student Success Corp
- Informatics Diversity Enhanced Workforce (iDEW)
- Special Programs for Academic Nurturing (SPAN)
- Summer Literacy with iPads
- Upward Bound
- Your Life, Your Story: Latino Youth Summit
Medical / Public Health
- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH)
- A Behavioral Parenting Intervention for Children Following Lead Exposure: Development and Feasibility in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Global Health Residency Track
- Global Health Scholars Day
- Indiana University National HIV Conference
- The NAME Project: A Narratives and Medical Education Project
- Racial Justice in Psychology Initiative
- Reciprocal Innovation for Global Health Partnerships
- Upstroms App: Determinants of Health and Proactive Social Intervention
Policy
- Empowering Indiana’s Nurses of Color for Healthy Policy Leadership
- Indiana’s Black Death Rates from COVID-19: Institutional Sources of Disparity
- Immigration Policy & COVID-19: Implications of the Public Charge Rule
- Piloting an Assessment Tool for Racially Equitable Policy Design in Government Agencies
Voting / Politics
- Racism as a Constitutional Legacy: American Empire and Puerto Rico
Workforce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Carver Teaching Initiative
- Education for Liberation – Professional Learning Services for PreK12 Educators
- Identifying Barriers to the Recruitment of People of Color into Medical Residencies at IU
- IU Kokomo Diverse Faculty and Staff Affinity Group
- Pathways to the Law, IU McKinney School of Law
- Pilot Program to Build Capacity for Biomedical Research Among Black and Latinx Students Attending MSI/HBCUs
- Recruitment of Students of Color to Build and Develop a Diverse Talent Pipeline within the Nonprofit Sector
- Summer Law and Leadership Academy, IU McKinney School of Law
- Unequal Experiences of Health/Disease and Different Opportunities for Hispanics Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Research
Arts & Culture
- The Black/Body Positive: Black Women, Faith, and Well-being
- The Pandemic’s Impact on Black Arts Organizations
Community / Social Change
- A Socioecological Approach Towards Identifying Determinants and Barriers of Physical Activity Among People of Color: A Longitudinal Study
- Black Youth’s Emotion Regulation Strategies in Response to Racial Discrimination Experiences: An Examination of Peer Support and Civic Engagement
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Community Philanthropic Response to COVID-19
- Racial Justice and Multiracial Families – The Implications of Critical Consciousness for Couples and Counselors
- The 8 minutes and 46 seconds that Started a Movement: A Critical Race Moment of Why Now?
- What is the Impact of Black Lives Matter on American Society?
- Community Engaged Research Group – Building Bridges for Youth and Community Well-being Amidst the Time of Racial Strife
- The State of Race Relations in an Emerging “Old South” City: Jacksonville, Florida, from the Civil Rights Movement to Today
Criminal Justice / Re-entry / Recidivism
- A Community Approach for Racial Justice: Decision Analytics Using Optimization and Machine Learning
- Affirmative Action Litigation, Police Interactions, and Crime
- Defunding the Police: Has the Social Justice Movement Decreased Police Funding?
- Police Training Reforms and Racial Disparities in Policing Outcomes
- Progressive Politics and Policy Setting: Examining Criminal Justice Reform Efforts by BIPOC Prosecutors
- Racial Disparities in Drug Court Outcomes
- To Be Young, Incarcerated, and Black: Stemming Racial Inequalities in the Juvenile Justice System through Employment Support
Cultural Trauma
- Impact of Discriminatory Law Enforcement Exposure and Childhood Trauma on Physical and Mental Health and Quality of Life in Adult Black Men and Women in Primary Care Settings
- Racial Injustice and Cultural Trauma in African American Men: A Mixed-Methods Study
- The Aftermath and Holistic Welfare Check Examining the Impact of Community Violence and Health-related Behaviors among Black, Hispanic, and Biracial Males
Curriculum Development / Scholarly Work
- Creating Real Change: The Pedagogy of Race and Representation in Music History
- Racial / Skin Tone Anatomical Representation in Human Sexuality Textbooks
- Research Partnerships on “Donors of Color: Giving Trends”
Discussion / Perception
- Exploring the Racial Justice Conversation in Midwestern Rural Communities: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Media in 31 Southern Rural Indiana Counties
- Fleeing Domestically, Flocking Internationally: Xenophobia, Racial Lumping, and the Paradox of Asian American Linked Fate
- Racial Justice Defined: Multi-stakeholder Community Perceptions of Policy and Politics
Economic
- Race and the Cost of Capital
- Racial Disparities among Small Businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Racial Inequality in the Housing Market
Environmental
- Access to Sustainable Urban Tree Benefits: A Statewide Assessment of Racial Equity and Urban Forest Ecosystem Services
- Are there Inequities in Childhood Lead Exposure from Drinking Water in Indiana Public Schools?
- Energy Justice
- The Anthropocene Household Project
Higher - Education Student - Focused
- Accessing Institutional Resources in Times of Uncertainty: Students of Color and Staff Navigating Unknown Terrain
- Does College Students’ Peer Relations and Sense of Belonging on Campus Buffer the Effects of Anti-Asian Racism on Social Anxiety?
- HEAR ME – Honoring Experiences and Reactions to Minority Expectations
- Meeting the Needs of Black Students in Higher Education: A Comparison of PWI and HBCU Efforts to Aid the Black Student Body
- Racial Discrimination, Resilience, Suicide Prevention, and Mental Health: Exploring Innovative Pathways to Structural Competency on University Campuses
- Racial Disparities, Incarceration, and Educational Outcomes: A Mixed-methods Approach to Indiana Programs
- UndocuHoosiers: Racial Justice for Undocumented and DACAmented Students in Indiana
Immigration
IT / Social Media
- [Chinese Students = Spy?] [Black Man = Predator?] Reducing Racial Bias in Legal Artificial Intelligence
- Designing Culturally Relevant Technologies to Motivate Heart Healthy Behaviors Among African Americans
- Racism, Sentiments, and Attitudes in Discourses on Social Media About Black Lives Matter and About the Pandemic
- Surfacing Lived Privacy Experiences of Muslims and African Americans in the U.S.
- Understanding the Anti-Asian Social Media Content and Intervention Strategies
K - 12
- Active Listening with Collective Action: A Study to Advance Black School Leadership and Educator Preparation Programs’ Collective Fight against Anti-Black Racism
- Examining Urban School Leadership to Address School-based Issues of Racial Injustice and Marginalization
- Hoosier Youth Activists Project
- School Safety for All or for Some? Considering the Competing Roles of School Resource Officers as Law Enforcement, Teachers, and Mentors
- The Role of Race and Resources in School-based Health Care: Lessons from Special Education Programming
Medical / Public Health
- Discrimination Load in Black and White Communities: How Perceived Discrimination Impacts Mental Health and Social Functioning
- Examining the relationships among parenting, racial-ethnic socialization and identity, and Black youth educational and mental health outcomes
- GET PrEPD: Goal Elicitation, Treatment Prioritization, and Electronically-practiced Discussion
- Impact of Race-Related Injustice Appraisals on Morbidity in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease
- Race as a Factor in Patient-centered Outcomes Research on Low-risk Chest Pain and Anxiety
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of Mental Illness during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Racial Disparities in the Incidence and Outcome of Multiple Myeloma in Indiana
- The Nursing Role and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Quality of Care
Messaging
- Addressing a Public Health Issue that Disproportionately Impacts Minority Communities: Testing Responses to Differently Framed Communication Messages about Gun Violence Prevention Strategies
- Defining the Practices of an Antiracist Brand
- Not My Organization: Examining How Black Americans’ Perceptions of Performative Allyship Affects their Sense of Identity Safety within Organizations
Policy
- Building a Bridge Between Industry and Black America: An Effort to Gradually Diminish the Racial Wealth Gap
- Who Gets a Bid? Racial Disparities in Price Quotes
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