As an organization dedicated to helping vocal artists, Boston Singers Resource strongly supports cultural equity and diversity, which benefits the entire cultural community and enriches our society. BSR's commitment, and the steps we will follow to fulfill it, can be found in the BSR statement on Cultural Equity and Diversity.
Books
- Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity, by E. Patrick Johnson
- Blackness in Opera (Multiple contributors)
- Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement, by Naomi Andre
- Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine, by Emily Bernard
- The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People
- The Music of Black Americans: A History by Eileen Southern
- Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War by Dena J. Polacheck Epstein
Databases of music
- The Living Composers Directory of Music by Black Composers (MBC)
- 2018 Composers’ equity project (a PDF file)
- Institute of Composer Diversity
- Women composers database
Articles
- Demystifying trans*+ voice education: The Transgender Singing Voice Conference
- The Last Water Fountain: The Struggle Against Systemic Racism in Classical Music
Mental health resources
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
- Samaritans Statewide Helpline: 877-870-4673
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center: 800-841-8371
- The Network/La Red—a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities: 800-832-1901
- Samaritans—call or text 24 hours/day: 877-870-HOPE(4673)
- The Trevor Project—Saving Young LGBTQ Lives: 866-488-7386
- The Psychotherapist Association for Gender & Sexual Diversity (LGBTQIA therapy)
- Asian Therapists listings
- A database of Black therapists for Black womxn
- NAMI resources for Black American
Have additional resources you think should be included? Contact DEI Associate Kristen Buabin.