Anti-Racism Resources

• Books
  • Between the World and Me, by Ta-nehesi Coates
  • Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
  • Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
  • Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
  • How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
  • I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation, by Chanequa Walker-Barnes
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
  • I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, by Austin Channing Brown
  • Just Mercy: A Story of Mercy and Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson (also a movie)
  • Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor, by Layla F. Saad
  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and The Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem (He is leading several online events this summer.  You can find out more at educationforracialequity.com)
  • Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
  • Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America, by Jennifer Harvey
  • Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
  • Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
  • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
  • Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, by Kelly Brown Douglas
  • The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
  • The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van der Kolk
  • The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
  • The History of White People, by Nell Irving Painter
  • The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
  • Understanding and Dismantling Racism, by Joseph Barndt
  • Waking up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving
  • White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo. Find out more about online events hosted by this author at educationforracialequity.com.

• Articles
  • 150 Black-owned businesses | Websiteplanet.com
  • “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
  • Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
  • ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
  • The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
  • The Combahee River Collective Statement
  • “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
  • Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
  • “Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
  • ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
  • “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
  • 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
  • Anti-Racism Project
  • Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
  • Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
  • Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
  • Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
  • Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
  • The [White] Shift on Instagram
  • “Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
  • Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials

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