aNTI-RACISM RESOURCES
This list of suggestions is intended to be used as a resource to begin and deepen anti-racism work. We are always looking for additional recommendations. If you resources to share, please reach out to us directly via the contact page.
BOOKs
- Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- American Lynching, by Ashraf H.A. Rushdy
- Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, by Jennifer L Eberhardt
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century, by Dorothy Roberts
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work, by Alissa Carpenter
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor, by Layla F. Saad
- Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
- 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
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm x and Alex Haley
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein
- The Educator’s Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion: A Practical Resource for K-12 Teachers, Administrators, and School Support Staff, by Kryss Shane
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race, by Jesmyn Ward
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century, by Grace Lee Boggs
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism, by Kevin M. Kruse
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Women, Race, & Class, by Angela Davis
PODCASTs
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- 1619
- About Race
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Desert Island Discs
- Humanize Your Workplace
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Keep It
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Scene on Radio
- Seeing White
- The Diversity Gap
- The Heart: Race Traitor
- The Nod
- The Stakes
- Unlocking Us (Brene Brown + Ibram X. Kendi)
- United States of Anxiety
TED TALKS
- Anti-racism Resources for Beginners and White People
- Color Blind or Color Brave
- How We Can Make Racism a Solvable Program and Improve Policing
- How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time
- How to Overcome Our Biases: Walk Boldly Towards Them
- Racism Has a Cost for Everyone
- Why Black Lives Matter NOW
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- 7 Courses that Will Teach You About Racism and Privilege
- 9 Things You Can Do for George Floyd Protesters Right Now
- 10 Ways to Step Up as an Ally to Non-Binary People
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- A Conversation Guide for Racial Healing
- African American LGBTQ Resources
- Anti-racism resource Google doc
- An Essential Reading Guide to Fighting Racism
- Being African American and LGBTQ: An Introduction
- BLM Action Items for Meeting Planners
- Communities of African Descent Resource Kit (GLAAD)
- Layla Saad
- Rachel Ricketts
- Taking Action for Black Lives
- The Conscious Kid
- The Trevor Project
- Why You Need to Stop Saying “All Lives Matter”