Anti-Racism Resources
The following is a list of books, films, articles, videos, and other resources that will help to educate all those who want to become a part of the solution to the problem of racism.
Anti-Racism Content
Explore our working compilation of anti-racism content.
by Michelle Alexander
The New Jim Crow challenges the civil rights communityand all of usto place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America.
Black Like Me
by John Howard Griffin
In the Deep South of the 1950s, a color line was etched in blood across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Journalist John Howard Griffin decided to cross that line. Using medication that darkened his skin to deep brown, he exchanged his privileged life as a Southern white man for the disenfranchised world of an unemployed black man.
Policing the Black Man
by Angela Davis
Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing.
Rise of the Warrior Cop
by Radley Balko
The last days of colonialism taught Americas revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, Americas cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other-an enemy.
by Maya Schenwar
What is the reality of policing in the United States? Do the police keep anyone safe and secure other than the very wealthy? How do recent police killings of young black people in the United States fit into the historical and global context of anti-blackness?
They Cant Kill Us All
by Wesley Lowery
A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it.
White Fragility
by Robin Diangelo
Exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
White Rage
by Carol Anderson
As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, and media commentators across the ideological spectrum referred to the angry response of African Americans as black rage, historian Carol Anderson wrote a remarkable op-ed in the Washington Post showing that this was, instead, white rage at work. With so much attention on the flames, she wrote, everyone had ignored the kindling.
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didnt commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanshipand transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
Rising Out of Hatred
by Eli Saslow
Rising Out of Hatred tells the story of how white-supremacist ideas migrated from the far-right fringe to the White House through the intensely personal saga of one man who eventually disavowed everything he was taught to believe, at tremendous personal cost.
by Monique Morris
Black Statsa comprehensive guide filled with contemporary facts and figures on African Americansis an essential reference for anyone attempting to fathom the complex state of our nation.
The Central Park Five
by Sarah Burns
On April 20th, 1989, two passersby discovered the body of the Central Park jogger crumpled in a ravine. Shed been raped and severely beaten. Within days five black and Latino teenagers were apprehended, all five confessing to the crime. The staggering torrent of media coverage that ensued, coupled with fierce public outcry, exposed the deep-seated race and class divisions in New York City at the time. The minors were tried and convicted as adults despite no evidence linking them to the victim. Over a decade later, when DNA tests connected serial rapist Matias Reyes to the crime, the government, law enforcement, social institutions and media of New York were exposed as having undermined the individuals they were designed to protect.
White Like Me
by Tim Wise
this deeply personal polemic reveals how racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere.
Fire Shut Up In My Bones
by Charles Blow
Charles M. Blows mother was a fiercely driven woman with five sons, brass knuckles in her glove box, and a job plucking poultry at a factory near their segregated Louisiana town, where slaverys legacy felt close. When her philandering husband finally pushed her over the edge, she fired a pistol at his fleeing back, missing every shot, thanks to love that blurred her vision and bent the barrel. Charles was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his do-right mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and Afterthe day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. The story of how Charles escaped that world to become one of Americas most innovative and respected public figures is a stirring, redemptive journey that works its way into the deepest chambers of the heart.
by Ibram X. Kendi
The National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.
How to be an AntiRacist
by Ibram X. Kendi
Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racismand, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other.
by Layla Saad
A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor leads readers through a journey of understanding their white privilege and participation in white supremacy so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on black, indigenous and people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Songs and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America
by Dr. Jessica B. Harris
The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African American Culinary History in the Old South泭
by Michael Twitty
The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
by Toni Tipton-Martin
Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.泭
by Ashant矇 M. Reese
Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement泭
by Monica M. White
An African American and Latinx History of the United States泭
by Paul Oritz
Blackballed: The Black Vote and U.S. Democracy泭
by Darryl Pinckney
Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class泭
by Ian Haney L籀pe
So You Want to Talk About Race泭
by Ijeoma Oluo
The Emotion Politics of Racism: How Feelings Trump Facts in an Era of Colorblindness泭
by Paula Ioanide
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race泭
by Jesmyn Ward
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics泭
by George Lipsitz
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind泭
by Harriet A. Washington
Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors泭
by Carolyn Finney
Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage泭
by Dianne D. Glave
The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors泭
by James Edward Mills
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America泭
by Richard Rothstein
The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection泭
by Dorceta Taylor
Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility泭
by Dorceta Taylor
Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape泭
by Lauret Savoy
Aint I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism泭
by Bell Hooks
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment泭
by Patricia Hill Collins
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower泭
by Brittney Cooper
Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity泭
by Chandra Talpade Mohanty
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the泭Foundations of a Movement泭
by Angela Davis
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation泭
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot泭
by Mikki Kendall
Sister Outsider泭
by Audre Lorde
We Should All Be Feminists泭
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Women, Race, and Class泭
by Angela Davis
- 13th泭(Netflix)
- Dear White People泭(Netflix)
- I Am Not Your Negro泭(Netflix)
- Just Mercy
- LA 92泭(Netflix)
- Moonlight泭(Netflix)
- Pose
- Self Made
- Shut Up & Dribble泭(Showtime)
- Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (BET)
- Teach Us All
- The Hate U Give
- When They See Us泭(Netflix)
- Whose Streets?
Written by: Ari Shapiro
NPR泭| June 9, 2020
Written by Courtney Ariel
Sojourners泭| April 16, 2017
TheZinn Education Project
Written by Hayley Maitland
Vogue泭| May 31, 2020
Written by Monica Webb Hooper; Anna Mar穩a N獺poles; Eliseo J. P矇rez-Stable
JAMMA Network泭| May 11, 2020
Written by Kristin Moe
Medium泭| May 14, 2020
Written by Lorgia Garcia-Pena and Mordecai Lyon
Boston Review泭| June 2, 2020
Written by Corinne Shutack
Medium泭| Aug 13, 2017
Written by Juan Vidal
NPR泭| June 6, 2020
Written by Allison Aubrey
Medium泭| Aug 13, 2017
Written by Olive Pometsey
GQ泭| June 3, 2020
Written by Kiara Goodwin
The Everygirl Media Group泭| June 1, 2020
Written by: Peggy McIntosh | Department of Psychology
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Written by: Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein
May 2020
Written by: Katrina Michie
Pretty Good泭| Oct 13
Issuu泭| December 17, 2014
Balanced Black Girl
Balanced Black Girl is a podcast dedicated to helping you feel your best. Tune in for approachable health, self-care, personal development, and well-being advice from Black women wellness experts.
Brown Girl Self-Care
Join Bre, aka The Self-Care Pusher from Southern California, as she shares life experiences, weighs in on current events, amps up her wellness/health habits and finds clean(ish) products to try all for the sake of taking her physical, spiritual and emotional well-being to the next level and (hopefully) inspiring other women of color to do so as well. Its time to become obsessed with our self-care!
Code Switch
Whats CODE SWITCH? Its the fearless conversations about race that youve been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes ALL OF US part of the conversation because were all part of the story
hey, girl.
hey, girl. is a podcast that unites the voices of phenomenal women near and far. Created with sisterhood and storytelling in mind, author Alex Elle sits down with people who inspire her. From friends to family members and strangers, the hey, girl. guests give us a peek into their stories through candid and intimate conversations.
Intersectionality Matters!
Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberl矇 Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
Pod Save the People
On Pod Save the People, organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with fellow activists Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Sam Sinyangwe, and writer Dr. Clint Smith. They offer a unique take on the news, with a special focus on overlooked stories and topics that often impact people of color.
Therapy for Black Girls
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly chat about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. Join your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, as she offers practical tips and strategies to improve your mental health, discusses the latest news and trends in mental health, pulls back the curtain on what happens in therapy sessions, and answers your listener questions.
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- – Vanity Fair: June 3, 2020 – Written By Christopher Rosen