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Anti-Racist Books and Resources for Our Readers
The ongoing murders of Black lives at the hands of the police are just one example of how American society is still racially divided and unequal on almost every institutional level. If you are looking to educate yourself and your families, the books and resources below center Black Americans in the story of American democracy, examine the flawed power structure that has shaped our country since its founding day, and share the ongoing actions we can collectively take to work towards liberation for Black Americans because Black Lives Matter.
Recommended Reading for Adults
How to Be an AntiRacist by Dr. Ibram X Kendi
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Slavery By Another Name by Douglas A. Blackmon
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison
Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
The Light of Truth by Ida B. Wells
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
American Poison by Eduardo Porter
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Policing the Black Man by Angela J. Davis, Bryan Stevenson, Marc Mauer, Bruce Western and Jeremy Travis
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Hellhound On His Trail by Hampton Sides
Words of Change Series: Anti-Racism by Kenrya Rankin
Recommended Reading for Kids
AntiRacist Baby by Dr. Ibram X Kendi, Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky
We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Kates and Sesame Street, Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
That is My Dream! by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by Rafael López
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama, Illustrated by Loren Long
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes, Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester, Illustrated by Karen Barbour
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Don’t Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Brave. Black. First. by Cheryl Hudson, Illustrated by Erin K. Robinson
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson
Gordon Parks by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Jamey Christoph
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Malcolm Little by Ilyasah Shabazz, Illustrated by AG Ford
Let It Shine by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
Films, Shows, and Documentaries
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
More Articles and Anti-Racist Resources
The 1619 Project, edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones for The New York Times
How to Talk to Kids About Race: Books and Resources That Can Help, ReadBrightly.com
Resources for White Allies, Dismantle Collective
Anti-racism Resources for White People, compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice, Corinne Shutack (medium.com)
How Racism Invented Race in America, The Atlantic
Showing Up For Racial Justice’s Educational Toolkits, ShowingUpforRacialInjustice.org
Anti-Racism Project, antiracismproject.org
America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us, by Ta-Nehisi Coates forThe Atlantic
