Racial Justice and Anti-Racism Resources

Books

Note:  Items on this list are available in print in the library’s collection.

• Anti-Racism: A Starter Booklist by Library Journal (https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=antiracism-starter-booklist) added 7/13
• I’m Still Here:  Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (OverDrive eBook)
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (HV 9950 .A437 2010 and eBook)
• White Rage by Carol Anderson (E 185.61 .A5438 2016)
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (WGS Collection PS 3551 .N464 1970 and eBook)
• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (E 185.61 .B195 and eBook)
• Slavery by Another Name by Douglas A. Blackmon
• No One is Illegal by Justin Akers Chacon and Mike Davis
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (E 185.615 .C6335 2015 and eBook)
• Women, Race, Class by Angela Davis
• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (HT 1521 .D486 2018 and eBook)
• The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois (E185.6 D797 1990 and eBook)
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire (LB 880 .F7313 and eBook)
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Fiction FIC GYA and eBook)
• Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks (WGS Collection E185.86 .H732 1981 and eBook)
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (WGS Collection PS 3515 .U780 1969 and eBook)
• How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (eBook)
• How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (eBook)
• Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
• When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele (E 185.97 .K43 A3 2018)
• Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde (WGS Collection PS 3562 O75 S5 1984)
• Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique Morris (added 7/13)
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Reserve PS 3563 .O8749 B55 1993 or eBook)
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (E 184.A1 O454 2018)
• An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz (eBook)
• Citizen by Claudia Rankine (PS 3568 .A572 C58 2014 and eBook)
• Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
• Dear Martin by Nic Stone (YA Lit) (Fiction FIC STO)
• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Fiction FIC STE and eBook)
• A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League by Ron Suskind
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum (E 185 .625 .T38 2003)
• The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas (YA Lit) (Fiction FIC THO)
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker (WGS Collection PS 3573 .A425 C6 1992)
• Sing, Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Fiction FIC WAR)
• The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Fiction FIC WHI)

Films & Documentaries

Be sure to check out Kanopy through the Cottey Library webpage (Click on “Video & Film” on the right side of the Library’s home page) => Kanopy offers “critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more”! (added 7/13)

• Films in Kanopy on Social and Systemic Injustice
• I am Not Your Negro (Pop Movie 791.4372 IAMNOT)
• Just Mercy
• Malcolm X
• Selma (Pop Movie 791.4372 SELMA)
• 13th

Web Sources

• Anti-Racism Training by the Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso  – https://www.driep.org/anti-racism-training
• Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrAq4iBNb4nVIcTsLcNlW8zjaQXBLkWayL8EaPlh0bc/preview?fbclid=IwAR1xzNuaPXUgDkbDZ8302Um3fjkiUtz5x6fxrl0Umqkxo_vtqcVM85LmPCw&pru=AAABcpv9d70*U-rrrZFf1omwCgKU_QWtlg
• Anti-Racism and Allyship in the Classroom –  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1or-vfugiIbQcgCA9WEeq1cL-Nu03Og1yqHmk8dv-JV8/edit#heading=h.fs44dkb2runv  (added 7/31/20)
• Black Lives Matter Teaching Resources (some focused on American Literature, but many relevant to all disciplines; includes sample syllabus statements and sources on pedagogy) – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fnnYI9gEzAkyb81VhtC05TAiaFi0XXORpoB1JBpiSk4/edit
• A Reading List on Issues of Race by The Harvard Gazette – https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/06/a-reading-list-on-issues-of-race/
• Ted Talks to Help you Understand Race in America – https://www.ted.com/playlists/250/talks_to_help_you_understand_r
• ASPA Resources on Systemic Racism and Social Justice – https://www.apsanet.org/RESOURCES/APSA-Resources-for-Addressing-Systemic-Racism-Social-Justice#engage
• 158 Resources to Understand Racism in American by Smithsonian Magazine – https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/158-resources-understanding-systemic-racism-america-180975029/
• 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge – https://www.americaandmoore.com/
• The AAA statement on Race
• The AAPA statement on Race
• Clarence Gravelee’s recent opinion piece on race and COVID-19.  He’s done a lot of research on the area of racism affecting biological outcomes, which I could also share.
• A recent statement from the Association of Black Anthropologists: http://aba.americananthro.org/
• Special issue of American Anthropologist, “Anthropology of White Supremacy” (https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15481433/2020/122/1) added 7/13

From LinkedIn:

As we begin a new work week, we must be cognizant of the emotional exhaustion and frustration that is still heavy within the Black community. This is not a new issue and the resources are plentiful. Now is the time to leverage your privilege for impact. Evolve from being a bystander into an ally. Move beyond corporate statements to meaningful action. Apply the same energy as if you were performing due diligence for a critical business challenge.  I have included some resources below for you to get started.

#DoTheWork #WeNeedYou

1. 1. Keep this top of mind by subscribing to Ellen McGirt’s RaceAhead Fortune Newsletter on culture and diversity in corporate America: https://lnkd.in/d_RS7SF
   2. Engage in self-reflection: Was your organization vocal about racial equity before these tragedies? How many Black leaders have P&L responsibility in your org?
   3. Gain context by reading The New York Times ‘Corporate America has Failed Black America’: https://nyti.ms/3dN36SS
   4. Dive into this treasure trove of anti-racist resources including books for adults and children, podcasts, videos and more: https://lnkd.in/drWJVMi
   5. Understand why uncomfortable conversations are necessary with Catalyst Inc. “Overcoming Conversation Roadblocks”: https://bit.ly/2ziGniu