Antiracist Resources
We've brought together a wide range of resources focused on race and social justice. Whether you're discussing current events with someone else or learning on your own, the following books, articles, podcasts, and more are linked here for you to use. Books are linked to our online catalog where you may place holds to check them out. Articles and Podcasts include links to outside resources. You can also download the list as a PDF here.
BOOKS
Antiracism 101
? The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and OrganizationsThe Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations by Robert W. Livingston- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 LIV)
? How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 KEN), Book Bag #155, Book on CD, eBook, eAudiobook
? Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad- Book on CD, eAudiobook
? Nice racism: how progressive White people perpetuate racial harm by Robin DiAngelo- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 DIA)
? So you Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo- Book Bag #156
? White fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism by Robin DiAngelo- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 DIA), Book Bag #49, eBook, eAudiobook
Black Experience
? Between the World and Me by Ta-Neheesi Coates- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 COA), Book Bag #169, Book on CD, Large Print, eBook, eAudiobook
? The fire this time: a new generation speaks about race- Adult Nonfiction (305.896 FIR)
? Heavy: an American memoir by Kiese Laymon- Adult Nonfiction (305.896 LAY)
? I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou- Adult Nonfiction (921 ANG), eBook, eAudiobook
? The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison- Adult Nonfiction (814.6 MOR)
Criminal Justice System
? Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson- Adult Nonfiction (921 STE), Book Bag #150, eBook, eAudiobook, Book on CD
? A Knock at Midnight: a Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett- Adult Nonfiction (340.092 BAR)
? Locking up our own: crime and punishment in Black America by James Forman- Adult Nonfiction (364.973 FOR)
? The new Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by Michelle Alexander- Adult Nonfiction (364.973 ALE), Book Bag #157, eBook, eAudiobook
Discrimination and Division
? Caste: the origins of our discontents by Isabel Wilkerson- Adult Nonfiction (305.5122 WIL), Book on CD, Large Print, eBook, eAudiobook
? The color of law: a forgotten history of how our government segregated America by Richard Rothstein- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 ROT), eBook
? One person, no vote: how voter suppression is destroying our democracy by Carol Anderson- Adult Nonfiction (324.62 AND)
? White rage: the unspoken truth of our racial divide by Carol Anderson- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 AND)
Psychology/Sociology of Racism & Bias
? The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh- Adult Nonfiction (303.385 CHU), Book on CD, Book Bag #34
? The sum of us: what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together by Heather McGhee- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 MCG)
? "Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" and other conversations about race by Beverly Daniel Tatum- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 TAT), eBook
History
? The 1619 project: A new origin story by Nikole Hannah-Jones- Adult Nonfiction (973 HAN), eBook, eAudiobook
? Four Hundred Souls: a Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram Z. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain- Adult Nonfiction (973.0496 FOU), Playaway
? The half has never been told: slavery and the making of American capitalism by Edward E. Baptist- Adult Nonfiction (306.362 BAP)
? Stamped from the Beginning: The definitive history of racist ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi- Adult Nonfiction (305.8 KEN), eBook
? The warmth of other suns: the epic story of America's great migration by Isabel Wilkerson- Adult Nonfiction (304.8 WIL), eBook
Teen and Middle School
? African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History by Tracey Baptiste- Young Adult Nonfiction (960.099 BAP)
? Allies: real talk about showing up, screwing up, and trying again- Young Adult Nonfiction (305 ALL)
? Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson- Young Adult Nonfiction (340.092 STE)
? Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you by Jason Reynolds- Young Adult Nonfiction (305.8 REY), eBook
? March (Graphic Novel Series) by John Lewis- Young Adult Nonfiction (741.5 MAR)
? Me and white supremacy by Layla Saad- Young Adult Nonfiction (305.8 SAA)
? This book is anti-racist by Tiffany Jewell- Kids Nonfiction (305.8 JEW)
? We are Not Broken by George M. Johnson- Young Adult Nonfiction (306.76 JOH)
Children's
? The 1619 project: Born on the water by Nikole Hannah-Jones- eBook
? Antiracist baby by Ibram X. Kendi- eBook
? Black Boy Joy edited by Kwame Mbalia- Kids Fiction (BLA)
? Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy- Picture and Easy Books (E JOY)
? Crown by Derrick Barnes- Picture and Easy Books (E BAR)
? Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry- Picture and Easy Books (E CHE)
? Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance by Laban Carrick Hill- Kids Nonfiction (810.9 HIL)
? I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes- Kids Nonfiction (811.52 HUG)
? Let's talk about race by Lester Julius- Kids Nonfiction (305.8 LES)
? Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison- Kids Nonfiction (923.23 HAR)
? Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison- Kids Nonfiction (923.23 HAR)
? Something happened in our town: a child's story about racial injustice by Marianne Celano- Kids Nonfiction (305.8 CEL)
? Stamped (for kids): racism, antiracism, and you by Sonja Cherry-Paul- Kids Nonfiction (305.8 CHE)
? Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o- Picture and Easy Books (E NYO)
? We rise, we resist, we raise our voices- Kids Nonfiction (303.4 WE)
Articles (Sources from Harvard Kennedy School Racial Justice, Racial Equity and Anti-Racism Reading List)
? Hannah-Jones, Nikole. (2019). The 1619 Project. The New York Times Magazine.
? Coates, Ta-Nehisi. (2014). The Case for Reparations. The Atlantic.
? DiAngelo, Robin. (2017). Why It's So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism. Huffington Post.
? McIntosh, Peggy. (1989). White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Peace and Freedom.
? Serwer, Adam. (2020). The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying. The Atlantic.
? Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem. (2020). Don't Understand the Protests? What You're Seeing is People Pushed to the Edge. Los Angeles Times.
? Hinton, Elizabeth. (2020). The Minneapolis Uprising in Context. Boston Review.
Podcasts (Sources from Harvard Kennedy School Racial Justice, Racial Equity and Anti-Racism Reading List)
? Hannah-Jones, Nikole. 1619. The New York Times.
? Muhammad, Khalil Gibran and Ben Austen. Some of My Best Friends Are. Pushkin.
? Carroll, Rebecca. Come Through with Rebecca Carroll. WNYC Studios.
? Biewen, John. Seeing White. Scene On Radio.
? Raghuveera, Nikhil and Erica Licht. Untying Knots. SoundCloud.
? Moyo, Thoko. A historic crossroads for systemic racism and policing in America. PolicyCast. Featuring Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Erica Chenoweth.