An Anti-Racist Resource Library
Articles for Action
Aparna Rae- Reflect, rest, restore — and take action
Cheryl Ingram- Dear Allies and Adversaries
5 Racist Anti-Racism Responses “Good” White Women Give to Viral Posts
20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
Diverse City LLC Videos Addressing Racism
Racism-Code Switching- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmHoxJA4n1I&t=5s
Objectification- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbzAGSxtge0&t=2s
White Privilege- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4QGeANghj4&t=72s
Allyship- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3YGB0AWQ1A&t=6s
Racism: A Table Talk about Getting In Formation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hbNeZk8G9I&fbclid=IwAR0LN1xeF2mpDmFuo04v8-hxVMHVF2tSY3wW2LhjMwHU7O1wJeM0JaOkT00&app=desktop
Anti-Racism Literature
Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:
Books:
○ Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
Podcasts:
○ Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
○ Fare of the Free Child podcast
Articles:
○ PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month
● The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon
Articles to read:
● “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
● Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
● ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
● The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
● The Combahee River Collective Statement
● “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
● Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
● ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
● “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Videos to watch:
● “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion” | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Podcasts to subscribe to:
● Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
● Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
● Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
● Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
Books to read:
● Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
● Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
● Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
● How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
● I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
● Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
● Me and White Supremacy 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
● The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
● The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
● 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 Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Films and TV series to watch:
● 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
● American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
● Black Power Mixtape: 1967–1975 — Available to rent
● Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
● Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
● Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
● I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
● If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
● Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
● King In The Wilderness — HBO
● See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
● Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
● The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
● The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
● When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Organizations to follow on social media:
● Antiracism Center: Twitter
● Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
● United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
More anti-racism resources to check out:
● 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
● Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
● Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
● Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
● Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
● Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
● “Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
● Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials
Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.