*Found on medium.com/wake-up-call/a-detailed-list-of-anti-racism-resources-a34b259a3eea*
What Books to read:
● The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
● The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
● Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
● White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
● How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
● Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children In A Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey
What to Watch:
● The Hate U Give, a film based on the YA novel offering an intimate portrait of race in America
● Let It Fall, a documentary looking at racial tensions in Los Angeles and the 1992 riots over LAPD officers’ brutal assault on Rodney King
● When They See Us , a Netflix miniseries from Ava DuVernay about the Central Park Five
● 13th , a Netflix documentary exposing racial inequality within the criminal justice system
● Selma , a film that chronicles the marches of the Civil Rights Movement
What to read - Articles:
● The 1619 Project in the New York Times
● “Juneteenth Is a Reminder That Freedom Wasn’t Just Handed Over,” by Brianna Holt for the New York Times
● “Our Democracy’s Founding Ideals Were False When They Were Written. Black Americans Have Fought to Make Them True” by Nikole Hannah-Jones for The 1619 Project by the New York Times
● “ Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge ,” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Los Angeles Times
What to listen to:
● Still Processing, a N ew York Times culture podcast with Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morrison
● Seeing White , a Scene on the Radio podcast
● Code Switch , an NPR podcast tackling race from all angles
● Pod Save The People , organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from fellow activists Brittany Packnett, Sam Sinyangwe, and writer Dr. Clint Smith III
● The Appeal , a podcast on criminal justice reform hosted by Adam Johnson
● Justice In America , a podcast by Josie Duffy Rice and Clint Smith on criminal justice reform
● Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi , a podcast episode on antiracism
Resources for Kids & Teens
Watch:
● The Hate U Give , a film based on the YA novel offering an intimate portrait of race in America
● Becoming , a Netflix documentary following Michelle Obama on her book tour
● Dear White People , a Netflix series about being black at a predominantly white college
● Hidden Figures , a film about the brilliant African American women of NASA
● Remember the Titans , story of a newly-integrated football team
● 26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students by the New York Times
Read:
● “Talking About Race.” Helpful resources from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
● Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
● Dear Martin by Nic Stone
● Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
● Anything by Angie Thomas .
● The Colors Of Us by Karen Katz
● Skin Again by bell hooks
● Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
● All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
● Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
● Monster by Walter Dean Myers
● This Promise of Change by Jo Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
● IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, Carolyn Choi