Resources
CURATED BOOK LISTS
- Educator's Playbook: The best books of 2020 for young readers UPenn GSE
- Diverse Books to Help PreK-5 Students Begin to Process the U.S. Capitol Terrorism Colorful Pages
- 26 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
- 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance Embrace Race
- 37 Children's books to help talk about racism and discrimination Colours of Us
- 40+ Books for Anti-Racist Teachers – White Fragiles Beware! (summer 2020 update) Culturally Responsive Leadership, Joe Truss
- Books for Littles - Resource for Parents to use books to teach young children (0-8) about various topics like racism, xenophobia, ageism, and more.
- Children's books by Black authors on confronting anti-blackness (ages 0-18) The Conscious Kid
- Children's books to support conversations on race, racism, and resistance The Conscious Kid
- Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
- Social Justice Books (for children) - A Teaching for Change Project
FICTION
- Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou
- Invisible Man Ralph Ellison
- The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead
- On Beauty Zadie Smith
- Passing Nella Larsen
- Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston
- The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead
NON-FICTION
- The ABCs of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences Carolyn B. Helsel and Y. Joy Harris-Smith
- Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism bell hooks
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm X, Alex Haley, Attallah Shabazz
- Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Blind Spot - Hidden Biases of Good People Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji
- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Richard Rothstein
- The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap Mehrsa Baradaran
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower Dr. Brittney Cooper
- The Fire Next Time James Baldwin
- Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Angela Y. Davis
- How To Be An Antiracist Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness Austin Channing Brown
- Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson
- Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction and the Meaning of Liberty Dorothy Roberts
- Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America James Forman Jr.
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor Layla Saad
- Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Harriet A. Washington
- My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies Resmaa Menakem
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Michelle Alexander
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century Grace Lee Boggs
- The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics George Lipsitz
- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing Dr. Joy DeGruy
- The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students Anthony Abraham Jack
- Raising Our Hands: How White Women Can Stop Avoiding Hard Conversations, Start Accepting Responsibility, and Find Our Place on the New Frontlines Jenna Arnold
- Sister Outsider Audre Lorde
- So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo
- The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. Du Bois
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
- Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America Michael Eric Dyson
- Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race Debby Irving
- The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America Ira Katznelson
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Robin DiAngelo
- White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son Tim Wise
- White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Carol Anderson
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Beverly Daniel Tatum
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
- All American Boys Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
- The Boy in the Black Suit Jason Reynolds
- Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
- The Crossover Kwame Alexander
- The Day You Begin Jacqueline Woodson
- Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis
- Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America Andrea Davis Pinkney
- The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
- Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Kadir Nelson
- IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council and Carolyn Choi
- It’s Okay to Be Different Todd Parr
- Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Let’s Talk about Race Julius Lester
- Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks Jason Reynolds
- Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcom X Ilyahsah Shabazz
- March: Book One John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
- New Kid Jerry Craft
- One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcis
- The Other Side Jacqueline Woodson
- The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson
- Piecing Me Together Renee Watson
- The Season of Styx Malone Kekla Magoon
- Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story about Racial Injustice Marianne Celano
- The Story of Ruby Bridges Robert Coles
- Sulwe Lupita Nyong’o
- The Undefeated Kwame Alexander
Affirming Black Lives in School - Amazing curated list of resources organized specifically for educational stakeholders interested in learning more about racial justice. Includes a wide range of sources with an emphasis on voices of color and a link to a list from the African American Literature Book Club of black-owned bookstores where you can buy many of the books listed:
- Black-owned bookstores in Pennsylvania
- Black-owned bookstores in Delaware
- Black-owned bookstores in New Jersey
Anti-Racism Resources Rachel Ricketts
Anti-Racism Resources (bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES) Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein (May 2020)
Scaffolding Anti-Racism Resources - Another curated resource to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work Stamborski, Zimmermann, and Gregory
How to Support Faculty and Staff of Color and Talk About Racial Inequality During This Period of Civil Unrest – (PDF) Extensive Webinar & Resource List compiled by Caroline Blackwell, NAIS with additional resources compiled by Fortune’s Ellen McGirt
Teaching While White has an Extensive Resource list of foundational texts grouped as follows:
- Where to Start
- The Role of White Teachers in Antiracism
- Anthologies
- Foundations of Theory
- Curriculum Development
- Organizational Change Theory
- Historical/Social Perspectives
Founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer and bestselling author of Just Mercy, the Equal Justice Initiative is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
Learning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people.
Consultants Specializing in Racial Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Gene Batiste - With Respect
- Randolph Carter - Eastern Education Resource Collaborative (East Ed)
- Jenna Chandler-Ward - Teaching While White
- Sherry T. Coleman - Coleman Strategic Consulting
- Jen Cort - Jen Cort Consulting
- Orpheus Crutchfield - Strategenius
- Steve Davis - Institute of Human Relations
- Elizabeth Denevi - Teaching While White
- Heather Flewelling - Carney Sandoe & Associates
- Trina Gary - Independent Trust
- Derrick Gay
- Rodney Glasgow (and numerous other consultants) - The Glasgow Group
- Martha Haakmat - Haakmat Consulting
- Dr. Keith Hinderlie - Hinderlie and Associates
- Brandon Jacobs - Carney Sandoe & Associates
- Robert Jarvis - Coalition for Educational Equity (Penn GSE)
- André Robert Lee - www.andrerobertlee.com
- Rosetta Lee - Seattle Girls School
- Peggy McIntosh - National SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project
- Ali Michael - Race Institute
- Allison Park - Blink Consulting
- Racial Literacy Learning Opportunities Pollyanna Inc.
- Courtney Portlock - The Diversity Quotient
- Warren Reid - Nemnet
- Howard Stevenson - Racial Empowerment Collaborative at Penn GSE
- Dr. Jabali Stewart - wearehuayruro.com
- Homa Tavangar - Growing Up Global
- Val Wise - Dr. Valaida Wise Consulting, LLC
- Vince Watchorn - Consultant, Independent School Leader, Lead faculty of the (NAIS) Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads
Consultants Specializing in Gender and Sexuality Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Jennifer Bryan - Team Finch
- Rosetta Lee - Seattle Girls School
- Alexandra Scott - Alex Scott Consulting
- Jeanne Stanley - Watershed Counseling & Consultation Services
- Al Vernacchio - Sexuality Educator