ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES 

Libraries are institutions that celebrate learning. We are committed to providing accessible anti-racism resources from which we can learn, opening the dialogue “How can we do better?” We learn from the voices of the Black community and people of color, who have been fighting against racism for decades. Below are some resources and titles in our collection. We will continue to order books that help foster a culture of anti-racism.

Resources for families with children:

• A list of 31 children’s books that support conversations about race, racism, and resistance

Articles/Lectures:

• Article: “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
• Article: “When White Women Cry” by Mamta Accpadi
• Article/call to action program: “Unpacking White Feminism” by Rachel Cargle
• The New York Times Magazine 1619 Project

Books:

• Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi (2016)
• How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (2019)
• Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People  by Mahzarin Banaji (2016)
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015)
• We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2017)
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (2020 anniversary edition)
• White Fragility:  Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo (2018)
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (2018)

• Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad (2020)