Anti-Racism Resource List
The list below includes resources that members can use to further, or begin, their personal anti-racism work. The list draws from the resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein (Anti-racism resources), Victoria Alexander, MEd. (Anti-Racist Resource Guide), and General Assembly (“Why We Should All Be Angry”).
Articles, Chapters & Reports
- “The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying” by Adam Serwer, The Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: "Mentoring a New Generation of Activists" by Barbara Ransby
- “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas, The New York Times Magazine (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 Peggy McIntosh
- “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Ibram X. Kendi, The Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
- “Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others,” Pepperdine University's Online Master of Psychology (July 09, 2019)
Media
- Hilliard Guess’ Screenwriter’s Rant Room
- 1619, The New York Times
- Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race
- Code Switch, NPR
- Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Race Forward
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- theGrio
- The Root
- Pod for the Cause, The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
- Pod Save the People, Crooked Media
- Seeing White
- Harvard’s Implicit Association Test
Books
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- How To Write Inclusively: An Analysis & How To Guide by Ashwini Prasad
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
- Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More 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 with Scott Kurashige
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa
- 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
Films and TV Series
- 13th (writers: Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick)
- American Son (written by Christopher Demos-Brown)
- The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 (written by Goran Hugo Olsson)
- Dear White People (created by Justin Simien)
- Fruitvale Station (written by Ryan Coogler)
- I Am Not Your Negro (written by James Baldwin)
- If Beale Street Could Talk (screenplay by Barry Jenkins, based on the book by James Baldwin)
- Just Mercy (written by Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham, based on the book by Bryan Stevenson)
- King in the Wilderness (written by Chris Chuang)
- See You Yesterday (writers: Fredrica Bailey & Stefon Bristol)
- Selma (written by Paul Webb)
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (written by Stanley Nelson)
- The Hate U Give (screenplay by Audrey Wells, based on the novel by Angie Thomas)
- When They See Us (created by Ava DuVernay)
Organizations to Follow on Social Media
- Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Black Lives Matter: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Black Lives Matter has various local chapters. Find yours here!
- Center for Antiracist Research: Twitter
- 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
- Higher Heights Leadership Fund: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Movement for Black Lives: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
- Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Urban League: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
- RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
SURJ has various local chapters. Find yours here!
- SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Southern Poverty Law Center: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Woke Vote: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Organizations to Give to
- The Bail Project
- Baltimore Action Legal Team
- Black Lives Matter Global Network
- Black Visions Collective - MN
- Campaign Zero
- Color Of Change
- Fair Fight
- George Floyd Memorial Fund
- People’s City Council Freedom Fund
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- National Urban League
- Reclaim the Block
- UnidosUS
- United Negro College Fund
- Woke Vote
Black-Owned Businesses to Support
- 6 Reasons to Support Black-Owned Businesses
- Black Owned Bookstores in the United States
- The Support Black Owned App
- 200 Black-Owned Food Businesses in LA
- Find Black-Owned Restaurants with the EatOkra app
Even More Resources
- Rally List: Find Protests and Rallies Around the Country
- “Know Your Rights: Protesters' Rights,” ACLU
- “The Antiracism Starter Kit" by L. Glenise Pike
- “75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice” by Corinne Shutack
- Anti-Racism Project
- 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” by Nicola Carpenter
- “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
- "Citizen Journalism and Political Protests," Syracuse University
- Public Health Resources for Understanding Environmental Racism, Public Health Degrees
- “Resources to Help Empower Asian and Pacific Islander Communities,” OnlineMSWPrograms.com