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Websites

Reading While White: working for diversity and inclusion- resources and reading lists
The History Behind the Movement - student created website by Olivia Pozen and Emily Wang
Rethinking Schools
Center for Racial Justice in Education
ACLU
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit
Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources - intersectional site that looks at health and racism
Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits - SURJ
“Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials - teaching resources by theme
The Riz Test: measuring the portrayal of Muslims on Film and TV

Books in Our Catalog

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. Kendi
ISBN: 9780316453691
Publication Date: 2020-03-10
This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers. It also proves that while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited.
A Terrible Thing to Waste by Harriet A. Washington
ISBN: 9780316509435
Publication Date: 2019-07-23
A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) -- and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.
No Name in the Street by James Baldwin
ISBN: 9780307275929
Publication Date: 2007-01-09
This stunningly personal document and extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies displays James Baldwin's fury and despair more deeply than any of his other works.
The Voting Rights War by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall; C. T. Vivian (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781442266896
Publication Date: 2016-08-22
The Voting Rights War tells the story of the courageous struggle to achieve voting equality through more than one hundred years of work by the NAACP at the Supreme Court.
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander; Cornel West (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9781595586438
Publication Date: 2012-01-16
In a bold and innovative argument, a rising legal star shows readers how the mass incarceration of a disproportionate number of black men amounts to a devastating system of racial control.
The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee
ISBN: 9781476739403
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
The Making of Asian America tells the little-known history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, from the arrival of the first Asians in the Americas to the present-day. But more than that, it is a new way of understanding America itself, its complicated histories of race and immigration, and its place in the world today.

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When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors; asha bandele; Angela Davis (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781250171085
Publication Date: 2018-01-16
A memoir by the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement explains the movement's position on love, humanity, and justice, challenging perspectives that have negatively labeled the movement's activists while calling for essential political changes.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
ISBN: 9781524763138
Publication Date: 2018-11-13
A powerful and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States, tracing her journey from the south side of Chicago, to corporate law offices, to the White House. As First Lady --the first African American to serve in that role-- she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, established herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls everywhere, and stood with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments.
Prince of Darkness by Shane White
ISBN: 9781250070562
Publication Date: 2015-10-13
The life story of an African American man who, during the mid-1800s, defied every convention of his time. He wheeled and dealed in the white business world, he married a white woman, he bought a mansion, he owned railroad stock on trains he was not legally allowed to ride, and generally set his white contemporaries teeth on edge when he wasn't just plain outsmarting them.
Solitary by Albert Woodfox
ISBN: 9780802129086
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
Nearly forty years in solitary confinement in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell for 23 hours a day for a crime he did not commit, Albert Woodfox survived and emerged with his humanity and sense of hope for the future intact.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
ISBN: 9780812993547
Publication Date: 2015-07-14
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis.
My Sisters' Voices by Iris Jacob (Editor)
ISBN: 080506821X
Publication Date: 2002-04-03
My Sisters' Voices is a passionate and poignant collection of writings from teenage girls of African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American, and biracial backgrounds.

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
ISBN: 9780062498564
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons.
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
ISBN: 9780316472180
Publication Date: 2019-03-19
A young man searches for answers after the death of his brother at the hands of police in this striking debut novel, Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean.
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
ISBN: 9780062473455
Publication Date: 2020-06-09
CJ is perfectly happy helping her aunt at their family's flower shop. Then her mom decides to sell the shop--to the family who swindled CJ's grandparents when thousands of Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps during WWII. For the first time, CJ has found something she wants to fight for.
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
ISBN: 9781101939529
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Justyce McAllister is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend--but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning debut.
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson; Renée Watson
ISBN: 9781681191072
Publication Date: 2018-06-05
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
ISBN: 9781338582154
Publication Date: 2020-06-02
Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend Ariana--but when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to choose her own path.
Dream Country by Shannon Gibney
ISBN: 9780735231689
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
The heartbreaking story of five generations of young people from a single African-and-American family pursuing an elusive dream of freedom.

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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 9780307455925
Publication Date: 2014-03-04
A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected.
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
ISBN: 0385334575
Publication Date: 2000-06-13
Describes a day in the life of several members of a Harlem fundamentalist church. The saga of three generations of people is related through flashbacks.
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
ISBN: 9781501126062
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Sing, Unburied, Sing grapples with the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power---and limitations---of the bonds of family.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
ISBN: 9780735224292
Publication Date: 2017-09-12
a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned--from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town.
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
ISBN: 9780316363297
Publication Date: 2017-09-12
When it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules--a fact that Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger, knows all too well. Deeply ambivalent about growing up black in the lone star state, he was the first in his family to get as far away from Texas as he could. Until duty called him home.
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
ISBN: 9780307278258
Publication Date: 2009-04-07
These eight stories by beloved and bestselling author Jhumpa Lahiri take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life.
Pym by Mat Johnson
ISBN: 9780812981582
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
African-American literature professor Chris Jaynes, passed over for tenure, finds the manuscript of a crude slave narrative that seems to confirm the existence of the island of Tsalal, a place of pure and utter blackness that appears in Edgar Allan Poe's only novel, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket," so he assembles an all-black crew of six to go in search of the place he imagines as the last bastion of the African diaspora.
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
ISBN: 9780802126399
Publication Date: 2017-02-07
A collection of perfectly formed stories written over a period of twenty years, exploring questions of immigration, identity, love, and family. Viet Thanh Nguyen gives voice to lives led between two worlds, the adopted homeland and the country of birth.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
ISBN: 9781616201340
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. A look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control.
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
ISBN: 9780316384933
Publication Date: 2017-02-21
When Rowan finds a skeleton on her family's property, investigating the brutal, century-old murder leads to painful discoveries about the past. Alternating chapters tell the story of William, another teen grappling with the racial firestorm leading up to the 1921 Tulsa race riot, providing some clues to the mystery.

Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers
ISBN: 9781770463486
Publication Date: 2019-06-18
Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into black women's lives and coming-of-age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn.
Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Text by); Brian Stelfreeze (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781302900533
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
When a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. If Wakanda is to survive, it must adapt - but can its monarch survive the necessary change?
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei; Justin Eisinger; Steven Scott; Harmony Becker (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781603094504
Publication Date: 2019-07-16
A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II.
Ghetto Brother by Julian Voloj; Claudia Ahlering (Illustrator); Jeff Chang (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9781561639489
Publication Date: 2015-05-01
An account of the life of Benjy Melendez, who founded the notorious Ghetto Brothers gang in the Bronx at the end of the 1960s. Focuses on the Ghetto Brothers' efforts to promote peace in the Bronx borough and the gang's weekly concerts on the streets or in abandoned buildings that led to the emergence of hip-hop music.
Ms. Marvel Volume 1 by Marvel Comics (Text by)
ISBN: 9780785190219
Publication Date: 2014-10-28
Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm.
America Vol. 1 by Joe Quinones (Illustrator); Gabby Rivera (Text by)
ISBN: 9781302908812
Publication Date: 2017-10-31
She was a Young Avenger. She leads the Ultimates. And now she officially claims her place as the preeminent butt-kicker of the entire Marvel Universe. But what's a super-powered teenager to do when she's looking for a little personal fulfillment? She goes to college!
As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman
ISBN: 9781945820069
Publication Date: 2017-11-14
A queer, black teenager finds herself stranded in a dangerous and unfamiliar place: an all-white Christian youth backpacking camp.
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina; Stacey Robinson (Illustrator); John Jennings (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781620142639
Publication Date: 2017-10-15
The ghost of fifteen-year-old Alfonso Jones travels in a New York subway car full of the living and the dead, watching his family and friends fight for justice after he is killed by an off-duty police officer while buying a suit in a Midtown department store.
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang; Sonny Liew (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1596436972
Publication Date: 2014-07-15
n this origin story for the classic comic book hero the Green Turtle, Hank, the nineteen-year-old son of Chinese immigrants, resists his mother's attempts to make him a superhero at first, but when tragedy strikes he assumes the role of a caped crusader.

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Celebration and Social Justice Playlist

Music has played a pivotal role in racial and social justice movements throughout American history. This curated playlist, produced by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, features a mix of genres: from the funkadelic sounds of Parliament and the R&B soul songs of Marvin Gaye to the empowering hip hop of Ill Camile and the uplifting gospel tunes of the Staples singers. We hope it will inspire you to learn more about ways in which music can help disrupt systems of oppression.

Podcasts

Social Media

Antiracism Center: Twitter
Black Lives Matter
Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

*compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.

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Books in Our Catalog

Celebration and Social Justice Playlist

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