There are steps you can take in your daily life to help dismantle racism. And you’ve already taken one step today—you’re here. This list of anti-racism resources will help you understand the historical and current impact of racism in the U.S., and how, together, we can move forward to make this world a better place for all.
While these resources may serve as an introduction for anti-racism for some, it’s important that we all continue to educate ourselves on these matters. We encourage you to continue your own research and check back to this page for new resources added.
Articles & Books
Articles
- Message to White Allies from A Black Anti-Racism Expert: You’re Doing It Wrong by Dr. David Campt
- How George Floyd’s Death Changed College Campuses by Evan Thompson
- “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer
- My Life As An Undocumented Immigrant by Jose Antonio Vargas
- The intersectionality wars by Jane Coaston
- “Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?”: Answering White People's Most Commonly Asked Questions about the Black Lives Matter Movement by Courtney Martin
- Oppression and resistance: An analysis of Muslims' experiences of structural violence by Rakhshanda Saleem, PhD; Zenobia Morrill, EdM, MA; Madeline Brodt, MS; Marta E. Pagan-Ortiz, MS
- Anti-Semitism in the United States: An Overview and Strategies to Create a More Socially Just Society by David R. Hodge and Stephanie Clintonia Boddie
- Pandemics and prostests: America has experienced racism like this before by Jennifer D. Roberts
Books
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
- How to Be An Anti-Racist by Dr. Ibram X Kendi
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Dr. Robin DiAngelo
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
- Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope by bell hooks
- Redefining Realness: My Path To Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions by Tiffany Jana and Michael Baran
- Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships Across Differences by Tiffany Jana and Matthew Freeman
- Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion by Tiffany Jana and Ashley Diaz Mejias
- My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies: by Resmaa Menakem
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
- Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump by Ben Philippe
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- The Fire Is Upon Us by Nicholas Buccola
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Islamophobia in America: The Anatomy of Intolerance by Carl W. Ernst
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Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (and Do) about Anti-Muslim Discrimination by Jordan Denari Duffner
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Readings for Diversity and Social Justice by Maurianne Adams, Warren J. Blumenfeld, D. Chase J. Catalano, Keri "Safire" DeJong, Heather W. Hackman, Larissa E. Hopkins, Barbara J. Love, Madeline L. Peters, Davey Shlasko, and Ximena Zúñiga
Organizations
- Antiracism Center
- Audre Lorde Project
- Black Women’s Blueprint
- Color Of Change
- Colorlines
- The Conscious Kid
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Families Belong Together
- The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
Action
- Show Up: Your Guide to Bystander Intervention
- 105 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- 26 Ways to Be In the Struggle Beyond the Streets
- Tools for White Anti-Racist Organizing
- Calling In: A Quick Guide on When and How
- Social Justice Toolbox
- White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement
Podcasts
- How To Turn White Privilege Into Antiracist Allyship
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Code Switching
- Intersectionality Matters! Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Pod for the Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Seeing White
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
Websites