Curated by Cultiver LLC

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FOR ADULTS

Below is a list of resources to guide your own personal anti-racism “work” & journey. We welcome feedback about this referenced material as well as suggestions of others to add to this evolving list.

 

PODCASTS 

 

BOOKS & ARTICLES

Refer to Exhibit V for a list of Black-Owned Online Bookstores

  • “White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Race,” by Robin J. DiAngelo

  • “So You Want to Talk About Race,” by Ijeoma Oluo

  • “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in The Age of Colorblindness,” by Michelle Alexander

  • “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide,” by Carol Anderson

  • “The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction,” by James Baldwin

  • “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

  • “Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement,” by Angela Davis

  • “Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations,” by Joe Feagin

  • “White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice,” by Joseph E. Flynn, Jr.

  • “Lesson of a Lifetime: Jane Elliott’s bold experiment,” by Stephen G. Bloom

  • “Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” by Paulo Freire

  • “Promoting Diversity and Social Justice,” by Diane Goodman

  • “Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom,” by bell hooks

  • “When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir,” by Asha Bandele and Patrisse Cullors

  • “How To Be An Anti-Racist,” by Ibram X. Kendi

  • “Stamped From The Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America,” by Ibram X Kendi

  • Occupied America: A History of Chicanos,” by Rodolfo Acuña

  • “Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook for Teachers and Trainers”

  • “Readings for Diversity and Social Justice: An Anthology on Racism, Sexism, Classism, Anti-Semitism, Heterosexism, and Ableism”

  • “Real American: A Memoir,” by Julie Lythcott-Haims

  • “Me and White Supremacy,” by Layla F. Saad

  • “The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias,” by Dolly Chugh

  • “Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?,” edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price 

  • “The End of Policing,” by Alex S. Vitale 

  • "75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice," by Corinne Shutack

  • "20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now," by Michelle Kim

  • "Welcome to the Anti-Racism Movement—Here’s What You’ve Missed," by Ijeoma Oluo

  • "I Shudder. Do You?" by Julie Lythcott-Haims

  • "Antiracist Checklist for Whites," by Robin DiAngelo (adapted from Dr. John Raible)

  • "Black People Need Stronger Allies—Here’s How You Can Be One," by Stephanie Long

  • "Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life," by D. W. Sue, C. M. Capodilupo, G. C. Torino, et al.

 

SPOTLIGHT ON FEMINISM

  • “Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot,” by Mikki Kendall

  • “The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table,” by Minda Harts

  • “Raising Our Hands,” by Jenna Arnold

  • “Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment,” by Patricia Hill Collins

  • “Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower,” by Brittney Cooper

  • “Redefining Realness,” by Janet Mock

  • “Sister Outsider,” by Audre Lorde

  • “We Should All Be Feminists,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 

SPOTLIGHT ON INTERSECTIONALITY

  • "What Is Intersectionality and What Does It Have to Do with Me?" YW Boston

  • “The Intersectionality Wars," by Jane Coaston

  • "The Year I Gave Up White Comfort: An Ode to my White 'Friends' on Being Better to Black Womxn," by Rachel Ricketts

  • "5 Reasons Intersectionality Matters, Because Feminism Cannot Be Inclusive Without It," by Suzannah Weiss

 

SPOTLIGHT ON PRIVILEGE

  • "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," by Peggy McIntosh

  • See Attached Exhibit IV on Examples of Privileges

FILMS, SERIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  • Just Mercy

  • Rodney King

  • When They See Us

  • Stay Woke

  • American Son

  • Blindspotting

  • 16 Shots

  • Rest in Power

  • America to Me

  • Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas

  • BlacKkKlansman

  • The Wire

  • Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

  • Do the Right Thing

  • Selma

  • 13th

  • Get Out

  • The Hate U Give

  • 12 Years a Slave

  • If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Fruitvale Station

  • Dear White People

  • Malcolm X

  • Moonlight

  • LA 92

 

IN THE WORKPLACE

  • "Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They're Okay—Chances Are They're Not," by Danielle Cadet

  • "Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death Is...A Lot," by Shenequa Golding

  • "White Supremacy Culture," by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork

  • "Millions of Amy Coopers," by Adrienne Green

  • "5 Things Allies Can Do to Sponsor Coworkers from Underrepresented Groups," Better Allies

  • "How to Fight Racism in the Workplace," Glassdoor Team

  • "Engaging in Conversations About Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Workplace," Catalyst

  • "Women of Color Get Less Support at Work. Here’s How Managers Can Change That," by Zuhairah Washington and Laura Morgan Roberts

  • “"Race Matters: Eradicating Systemic Racism in Corporate America,” a series by Korn Ferry

 
 

SOCIAL MEDIA THOUGHT LEADERS

 

 

Exhibit I: Action Guide – Racism is Wrong

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Exhibit II: Action Guide – Kids Stand Against Racism Pledge

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Exhibit III: Action Guide – Your Next Steps

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Exhibit IV: Privilege Checklist

Originally curated by @wellness_dialogues

Originally curated by @wellness_dialogues

 

Sources

Many of these resources were curated from other anti-racism collections and personal recommendations, including but not limited to:

  • “Anti-Racism Library,” curated by LeanIn.Org. - CLICK HERE

  • “Privilege Checklist,” curated by @wellness_dialogues - CLICK HERE

  • “Anguish & Action,” curated by the Obama Foundation - CLICK HERE

  • “Amplifying Voices,” curated by Glennon Doyle - CLICK HERE

  • “Black Lives Matter: Movies, TV shows and books on systemic racism,” curated by c|net - CLICK HERE