Anti-Racism Family Resources

This list is a work in progress. Check back frequently for new resources.

Children's Picture Books
Vashti's Harrison's picture books/illustrations (https://www.vashtiharrison.com/books)
The Oldest Student, How Mary Walker Learned to Read, Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
Hip Hop Speaks to Children, edited by Niki Giovanni
Poetry of Ashley Bryan and Niki Giovanni
The Rabbit Listened, Cori Doerfield (a story about empathy and listening)
So  Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom, Gary Schmidt
Unspoken: A Story From the Underground Railroad, Henry Cole

Children's Middle Grade Books
Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Seeds of America Trilogy, Laurie Halse Anderson
From the Desk of Zoe Washington, Janae Marks
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred Taylor
One Crazy Summer, Rita Williams-Garcia
The Watsons Go to Birmingham, Christopher Paul Curtis
The Lions of Little Rock, Kristin Levine

Adult non-fiction
Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson (also the film)
I'm Still Here, Austin Channing Brown
Brothers and Keepers, James Edgar Wideman
The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson
Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
White Picket Fences, Amy Julia Becker

Adult fiction
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
A Lesson Before Dying Ernest Gaines

Classes/Organizations
Be the Bridge, Latasha Morrison
Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson

Voices (These women have written books, host podcasts, have a strong social media presence, and speak regularly about topics related to equality, belonging, inclusion, racism and justice. All are women of faith. You can follow them on social media.)
Austin Channing Brown
Latasha Morrison
Jo Saxton
Amy Julia Becker
Heather Avis

Articles
Historical Context: Facts about the Slave Trade and Slavery, Steven Mintz
No, I Won't Stop Saying "White Supremacy", Robin D'Angelo

Video/Film:
I Am Not Your Negro (documentary inspired by James Baldwin's Remember This House. Available for free on Prime video. Great documentary, but for now, we chose not to show this one to our kids.)
Hidden Figures (great for kids)
Just Mercy
Systemic Racism Explained (Youtube)
Race: Race and Racist Institutions (Youtube)