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Things must change and we all need to be a part of this change. If you don’t know where to begin, start here.

Information, education and conversation is essential in times of social change. As librarians and educators, we want to connect our communities with resources to help us all understand racism in America, to educate ourselves to become anti-racists, to create an open dialogue with each other about bias and privilege, and to take action in our communities to fight injustice and inequality.

Over the past few years, the Library has curated a collection a collection of books specifically addressing race and bias in our society. While many of these books are only in print at this time, we are working to provide access the collection as digital books so all our users can access these titles at any time from their home or mobile device.

In addition to the resources available at the Levy Library, we would like to share with our communities a compilation of book recommendations, articles and podcasts about racism, privilege, bias and inequality.

A special thanks to Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein who created a shared document of resources that we have used in the writing of this post. 

View the Race and Society Special Topics Collection from the Levy Library 

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• Recommended collection of resources and lists
• Articles to Read
• Podcasts to Listen 
• The Levy Library Race and Bias Collection

Book to Read:

How to be an antiracist Author: Ibram X. Kendi Available at NYPL | BKPL | QPL	So you want to talk about race Author: Ijeoma Oluo Available at NYPL | BKPL | QPL	Just Medicine: A cure for racial inequality in American Health Care Author: Dayna Bowen Matthew Available at NYPL
The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness Author: Michelle Alexander Available at: NYPL | BKPL | QPL	Blindspot : the hidden biases of good people Author: Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji Available at:  NYPL | BKPL | QPL	Biased: Uncovering the hidden prejudice that shapes what we see, think, and do Author: Jennifer Eberhardt Available at NYPL | BKPL | QPL
I'm Still Here : Black dignity in a world made for whiteness Author: Austin Channing Brown Available at NYPL | BKPL | QPL	Black Man in a White Coat Author: Damon Tweedy, M.D. Available at NYPL | BKPL | QPL	White Fragility : Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism Author: Robin J. DiAngelo Available at NYPL | BKPL | QPL

Recommended collection of resources and lists:

• An Antiracist Reading List | New York Times

• Featured Race & Ethnicity Resources | TeachingTolerance.org

• A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources | Medium.com

• Anti-racism Resources | Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein

Articles to read:

• "American Nightmare" by Ibram X. Kendi | The Atlantic (June 1, 2020)

• “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | The Atlantic (May 8, 2020)

• Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists

• ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)

• The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine

• “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 Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)

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Podcasts to Listen to:

• 1619 (New York Times)

• About Race

• Code Switch (NPR)

• Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw

• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

• Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)

• Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)

• Seeing White

If you would like to contribute to this list or would like to suggest a resource for the library, please contact us at refdesk@mssm.edu