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.
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.
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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
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)
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