Resources for Antiracists
“Who Controls the Past Controls the Future… Who Controls the Present Controls the Past.”
-George Orwell, ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel,’ Published June 8, 1949
Organizations
Antiracist Research and policy Center at American University
Yale University: African American History- From Emancipation to the Present
Impact of Racism and Discrimination on the Mental Health of our Black Communities
People
- Ibram X. Kendi: How to be an Antiracist (2019) & Stamped from the Beginning- The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (2016)
- https://www.ibramxkendi.com/
- Valarie Kaur: See No Stranger https://valariekaur.com/
- Tim Wise: White Like Me- Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
- Brian Biery: How do Law Enforcement Agencies Build Trust in the Community
- Brian Biery: Book Review, The New Jim Crow- Mass Incarceration- 10 Years Later
- Brian Biery: Pasadena’s Thriving Black Community- An Historical View
- Mike Krzyzewski: Black Lives Matter
Books
- How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi - A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
- Ebony & Ivy by Craig Steven Wilder
- White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee
- Leader Effectiveness Training: Proven Skills for Leading Today’s Business into Tomorrow by Thomas Gordon
- How We Know What Isn’t So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life by Thomas Gilovich
- The New IQ: How Integrity Intelligence Serves You, Your Relationships, and Our World by David Gruder
Miscellaneous
- Support Black-Owned Businesses
- US History: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- White Fragility Video: 2018 introduction of book by Robin DiAngelo
- PBS NewsHour hosted by Anna Nawaz: Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi & Robin DiAngelo
- On Being hosted by Krista Tippett: Q&A with Resmaa Menakem and Robin DiAngelo
- Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
- Anti-Racist Education- A Resource Guide for Educators
