Want to learn more? Here’s a list of books, films, websites, Ted Talks, and other recommendations you can start with.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Antiracism Reading List from the Blackstone Library
Debby Irving’s Recommended Resources
Justice in June Antiracism Resources
Embrace Race Reading List for Kids about Race
Nardi Media’s Black Lives Matter Book Club
BOOKS
White Fragility – Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Race
Robin DeAngelo
Waking Up White – Finding Myself in the Story of Race
Debby Irving
So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
Me and White Supremacy : Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla F Saad
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Austin Channing Brown
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Emmanuel Acho
The Color of Law : A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein
WEBSITES
ACLU Connecticut: https://www.acluct.org/en/issues/racial-justice
CT Core: http://www.ctcore-organizenow.org/home
Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Black Lives Matter New Haven Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BLMNH/
Center for Children’s advocacy – racial justice: https://cca-ct.org/racial-justice/
Everyday Democracy: Connecticut Collaborative on Poverty, Criminal Justice and Race: https://www.everyday-democracy.org/CTCollaborative
Justice in June: created by two friends after the murder of George Floyd to inspire action and awareness – a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies.
https://justiceinjune.org/
TED TALKS
Talks to help you understand racism in America: https://www.ted.com/playlists/250/talks_to_help_you_understand_r
MOVIES
Films: https://nofilmschool.com/2016/07/20-films-you-need-to-watch-about-race-in-america
Documentaries: https://www.rd.com/list/documentaries-about-race/
