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Anti-Racism

Places to Donate

Racial Equity Organizations

Self-Education

Reading List
- 10 Books About Race To Read Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things To You
- Antiracist reading list
- 'Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World' by Michelle C. Johnson
- 'White Fragility' by Robin DiAngelo (workbook)
- 'So You Want to Talk About Race' by Ijeoma Oluo
- 'When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir' by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
- 'Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower' by Brittney Cooper
- 'An African American and Latinx History of the United States' by Paul Ortiz
- 'The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority' by Ellen D. Wu
- 'Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race' by Debby Irving
- 'This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror' by Moustafa Bayoumi
- 'The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy' by Andrea Flynn, Susuan R. Holmberg, Dorian T. Warren, and Felicia J. Wong
- 'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race' by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- 'Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism' by Safiya Umoja Noble
- “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
- “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison
- “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You,” by author Jason Reynolds.
- “Stamped From the Beginning” by Jason Reynolds
- “Divided Sisters” by Midge Wilson and Kathy Russell
- “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon
- Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow. New York: The New Press, 2012.
- Bolgatz, J. Talking Race in the Classroom. New York: Teachers College Press, 2005.
- Derman-Sparks, Louise, and Patricia Ramsay. What If All the Kids Are White? Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families. New York: Teachers College Press, 2006.
- Genishi, Celia, and A. Lin Goodwin. Diversities in Early Childhood Education: Rethinking and Doing. New York: Teacher College Press, 2008.
- Lee, Enid, Deborah Menkart and Margo Okazawa-Rey, eds. Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K-12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education, and Staff Development. Washington, DC: Network of Educators on the Americas [NECA], 1998.
- Loewen, James W. *Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.*The New Press, 2013.
- Michael, Ali. Raising Race Questions: Whiteness and Inquiry in Education. New York: Teachers College Press, 2015.
- Pollock, M. Colormute: Race Talk Dilemmas in an American School. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2004.
- Pollock, M. (Ed.) Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School. New. York: The New Press. 2008.
- Steele, Claude M. Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do. New York: W. W Norton & Company, 2010.
- Stevenson, Howard C. Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference. New York: Teachers College Press, 2015.
- Tatum, B.D. “Can We Talk About Race?” and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation. New York: Beacon Press, 2007.
- Van Ausdale, D. & Feagin, J.R. *The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism.*Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 2001.
- "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison
- The Miner's Canary by Lani Guiner and Gerald Torres
- Possessive Investment In Whiteness by George Lipsitz
- This Bridge Called My Back Edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa
- Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange
- Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
- A Taste of Power by Elaine Brown
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Divided Sisters by Midge Wilson & Kathy Russell
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Passing by Nella Larsen
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Whiteness of a Different Color by Matthew Frye Jacobson
- But Some of Us Are Brave Edited by Akasha (Gloria T.) Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, & Barbara Smith
- Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis
- Crime and Punishment in Black America By James Forman Jr.
- The Making of the Black Radical Tradition By Cedric J. Robinson
- The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing Book by Anneliese A. Singh

POC-Owned Businesses

Legal Resources

Informational Resources

LGBTQIA+ Youth Resource Guide
Gender Healthcare Support Plan
Map of Informed Consent Clinics for Hormone Replacement Therapy
The Trevor Project -- Has a huge compendium of resources and guides.
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
- NC-based Resources
Southern Equality's Trans in the South Guide
GLSEN
Resources for the Aging LGBTQ+ Community: Healthcare, Financial Planning, & Long Term-Care

Educational Resources

Politics and Advocacy

The Movement Advancement Project
- Equality Maps -- scorecards for each state with specific policy information.
Govtrack -- A source for monitoring Congress.