LibGuides: Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion: Books and Resources

Anti-Racist Book Lists and Resources

Anti-Racist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi
Anti-Racist Resources from Greater Good
Books To Teach Children and Teens How to Undo Racism and White Supremacy
embracerace 31 children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Project Implicit: Implicit Association Tests (IAT)
Select an Implicit Association Test (IAT) from a list of possible topics. We will also ask you (optionally) to report your attitudes or beliefs about these topics and provide some information about yourself.
Reading for Change: Booklist Recommended Titles
School Library Journal's Anti-Racist Resources for All Ages
Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Booklist for White Readers

Recommended Viewing

13th
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Atypical
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it's time to find a girlfriend, a journey that sets Sam's mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence.
Dallas Buyers Club
In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
Dear White People
At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
Just Mercy
World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.
Milk
The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
Short Term 12
A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.
Temple Grandin
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.
When They See Us
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.

eBooks Available at the Trustee Library

The following list includes some of the book titles available in our library.

#identity by Abigail De Kosnik; Keith Feldman
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780472901098
Publication Date: 2019-04-23
The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-Diversity by Sarah Hendrickx; Claire Salter (Contribution by)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781843109808
Publication Date: 2009-12-15
The a to Z of ASDs by Rudy Simone; Stephen M. Shore (Foreword by)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781785921131
Publication Date: 2016-08-18
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement by Barbara Ransby
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780807827789
Publication Date: 2003-04-28
LGBTQ Stats by Bennett Singer; David Deschamps; Jennifer Finney Boylan (Afterword by)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781620972441
Publication Date: 2017-01-24
Multicoloured Mayhem by Jacqui Jackson
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781843101710
Publication Date: 2003-09-29
No One Is Illegal by Mike Davis; Justin Akers Chacón
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781608460526
Publication Date: 2017-01-15
Racism and Resistance by Franziska Meister
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9783837638578
Publication Date: 2017-09-26
Why I March by Abrams Abrams Books
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781419728853
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

LGBTQ and Gender Identity

Books Available at the Trustee Library

The following list includes some of the book titles available in our library.

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Call Number: MAIN E185.615 .C6335 2015
ISBN: 9780812993547
Publication Date: 2015-07-14
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Call Number: YA PZ7.H1165 Cu 2003
ISBN: 9780385509459
Publication Date: 2003-06-17
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Call Number: YA PZ7.1.T4567 Hat 2017
ISBN: 9780062498533
Publication Date: 2017-02-28
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Call Number: BROWSE E184.A1 K344 2019
ISBN: 9780525509288
Publication Date: 2019-08-13
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Call Number: YA PZ7.1.R874 If 2016
ISBN: 9781250078407
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Call Number: Browse Shelf YA PZ7.5.A35 Po 2018
ISBN: 9780062662804
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Call Number: MAIN E185.61 .K358 2016
ISBN: 9781568584638
Publication Date: 2016-04-12

Accessibility Inclusion Resources

Affinity Group Reading Lists and Links

There are dozens of links with reading lists, awards, and notable books dedicated to multicultural characters and themes. To learn more, please visit Where to Find Diverse Books.

A few examples include:

1000 Black Girl Books
American Indians in Children's LIterature
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Asian American Children's Literature
Intersectional Identity: A Reading List
Schomburg Center Black Liberation Reading List
Coretta Scott King Book Award
"Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the rea

Podcasts

Bitter Brown Femmes
Hosts, Cassandra and Ruben, engage in fantastic social commentary about heavy topics such as Latinx/Chicanx white supremacists, and liberal complacency along with pop culture and recent events.
Code Switch
We're a multi-racial, multi-generational team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting.
Docs with Disabilities
Join hosts Dr. Lisa Meeks and the MDisability team as we take a deeper diver into the experiences of health care providers with disabilities...
Empowering Ability
Elevating what is possible for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Intersectionality Matters! African American Policy Forum
A podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
LGBTQ&A
LGBTQ&A features weekly interviews with the most interesting and influential members of the LGBTQ community.
Mothers of Invention
In Mothers of Invention, former Irish President Mary Robinson and comedian Maeve Higgins explore the intersection of climate justice and feminism by celebrating the incredible women, all across the globe, who are driving the climate movement today.
Seeing White
Peabody-nominated Seeing White, John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika explored the history and meaning of whiteness.
The Ten
Hosted by The Advocate's Editor-in-Chief, Zach Stafford, The Ten looks at the biggest stories of the week through a queer lens.

Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion: Books and Resources