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Guidance on How to Combat Anti-Black Racism

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Recommended Reading List

• How To Be An Antiracist – by Ibram X. Kendi
• Anti-Racism Center
• From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation – by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness – by Michelle Alexander
• Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements – by Charlene A. Carruthers
• How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective – by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
• Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America – by Ibram X. Kendi (Audiobook available free on Spotify)
• The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History & Culture in the United States – edited by Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores
• Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000 – by George Reid Andrews
• Neither Enemies nor Friends: Latinos, Blacks, Afro-Latinos – by S. Oboler and A. Dzidzienyo
• “20 Essential Black History Books: The Anti-Racist Reading List” – by Brea Baker (elle.com)
• “An Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism” – by Arianna Rebolini (buzzfeednews.com)

Educational Resources in the Media

• Know Your Rights: Protesters Rights – ACLU
• A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 ‘Fed-Up’-rising – by Michael Harriot (theroot.com)
• Hate on Display Hate Symbols Database – ADL (adl.org)
• Talking About Race – National Museum of African American History & Culture (nmaahc.si.edu)
• Beyond Protests: 5 More Ways To Channel Anger Into Action To Fight Racism – by Allison Aubrey (npr.org)
• 168 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color
• Community-Holding Circle (Distance Learning Context) Facilitation Guide – by Tanya Suzuki (People’s Education Movement, Los Angeles Chapter)
  

Allyship

• 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship – Mireille Cassandra Harper (Instagram)
• 9 Mistakes White People Make When Fighting for Racial Justice – Jen Winston (Instagram)
• 106 things White People can do Racial Justice – Corinne Shutack (Medium)
• 5 Ways White People Can Take Action in Response to White and State-Sanctioned Violence – (Medium)
• Why The “Race Card” Doesn’t Exist and How To Be A Better Ally – by Celeste Scott (thegoodtrade.com)
• 5 Ways to Show Up for Racial Justice Today – by Nastia Voynovskaya (kqed.org)
• For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies – by Courtney Ariel (sojo.net)
• 5 Steps Latinos Can Take to Combat Anti-Blackness – by Andrew S. Vargas (remezcla.com)
• What is Our Role as Central Americans in #BlackLivesMatter? – The CentAm Collective (Instagram)
  

Educational Documentaries, Movies and Videos

• “13th” – directed by Ava DuVernay (2019; Netflix)
• “When They See Us” – directed by Ava DuVernay (2019; Netflix)
• “History of Race in America” – presentation by Jeffery Robinson (2017)
• “Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement” – directed by Laurens Grant (2016; YouTube)
• “Do The Right Thing” – written and directed by Spike Lee (1989; Amazon Prime)
• “Freedom Riders” – written and directed by Stanley Nelson Jr. (2010; Amazon Prime)
• “Fruitvale Station” – written and directed by Ryan Coogler (2013; Amazon Prime)
• “Seven Seconds” – created by Yeena Sud (2018; Netflix)
• “I Am Not Your Negro” – directed by Raoul Peck (2016; Amazon Prime)
• “Get Out” – written and directed by Jordan Peele (2017; YouTube or Amazon Prime)
• “Whose Streets” – written and directed by Sabaah Folayan (2017; Hulu)
• “1 Angry Black Man” – written and directed by Menelek Lumumba (2018; Trailer | VOD)
• “Black in Latin America” – presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2011; PBS or Amazon Prime)

Teaching Kids to be Anti-Racist

• Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter – by Shani Mahiri King, illustrated by Bobby C. Martin Jr.
• This Book is Anti-Racist – by Tiffany Jewell, illustrated by Aurélia Durand
• “Daniel Tiger: Life’s Little Lessons: Alike & Different” – (PBS Kids)
• “Hair Love” – Oscar-winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry (2019)
• Civil Rights: A Kid-Friendly Explainer by BrainPOP – (YouTube)
• “Systemic Racism Explained” – (YouTube)