Racial Justice Books for Tweens & Teens – fiction booklist from Memorial Hall Library (Andover, MA) for tweens and teens that deal with racial justice and other issues facing today’s youth. These books are available as ebooks from either Overdrive (Libby) or Hoopla.
Black Lives, Black Voices – Booklists from Cary Memorial Library (Lexington, MA), from board books through young adult
Kidlit4BlackLives Rally – The Brown Bookshelf is honoured to host the KidLit4BlackLives Rally that took place on June 4, 2020. Led by Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jason Reynolds, the Rally featured inspiring words, music, and numerous calls to action in support of equity and justice.
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
For Life — Hulu, Amazon Prime
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Amazon
King In The Wilderness — HBO
Priced Out (Swart, C.) —
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Listen:
1619: A Podcast From The New York Times – An audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.
About Race – A lively multiracial, interracial conversation about the ways we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, politics, power, and privilege in our pre-post-yet-still-very-racial America.
Fare of the Free Child podcast – weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices
The United States of Anxiety – By offering listeners historical context, this podcast highlights that what’s at stake this election season is much deeper than party politics or Donald Trump.
158 Resources to Understand Racism in America – articles, videos, podcasts, and websites from The Smithsonian that chronicle the history of anti-black violence and inequality in the United States
Talking About Race – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity, and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture.
Anti-Racist Road Map– What does it mean to “do the work”? The Anti-Racist Roadmap helps you focus your time, energy, and resources in the movement towards racial justice. Created by Kate Slater, a White anti-racist scholar and educator, and Mira Stern, an anti-racist educator from the Bay Area.
Live Another Day– Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for People of Color. Their mission is equal access to life-saving resources.
The Summit Wellness Group– Written and curated by women of color, this guide features over 60 different resources.
