Anti-Racism | Anti-Bias Resources
Many of us are not sure how to counter racism or hatred when we witness it and don’t know what to say when people we know downplay or trivialize the hate, prejudice and discrimination that people of color and marginalized communities experience in our country.
Being an ally in the struggle for racial and gender justice and equality goes beyond simply not being racist or prejudiced. Being anti-racist and open to learning involves having difficult conversations with our friends and family who express racist or gender-biased sentiments. It means looking inwards and addressing our own prejudices. And most importantly, it means standing beside communities of color and marginalized people and fighting against racism and gender discrimination wherever it shows up. We hope the following list of resources help to educate and motivate you to take action.
This list is by no means exhaustive. Start by picking one book, one article, one website, or one podcast. Choose a friend to talk to about it that will help to hold you accountable, and consider highlighting diverse artists, business people, and change makers to use your platform to amplify marginalized voices.

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Encourage those who witness or experience a hate crime to report these incidents at: https://stopaapihate.org/ (form is available in 11 languages).
- Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit | Museum Education Roundtable
- AAPI Anti-Hate Resources and Community Toolkits | The Asian American Foundation
- Dear White People…10 Ways You Can Show Up for your Black Friends and Colleagues | Sunshine Muse | Colorlines
- When Feminism Is White Supremacy in Heels | Rachel Cargle | Harper's Bazaar
- “We are not okay. And you shouldn’t be either.” | Meg K. Guilford | Duck of Minerva
- For trans women of color facing 'epidemic' of violence, each day is a fight for survival: 'I'm an endangered species… but I cannot stop living' | Ignacio Torres, Jessica Hopper, and Juju Chang | ABC News
- Two Recent Murders of Black Trans Women in Texas Reveal a Nationwide Crisis, Advocates Say | Gina Martinez and Tara Law | TIME
- George Floyd Could Have Been My Brother | Rita Omokha | Elle
- The Case for Reparations | Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Atlantic
- The Black Women Who Paved the Way for This Moment | Keisha N. Blain | The Atlantic
- Why Are Black Women and Girls Still an Afterthought in Our Outrage Over Police Violence? | Brittney Cooper | TIME
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Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others

The Education of Young Black Girls
Bessie: Three Women Who Did Things Their Own Way
Five African American Women Who Changed America

Videos
- Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story | Robin DiAngelo | Big Think
- Four Years of #SayHerName | African American Policy Forum
- The urgency of intersectionality | Kimberlé Crenshaw | TEDWomen 2016
- An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter | Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi | TEDWomen 2016
- The racial politics of time | Brittney Cooper | TEDWomen 2016
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How to overcome apathy and find your power | Dolores Huerta | TEDWomen 2018
Audio

Movies
- 13th by Ava Duvernay
- Selma by Ava Duvernay
- And Still I Rise: Maya Angelou by PBS
- A Ballerina’s Tale by Nelson George
- Harriet by Kasi Lemmons
- Becoming by Nadia Hallgren
- Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
Books
Where to buy them: https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/ and https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g32782756/black-owned-bookstores/
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Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea Ritchie
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
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Ain’t I a Woman? by bell hooks
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Killing Rage: Ending Racism by bell hooks
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They Were Her Property by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
For families and young readers:
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Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham
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A Kids Book about Racism by Jelani Memory
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A Kids Book About Belonging by Kevin Carroll
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A Kids Book About Feminism by Emma Miclroy
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A Kids Book About Empathy by Daron K. Roberts
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All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
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Color of Us by Karen Katz
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Hair Like Mine by Latashia M Perry
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I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
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The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson
For teen readers:
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on how to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell
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Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson
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5 Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
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A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
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The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
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This Is My America by Kim Johnson
