I wanted to write this post for all of my dear white friends and followers who seek to have a better understanding of the issue of race and want to help be a part of the change. Here are several books, movies, and other resources for you and your families.
Resources for Those Who Seek to Understand the African American Struggle
What to Read
How to Be an Anti racist – Ibram X. Kendi
White Fragility – Robin DiAngelo
Stamped From the Begining – Ibram X. Kendi
The Color of Law – Richard Rothstein
So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo
Others
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou
The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander
Divided Sister – Midge Wilson and Kathy Russel
They Can’t Kill Us All – Wesley Lowery
The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison
Children’s Books
Anti Racist Baby – Ibram X. Kendi
When God Made You – Matthew Paul Turner
Dream Big Little One -Vashti Harrison
Little Legends Exceptional Men In Black History – Vashti Harrison
The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
What to Watch
13th – Netflix
American Son – Netflix
Dear White People – Netflix
When They See Us – Netflix
See You Yesterday – Netflix
The Hate You Give – Cinemax
If Beale Street Could Talk – Hulu
King In the Wilderness – HBO
Who to Support
Please support your local communities where they have been devastated by riots and lootings. Many communities like ours (Minneapolis) no longer have grocery stores, gas stations, and places to get essentials during the pandemic. Your donations are greatly appreciated! Other places to support include:
4:13 – My son’s nonprofit for inner-city black youth
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
–Martin Luther King Jr.
Let us be a part of the solution not the problem.
What other books on race relations or movies would you recommend?
This is such a positive post, sis. Thanks for sharing these resources with us.