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The Books (& Free Materials) That You And Your Children Need To Read & See About Race Right Now

The Books (& Free Materials) That You And Your Children Need To Read & See About Race Right Now

The Books (& Free Materials) That You And Your Children Need To Read & See About Race Right Now

We are watching, living, and participating in history in the making right now. It’s pretty clear to kids what’s going on, as our 10 year old saw the George Floyd video on TikTok (!) it was an easy opening to a deep dive into the tragedy of racism in America.  “Well son, It all started when we stole this country from it’s indigenous people, and the disenfranchising hasn’t stopped yet!” But what about explaining beyond our pay grade, we must look to the literately lauded and go forth and READ! Consider ordering the books on this list from black owned bookstores. Here’s a list of black owned bookstores in the USA. We have linked to amazon just for convenience sake. We will be regularly adding to this list with new discoveries and releases.

The Books (& Free Materials) That You And Your Children Need To Read & See About Race Right Now
The Books (& Free Materials) That You And Your Children Need To Read & See About Race Right Now

Here are the recommendations we’ve compiled:

For The Kids

To purchase:

Free Readers

YouTube Links to Read Alouds

For The Young Adults/ Teens/ Mature Tweens

For The Adults

Anti Racist Starter List 

See Also

Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage.

FILMS TO WATCH:

  • American Son
  • When They See Us
  • If Beale Street Could Talk
  • Fruitvale Station
  • I Am Not Your Negro
  • Just Mercy
  • 13th
  • Selma
  • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

We want to KEEP LEARNING, so please add YOUR favorite books, articles, and space that promote diversity and discuss racism/ being anti-racist in the comments below and we will continue to add to this list!