Social Justice Resources
(Always Under Construction!)
At Unirondack we believe in educating ourselves and then moving from education to action in the pursuit of racial justice. As a predominantly white organization, however, we understand that our place is not to lead, but to follow and listen to BIPOC leadership and take action within our own circles at the direction of those leaders and voices. Real change does not happen through just reading, but if you are looking for more resources, we wanted to share some that have been recommended.
Note: When offering links to other websites we have tried to find sources that will support the original creators of the content rather than a third party seller, especially larger corporations such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, or Spotify. If you have resources we can add or if you have improvements on our research, let us know! If you’re looking for ways to support Black-owned book sellers you can find more resources HERE.
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@lelegenevieve
Venmo/Cashapp: alexisdenisew
An absolutely incredible central database of articles, bail funds, protest tips, phone banking information, petitions, and other incredible information that is specifically aimed at those who are new to racial justice work!
Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi
The official website for the network known as Black Lives Matter. Links to local chapters, ways to support the movement, and direct action initiatives.
Bethany ‘Bety’ Lebewitz
A site for the coordination of getting girls and women of color outside and into climbing. They lead national and local events and coordinate scholarships for folks to enter the climbing world in addition to posting and creating articles and content to their social media pages.
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Note: This list was compiled and published by a white staff member with recommendations from people of color. When looking for anti-racist reading recommendations it is a good practice to receive recommendations from people of color.
All Work, by Mariame KabulAmerica’s Original Sin, by Jim Wallis
An African American and Latinx History of the United States, by Paul Ortiz
Are Prisons Obsolete, by Angela Davis
Baracoon, by Zora Neale Hurston
Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity, by C. Riley Snorton
Blindspot, by Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald
Carceral Capitalism, by Jackie Wang
Eloquent Rage, by Brittney Cooper
Fatal Invention, by Dorothy Roberts
Freedom is a Constant Struggle, by Angela Davis
Good Talk, by Mira Jacob
Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? by Mumia Abu-Jamal
Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
How Does it Feel to be a Problem, by Moustafa Bayoumi
How to Be an Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi
I’m Still Here, by Austin Channing Brown
If Beale Street Could Talk, by James Baldwin
Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color, by Andrea J. Ritchie
Just Mercy, by Brian Stevenson
Killing Rage, by bell hooks
Killing The Black Body, by Dorothy Roberts
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor, by Layla F. Saad
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, by Harriet A. Washington
Mindful of Race, by Ruth King
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness, by Anastasia Higginbotham
Red at The Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X. Kendi
Surpassing Certainty, by Janet Mock
Teaching to Transgress, by bell hooks
Tears We Cannot Stop, by Michael Eric Dyson
The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein
The End of Policing, by Alex Vitale
The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin
The Fire This Time, by Jesmyn Ward
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
The History of White People, by Nell Irvin Painter
The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Greatest Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson
They Were Her Property: White Woman as Slave Owners in the American South, by Stephanie Jones-Rogers
Thick and Other Essays, by Tressie McMillan Cotton
This Book Is Anti-Racist, by Tiffany Jewell
This Will Be My Undoing, by Morgan Jerkins
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements, by Charlene Carruthers
We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation, by Jeff Chang
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, by Patrisse Cullors, Asha Bandele
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States A Trouthout Collect, by Alicia Garza
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria, by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Why I No Longer Talking to White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge
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An ABC of Equality (Ages 3-5)
Chana Giselle Ewing and Paulina Morgan
No! My First Book of Protest (Ages 3-5)
Julie Merberg and Molly Egan
Let’s Talk About Race (Ages 4-8)
Julius Lester
I’m An Activist (Ages 6-9)
Wil Mara
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness (Ages 7-12)
Anastasia Higginbotham
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices (Ages 9-12)
Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How To Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work (Ages 10-17)
Tiffany Jewell
Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight For Justice, adapted for young adults (Ages 12 and up)
Bryan Stevenson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and you (Ages 12 and up)
Jason Reynolds and Ibram Kendi
The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson
Antiracist Baby (Baby-3)
Ibram X. Kendi
Sulwe Lupita Nyongo
Freedom Over Me
Ashley Bryan