As part of our Civic Engagement project, here's a selection of books, articles, podcasts, and other resources related to Antiracism.
Questions? Suggestions? Contact us at info@mgpl.org or 847-965-4220.
Resources
Books for Children (Fiction)
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
- Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Khendi
- A Door Made for Me by Tyler Merritt
- Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
- A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
- Genesis Begins Again by Alicia Williams
Books for Children (Nonfiction)
- Not My Idea by Anastasia Higginbotham
- Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
- Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
- Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson
- Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh
Resources for Parents
Books for Teens (Fiction)
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- Swing by Kwame Alexander
- Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany Jackson
Books for Teens (Nonfiction)
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds
- We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
- This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
- Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment by Larry Dane Brimner
- I Am The Night Sky
Books for Adults (Fiction)
- James by Percival Everett
- Perfectly Nice Neighbors by Kia Abdullah
- Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- Take my Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- The Confessions of Matthew Strong by Ousmane Power-Greene
Books for Adults (Nonfiction)
- Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton
- They Came for the Schools by Mike Hixenbaugh
- The Talk by Darrin Bell
- How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
- How We Can Win by Kimberly Jones
- Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner
- The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Articles
- 103 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack, Medium
- How to Talk to Your Family About Racism on Thanksgiving by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, Harpers Bazaar
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley College
- Antiracism Inc.: Why the Way We Talk About Racial Justice Matters by Felice Blake
Documentaries & Videos
- The Difference Between Being "Not Racist" and Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi (TED Talk)
- The Path to Ending Systemic Racism in the US by Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King, Anthony D. Romero (TED Talk)
- On White Privilege by Tim Wise (Kanopy)
- Deconstructing White Privilege by Dr Robin DiAngelo
- Killing the Black Body: A Twenty-Year Retrospective by Dorothy E. Roberts, Yale University
Podcasts
- Code Switch, NPR
- Identity Politics, Ikhlas Saleem, Makkah Ali
- The Stoop, Hana Baba, Leila Day
- Seeing White, Scene on Radio
- 1619, The New York Times
- Still Processing, The New York Times
Updated 1.9.25