I’m new to this. How do I help realize racial justice?
Articles
- How racist policing took over American cities, explained by a historian, VOX
- ‘It Just Goes On and On’: How the Race Riots of 1919’s ‘Red Summer’ Helped Shape a Century of American History, TIME
- Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth, ProPublica
- The sordid history of housing discrimination in America, VOX
- The Troubled History of American Education after the Brown Decision, Organization of American Historians
Books
- Blackballed: The Black Vote and U.S. Democracy, by Darryl Pinckney
- The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap, by Mehrsa Baradaran
- Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond
- Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side Hardcover, by Eve L. Ewing
- Locking Up Our Own, by James Forman
- Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, by Harriet A. Washington
- The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
- Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership, by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- A Terrible Thing To Waste: Environmental Racism And Its Assault On The American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington
Documentaries
- 13th, Netflix
- 4 Little Girls, Amazon Prime, Google Play, HBO Max, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube
- The Black Power Mixtape, Google Play, iTunes, Sling, YouTube
- Crime + Punishment, Hulu
- The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson, Netflix
- The House I Live In, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, Tubi, Vudu, YouTube
- I Am Not Your Negro, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube
- Jim Crow of the North, YouTube
- Love Them First – Lessons from Lucy Laney Elementary, YouTube
- Teach Us All, Netflix
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story, Netflix
Films & Mini-Series
- American Son, Netflix
- Do The Right Thing, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, Youtube
- Fruitvale Station, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, Tubi, Vudu, YouTube
- The Hate U Give, Amazon, Google Play, Hulu, Vudu, YouTube
- If Beale Street Could Talk, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Hulu, Vudu, YouTube
- Just Mercy, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube
- Selma, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube
- When They See Us, Netflix
Podcasts
- 1619, The New York Times
- Code Switch, NPR
- Justice in America, The Appeal
- Lynching in America, The Equal Justice Initiative
- Pod Save the People, Crooked Media
Videos
- The massacre of Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street”, VOX (9:12)
- The US medical system is still haunted by slavery, VOX (8:49)

Articles
- Anti-Racism for Kids: An Age-by-Age Guide to Fighting Hate, Parents
- How white families with young children can work to undo racism, The Seattle Times
- How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids, Common Sense Media
- Talking to kids about race, National Geographic
- Talking to Kids about Racial Stereotypes – Tip Sheet, Media Smarts
Books
- Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America, by Jennifer Harvey
Videos
- How to explain racism to kids, CNN and Seasame Street (21:28)
- How to Talk to Kids About Race, The Atlantic (2:56)
Podcasts
- Talking to Kids About Racism, Into America – NBC News (25:40)
- Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey, Integrated Schools (58:30)
Articles
- My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to Be Honest, YES Magazine
Books
- Me and White Supremacy, by Layla F. Saad
- White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
Videos
- Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses ‘White Fragility’, Seattle Channel (1:23:30)
- How White Privilege Works | Unpack That, The Root (3:59)
- Trevor Breaks Down Reparations & White Privilege, The Daily Show (4:01)
- What is white privilege? What questions should white Americans be asking? Two academics weigh in, CBS News (6:30)
- Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story, Big Think (6:33)
Articles
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice, Medium
- How to be a good white ally, according to activists, VOX
- How to be anti-racist: Speak out in your own circles, CNN
- White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy, Teaching Tolerance
Books
- How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
- So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
- This Book Is Anti-Racist, by Tiffany Jewell
Videos
- 5 Tips For Being An Ally, Franchesca Ramsey (2:25)
- How to be an “ally” to the black community, CBS News (7:38)
- The Urgency of Intersectionality, TED (18:49)