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

Ibram X. Kendi, a professor and director of the Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University, is the National Book Award-winning author of “Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America” and the forthcoming “How to Be an Antiracist.”

PBS Learning Media. Confronting Anti-Black Racism: Materials designed to help middle and high school students understand the long history of anti-Black racism in the United States, and think about ways to address it in their own families and communities.

PBS Learning Media: Black Lives Matter: Campaigning for Racial Justice

Soujourners: For Our White Friends Desiring To Be Allies

Note from Author Courtney Ariel: I'm writing this in hopes that it can be used to lighten the load of marginalized folks, keeping in mind that not all marginalized people want to engage in the ally conversation, and that is perfect as well. For those who do, my prayer is that when someone asks you the question, “how can I be a stronger ally?” you might choose to save your breath/energy and send this in its place.

Medium: 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice. August 2017. Note: This article is continually updated to ensure each item is accurate and needed today.

From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a fresh new board book that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves.  

Ibram X Kendi (Author) and Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator). 

One Word from Sophia. By Jim Averbeck. Sophia tries varied techniques to get the giraffe she wants more than anything in this playfully illustrated story about the nuances of negotiation.

By Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson. 

A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wife, written by their daughter. 

Two Problems from Sophia. By Jim Averbeck. Sophia quickly learns her new pet comes with two giraffe-sized problems in this sequel to One Word from Sophia.

Let's Talk about Race. Author Julius Lester says, "I write because our lives are stories. If enough of those stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to see that our lives are the same story. The differences are merely in the details."

Angela Joy's Black is a Rainbow Color.  Published January 2020.

Roshani Chokshi is the author of commercial and critically acclaimed books for middle grade and young adult readers that draws on world mythology and folklore.

Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.  By Jasmine Warga.