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CONFRONTING RACISM

The Alexandria Library has compiled this list of resources to learn more about structural and systemic racism in the United States.

FOR CHILDREN

Goodnight Racism Don't Touch My Hair! Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy Antiracist Baby! What Is Antiracism?

FOR TEENS

Black Birds in the Sky Kneel Rise Up! Lena and the Burning of Greenwood Angel of Greenwood

FOR ADULTS


Racism Not Race
 Under the Skin
 Getting Into Good Trouble at School
 Belle Greene
 Eating While Black



 

WEBSITES


The Loveland Foundation - Focused on bringing mental health resources to women and girls of color

NAACP - Focused on ensuring the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and eliminating race-based discrimination

Color of Change - Leads campaigns against racial injustice

The Bail Project - Organization that combats mass incarceration at the front end of the system, by disrupting the money bail system one person at a time.

The National Police Accountability Project - Organization dedicated to ending law enforcement abuse through legal action and educational programming.

Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others - Guide to understand where prejudice comes from, what it looks like, and how you can help others experiencing it.

 


Last Updated: January 2025