Anti-Racism Resources for Those With Open Hearts
Welcome to our collection of resources for those who seek to understand the history, context, stories and feelings of Black, Brown and Racialized people in Canada, the United States, and around the world as we go through a period of transition, transformation, and healing.
We welcome your contributions! If you would like to add something to this collection, please send your links to us. We’ll be growing these resources on a regular basis.
Books
If you have the time and funds to support a small, Black-owned business, please buy these books there. Check out this list of Canadian Black-owned bookstores near you. If you’re in the United States, please check out this list of Black-owned bookstores in the US.
We also encourage you to seek these resources at your local library. If they are not available there, encourage your library to purchase them.
So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration - Isabel Wilkerson
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do - Jennifer L. Eberhardt PhD
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Dr. Robin DiAngelo
How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir - Saeed Jones
Black Like Me - John Howard Griffin
A Spectacular Secret: Lynching in American Life and Literature - Jacqueline Goldsby
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness - Austin Channing Brown
The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - Michelle Alexander
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row - Anthony Ray Hinton
The Central Park Five: The Untold Story Behind One of New York City's Most Infamous Crimes - Sarah Burns
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us And What We Can Do - Claude M Steele
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - Trevor Noah
Podcasts
Brené Brown - guest: Ibram X Kendi (author of How to Be an Anti-Racist)
Our Shared Podcast - comprehensive collection of anti-racism themed podcasts on Spotify
Films
13th (requires Netflix subscription)
The Racial Wealth Gap (requires Netflix subscription)
Whose Streets (rentable on YouTube)
Links
Black Youth Helpline (Canada)
Black Women in Motion (Toronto, Canada)
Canadian Anti-Racism Education and Research Society (Canada)
Canada Anti-Hate Network (Canada)
Urban Alliance on Race Relations (Toronto)
5 Ways White People Can Take Action in Response to White and State-Sanctioned Violence
Black Legal Action Centre (Ontario, Canada)
Nia Centre for the Arts (Toronto, Canada)
Hogan’s Alley Society (Vancouver, Canada)
Black Space Winnipeg (Winnipeg, Canada)
Black Health Alliance (Canada)
The Come Up (Edmonton, Canada)