Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter: Adult Nonfiction

February 9, 2021 | Patton

The following books affirm Black lives, experiences, culture, and offer openings for discussions about racial injustice. Click here for more titles on the topic. 

Preaching Black lives (matter)
Caste : the origins of our discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Black Lives Matter: Kids

February 4, 2021 | melissa c

The following picture books affirm Black lives, bodies, experiences, and culture, and offer opportunities for discussion about racial injustice among parents and children of all races.

Picture Books

A is for activist by Innosanto Nagara

A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents' values of community, equality, and justice. 

Black Lives Matter: Teens

February 1, 2021 | jonesw

The following books for teens explore the Black Lives Matter movement directly, as well as turning an eye to the ways systemic racism affects our communities. 

Nonfiction

Black lives matter by Sue Bradford Edwards

Confronting Racism with Kids

June 1, 2020 | strande

 

Parents and caregivers have many difficult jobs, but talking about hard things with kids can be one of the most challenging. These discussions do not happen once, but over and over again as children grow. Sometimes the hardest part is getting started. The following books and resources can help you begin. 

e-Picture Books

Sulwe [electronic resource]. by Lupita Nyong'o
Also available in: print

Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything. 

Anti-Racism Resources

May 29, 2020 | jonesw

Conversations about race can be uncomfortable and challenging, but are ultimately necessary to create a more just society. The books and resources below may serve as a starting point in important anti-racist work.

E-books and E-audiobooks

Me and white supremacy : combat racism, change the world, and become a good ancestor [electronic resource] by Layla F Saad

Based off the original workbook, Me and White Supremacy teaches readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.

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