Resources for Those Who Seek to Understand the African American Struggle

I wanted to write this post for all of my dear white friends and followers who seek to have a better understanding of the issue of race and want to help be a part of the change. Here are several books, movies, and other resources for you and your families.

Resources for Those Who Seek to Understand the African American Struggle


What to Read

How to Be an Anti racist - Ibram X. Kendi

White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo

Stamped From the Begining - Ibram X. Kendi

The Color of Law - Richard Rothstein

So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo

Others

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou

The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander

Divided Sister - Midge Wilson and Kathy Russel

They Can't Kill Us All - Wesley Lowery

The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison

Children's Books

Anti Racist Baby - Ibram X. Kendi

I Am Enough - Grace Byers

When God Made You - Matthew Paul Turner

One Love - Cedella Marley

Dream Big Little One -Vashti Harrison

Little Legends Exceptional Men In Black History - Vashti Harrison

Sulwe - Lupita Nyong

Hair Love - Matthew A. Cherry

The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas

Dear Martin - Nic Stone

What to Watch

13th - Netflix

American Son - Netflix

Dear White People - Netflix

When They See Us - Netflix

See You Yesterday - Netflix

The Hate You Give - Cinemax

If Beale Street Could Talk - Hulu

King In the Wilderness - HBO

Who to Support

Please support your local communities where they have been devastated by riots and lootings. Many communities like ours (Minneapolis) no longer have grocery stores, gas stations, and places to get essentials during the pandemic. Your donations are greatly appreciated! Other places to support include:

4:13 - My son's nonprofit for inner-city black youth

NAACP

The Bail Project

Color of Change

Black Lives Matter


“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” 

-Martin Luther King Jr.

Let us be a part of the solution not the problem.

What other books on race relations or movies would you recommend?