One of the most important contributions you can make to fighting racism and promoting equality is educating yourself. Immersing yourself into the pages of a book, watching a movie, or tuning into a podcast to listen and learn from Black voices and creators will help you understand racial injustice and stand as an ally.
Below, our team has rounded up some books, movies, and podcasts that we’re planning to explore to help educate ourselves. We encourage you to check out the list, do your research, and find resources that speak to you. Have recommendations? Share in the comments below!
Books
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Hill Collins
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
- Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, and So Much More by Janet Mock
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
- If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance by Angela Davis
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Films
- Fruitvale Station
- 13th
- Who Killed Malcolm X
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story
- When They See Us
- Selma
- American Son
- Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap
- See You Yesterday
- Just Mercy
Podcasts
- Pod Save The People With Deray
- 1619 by The New York Times
- Seeing White
- About Race With Reni Eddo-Lodge
- The Diversity Gap
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
xx, The FabFitFun Team
