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Recommended
Reading
Suggested reading material from the artEquity team and alumni community. This is not an exhaustive list, and will be updated as we encounter more resources.
LAY A FOUNDATION
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Alexander, Michelle, The New Jim Crow
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Banks, Russell, Cloudsplitter
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Bulosan, Carlos, America Is in the Heart
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Coates, Ta-Nehisi, “The Case for Reparations”
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Crenshaw, Kimberle, “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color”
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Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
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Feinberg, Leslie, Transgender Warriors: Making HIstory from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman
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Freire, Paulo, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
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The Harriet Tubman Collective, “Disability Solidarity: Completing the ‘Vision for Black Lives’”
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Lorde, Audre, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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Rankine, Claudia, Citizen
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Smith, Lillian, Killers of the Dream
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Stevenson, Bryan, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
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Tateishi, John, And Justice For All: An Oral History of the Japanese American Detention Camps
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West, Cornel, Race Matters
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Wilson, August, “The Ground on Which I Stand”
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Zinn, Howard, A People’s History of the United States
UNDERSTANDING RACISM
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DiAngelo, Robin, "11 Ways White America Avoids Taking Responsibility for its Racism"
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DiAngelo, Robin, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism
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DiAngelo, Robin, "Nothing to Add, a Challenge to White Silence"
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DiAngelo, Robin, "White Fragility and the Question of Trust"
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Golden, Gail K., "White Privilege as an Addiction"
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Macintosh, Peggy, "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack"
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McKenzie, Mia, "How to Tell the Difference Between Real Solidarity and ‘Ally Theater’"
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Metta, John, "I, Racist"
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Mun Wah, Lee, The Color of Fear
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Okun, Tema, "From White Racist to White Anti-Racist: the life-long journey"
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olsson, joan, "Detour-Spotting for White Anti-Racists"
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Tatum, Beverly, "Talking About Race, Learning About Racism: The Application of Racial Identity Development Theory in the Classroom"
TAKE ACTION
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Albert, Michael, The Trajectory of Change
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AORTA (Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance)
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brown, adrienne marie, Emergent Strategy
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Crass, Chris, Towards the "Other America”: Anti-Racist Resources for White People Taking Action for Black Lives Matter
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McKenzie, Mia (ed.), The Solidarity Struggle: How People of Color Succeed and Fail At Showing Up For Each Other In the Fight For Freedom
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Wing Sue, Derald, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation
TAKE CARE
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Borges, Anna, “Here’s What To Do If You Can’t Afford Therapy”
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Lorde, Audre, A Burst of Light: Essays
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Solnit, Rebecca, Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
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Tran, Kim, ”5 Self Care Tips for Activists”
OTHER RESOURCES TO EXPLORE
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100 Titles: A Basic Library on Japanese Americans (from the Japanese American National Museum)
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"Rethinking South Asian Fiction: Eleven Books to Read This Winter" (Brooklyn Magazine)
For books listed here we suggested perusing betterworldbooks.com.