Books for/by Educators:

Teachers love to learn, and the following books will help you on your way. Maybe even find some friends to join you in reading some of these. It is vitally important that we become educated and aware before trying to facilitate this work with students, as we can (even unintentionally) do harm. And as Robin DiAngelo teaches us in White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard to Talk to White People About Racism , we cannot privilege our good intentions over any harmful impact our actions cause

• 40+ Books for AntiRacist Teachers - White Fragiles Beware! (summer 2020 update) this list was curated by Joe Truss and is specifically for teachers. All of the books below can be found on this list. 

• We Want to do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina Love

• We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor

• Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children in School by Carla Shalaby

• This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany M. Jewell

• Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum

• Not Light, but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom by Matthew Kay

• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning Classroom Practices for Student Success by Sharroky Hollie

• Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference by Howard C. Stevenson

• Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School by Monique Morris