Books
Explore essential reads that challenge, educate, and equip readers to understand racism, whiteness, and the work of anti-racism. Books with a ✝️ icon indicate religious intersectionality.
Reflect (Inward)
This work begins with deep reflection, where white people confront their inherited identity, face hard truths, and move through denial to take the first honest step toward acting—not just feeling—like a good person in the face of injustice.
explores how white people’s defensive reactions to racial stress maintain systemic racism
Well-intentioned white progressives perpetuate racism subtly, avoiding reflection and true action.
Guides a 28-day journey to confront privilege through reflection, education, journaling, and action.
Urges readers to unlearn white supremacy through self-awareness, compassion, and real action.
Urges white Christians to confront anti-Black racism through truth, solidarity, and just faith.
Explores how white people experience race, how whiteness shapes them, and how to act against racism.
Shows why feel-good diversity workshops fail—and offers concrete practices for real racial equity
Challenges white women to drop niceness, confront their privilege, and dismantle white supremacy
Reflect (Inward)
This work begins with deep reflection, where white people confront their inherited identity, face hard truths, and move through denial to take the first honest step toward acting—not just feeling—like a good person in the face of injustice.
explores how white people’s defensive reactions to racial stress maintain systemic racism
Well-intentioned white progressives perpetuate racism subtly, avoiding reflection and true action.
Guides a 28-day journey to confront privilege through reflection, education, journaling, and action.
Urges readers to unlearn white supremacy through self-awareness, compassion, and real action.
Urges white Christians to confront anti-Black racism through truth, solidarity, and just faith.
Explores how white people experience race, how whiteness shapes them, and how to act against racism.
Shows why feel-good diversity workshops fail—and offers concrete practices for real racial equity
Challenges white women to drop niceness, confront their privilege, and dismantle white supremacy
Educate (Yourself)
White people must commit to self-education—unlearning whitewashed history, listening without centering themselves, and seeking truth from silenced voices—because you can’t dismantle what you don’t understand.
Gomes de Zurara, Prince Henry’s chronicler, wrote the book that created the lie of Black inferiority
Exposes how the Doctrine of Discovery fueled white supremacy, injustice, and trauma across America.
Argues that antiracism means dismantling racist policies through action, not guilt or theory
Explores how racist ideas spread—and how young readers can identify and challenge them for change
reaks down systemic racism in America through history, infographics, and clear calls for change.
Powerfully argues that mass incarceration is a modern racial caste system targeting Black Americans.
Powerfully argues that mass incarceration is a modern racial caste system targeting Black Americans.
Crime stats cast Black people as threats—urban myths fueled racism beyond the Jim Crow South.
Exposes how systemic racism shapes U.S. laws, economy, tech, media, and healthcare & how to fight it
Explores how changing US demographics reshape racial justice, urging critical reflection and action
Analyzes how white fear has shaped U.S. democracy—and urges action to build a truly inclusive future
Reveals how racial resentment policies backfire, worsening health, economy, and society for whites
Exposes how racial bias and misinformation distort diagnoses and treatments within medicine
Tells the powerful story of a Black physician and the deep inequities in America’s healthcare system
Exposes the long history of medical abuse against Black Americans and the roots of lasting mistrust
Exposes how racist housing policies in Detroit fueled the racial wealth gap through predatory policy
Exposes how higher education marginalizes Black women, revealing the deep personal & multi-gen cost
Reveals how systemic racism pervades academia through personal narratives from Black scholars
Educate (Yourself)
White people must commit to self-education—unlearning whitewashed history, listening without centering themselves, and seeking truth from silenced voices—because you can’t dismantle what you don’t understand.
Gomes de Zurara, Prince Henry’s chronicler, wrote the book that created the lie of Black inferiority
Exposes how the Doctrine of Discovery fueled white supremacy, injustice, and trauma across America.
Argues that antiracism means dismantling racist policies through action, not guilt or theory
Explores how racist ideas spread—and how young readers can identify and challenge them for change
reaks down systemic racism in America through history, infographics, and clear calls for change.
Powerfully argues that mass incarceration is a modern racial caste system targeting Black Americans.
Powerfully argues that mass incarceration is a modern racial caste system targeting Black Americans.
Crime stats cast Black people as threats—urban myths fueled racism beyond the Jim Crow South.
Exposes how systemic racism shapes U.S. laws, economy, tech, media, and healthcare & how to fight it
Explores how changing US demographics reshape racial justice, urging critical reflection and action
Analyzes how white fear has shaped U.S. democracy—and urges action to build a truly inclusive future
Reveals how racial resentment policies backfire, worsening health, economy, and society for whites
Exposes how racial bias and misinformation distort diagnoses and treatments within medicine
Tells the powerful story of a Black physician and the deep inequities in America’s healthcare system
Exposes the long history of medical abuse against Black Americans and the roots of lasting mistrust
Exposes how racist housing policies in Detroit fueled the racial wealth gap through predatory policy
Exposes how higher education marginalizes Black women, revealing the deep personal & multi-gen cost
Reveals how systemic racism pervades academia through personal narratives from Black scholars
Step Up (Stand In It)
After reflection and education, the next step is to stand up and step in—speaking out, showing up with integrity, and taking public accountability not to be a hero, but to stay committed even when it’s hard or costly.
Guides readers from indifference to activism with tools to dismantle apathy and drive real change
bring ninety combined years of experience as community organizers, teachers, and anti-racism trainer
Exposes how white culture dominates workplaces—and offers real solutions to build true racial equity
Blends memoir and action plan, urging readers to join the fight for justice & lasting social change
Helps white people develop an antiracist identity and offers a roadmap for creating systemic change.
Step Up (Stand In It)
After reflection and education, the next step is to stand up and step in—speaking out, showing up with integrity, and taking public accountability not to be a hero, but to stay committed even when it’s hard or costly.
Guides readers from indifference to activism with tools to dismantle apathy and drive real change
bring ninety combined years of experience as community organizers, teachers, and anti-racism trainer
Exposes how white culture dominates workplaces—and offers real solutions to build true racial equity
Blends memoir and action plan, urging readers to join the fight for justice & lasting social change
Helps white people develop an antiracist identity and offers a roadmap for creating systemic change.
Enlist (a Support Group)
Anti-racism isn’t a solo journey—it requires a community of committed white people who will challenge, support, and hold each other accountable while unlearning, practicing courage, and building the resilience to stay in the work.
a complete guide for leading white racial affinity groups to build skills for anti-racism work
Offers tools and strategies to lead white accountability groups and spark anti-racist leadership
Teaches leaders to balance support and accountability to inspire employees and boost performance
Urges readers to confront whiteness, reject denial, and build coalitions for real antiracist change.
Guides white people beyond fragility toward action, dialogue, and building antiracist solidarity
Equips educators to lead courageous conversations about race & build antiracist schools & community
Centers the voices of women of color in leadership and offers solutions for equity in higher ed
Enlist (a Support Group)
Anti-racism isn’t a solo journey—it requires a community of committed white people who will challenge, support, and hold each other accountable while unlearning, practicing courage, and building the resilience to stay in the work.
a complete guide for leading white racial affinity groups to build skills for anti-racism work
Offers tools and strategies to lead white accountability groups and spark anti-racist leadership
Teaches leaders to balance support and accountability to inspire employees and boost performance
Urges readers to confront whiteness, reject denial, and build coalitions for real antiracist change.
Guides white people beyond fragility toward action, dialogue, and building antiracist solidarity
Equips educators to lead courageous conversations about race & build antiracist schools & community
Centers the voices of women of color in leadership and offers solutions for equity in higher ed
Train (Others)
This work doesn’t end with you—it’s your responsibility to model accountability, mentor others, and pass on what you’ve learned to break the cycle of silence and keep anti-racism alive across generations.
Equips parents and educators to raise antiracist children through research, personal story, and hope
Equips parents and caregivers with tools to raise inclusive, antiracist children with daily actions
Guides educators in turning antiracist theory into real reading instruction practices for the class
Equips school leaders to build antiracist schools through vision, curriculum, and lasting change
Offers a framework to redesign schools as antiracist spaces and create systemic change for students
Provides a practical roadmap for creating antiracist schools and closing racial gaps in education
Introduces young readers and families to antiracism with bold art, playful text, and powerful steps
Inspires children to dream of justice and equality with poetic prose & empowering antiracist message
Helps kids understand racism and anti-racism through story & action, empowering change in community
Introduces kids to what racism is, how to recognize it, and how to start brave conversations early
ntroduces kids to the history of racism and antiracism—and how to recognize and challenge racism
Empowers kids to use art, empathy, and activism to explore identity, community, and anti-racism
Guides young readers to recognize racism, build awareness, and become antiracist change-makers
Empowers young people to understand racism, build identity, and take action for equity and justice
The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults
Equips young adults to recognize systemic racism, challenge bias, and take action for racial justice
Train (Others)
This work doesn’t end with you—it’s your responsibility to model accountability, mentor others, and pass on what you’ve learned to break the cycle of silence and keep anti-racism alive across generations.
Equips parents and educators to raise antiracist children through research, personal story, and hope
Equips parents and caregivers with tools to raise inclusive, antiracist children with daily actions
Guides educators in turning antiracist theory into real reading instruction practices for the class
Equips school leaders to build antiracist schools through vision, curriculum, and lasting change
Offers a framework to redesign schools as antiracist spaces and create systemic change for students
Provides a practical roadmap for creating antiracist schools and closing racial gaps in education
Introduces young readers and families to antiracism with bold art, playful text, and powerful steps
Inspires children to dream of justice and equality with poetic prose & empowering antiracist message
Helps kids understand racism and anti-racism through story & action, empowering change in community
Introduces kids to what racism is, how to recognize it, and how to start brave conversations early
ntroduces kids to the history of racism and antiracism—and how to recognize and challenge racism
Empowers kids to use art, empathy, and activism to explore identity, community, and anti-racism
Guides young readers to recognize racism, build awareness, and become antiracist change-makers
Empowers young people to understand racism, build identity, and take action for equity and justice
The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults
Equips young adults to recognize systemic racism, challenge bias, and take action for racial justice
Books with a ✝️ icon indicate religious intersectionality.
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That money goes right back into keeping this project growing. It helps cover the cost of the domain rental and website, and lets me buy more books and resources to review and share with you here.
Continued education is essential on this journey, and every bit helps sustain and expand the tools available for learning and unpacking.