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Antiracism Education
We know that many are struggling in knowing what to do to show meaningful support for our black and brown community members,
so the library organized a program for the community to learn more on how to actively be antiracist.
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This program was comprised of a panel of professionals, who responded to questions about antiracism submitted to the library by North Haven and surrounding community members, in a pre-recorded session. It was recorded on December 2, 2020.
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We are thankful for the expertise and insight that our panel members provided. Panel members include:
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Dr. Karen McLean – Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Social Work at Western Connecticut State University
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Dr. Yvonne Patterson – Assistant Professor, Social Work Department, at Southern Connecticut State University
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Dr. Loida Reyes – Assistant Professor, Social Work Department, at Central Connecticut State University
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Check below the video for additional resources on antiracism. These include books and web resources for adults, teens, and children.
Antiracism Resources
Adult Resources
Recommended Books for Adults
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Between the World and Me by TaNehisi Coates
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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
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I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
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On Account of Race by Lawrence Goldstone
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
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Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram Kendi
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds
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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
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White Rage by Carol Anderson
Websites/Workshops/Organizations
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Anti-racist Resources for Parents (Program for Early Parent Support, PEPS)
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The POC Families Guide for Talking About Racism
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Creator's Instagram Accounts:​
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Children's Resources
Recommended Books for Young Children
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AntiRacist Baby by Ibram Kendi
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The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
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Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin
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I Am Enough by Grace Byers
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Not My Idea: a Book about Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham
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Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
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Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Myles C. Pinkney
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Skin Again by Bell Hooks
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Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hame, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
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What's Racism? by Amy B. Robers
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Who We Are!: All About Being the Same and Being Different by Robie Harris
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Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Recommended Books for Teens
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All American Boys by Jason Reynolds​​​
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson
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All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka
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Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario
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The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
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A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
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Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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This is My America by Kim Johnson
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When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago