10 popular anti-racist books recommended by activists and educators
As protests against racial injustice and police brutality have spread across the U.S. after the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, the demand for books about race and antiracism has soared. Many anti-racist educators and activists say that to truly be anti-racist, we have to commit ourselves to the ongoing fight against racism —and that includes examining our own implicit biases and the ways those of us who are white have benefitted from white supremacy.
To help you get started, we’ve compiled the following list of books recommended by anti-racist organizations, educators, and black-owned bookstores (which we recommend visiting online to purchase these books).