Equity and Anti-Racism Resources

Annotated Bibliography

This resource was created for educators in the Ontario public education system. The texts were chosen as entry-points for educators in Ontario who are navigating the complex field of anti-racism education. This collection of suggested readings is not meant to be a comprehensive list of resources. Rather, this list is offered as a humble introduction to contemporary texts that address racism.

For those interested in exploring some of the readings and articles listed in the annotated bibliography above, the WHS library has a number of titles in its collection.

Desmond Cole: The Skin We're In

Robyn Maynard: Policing Black Lives

Tanya Talaga: Seven Fallen Feathers

Chelsea Vowel: Indigenous Writes

Final Report of the Canada's TRC

Ijeoma Oluo: So you want to talk about race.

Here are links to some of the articles that are listed in the article (for which the authors provide no links):

Galabuzi, G.-E., (2014). Race and the streaming of Ontario’s children and youth. In Restacking the deck: Streaming by class, race and gender in Ontario schools (pp. 185 – 226). Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Gray, E., Bailey, R., Brady, J., & Tecle, S. (2016, September). Perspectives of Black male students in secondary school: Understanding the successes and challenges – student focus group results. Mississauga, ON: Peel District School Board.

Here are six books in the WHS Library collection that are not listed in the Annotated Bibliography but might nevertheless be useful in your exploration of anti-racism in the context of Ontario schools, students, and education.