Canadian Critical Race Theory
Who’s Who in Black Canada: Black success and Black excellence in Canada : a contemporary directory, by Dawn P. Williams
The Skin We’re In, by Desmond Cole
A Map to the Door of No Return, by Dionne Brand
Last Steps to Freedom: The Evolution of Canadian Racism, by John Boyko
Blank: Essays and Interviews, by M. NourbeSe Philip
Reena Virk : critical perspectives on a Canadian murder, by various authors
Critical Race Theory
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, by Bell Hooks
How to be an Anti-Racist, by Ibram X Kendi
Stamped from the Beginning, by Ibram X Kendi
So you Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
White Fragility
Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria, by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Faces at the Bottom of the Well, by Derrick Bell
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide, by Carol Anderson
Anti-racist feminism : critical race and gender studies, by various authors
Canadian History
North of the Colour Line, by Sarah-Jane Mathieu
In the Black, by B. Denham Jolly
Viola Desmond’s Canada: A History of Blacks & Racial Segregation, by G. Reynolds
The Hanging of Angelique, by Afua Cooper
The Book of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill
Canada in Africa, by Yves Engler
Policing
Policing Black Lives, by Robyn Maynard
Black Life: Post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom, by Rinaldo Walcott
Racial profiling in Canada : challenging the myth of "a few bad apples", by Carol Tater
Black cop : my 36 years in police work, and my career-ending experiences with official racism, by Calvin Lawrence
LGBTQ
Má-ka: Diasporic Juks : Contemporary Writing by Queers of African Descent, by various authors
Queer Returns: Essays on Multiculturalism, Diaspora and Black Studies, by R. Walcott
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, Audre Lorde
This Body for Itself, by Dionne Brand
FREE Books:
The End of Policing, by Alex S. Vitale (EBOOK HERE)
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, a TRUTHOUT collection (EBOOK HERE)
Police: A Field Guide, by David Correia and Tyler Wall (EBOOK HERE)
GOOGLE DRIVE - BOOKS BY BLACK ACTIVISTS
Anti-Black Racism in Ontario Schools: A Historical Perspective
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
What is White Privilege Really?
Avoiding Racial Equity Detours
Black Lives Matter Allyship & Action
Why is it so Hard to Talk to White People About Race?
Burnout in Social Justice and Human Rights Activists: Symptoms, Causes and Implications
Me and White Supremacy Workbook
Shareable Anti-racism Resource Guide
Anti-Racism Resources for White People
75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice
Respect Differences? Challenging the Common Guidelines in Social Justice Education
Social Justice in the Early Years
Nana’s Cold Days, written by Adwoa Badoe, illustrated by Bushra Junaid
Steel Drums and Ice Skates, written by Dirk McLean, illustrated by Ho Che Anderson
Up Home, written by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Susan Tooke
Our Canadian Girl: Rachel series, written by Lynn Kositsky
The Last Days in Africville, written by Dorothy Perkyns
Say Something Reynolds, Peter H.
Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids
God’s Dream – Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Let’s Talk About Race (Julius Lester)
The Soccer Fence – A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa
Hoops, by Robert Burleigh
The Name Jar
Peace – Wendy Anderson
Our Right – How Kids are Changing the World – Janet Wilson
The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stries (Adwoa Badoe and Baba Wague)
Anansi and the Haunted House, by Ricardo Keens Douglas
Anansi and the Magic Stick – Eric A Kimmel
Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock Eric A Kimmel
Benjamin Banneker – Ginger Wandsworth
Shoes for Everyone – B. Mitchell
Go Free or Die, A story about Harriet Tubman
Nutmeg Princess Ricardo Keens Douglas
Chit Chat – Celebrating the World’s Languages – Jude Isabella
The Hate you Give
The Poet X
Their Eyes Were Watching God
A podcast for educators who understand that we need to be talking about race and racism in schools now.
Equity Podcast Series Episode 3: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Schooling
RCI | English : Portraits of Black Canadians
A Therapist Walks Into a Bar - “Seeing White”
About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge
Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror
CBC: First Hand - The Skin We're In
Acclaimed journalist Desmond Cole explores what it is to be Black in 21st century Canada. Do Black Lives Matter here?
Why hugging out racism in education just won't cut it | Laura Mae Lindo | TEDxKitchenerED: Laura Mae Lindo (the first black elected member of parliment in Waterloo Region at any level of gov't in 2018) highlights the actions that we really need to take to challenge racism.
OISE: Addressing Anti-Black Racism
OISE: Resistance, Healing and Recovery: Reclaiming Hope and New Futures
OISE: Rising up During Covid-19: Solidarity, Anti-Black Racism and Health
A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott
CTV News: Racism not a big problem? Activist says survey shows Canadians 'in denial'
Moving From Allyship to Co-Conspiratorship
Hip hop, grit, and academic success: Bettina Love at TEDxUGA
OPC Webinar: Anti-Black Racism
13th, Ava DuVernay (Netflix)
Fruitvale Station, Ryan Coogler (on demand)
The Hate U Give, George Tillman Jr. (Crave and Netflix)
Ninth Floor, Mina Shum (National Film Board of Canada)
Selma, Ava DuVernay (on demand)
I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck (Amazon Prime Video)
If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins (Amazon Prime Video)
Do The Right Thing, Spike Lee (on demand)
Just Mercy, Destin Daniel Cretton (on demand)
Clemency, Chinonye Chukwu (on demand)
Watchmen, Damon Lindelof (Crave)
Journey to Justice, Roger McTair (National Film Board of Canada)
When They See Us, Ava DuVernay (Netflix)
Black Kklansman, Spike Lee (Crave)
The Good Fight, Robert King, Michelle King and Phil Alden Robinson (on demand)
Beyond Moving, Vikram Dasgupta (Hot Docs Canada)
The Colour of Beauty, Elizabeth St. Philip (National Film Board of Canada)
Atlanta, Donald Glover (on demand)
Coded Bias, Shalini Kantayya (Hot Docs Canada)
Whose Streets?, Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis (Paradise Theatre, Canada)
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