Ep. #450 - On today's episode, Jill and Adam share a list of antiracism books written by black authors. These books are meant to inform and educate readers about the ongoing experience of Black Americans including racial profiling, police brutality, abuse, and more. 

*Note: The titles selected lean more in the adult and young adult levels. If you're looking for titles more appropriate for young children, email us at [email protected] and we'll provide you additional suggestions.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad 

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Blackballed by Darryl Pickney

How to be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi 

They Can't Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange 

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire This Time collected and edited by Jesmyn Ward

When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele

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