Below we have compiled two separate list of books for children and adults.
They are good sources to read and learn how to begin a self healing journey or become a proactive ally. The books are divided by age group and specific topics.
Children’s Books
These children’s books are a great resource for a child to gain a stronger understanding of Jewish tradition, especially in relation to cultural heritage. Each of these books was compiled to help give kids an entry point into discussions surrounding diversity.
Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Talk-About-Julius-Lester/dp/0064462269/
Ezra’s Big Shabbat Question by Aviva L. Brown
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
https://www.amazon.com/Colors-Us-Karen-Katz/dp/0805071636/
Jalapeno Bagels by Natasha Wing
https://www.amazon.com/Jalapeno-Bagels-Natasha-Wing/dp/0689805306/
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam by Fawzia Gilani- Williams
https://www.amazon.com/Fatima-Shalom-Salaam-Fawzia-Gilani-Williams/dp/1467794236/
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Lion-Brandy-Colbert/dp/0316349011/
Color Me In by Natasha Diaz
https://www.amazon.com/Color-Me-Natasha-D%C3%ADaz/dp/0525578250/
Adult Books
We’ve also compiled books for any adult who is just starting out in learning about how to be an effective antiracist ally. These books teach how to identify signs of racism/prejudice and bias whether systemic or individual, and ways to dismantle them.
Seeing Race Again: Centering Colorblindness Across the Disciplines by Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Race-Again-Colorblindness-Disciplines/dp/0520300998/
Silent Covenants: Brown v. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform by Derrick Bell
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Covenants-Education-Unfulfilled-Racial/dp/0195182472/
Racial Formation In The Twenty-First Century by Laura Pulida, Oneka LaBennett and Daniel HaSang
https://www.amazon.com/Racial-Formation-Twenty-First-Century-Martinez-ebook/dp/B008ZDBBAC/
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Womens-History-United-States/dp/0807001996/
Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning by Andratesha Fitzgerald
https://www.amazon.com/Antiracism-Universal-Learning-Andratesha-Fritzgerald/dp/1930583702/
Belonging without Othering by Powell and Menendian
https://www.amazon.com/Belonging-without-Othering-Ourselves-World/dp/1503638847
Black Power, Jewish Politics by Marc Dollinger
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Power-Jewish-Politics-Goldstein-Goren/dp/1479826898
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