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Necessary Conversations on Institutional Racism

As our country grieves yet another senseless fatal arrest of a Black American, George Floyd, I offer this list of fiction and nonfiction books that can provide insights into Black history, institutional racism, systemic racial inequality, and how we might talk to each other.

23 items

  • eBook[United States] : Algonquin Books, 2018. — eBook hoopla
  • eBook[S.l.] : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007.
  • eBook[S.l.]: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010.
  • Stamped From the Beginning

    the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

    Kendi, Ibram X.,
    Streaming Audiobook[United States] : Novel Audio : Made available through hoopla, 2017. — eAudiobook hoopla
  • Just Mercy

    a Story of Justice and Redemption

    Stevenson, Bryan
    eBook[S.l.] : Random House Publishing Group, 2014.
  • Just Mercy

    a Story of Justice and Redemption

    Stevenson, Bryan,
    Downloadable Audiobook[S.l.] : Random House, 2014.
  • The Sun Does Shine

    How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

    Hinton, Anthony Ray,
    eBook[S.l.] : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
  • The Sun Does Shine

    How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

    Hinton, Anthony Ray
    Downloadable Audiobook[S.l.]: Macmillan Audio, 2018.
  • White Fragility

    Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

    DiAngelo, Robin
    eBook[S.l.]: Beacon Press, 2018.
  • eBook[United States] : iDreamBooks Inc : Made available through hoopla, 2015. — eBook hoopla
  • Me and White Supremacy

    Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

    Saad, Layla F.
    eBook[United States] : Sourcebooks Inc, 2020. — eBook hoopla
  • The Fire This Time

    a New Generation Speaks About Race

    eBook[S.l.] : Scribner, 2016.
  • America's Original Sin

    Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America

    Wallis, Jim
    BookGrand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2016] — 305.8 WAL 2016
  • The Black and the Blue

    a Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement

    Horace, Matthew,
    BookNew York : Hachette Books, 2018. — 363.2 HOR 2018