Books

We are all on a journey to better understand the diversity of lives and lived experiences of those who live near and far so that we can celebrate these differences and seek to bring equity and inclusion to those whose identities differ from our own. These resources will not only give you information about different identities but also provide you with an understanding of the ways that systems work to privilege or disadvantage people along different intersections of identity. This is NOT an exhaustive list, and we will be adding to it continually. Please contact us with resources that you know to be helpful and informative.

The following are a list of books we recommend:

Race:

Waking Up White by Debbie Irving
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Between the World and Me by Ta Nehisi Coates
Stamped from the Beginning by Ta Nehisi Coates
How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ta Nehisi Coates
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum
So You Want to Talk About Racec? By Ijeoma Oluo
Dying of Whiteness by Johnathan M. Metzl
Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow
Browning Pleasantville by Kimberly Brazwell
The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy by Andrea Flynn, Susan R. Holmberg, Dorian T. Warren, & Felicia J. Wong

Mental Illness:

Another Kind of Madness by Stephen P. Hinshaw

Gender:

She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Bad Feminist by Roxanne

Diversity:

The ABCs of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences by Carolyn B. Helsel & Y. Joy Harris-Smith