Resources
Learning Resources
Many people ask us for resources and recommendations to begin or continue their personal anti-Black racism learning journey. There are many available on the web, but here are some we have found helpful. Remember though, its a lifelong journey of unlearning – so be kind, compassionate and empathetic.
Netflix Listing:
Vanity Fair Listing
13th
When They See Us
Greenbook
Local Articles
ITSTARTS Day to Eliminate Racism and Discrimination Panel 2021
Social Exclusion
Racism and Bigotry
When it becomes about you
What it’s like to be Black in Simcoe County
Anti-Black Racism Lives here
Black History Month Isn’t Just for Black People
Community Conversations (Simcoe County)
Interviews on inclusion presented Our Mosaic Lives:
Art Engagement Project – Rose Tinted Shades
Michèle Newton, commentary Black Lives Matter
Titi Akinsanmi, Global Policy Google Africa
Voices of Black Women in Business – BHM 2020
Andrea Murray, Local Activist and Comedian
Michèle Newton, creator Our Mosaic Lives, co-founder Making Change
Black History Month Reimagined
Canadian Black History Toolkit
Black and Canadian – Stories of Service BAND/UPLift Black
Black Lives Matter Canada – Flare list
Being Black in Canada – CBC list
Black Lives Matter – Barrie Public Library
Black History 365 – BPL
Teen Books for Black History – BPL
Kids Books for Black History – BPL
BLM Canadian List – University of Waterloo
Other good books:
* Shame on Me by Tessa McWatt
* They Said This Would Be Fun: Rane, Campus Life, And Growing Up, by Eternity Martis
* Burning Sugar by Cicely Belle Blain
* Word Problems by Ian Williams
* Waking Up White – Debby Irving (US perspective but good)
* White Fragility, Robin Di’Angelo
* Becoming – Michelle Obama
* Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race, Reni Eddo-Lodge
* Me and white supremacy, Layla F Saad
* Natives, Race and Class in the ruins of empire, Akala
* So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo
* Online Essay: The Establishment – Here’s What You’ve Missed, Ijeoma Oluo
* The Skin We’re In – A Year of Black Resistance and Power, Desmond Cole (Canadian Writer!)
* Between The World & Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
* How To Be An Anti-Racist, Ibram X. Kendi
Talking to Kids about Racism
Change Sings
Talking about race with kids
Resource Round up – Educating Kids about racism
Stories of Colour – kids stories read by people of colour
Canlit Booklist for Kids
Books for Black History
Inventors
Canadian History
Historical Facts and Printables
Resource Sheet for Talking to Kids about Racism
Teen Books for Black History – BPL
Kids Books for Black History – BPL
The ABCs of Racial Justice (Sesame Street Series)
How to Teach Kids About Race (US )
Sheffield Park Black History Museum
Oro African Church Museum
#ITSTARTS Simcoe County
The Science of Racism CRRF
RBC Inclusion Videos and discussion guides
Resource Guide to Anti-Back Racism -For Allies and Youth (Canadian)
Talking about Race
Harvard Implicit Bias Test
Rella Black History Foundation
Black History Society
Black Lives Matter Canada
Antiracism: Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
My Melanin Matters Link Tree
List curated by Athabasca University
Anti-Black Racism Reading list for Educators
CBC Being Black in Canada
BBC Black and British
Globe and Mail- Colour Code Podcast
The Conversations Piece
BLM instructional Library – read aloud
Allyship – Key to Unlocking Diversity
Seat at the Table – CBC podcast