Race equity and anti-racism: books, videos, blogs, podcasts, articles
Starter reading lists
Adult and young adult starter reading list
- Anti Racist Ally by Sophie Williams
- Natives by Akala
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Wish We Knew What to Say by Pragya Agarwal
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- The Good Immigrant Edited by Nikesh Shukla
- Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
- Inglorious Empire: What the British Did To India by Shashi Tharoor
- Jews Don’t Count by David Baddiel
- The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain by Damian Le Bas
- How to be an Antiracist by Dr Ibram X Kendi
KS3 and KS4 starter reading list
- Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
- High Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson
- Planet Omar by Zanib Mian
- That Asian Kid by Savita Kalhan
- The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- The Deep Blue Between by Ayesha Harruna Attah
- Black and British: A Short Essential History by David Olusoga
- Little Leaders series by Vashti Harrison
Early Years, KS1 and KS2 starter reading list
- Young, Gifted and Black by Jamia Wilson
- The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Coming to England by Floella Benjamin
- Hey You by Dapo Adeola
- Your Skin My Skin: Let's Talk about Race, Racism and Empowerment by Laura Henry-Allain
- Look Up by Nathan Bryon
- The Lost Homework by Richard O’Neill
- Africa Amazing Africa by Atinuke
- Lola series by Anna McQuinn
- Superjoe Does Not Do Cuddles by Michael Catchpool
- My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
- Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival
Book Lists
HFL Education's racial equality reading list.
10 books on British South Asian History
Penguin: The (incomplete) Lit in Colour book list (KS2 and KS3-5)
Puffin schools: new books by Black authors and illustrators
Blogs
HFL Education blogs on equality and diversity
Podcasts
HHFL Education Podcast: Being Black and British in education
In a very special episode released to commemorate Stephen Lawrence Day on Friday 22nd April, Herts for Learning welcomed the Hon Stuart Lawrence to Ed Talks UK. Stuart is the younger brother of Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered in an unprovoked racist attack in 1993 at the age of 18. Stuart who was 16 at the time when the incident took place, now works as an educator and motivational speaker, dedicated to helping to transform the life chances of young people.
About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge
AAPF: Intersectionality matters
Inclusive Employers: Talking inclusion
Videos/ Ted Talks
Ted Talks: How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time – Baratunde Thurston
Ted Talks: Racism thrives on silence -- speak up! – Dexter Dias
Ted Talks: The symbols of systemic racism — and how to take away their power – Paul Rucker
Ted Talks; What it takes to be racially literate – Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo
YouTube: Robin DiAngelo Discusses ‘Nice Racism’
Articles
‘White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack’ (pdf) by Peggy McIntosh (Peace and Freedom July/August 1989)
‘Of course ‘white privilege exists – you can even see it in the playground.’ by Victoria Richards, (The Independent, 23/06/2021)
‘5 Ways to Start Being a Better Ally for Your Black Coworkers’ by Courteney Connley (CNBC 4/06/2020)
Police strip-searched a 15 year old black girl at school. When will these abuses end? By Diane Abbott (The Guardian 16/03/2022)
Guardian article So the term BAME has had its day. But what should replace it? by Alex Mistlin (The Guardian 11/04/2021)
British Future: Beyond ‘BAME’: What does the public think? 29/03/2021
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